Sachin Tendulkar is young at 40 compared to these great performances well past their fourth decade
Sachin Tendulkar celebrates his 40th birthday today [April 24, 2013]. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at a few great performances by batsmen after...
Patsy Hendren — great cricketer and greater entertainer
Patsy Hendren, born February 5, 1889, was a brilliant batsman, extraordinary fielder and one of the most popular players to have played the game....
As Sachin Tendulkar approaches 40, history and stats are stacked against him. But don't count him out yet!
As Sachin Tendulkar approaches the dreaded 40th birthday, voices clamouring for his retirement grow louder. Arunabha Sengupta crunches numbers to...
A grandson of slaves' amazing journey in life to earn the title of Baron!
Hundred and eleven years ago was born the first great West Indian cricketer to capture public imagination. Arunabha Sengupta recounts the all-round...
Stats across eras 6: How helmets affected scoring against Lillee, Thomson etc
In the sixth part of the statistics across eras series, Arunabha Sengupta looks at the perception that helmets affected the revenue of pace bowlers...
The Gilbert Jessop Mystery... Part 6
<p><em>The Gilbert Jessop Mystery</em> is a tale of detection etched on a vast canvas. A cricket historian plays the...
Merchant followed Hendren's diktat on retirement
The late Vijay Merchant, who wore several distinguished hats on and off the field, followed the dictum of former England cricketer Patsy Hendren...
