Charlie Palmer: The man who narrowly missed taking nine wickets for no run!
Charlie Palmer, the Worcestershire and Leicestershire mainstay for over two decades, was born on May 15, 1919. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at...
Bill Edrich: Success, failure, drinks and divorces
March 26, 1916. The birth of Bill Edrich, one of the pillars of English batting during the difficult phase immediately after the Second World War....
Fazal Mahmood: The man who inspired a generation of Pakistan fast bowlers
Fazal Mahmood, Pakistan’s Brylcreem boy, born on February 18, 1927, was one of the foremost finest fast bowlers to emerge from the region....
Fred Trueman – England's greatest-ever fast bowler and a colourful character
Fred Trueman, born February 6, 1931, was arguably the greatest fast bowler and undeniably the most colourful character produced by England. Arunabha...
Why Shane Watson is the best all-rounder in cricket in over 50 years
There has been a lot of talk, especially amongst Australian fans, that Shane Watson isn't good enough to make the team, or they want him to...
Keith Miller – the greatest Australian all-rounder
Keith Miller, born November 28, 1919, was the greatest all-rounder to ever take the field for Australia. Arunabha Sengupta pays...
Rusi Modi - one of the batting giants of India's pristine cricketing past
Rusi Modi, born on November 11, 1924, was one of the finest of the early Indian batsmen. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the career of a man with...
Vinoo Mankad - in the league of Gary Sobers and Keith Miller as a genuine, world class all-rounder
A fantastic all-rounder good enough to play both as a specialist batsman or a specialist bowler, Vinoo Mankad is one of the seven players who are...
Ray Lindwall: The grace and greatness of poetry in motion!
Ray Lindwall was sheer poetry in motion as he ran in to bowl, yet was one of the most dreaded fast bowlers ever to play cricket. Arunabha Sengupta...
The tragic death of one of Jamaica's favourite sons
On September 6, 1959, Collie Smith, Garfield Sobers and Jamaican medium-fast bowler Tom Dewdney met after their respective Lancashire League games...
