Peter Toohey: The man who turned down Packer’s megabucks to serve Australian cricket in exemplary fashion in their hour of need
Peter Toohey, born on April 20, 1954, was a pocket-sized explosive batsman. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at one of the torchbearers of Australian...
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...
David Lloyd: A truly multi-faceted personality
David Lloyd, born March 18, 1947, runs Dicky Bird close to top the list of curious English cricket characters. Arunabha Sengupta looks at a flipping...
Rodney Hogg: A talented fast bowler whose career failed to reach the expected heights
The tearaway Rodney Hogg was born on March 5, 1951. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at the career of a fast bowler who, despite a gala start, faded away...
Desmond Haynes: An opener who was a nightmare for bowlers across the world
Desmond Haynes, born February 15, 1956, was one of the finest openers during the ’80s and the first-half of the ’90s. Alongside Gordon...
Len Pascoe: A fast bowling terror who's career did not reach the expected heights
Len Pascoe, the Australian paceman, was born on February 13, 1950. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the career of a man full of pace and raw aggression...
An Ashes thriller that ended in heartbreak for Australia
Thirty years ago, the Ashes Test at Melbourne saw the closest of finishes. Arunabha Sengupta recalls the match and the final few heart-stopping...
Jeff Thomson – One of the biggest fast bowling terror in cricket history
Jeff Thomson, one of the fastest bowlers of all time, made his Test debut on December 29, 1972. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the man who had...
When Fredericks tore apart Lillee, Thomson & others to score an epic 169 in 145 balls
H Natarajan recalls Roy Fredericks’s epic 169 off 145 balls on fiery Perth, 37 years ago, against Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson, Gary Gilmour...
