Everton Weekes: The man who scored five successive Test hundreds
Everton Weekes, born February 26, 1925, was a one of the great Three Ws who made up the bulwark of the West Indian side of the 1950s. Arunabha Sengupta...
Dilip Sardesai's 212 lays foundation for epic series win in the West Indies
On February 20, 1971 Dilip Sardesai scored a 212 to pull India out of a hopeless situation. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at an innings that went...
Indian captaincy, a farcical musical chairs – six captains in seven Tests!
Due to an almost unbelievable chain of events, the slot for the Indian Test captain underwent a roller-coaster experience for the disastrous home...
Abdul Hafeez Kardar – one of the most important figures in Pakistan cricket history
Abdul Hafeez Kardar, the first Test captain of Pakistan, was born on January 17, 1925. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the man who had led Pakistan...
When Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid's opening partnership almost broke a world record
On January 16, 2006, Indian batsmen Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid went agonisingly close to breaking a world record and would have got...
When Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy added a Test record 413 runs for the opening wicket
January 7, 1956, was a landmark day in Indian cricket. It witnessed what many still consider is India’s proudest statistical pointer in history.
Everton Weekes and his five hundreds in successive innings
On this day 64 years ago, Everton Weekes created history by scoring his fifth Test century in consecutive innings. Arunabha Sengupta traces the...
Vinoo Mankad etches his name in cricketing dictionary
On December 13, 1947, Vinoo Mankad etched his name in the lexicon of cricket by getting a mode of dismissal named after him. Arunabha Sengupta recalls...
Subhash Gupte – The leg-spinner Garry Sobers rated above Shane Warne
Subhash Gupte (born December 11, 1929) was one of the greatest leg-spinners of all time. Arunabha Sengupta pays homage to the man who was ranked...
