Leslie Hylton: The only Test cricketer hanged for murder
May 17, 1955. Leslie Hylton, West Indian pace bowler of the 1930s, was hanged in Jamaica on charges of murdering his wife. Arunabha Sengupta recounts...
Everton Weekes: The man who scored five successive Test hundreds
Everton Weekes, born February 26, 1925, was a one of the great Three Ws who made up the bulwark of the West Indian side of the 1950s. Arunabha Sengupta...
The only instance when one nation appeared in two simultaneous Test matches
On January 13, 1930, England cruised to an easy win against Test debutants New Zealand. However, on another side of the world, another England side...
Tendulkar, Lara, Ponting, Kallis & Steve Waugh prove 20 Tests eligibility criterion is flawed in evaluating greatness
Graeme Pollock and George Headley usually follow Don Bradman when the greatest batsmen are listed according to career averages. Normally 20 Tests...
Switch-hit: Innovative ambidexterity or opportunistic ambivalence?
A lot has been said and written about the acceptability of switch-hit as a cricketing shot. Kevin Pietersen, in particular, executes this shot well...
Sachin Tendulkar completes 22 years in top level cricket
Batting genius Sachin Tendulkar Tuesday completed 22 marathon years in international cricket, still awaiting a record 100th international ton....
It would be a sight for Gods to see this fantasy XI of West Indian greats in action!
By David Green
'Fire in Babylon', the film about the great West Indies cricket side of the...
