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David Gower
Thu, November 22 2012
Spiderman’s Sister Had A Crush On Gower!
Spiderman's Sister Had A Crush On Gower!
Sun, November 18 2012
Sky Sports’ commentary team working from both office and home after BCCI’s ban
In the last 23 years, Sky Sports has covered almost all of England s overseas Test matches, and since 1994, they haven t missed out on any. In this long span, its commentators have worked at 42 different grounds all over the globe.
Thu, November 15 2012
England look for first Test series win in India since 1984-85
Margaret Thatcher was still Britain's Prime Minister and Alastair Cook barely a month old when England last won a Test series in India.
Thu, November 15 2012
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 told by numbers.
Sat, November 10 2012
Nobody in their right mind can back England against India at home: Geoffrey Boycott
Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott believes 'nobody in their right mind can back England' in India because the tourists batsmen are unable to deal with the turning ball.
Mon, September 17 2012
Joe Root hopeful of making England squad for India tour
Yorkshire batsman Joe Root hopes to be included in the England squad for their tour to India after winning the Cricket Writers Club's Young Cricketer of the Year award on Monday.
Fri, August 08 2014
10 big names dropped by England
Kevin Pietersen’s axing came against the run of play, just after the mercurial batsman had scored a thrilling 149 in the Leeds Test match. However, Arunabha Sengupta looks at various instances to find that English selectors have been known to make such bold decisions – some of which have turned out to be wise and some that have backfired.
Tue, February 23 2016
David Gower’s final innings: Farewell to grace and grandeur
David Gower's last moment lacked euphoria. His rapier of a blade, which had waged many a battle without bartering finesse for the prosaic, scratched about for a while, notching up a solitary run. On the seventh ball, it remained raised, for the thunderbolt from young waqar Younis to pass through, and back it came from outside the off, knocking his stump askew.
Wed, September 10 2014
The hook – a stroke of romantic adventure fast disappearing from cricket
The hook is perhaps the most adventurous of strokes, combining skill, physical danger and flamboyance. Arunabha Sengupta fears that with the advent of protective gear, this thrilling facet of the game is fast becoming obsolete.