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Sri Lanka was inducted as the eighth Test-playing nation in 1982, and started better than most Test sides before running into Derek Underwood and John Emburey.
When play began on Day Five, India needed 21 to avert innings defeat. They had 3 wickets in hand. And yet...
It has taken England 28 long years to plant their flag again on Indian soil. On previous tours, they have fought hard and given India a few nervous moments, but couldn’t maintain the intensity to go the distance.
On this day 66 years ago, one of the most ebullient characters of Indian cricket and the greatest left-arm spinner produced by the country saw the light of the day. Arunabha Sengupta traces the life and career of the legendary Bishan Singh Bedi.
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.
Statistics may not tell the whole story, but do trace the footprints left by the cricketers across time. Having analysed the batsmen, Arunabha Sengupta now looks at how bowlers performed over the decades in Tests.
The controversy surrounding Ian Bell in the Trent Bridge Test took the mind back to 1974
Adam Gilchrist and Mark Boucher are ranked numbers one and two.