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Vinoo Mankad
Sun, April 21 2013
Vinoo Mankad: One of the world’s greatest all-rounders
Vinoo Mankad: One of the world’s greatest all-rounders
Sat, April 09 2016
Vinoo Mankad: In the galaxy of the world’s greatest all-rounders
Vinoo Mankad was one of the greatest all-rounders ever produced by India, and could easily walk into the World XI in his prime.
Fri, February 19 2016
A fantasy T20 XI of Indian greats who only played Test cricket
A look at the Indian Test heroes of the yesteryears who would have dominated T20s.
Mon, October 27 2014
Origin and history of the Carmody Field
As Monty Panesar faced Kane Williamson and Trent Boult in the final overs in Auckland, nine men and the wicketkeeper huddled around him, lurking in wait for a snick. Arunabha Sengupta traces the origins of the Carmody Field.
Mon, June 30 2014
Dilip Sardesai’s 212 lays foundation for India’s epic series win in the West Indies
On February 20, 1971 Dilip Sardesai scored a 212 to pull India out of a hopeless situation. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at an innings that went on to set the tone of a historic series win for India.
Sun, July 03 2016
Indian captaincy, a farcical musical chairs – six captains in seven Tests!
Polly Umrigar. Ghulam Ahmed. Vinoo Mankad. Hemu Adhikari. Datta Gaekwad. Pankaj Roy.
Tue, January 29 2013
Prince Salim!
Salim Durani, the only Test cricketer to be born in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Tue, August 19 2014
Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid’s opening partnership almost breaks world record
On January 16, 2006, Indian batsmen Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid went agonisingly close to breaking a world record and would have got there if not for the former’s extravagance. Jaideep Vaidya travels back to that gloomy day in Lahore which was brightened by Sehwag’s aggression and Dravid’s elegance.
Tue, August 19 2014
Vinoo Mankad, Pankaj Roy add Test record 413 runs for opening wicket
January 7, 1956, was a landmark day in Indian cricket. It witnessed what many still consider is India’s proudest statistical pointer in history.
Mon, December 07 2015
Vinoo Mankad etches his name in cricketing dictionary
How did the term Mankading originate?