Rodney Hogg: A talented fast bowler whose career failed to reach the expected heights
The tearaway Rodney Hogg was born on March 5, 1951. Abhishek Mukherjee looks at the career of a fast bowler who, despite a gala start, faded away...
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...
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...
The first-ever ODI and circumstances that led to the birth of the revolutionary format
The first-ever One-Day International was played on January 5, 1971. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the time when a potentially abandoned Test...
The first player to win the World Cup as both cricketer and coach
Geoff Marsh, the opening batsman who formed an essential part of the resurgence of Australian cricketer in the 1980s, was born on December 31, 1958.Abhishek...
The day Dennis Lillee walked out to bat in a Test match with an aluminium bat!
Dennis Lillee was not much of a batsman, but that did not stop him from making unique headlines with his bat – although not with his willow....
When Dennis Lillee’s 7.1-3-29-8 ripped apart a powerful Rest of the World for 59!
On the morning of December 11, 1971, a 22-year-old Dennis Lillee wrecked the star-studded Rest of the World batting to capture eight for 29. Arunabha...
When Australia's Golden Boy had to make a tearful exit because of hostile team-mates
On November 26, 1984, a tearful Kim Hughes announced that he was stepping down as captain of the Australian side. Arunabha Sengupta recounts...
Barry Richards's epic 325 not out in a single day's play against Lillee and McKenzie on the pacy WACA!
On November 20, 1970, Barry Richards scored an unbeaten 325 in a single day's play against a powerful Western Australian attack powered by Graham...
