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Mike Brearley
Wed, June 22 2016
World 1979 Cup final: Viv Richards, Collis King and Joel Garner play pivotal roles in annihilating England
West Indies bagged their second World Cup title owing to a century from the magical willow of Viv Richards, a blitzkrieg by Collis King and toe-crushing yorkers from Joel Garner. The English were emphatically trumped, falling short by 92 runs.
Fri, August 22 2014
Keith Fletcher: A fine cricketing brain
Keith Fletcher, born May 20, 1944, was one of England’s finest cricketing brains. Although he captained on just seven counts, he was an able advisor to the likes of Tony Lewis and Tony Greig. Karthik Parimal looks back at the career of this shrewd cricketer.
Thu, May 16 2013
Dermot Reeve throws his bat and prompts a rule change
May 16, 1996. Start of the county game between Warwickshire and Hampshire that saw some bizarre tactics on the final day. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the ploy of throwing the bat used by Dermot Reeve which resulted in a rule change.
Sun, December 20 2015
Mike Brearley and the art of captaincy
Was Mike Brearley a genius? Or simply a bit more than lucky?
Wed, February 27 2013
MCC backs inclusion of Twenty20 cricket in 2024 Olympics
MCC's (Marylebone Cricket Club) world cricket committee has said it would like to see Twenty20 cricket included at the 2024 Olympic Games to boost take-up of the game around the world.
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.
Thu, August 30 2012
England will rue the absence of Andrew Strauss the leader
By Devarchit Varma
The media and cricket fraternity may go speculating the reasons for Strauss’ sudden retirement and some link it to the Kevin Pietersen row. Whatever be the reasons, here is no doubt that Strauss’ decision has put England in bit of a bother.
Fri, March 23 2012
Cricketing Rifts 11 – Multiple issues around Boycott and Botham
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.
Tue, January 10 2012
Players must take ownership to tackle corruption in cricket: Mike Brearley
Players must "take ownership" of the issue of corruption in cricket, according to MCC World Cricket Committee chairman Mike Brearley.