Abhishek Mukherjee

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Abhishek Mukherjee is the Chief Editor at CricketCountry. He blogs at ovshake dot blogspot dot com and can be followed on Twitter @ovshake42.

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Left-arm wrist spinners in cricket, part 6: Maurice Leyland, Denis Compton, Arthur Morris
Abhishek Mukherjee July 25, 2022 6:39 PM IST
Maurice Leyland was probably the person to coin the word 'Chinaman'. Denis Compton and Arthur Morris practised the art, too.
England vs India, 1st Test: India need to strive hard to spoil England’s 1000-Test party
Abhishek Mukherjee July 31, 2018 5:00 PM IST
England's win-loss ratio of 3.375 at the ground is significantly better than anywhere else. India have a terrible record here, with a draw and five
India's Edgbaston horrors over years
Abhishek Mukherjee July 30, 2018 9:12 AM IST
England have won 27 Tests at Edgbaston and lost 8. Their win-loss ratio here is 3.375, their best at a major home ground. On the
Indian Test triumphs in England, Part 4: Tons and tweaks at Headingley, 2002
Abhishek Mukherjee July 27, 2018 12:19 PM IST
Sourav Ganguly picked two spinners and opted to bat despite the gloom. The rest is history.
Indian Test triumphs in England, Part 3: The Dilip Vengsarkar show at Headingley, 1986
Abhishek Mukherjee July 26, 2018 1:46 PM IST
England scored 230 runs across innings in the Test, less than India's scores of 272 and 237. It was only the fifth time in history
Indian Test triumphs in England, Part 2: Lord’s conquered at last, 1986
Abhishek Mukherjee July 25, 2018 12:59 PM IST
India had drawn two and lost eight of their first 10 Tests at Lord's. This was their 11th attempt.
Indian Test triumphs in England, Part 1: Ajit Wadekar's men create history at The Oval, 1971
Abhishek Mukherjee July 24, 2018 12:00 PM IST
India had lost 15 out of their 19 Tests on English soil before the tour, drawing only rest. In fact had lost 11 of their
The day Harmanpreet Kaur descended upon Derby
Abhishek Mukherjee July 20, 2018 12:01 AM IST
India Women were 101 for 3 after 25 overs. Then all hell broke loose.
England vs India, 3rd ODI: Preview predictions, likely XIs
Abhishek Mukherjee July 16, 2018 7:01 PM IST
England, with more balanced batting and bowling line-ups, looks more formidable than India.
India vs England, 2nd ODI preview, predictions, likely XIs
Abhishek Mukherjee July 13, 2018 7:40 PM IST
Kuldeep Yadav took 6 for 25 at Trent Bridge. England will have to decode him at Lord's to stay alive in the series.
Ranjitsinhji toys with Johannes Kotze
Abhishek Mukherjee June 29, 2018 8:00 AM IST
Johannes Kotze was tricked by his South African teammates that day at Hove, and KS Ranjitsinhji took advantage to the fullest.
Cricket caught in a spider’s web
Abhishek Mukherjee June 25, 2018 8:00 AM IST
The story is about a day’s cricket when not a single bail was dislodged at one end.
Jack Hobbs humbles Alexander Cowie
Abhishek Mukherjee June 18, 2018 2:01 PM IST
Alexander Cowie was as erratic as he was quick. However, on that day at Fenner’s he found Jack Hobbs too hot to handle.
Harold Gimblett and Learie Constantine: Racism that never was
Abhishek Mukherjee June 15, 2018 3:30 PM IST
Was it racism? Perhaps, but then, those were different times.
Nottinghamshire take field in plain clothes against Hampshire
Abhishek Mukherjee June 11, 2018 10:03 AM IST
Hampshire needed a solitary run to win, so the Nottinghamshire fielders didn’t even bother to change.