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...
Ashwin, Ojha create an unprecedented feat of three consecutive twin bowling hundreds at home
Amidst the abject surrender to England, Ravichandran Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha have achieved the unique feat of three consecutive twin bowling centuries....
When Vijay Hazare scored an epic 309 out of a total of 387!
Batting for The Rest against the Hindus in the final of the Bombay Pentangular of 1943-44, Vijay Hazare scored a triple century in the second innings,...
Don Bradman 185, India 58 and 98
On December 4, 1947, caught on a rain-affected wicket, Indian batsmen could manage just 58 and 98 against Ernie Toshack and the others....
English tours to India in the past - a statistical overview
The India-England Test series commences in a few hours from now. Arunabha Sengupta looks at the stories of the previous English tours of India as...
India's magical moments in Tests against England
With the England-India Test series to get under way on November 15, Arunabha Sengupta looks back at a dozen magical highlights in the history of...
The great all-rounder before the advent of Kapil Dev
A pedigree cricketer who worked wonders for the balance of the side, Dattu Phadkar is one of the seven players who are to be posthumously honoured...
Vinoo Mankad - in the league of Gary Sobers and Keith Miller as a genuine, world class all-rounder
A fantastic all-rounder good enough to play both as a specialist batsman or a specialist bowler, Vinoo Mankad is one of the seven players who are...
Gujarat beat Saurashtra in Vinoo Mankad Under-19 tie
Gujarat beat Saurashtra by three wickets to bag four points in a west zone Vinoo Mankad Trophy U-19 One Day Tournament match on Friday.
