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Dennis Lillee
Fri, December 21 2018
Jasprit Bumrah reminds me of Jeff Thomson: Dennis Lillee
Lillee feels that Bumrah is 'outside the guidelines of normal fast bowling'.
Sat, May 05 2018
Busting the no-ball myth: Kapil Dev, Imran Khan, Dennis Lillee, Ian Botham, Lance Gibbs had all erred
The purpose of this piece is to quash the rumour that Kapil Dev, Imran Khan, Ian Botham, Dennis Lillee, and Lance Gibbs had never bowled a no-ball in their international careers.
Mon, April 16 2018
Dennis Lillee and aluminium bat: The second rejection
Dennis Lillee had suggested another role for his aluminium bat once it was famously rejected on a cricket field. Unfortunately, it got rejected again.
Thu, November 23 2017
Allan Border to lead Ricky Ponting’s Australia all-time Ashes XI
Ricky Ponting dons the selector's hat as he pens down his Australian All-Time Ashes XI from players who have featured in the contest from the last forty years.
Wed, November 08 2017
When Dennis Lillee said he found Gundappa Viswanath’s batting superior to Sunil Gavaskar’s
Viswanath, in a recent interview, revealed that Dennis Lillee had once praised him, saying he liked Viswanath more than Sunil Gavaskar.
Fri, July 07 2017
When Dennis Lillee bowled an apple and Bill Alley punned
Lillee sent down, in his own words, “a shiny red apple”.
Tue, June 27 2017
The L’s: Style and substance with bat, absolute brilliance with ball
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with L, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta finds plenty of style and substance, balance and brilliance, with perhaps the most potent bowling attack.
Mon, May 08 2017
Australian all-time XI, post-Packer: Warmongers, world champions and super-blondes
This time the team is made up of players who have represented Australia after the Packer Circus until the present day.
Thu, December 22 2016
Andre Russell’s black bat and other controversial willows in cricket
Caribbean all-rounder Andre Russell used a black bat in a match of Big Bash League 2016-17. Meanwhile, we present a list of 5 instances where bats became the centre of controversy in the game.
Thu, December 15 2016
Australia vs Pakistan: 15 moments from a history of exhilarating highs and abysmal lows
If you ignore the early days of drab cricket, contests between Pakistan and Australia have almost invariably been among the brightest in history.