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Derek Underwood
Wed, February 17 2016
Sri Lanka’s Test debut: Glimmer of hope before fadeout
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.
Fri, January 06 2017
Oh, Calcutta! When Eden Gardens stunned the cricketing world!
When play began on Day Five, India needed 21 to avert innings defeat. They had 3 wickets in hand. And yet...
Tue, December 18 2012
Swann, Panesar’s record the best performance by foreign spinners on Indian soil in years
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.
Wed, September 02 2015
Bishan Singh Bedi: The man who turned left-arm spin bowling into a fine art
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.
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, September 02 2014
Stats across eras 7: Larwood, Lillee, Murali – bowlers across decades
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.
Wed, April 23 2014
Ian Bell incident brings memories back of the 1974 England-WI Test at Port-of-Spain
The controversy surrounding Ian Bell in the Trent Bridge Test took the mind back to 1974
Thu, April 10 2014
Why Adam Gilchrist and Mark Boucher are the best ‘keepers of all time
Adam Gilchrist and Mark Boucher are ranked numbers one and two.