The first Australian team toured India in 1935-36 because of the Maharaja of Patiala’s generosity
Sports historian Megan Ponsford, grand-daughter of the legendary Bill Ponsford, reveals stunning anecdotes about the inaugural Australian team that...
Ishant Sharma’s comment that he is not the senior fast bowler in the Indian attack is baffling
Ishant Sharma stands fourth among the Indian pace bowlers in history in terms of Test matches played and number of wickets taken. Arunabha Sengupta...
The first-ever Test match on Indian soil
The first Test on Indian soil had started at the Bombay Gymkhana on December 15, 1933. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at a historic Test that also...
Md Nissar - Arguably The Fastest-Ever Indian Bowler
Md Nissar - Arguably The Fastest-Ever Indian Bowler
India's magical moments in Tests against England
With the England-India Test series to get under way on November 15, Arunabha Sengupta looks back at a dozen magical highlights in the history of...
The great all-rounder before the advent of Kapil Dev
A pedigree cricketer who worked wonders for the balance of the side, Dattu Phadkar is one of the seven players who are to be posthumously honoured...
August 1: The birth of Mohammad Nissar and Yajurvindra Singh
August 1, 1910, saw the birth of India s first express pace bowler Mohammad Nissar, who perhaps still stands as the fastest-ever produced by the...
June 25, 1932: When India rattled England in their memorable Test debut at Lord's
80 years ago, at Lord s, India took her first bold step in Test cricket, and made the small world of cricket sit up and take notice. Arunabha Sengupta...
Ashwin becomes 7th Indian bowler to bag five-for on Test debut
By CricketCountry Staff
Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin became the seventh Indian bowler to take...
