July 31, 1956: The day Jim Laker got all 10 in a Test innings against Australia
Fifty six years ago in Manchester, Jim Laker singlehandedly routed the Australians, taking 10 wickets in the second innings, making it 19 for the...
Commentators in cricket history 8: Alan Gibson's genius and other demons
Alan Gibson was perhaps the most learned man ever to hold the microphone as a cricket broadcaster, someone who brought classical knowledge into...
Commentators in cricket history - 6: EW "Jim" Swanton - The old reliable
A man who got the 1939 Wisden stamped as Not Subversive by the Japanese at a Prisoner of War camp, EW Swanton was one of the pioneering commentators...
Commentators in cricket history - 4: John Arlott - the master
Policeman, poet, wine-connoisseur, author, part time politician, anti-apartheid spokesperson and word renowned host of dinner parties - John Arlott...
Commentators in cricket history - 3: Rex Alston
With his scholastic background, Rex Alston was clear, accurate and very much 'on the ball during his many years of covering Test matches. Arunabha...
How commentators over the ages would describe a Sachin Tendulkar cover drive!
By Venkataraman Ganesan
In an era where quality of cricket commentary ranges from the mesmerising to...
The birth of ball-by-ball cricket commentary on BBC - 85 years ago
On May 14, 1927, a Reverend was called away from his church pulpit and asked to broadcast cricket live on BBC. Arunabha Sengupta recounts the birth...
Cricketing rifts - 4: India in the 1940s - Merchant-Hazare and Amarnath-De Mello
The Dhoni-Sehwag rift may have been true or blown out of proportion by the media. However, far from being unique, discords such as this have...
