Alan Knott – arguably the greatest wicketkeeper ever
Alan Knott, born April 9, 1946, was arguably the greatest wicket-keeper to have played for England, and perhaps the best-ever in the world. Arunabha...
Alvin Kallicharran: A great promise only partly fulfilled
March 21, 1949. The birth of one of the most graceful left-handed batsmen of West Indies, who carried the team single-handedly during one of the...
Phil Edmonds: A maverick cricketer and multi-millionaire businessman
Phil Edmonds, the Middlesex and England left-arm spinner, was born on March 8, 1951 — in Zambia. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at a competent bowler...
Sri Lanka’s Test debut: A glimmer of hope before fade out
On February 17, 1982 Sri Lanka was inducted as the eighth Test-playing nation. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back one of the most promising beginnings...
Oh! Kolkata – when the City of Joy stunned the cricketing world
On January 6, 1977, a near-capacity Eden Gardens crowd turned up just to witness India save an innings defeat. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at...
Swann, Panesar's record the best performance by foreign spinners on Indian soil in years
It has taken England 28 long years to plant their flag again on Indian soil. On previous tours, they have fought hard and given India a few nervous...
The King of controversies - a man who was unafraid to take on the most powerful
On this day 66 years ago, one of the most ebullient characters of Indian cricket and the greatest left-arm spinner produced by the country saw the...
Kevin Pietersen - the latest among a long line of big names dropped by England
Kevin Pietersen’s axing came against the run of play, just after the mercurial batsman had scored a thrilling 149 in the Leeds Test...
July 26, 2002: Woof! Woof! Another case of ball tampering
Teams of the past have often come a cropper when faced with a sticky dog of a wicket. However, 10 years ago, the Yorkshire cricket team was done...
Stats across eras 7: Larwood, Lillee, Murali - bowlers across decades
Statistics may not tell the whole story, but do trace the footprints left by the cricketers across time. Having analysed the batsmen, Arunabha Sengupta...
