Bhagwath Chandrasekhar: The man who turned his disability into a lethal weapon
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar, born May 17 1945, was afflicted by poliomyelitis as a child and his right-arm remained withered as he grew into manhood....
Another bloody day in paradise, and a Test career comes to a premature end at age of 28
Nari Contractor, the former Indian captain, was born on March 7, 1934. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at a career that showed great potential, but ended...
New Zealand vs England: When Ewen Chatfield was near killed by Peter Lever on debut
On February 25, 1975, former New Zealand No 11 Ewen Chatfield didn’t have the best of debuts, when he was struck on his head by a short-pitched...
Doug Walters: The first instance of a batsman scoring a double hundred and hundred in the same Test
On February 18, 1969 Doug Walters followed his 242 in the first innings with another hundred in the same Test. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at...
CAB holds blood donation camp at Eden Gardens on Foundation Day
Around 1483 people donated blood in the annual camp held at Eden Gardens and across 16 district headquarters of the state on Sunday by The Cricket...
When Farokh Engineer tore into a famed West Indies attack and almost scored a hundred before lunch
In 2071 Tests and 135 years, the feat has been achieved just four times. It’s feat that no Indian has achieved ever. But on January 13, 1967,...
Former India Test cricketer Rusi Surti passes away
Former Indian Test cricketer Rusi Framroze Surti passed away on Sunday in a local hospital in Mumbai following a brief illness.
Charlie Griffith – a dreaded fast bowler from the island that produced some of finest pacemen in cricket history
Charlie Griffith, born on December 14, 1938, was one of the most feared fast bowlers of all time. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at one of the “bad...
Why Alastair Cook's batting rekindles memories of Bill Lawry
In Part Six of the series, we look at two cricketers who could easily be mistaken for siblings in the way they went about their game. Arunabha...
Mankading: When Vinoo became a verb in the lexicon of cricket
Playing for Surrey, Murali Kartik Mankaded Alex Barrow of Somerset on August 30, 2012. While this was perfectly legal as per Law 42.15, the incident...
