Alphabetical XIs

The first Alphabet Match: A to C versus Rest of the Alphabet
Arunabha Sengupta July 31, 2017 6:00 AM IST
The Alphabetical XIs published in these pages have been followed with a lot of interest and passion.
The T’s: Terrific batting, terrifying bowling
Arunabha Sengupta July 16, 2017 8:00 AM IST
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with T, Arunabha Sengupta comes across magical names.
The S’s: Spoilt for choice from a simply superb squad
Arunabha Sengupta July 14, 2017 8:26 PM IST
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with S, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta is spoilt for choice from a simply superb squad.
Alphabetical XI Appendix: The small-sample Side
Arunabha Sengupta July 26, 2017 8:00 AM IST
CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta has now formed a XI out of the men who were dropped from Alphabetical XI because they did not play too
The QUXZ XI: A brilliant spin attack
Arunabha Sengupta July 24, 2017 8:00 AM IST
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with the unusual letters Q, U, X and Z, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta finds a
The Y’s: Small pool, some brilliant men
Arunabha Sengupta July 22, 2017 8:00 AM IST
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with Y, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta finds some extraordinary cricketers from a very small pool.
The W’s: The stellar trinity and more
Arunabha Sengupta July 20, 2017 8:00 AM IST
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with W, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta wades knee deep in a pool of extraordinary talent.
The V’s: Solid batting, quality bowling, two mammoth names
Arunabha Sengupta July 18, 2017 8:00 AM IST
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with V, CricketCountry Arunabha Sengupta finds himself forced to leave out a few quality spinners.
The N’s: Limited pool, decent side with genuine greats
Arunabha Sengupta July 6, 2017 2:00 PM IST
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with N, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta is constrained with limited number of candidates in the
The M’s: A major force with a magnificent bowling attack
Arunabha Sengupta July 4, 2017 3:22 PM IST
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with M, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta finds plenty of big names, with a magnificent bowling
The R’s: Superb batting and versatile bowling from a problem of plenty
Arunabha Sengupta July 12, 2017 8:00 AM IST
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with R, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta has to pick and choose from a number of
The P’s: Great batsmen, fantastic bowling attack, superb team
Arunabha Sengupta July 10, 2017 8:00 AM IST
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with P, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta finds a plethora of great batsmen and some of
The O’s: One great bowler, a magnificent batsman, one quality ’keeper
Arunabha Sengupta July 8, 2017 8:00 AM IST
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with O, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta is constrained with limited number of candidates but there
The F’s: A surfeit of excellent all-rounders
Arunabha Sengupta June 29, 2017 9:46 PM IST
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with F, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta finds a surfeit of excellent all-rounders.
The L’s: Style and substance with bat, absolute brilliance with ball
Arunabha Sengupta June 30, 2017 8:00 AM IST
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with L, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta finds plenty of style and substance, balance and brilliance,