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Umpiring conundrums in cricket 10: How long can you run?
Abhishek MukherjeeAugust 14, 2017 7:50 PM IST
The Therecombe opening batsman waited as Little Smith ran in. Unfortunately, the wait was longer than he had anticipated, for little Smith was doing something
Umpiring conundrums in cricket 9: Caught in afterlife?
Abhishek MukherjeeAugust 12, 2017 7:30 AM IST
Of all incidents (real or otherwise) mentioned in the series, this is almost certainly going to be the darkest. Thankfully, the situation is fictitious —
Umpiring conundrums in cricket 3: Can he bowl?
Abhishek MukherjeeAugust 10, 2017 9:48 PM IST
Those with keen memories may recall the case of Mohammad Rafique, who had figures of 10.2-3-21-2 in a 50-over match.
Umpiring conundrums in cricket 4: Follow-on or not?
Abhishek MukherjeeAugust 10, 2017 9:48 PM IST
Team A scores 450. Team B, 251. Now...
Umpiring Conundrums in cricket 8: Can you get a run after hitting the ball twice?
Arunabha SenguptaAugust 12, 2017 7:30 AM IST
There can be some situations in cricket, very legitimate ones, that might confuse the most diligent followers of the game. In this series we look
Umpiring conundrums in cricket 6: Can umpires declare an innings?
Abhishek MukherjeeAugust 11, 2017 11:00 AM IST
The name Tunbridge Wells invariably brings a smile to the lips of Indian cricket fans. The incident, however, dates back to 1963, two decades before
Umpiring Conundrums in cricket 7: Sticking to the wicket
Arunabha SenguptaAugust 11, 2017 2:00 PM IST
In this particular episode of Umpiring conundrums Arunabha Sengupta asks a question about an improbable but not impossible scenario that can crop up in cricket.
Umpiring Conundrums in cricket 5: Half caught half runs
Arunabha SenguptaAugust 11, 2017 7:30 AM IST
In this particular episode of Umpiring Conundrums Arunabha Sengupta narrates a curious incident which once supposedly took place in a match in New Zealand.
Umpiring conundrums in cricket 2: How is he out?
Arunabha SenguptaAugust 10, 2017 2:27 PM IST
In this particular episode of Umpiring conundrums Arunabha Sengupta poses a simple question with a complex answer.
Umpiring conundrums in cricket 1: Who is out?
Arunabha SenguptaAugust 10, 2017 2:05 PM IST
There can be some situations in cricket, very legitimate ones, that might confuse the most diligent followers of the game. Arunabha Sengupta looks at one
Making (Cricket in) America Great Again, Part 1 or 2: Glorious past to uncertain future
Anindya DuttaAugust 2, 2017 4:24 PM IST
Since 2005, one controversy after another rocked the sport in the USA, with USACA being suspended from the ICC in 2005 and then again in
Gilbert Jessop’s harrowing experience
Arunabha SenguptaJuly 13, 2017 3:00 PM IST
The phenomenal hitter of the cricket ball, Gilbert Jessop, had already retired from the game and was a Captain in the army during the Great
The Ray East-Ken Shuttleworth exchange
Arunabha SenguptaJuly 12, 2017 6:40 PM IST
Ray East, the Essex left-arm spinner and useful lower order improviser was also a renowned humorist.
When Eleven West Indians played for England nearly vice-versa
Arunabha SenguptaJuly 4, 2017 8:00 AM IST
According to the scorecard at Headingley, eleven West Indians were playing for England, while ten Englishmen and one South African were turning out for West
Cyril Ritchard’s Bodyline Song
Arunabha SenguptaJuly 3, 2017 8:00 AM IST
Cyril Ritchard, born December 1, 1898, was a famed Australian stage, screen and television actor and director.