Derek Underwood: The unconventional left-arm spinner who was unplayable on damp tracks
Derek Underwood, born June 8, 1965, was one of the greatest spinners of all time, unplayable on damp wickets. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the...
Ted Dexter: One of the most colourful characters to grace English cricket
Ted Dexter, born May 15, 1935, was one of the most fascinating characters of English cricket with fearless stroke-play, dashing image and debonair...
Colin Bland: Arguably the greatest fieldsman of all time
Colin Bland, born April 5, 1938, is arguably the greatest fielder of all time. For good measure, he also averaged 49.08 with the bat. Arunabha Sengupta...
Abbas Ali Baig: From Oxford University to a Test debut hundred at age 20
Abbas Ali Baig, once the youngest Indian to score a Test hundred, was born on March 19, 1939. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the career of a charismatic...
Clyde Walcott – one of the hardest hitters of all time
Big, powerful and imposing at the wicket, Clyde Walcott, born January 17, 1926, was one of the greatest and hardest-hitting batsmen of all time....
When Chandu Borde’s superb all-round display set up India’s victory over England
Nishad Pai Vaidya revisits the India-England Test match at Kolkata in 1961-62 in which Chandu Borde scripted two important knocks to set up India’s...
Nari Contractor, Ted Dexter recollect the famous 1962 Test at Eden Gardens
The historic Eden Gardens on Tuesday turned the clock back as Nari Contractor and Ted Dexter, the oldest surviving former captains of India and...
Cheteshwar Pujara earns praise from England legend Ted Dexter
English cricketing great Ted Dexter just cannot stop admiring India's new Mr Consistent Cheteshwar Pujara. He describes the 24-year-old right...
MS Dhoni wrong to demand for tailor-made pitches, says Nari Contractor
Nari Contractor, who led India to its first cricket Test series win against England over half-a-century ago, disapproved skipper Mahendra Singh...
Nari Contractor, Ted Dexter to be felicitated on opening day of Kolkata Test match
Nari Contractor and Ted Dexter, the oldest surviving former skippers of Indian and English cricket teams, would be taken around the Eden Gardens...
