Moments in history

Roy Marshall: The Hampshire giant who kept English cricket alive in her dullest days
Abhishek Mukherjee April 25, 2018 7:58 PM IST
Roy Marshall is, along with other things, looks at the third-highest First-Class run-scorer among non-Englishmen.
Srinivas Venkataraghavan: One of kind cricketing marvel
Abhishek Mukherjee April 21, 2018 3:42 PM IST
Srinivas Venkataraghavan was a part of the legendary spin quartet. He was also a selector, a captain, an umpire, and a match-referee at international level.
When a batsman appealed to the umpire and got a decision his way
Abhishek Mukherjee April 19, 2018 8:45 AM IST
Henry Marshal took the long walk back to the pavilion before something dawned upon him.
Sachin Tendulkar’s 100th 100: The day India heaved a collective sigh of relief
Jaideep Vaidya March 16, 2018 2:08 PM IST
March 16, 2012, was a landmark day for India. It was a day when the then Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, declared the Union Budget for
ICC World Cup 2007: Herschelle Gibbs smashes six sixes in an over
Karthik Parimal March 16, 2018 9:16 AM IST
On March 16, 2007, South Africa’s Herschelle Gibbs became the first man in the history of international cricket to score six sixes in an over.
Charles Augustus Ollivierre: First black WI to play in County Championship
Pradip Dhole February 15, 2018 10:31 PM IST
Charles Ollivierre came from the small island of St Vincent. He went to England with the 1900 West Indians, and was spotted by Derbyshire. He
Raman Surendranath: Relentless swing merchant from the Army
Abhishek Mukherjee January 3, 2018 9:52 PM IST
Raman Surendranath had the ability to bowl incredibly long spells and swing the bat in useful conditions.
Googly bowlers, Dave Nourse, Percy Sherwell engineer South Africa’s first ever win in a heart-stopping Test
Arunabha Sengupta January 3, 2018 9:51 PM IST
It took them 16 years and 12 Test matches, but South Africa finally achieved their first ever Test victory, that looked destined to go down
When Lindwall ‘floored’ his critic and then South Africans
Arunabha Sengupta January 3, 2018 9:50 PM IST
A side-splitting incident from the Australian tour of South Africa 1949-50.
Ashes 1998-99: Michael Slater’s 123 at SCG dismantles England’s hopes of drawing series
Abhishek Mukherjee January 3, 2018 9:45 PM IST
That day, at SCG, Michael Slater played one of the greatest innings in history.
Sachin Tendulkar's 241 at Sydney Cricket Ground — a near spiritual experience
Arunabha Sengupta January 3, 2018 9:39 PM IST
Sachin Tendulkar arrived in Sydney with 82 runs from 5 innings. He had a plan to come out of the slump and did so in
Alex Hales: Nine facts about one of the rising stars of English cricket
Chinmay Jawalekar January 3, 2018 10:45 AM IST
Hales is an explosive top-order batsman who plays for England.
MS Dhoni arrives in international cricket
Abhishek Mukherjee December 23, 2017 8:53 AM IST
MS Dhoni has been praised, adored, criticised, lauded, hated, dissected, and written off by fans and critics.
Why John Wright got ‘trolled’ by his Derbyshire teammates
Abhishek Mukherjee December 11, 2017 6:00 AM IST
John Wright batted gustily on debut, facing 349 balls for his hard-earned 74 runs. However, he did not exactly get a hero’s welcome at Derbyshire.
Fender asks Surrey, his own team, to stop scoring
Abhishek Mukherjee December 8, 2017 12:22 AM IST
Percy Fender, never one to shy away from exploiting loopholes in the laws, found a novel way to maximise points.