Bhagwath Chandrasekhar: The man who turned his disability into a lethal weapon
Bhagwath Chandrasekhar, born May 17 1945, was afflicted by poliomyelitis as a child and his right-arm remained withered as he grew into manhood....
Bapu Nadkarni: Cricket’s noted economist
Bapu Nadkarni, born April 4, 1933, is the most parsimonious Indian bowler ever. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the career of the left-handed all-rounder.
Venkataraghavan scalps eight New Zealand wickets in an innings for 72 runs
March 20, 1965. In his fourth Test match, Srinivas Venkataraghavan captured eight New Zealand wickets in the first innings of the four day Test...
CAB holds blood donation camp at Eden Gardens on Foundation Day
Around 1483 people donated blood in the annual camp held at Eden Gardens and across 16 district headquarters of the state on Sunday by The Cricket...
When a Test match was abandoned by umpires after 10.1 overs because of a dangerous track!
One of the shortest Tests was played at Kingston on January 29, 1998. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at a Test match that had to be abandoned because...
Shivlal Yadav – In Venkataraghavan’s footsteps
Shivlal Yadav, born January 26, 1957, was an Indian off-spinner who lost his way on the big stage after a promising start to his career. Perhaps...
Dilip Doshi – An entry that was better late than never
Dilip Doshi, born 22 December, 1947, was one of India’s finest spinners who remained on the fringes for quite some time, thanks to India’s...
Virat Kohli too young to become India's Test captain: Kapil Dev
Responding to calls for India batsman Virat Kohli to replace Mahendra Singh Dhoni as captain, legendary all-rounder and former skipper Kapil Dev...
When the Aussies armed themselves in self-defence as outrage and smoke gripped the Brabourne Stadium
On this day in 1969, Australia wrapped up the first Test match of the series at the Brabourne Stadium. However, there was more to the story than...
