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Did Azhar Tell Srinath To Bowl Wide Of The Stumps To Allow Kumble To Pick Up 10 Wickets vs Pak? Know The Truth

Did Azhar Tell Srinath To Bowl Wide Of The Stumps To Allow Kumble To Pick Up 10 Wickets vs Pak? Know The Truth
IST 07 February 2023 •12:45 PM IST
Sri Lanka spinner Malinda Pushpakumara claims all 10 wickets in an innings

Sri Lanka spinner Malinda Pushpakumara claims all 10 wickets in an innings
07 January 2019 •5:28 AM IST
Young Puducherry spinner emulates Anil Kumble, takes 10 wickets in an innings

Young Puducherry spinner emulates Anil Kumble, takes 10 wickets in an innings
03 November 2018 •4:06 PM IST
David Frith’s love letter and Jim Laker’s 20th victim

David Frith’s love letter and Jim Laker’s 20th victim
20 March 2018 •6:22 PM IST
Jim Laker’s spin on the throwing issue

Jim Laker’s spin on the throwing issue
07 February 2018 •9:43 PM IST

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The L’s: Style and substance with bat, absolute brilliance with ball

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.

30 June 2017 •8:00 AM IST
Is cricket really more hectic these days?

Is cricket really more hectic these days?

This is a thought that has been bothering me for some time now, more so since Australia had decided to rest their frontline bowlers during the ODI series in South Africa.

19 January 2017 •8:00 AM IST
Len Maddocks: Much more than Jim Laker’s iconic 10th wicket

Len Maddocks: Much more than Jim Laker’s iconic 10th wicket

Maddocks found a place in history, as the man who made Laker the first to take 10 wickets in a Test innings and 19 wickets in a First-Class match.

02 September 2016 •3:04 PM IST
Alan Oakman: Sussex stalwart, part of Jim Laker’s world record

Alan Oakman: Sussex stalwart, part of Jim Laker’s world record

Alan Stanley Myles Oakman was born April 20, 1930 at Hastings, Sussex, and was educated at Hastings Grammar School and Cambridge University, playing cricket for both institutions as a right-hand batsman and off-break bowler.

01 September 2016 •7:00 AM IST
Watch 10 most bizarre yet hilarious celebration styles in cricket

Watch 10 most bizarre yet hilarious celebration styles in cricket

The bizarre celebrations were restricted to soccer where somersaults were a frequent sight but not imaginable in cricket. However, the advent of T20, cricket has begun to find its share of weirdness too.

03 August 2016 •11:48 AM IST
Virender Sehwag, Stuart Broad remember Jim Laker’s historic spell

Virender Sehwag, Stuart Broad remember Jim Laker’s historic spell

The feat remains untouched till date and on this occasion; Virender Sehwag and English speedster Stuart Broad remember his outing.

31 July 2016 •5:30 PM IST
8 iconic Test moments at Old Trafford

8 iconic Test moments at Old Trafford

Ahead of the second England-Pakistan Test, let's take a look at the history of the venue Old Trafford, where England have so far played 75 Tests, winning 26, losing 14 while 35 Tests have ended in a draw.

22 July 2016 •10:12 AM IST
Jim Laker: 23 facts about the Surrey and England legend

Jim Laker: 23 facts about the Surrey and England legend

Put a 150-wicket cut-off, and you will find that Laker has the best bowling average among all spinners in the history of Test cricket.

09 February 2016 •1:47 PM IST
Ashes 2015: 10 mind-boggling facts about Australia’s sensational collapse at Nottingham!

Ashes 2015: 10 mind-boggling facts about Australia’s sensational collapse at Nottingham!

Local boy Stuart Broad surely must have been pepped up by his captain’s comment as he went on to architect the Australian devastation.

06 August 2015 •6:43 PM IST
Video: Jim Laker’s 19 wickets in an Ashes Test against Australia

Video: Jim Laker’s 19 wickets in an Ashes Test against Australia

Watch Jim Laker take 19 wickets in a Test against Australia.

31 July 2015 •1:21 PM IST

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