Keith Fletcher: A fine cricketing brain
Keith Fletcher, born May 20, 1944, was one of England’s finest cricketing brains. Although he captained on just seven counts, he was an able...
Graham Dilley: A tragic tale of an Ashes hero
Graham Dilley, born May 18, 1959, was England’s Ashes-winning fast bowler who Clive Lloyd once thought good enough to be the 'fastest...
Dermot Reeve throws his bat and prompts a rule change
May 16, 1996. Start of the county game between Warwickshire and Hampshire that saw some bizarre tactics on the final day. Arunabha Sengupta looks...
Mike Brearley and the art of captaincy
Mike Brearley, born April 28, 1942, was one of the most successful captains ever seen in cricket. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the life and leadership...
Colin Bland: Arguably the greatest fieldsman of all time
Colin Bland, born April 5, 1938, is arguably the greatest fielder of all time. For good measure, he also averaged 49.08 with the bat. Arunabha Sengupta...
Nasser Hussain: The man who transformed English cricket with Duncan Fletcher
Nasser Hussain, born on March 28, 1968, was one of the most respected captains in world cricket — one who transformed the fortunes of the...
Phil Edmonds: A maverick cricketer and multi-millionaire businessman
Phil Edmonds, the Middlesex and England left-arm spinner, was born on March 8, 1951 — in Zambia. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at a competent bowler...
MCC backs inclusion of Twenty20 cricket in 2024 Olympics
MCC's (Marylebone Cricket Club) world cricket committee has said it would like to see Twenty20 cricket included at the 2024 Olympic Games to...
Shane Warne's advice of eradicating all regulations in ODIs is best ignored
Shane Warne does have a number of useful hints about improving the game. However, eradicating all regulations in One-Day cricket does not seem to...
The day Trevor Chappell bowled underarm
On this day 32 years ago, Greg Chappell instructed brother Trevor to bowl an underarm delivery as the New Zealanders needed six runs for a tie off...
