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John Lever
Fri, February 10 2017
John Lever: A tale of toil, in-swing and Vaseline
Of English left-arm seamers, John Lever has the best numbers. Of English seamers of the era, he was fourth. Unfortunately, he is remembered for the Vaseline saga.
Mon, December 07 2015
When debutant John Lever administered ‘capital punishment’ on India
John Lever, playing his first Test match, made a rogue replacement ball swing prodigiously and captured seven first innings wickets at Delhi.
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, April 06 2012
Cricketing Rifts 15: Vaseline controversies that soured India-England relations
The Dhoni-Sehwag rift may have been true or blown out of proportion by the media. However, far from being unique, discords such as this have been commonplace in the history of the game. In this series, Arunabha Sengupta looks at some of the most famous feuds of cricket. In this episode he revisits the famed Vaseline wars that rubbed the gloss off the noble game.