Gary Gilmour takes 6 for 14 and then plays a match-winning innings to shepherd Australia into the 1975 World Cup final
On June 18, 1975, Gary Gilmour picked up six for 14 and then rescued his side with the top score of the match at Headingley in the World Cup semi-final....
Ray Illingworth: One of England’s finest captains
Ray Illingworth, born on June 8, 1932, was England, Yorkshire, and Leicestershire all-rounder. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at one of England’s...
Derek Underwood: The unconventional left-arm spinner who was unplayable on damp tracks
Derek Underwood, born June 8, 1965, was one of the greatest spinners of all time, unplayable on damp wickets. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the...
EAS Prasanna: The off-spinning magician!
Erapalli Prasanna, born on May 22, 1940, was arguably the greatest Indian off-spinner. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the career of one of an...
Muttiah Muralitharan’s dubious action has complicated issue of chucking, reckons Ian Chappell
Former Australian cricketer Ian Chappell has stated that a lenient approach to accommodate former Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan’s...
Sachin Tendulkar at 40: Nothing left to prove, no more worlds to conquer, all missions accomplished
Sachin Tendulkar (born April 24, 1973), the erstwhile boy wonder, turns 40 today. Arunabha Sengupta rejoices in his lasting glory, and wishes that...
Allan Border makes history by becoming the first man to score 150 in both innings of a Test match
On March 23, 1980, one of the most insipid games — only in terms of the result — between Pakistan and Australia, came to a close at...
Ian Chappell feels problems with players should be dealt internally
Former Australian player and commentator Ian Chappell criticised the way in which suspension issue of four players was handled and emphasised that...
India vs Australia 2013: Ian Chappell feels axing not possible without assistance from Cricket Australia
Former skipper Ian Chappell, on Monday, indicated that the expulsion of the four players, including vice-captain Shane Watson, ahead of the third...
Brothers Ian Chappell and Greg Chappell score centuries in both innings of the same Test match
March 2, 1974. Coming off a series of personal tragedies, Greg Chappell decided to focus on cricket and toyed with the Kiwi attack to score a magnificent...
