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Ajit Wadekar: The man who taught India to win overseas

IST 16 August 2018 •11:40 AM IST

Colin Bland: One of the greatest fielders of all time

16 April 2018 •10:28 PM IST

Bevan Congdon: A much-respected name in the annals of New Zealand cricket

12 February 2018 •10:45 AM IST

Milkha Singh: A Test career that ended before 20

10 November 2017 •9:29 PM IST

Doug Insole: All round sportsman and worthy administrator

07 August 2017 •9:17 AM IST

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John Hampshire: Elegant batsman, respected umpire

John Hampshire was an elegant middle-order batsman who was the first to score a century on Test debut at Lord’s.

02 March 2017 •2:45 PM IST

Peter Richardson: Gutsy batsman and prankster who enjoyed a dream start to his Test career

When Richie Benaud induced a snick to get rid of young Peter Richardson, the score read 195 and the newcomer into the England side had 104 next to his name

18 February 2017 •3:59 PM IST

Imtiaz Ahmed: A wicketkeeper-batsman ahead of his times

Imtiaz Ahmed scored 2,079 runs at 29.28 in addition to 93 dismissals. While keeping wickets his 2,010 runs came at 30.45.

01 January 2017 •10:28 AM IST

Sid O’Linn: From English First Division football to Test cricket for South Africa

Sid O’Linn played cricket for Western Province, Transvaal, and Kent, football for South Africa and Charlton Athletic, and once did a hole-in-one.

13 December 2016 •8:23 PM IST

Ken Higgs: Overshadowed by Fred Trueman and Brian Statham

Higgs coached both Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire, mentoring many an aspiring cricketer.

07 September 2016 •5:51 PM IST

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

Growing up on Hanif Mohammad

Hanif Mohammad, supreme grafter who knew no fatigue, the man synonymous to Pakistan cricket for decades and a legend we never got to see but have read sheaves about, is no more.

11 August 2016 •10:00 PM IST

Donald Carr: Controversial cricketer, supreme administrator

Derbyshire stalwart Donald Carr was the first Test cricketer born in Germany, the first captain to lose a Test to India, ran into controversies by abducting an umpire, and played a stellar role as administrator during the Basil D’Oliveira turmoil, Kerry Packer’s World Series, and the South African rebel tours.

12 June 2016 •10:34 PM IST

Deepak Shodhan: Victim of selection injustice despite a 60-plus average

Deepak Shodhan, first Indian left-hander to score a Test hundred, passed away at 87 in this home in Ahmedabad. His average of 60.33 is the highest among Indians.

16 May 2016 •12:29 PM IST

Tony Cozier: Voice of West Indies cricket for over half a century

Tony Cozier was to West Indies cricket was John Arlott was for England or Richie Benaud for Australia.

11 May 2016 •10:23 PM IST

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