Ghulam Ahmed: Latest Articles

An XI that Ahmed: Balanced side, very good spinners
Arunabha Sengupta August 5, 2017 6:01 PM IST
Composing one from the cricketers with Ahmed in their names, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta finds a reasonably balanced side with some excellent spinners.
Asif Iqbal: 15 facts about the former Pakistan skipper
Suvajit Mustafi June 6, 2017 6:09 PM IST
Asif Iqbal Razvi, born June 6, 1943, was a Pakistani cricketer who went on to captain the side.
Ghulam Ahmed: First great Indian off-spinner
Arunabha Sengupta July 4, 2016 11:46 AM IST
Was Ghulam Ahmed also the greatest Indian off-spinner?
Ghulam Ahmed: The first great Indian off-spinner
Arunabha Sengupta July 3, 2016 7:32 PM IST
The man who started a legacy that flows through Ravichandran Ashwin...
Indian captaincy, a farcical musical chairs – six captains in seven Tests!
Abhishek Mukherjee July 3, 2016 6:30 PM IST
Polly Umrigar. Ghulam Ahmed. Vinoo Mankad. Hemu Adhikari. Datta Gaekwad. Pankaj Roy.
When Subhash Gupte narrowly missed taking all ten wickets
Abhishek Mukherjee December 9, 2015 4:09 PM IST
The fact that Gupte was the first Indian to take 9 wickets in a Test innings was scant consolation.
Poll: Is Ravichandran Ashwin the best Indian off-spin bowler ever?
CricketCountry Staff September 2, 2015 4:36 PM IST
Currently, the best Indian spinner across formats, Ashwin claimed 21 wickets in the recently concluded three-match Test series against Sri Lanka at an average of