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...
July 4, 1922: Birth of Ghulam Ahmed - the first great Indian off-spinner
90 years ago, the first great off-spinner of India came into the world. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the life and legacy of Ghulam Ahmed who...
Viv Richards's presence at the wicket intimidated even the fastest of bowlers!
By Karthik Parimal
It was on this very day (March 7) 60 years ago a genius was born in St...
Tendulkar, Dravid, Laxman's plight similar to Bedi, Chandra & Prasanna on the 1978-79 tour of Pakistan
In 1978-79, India toured Pakistan with hopes resting on three legendary but ageing spinners. But what unfolded was tragic....
Former India players laud Eknath Solkar
Former South African fielding great Jonty Rhodes would have struggled to show his skills at forward short leg position, where the late Eknath...
Tiger Pataudi - Prince of a small state, but King of a great game
By H Natarajan
Contemporary generation, fed on the abridged version of the game and oblivious to India’s...
Venkataraghavan supports BCCI's anti-DRS stand
Former ICC Elite Panel umpire, Srinivas Venkataraghavan on Saturday gave a big thumbs down to the controversial Decision Review System (DRS)...
