How Mohammed Rafi Accounted for Two Wickets – Memories of June 25, 1983

“Hum kaale hai to kya hua dilwale hai Hum to tere tere tere chahnewale hai Hum…

No More Tragic Heroes – How India Fell Out of Love with Fourth Place

In real life, what best explains the phrase ‘so near, yet so far’? There can be…

Remembering Yashpal Sharma – Warrior Whose 89 Sparked World Cup Glory Run

India’s World Cup triumph in 1983 was in many ways a victory of the foot soldiers.…

Roger Binny and Madan Lal – Unsung Heroes from 1983

Fast bowlers hunt in pairs. From the early years of international cricket to the T20 era,…

Blistering Berhampore, Kapil’s Devils and Tunbridge Wells – Memories of 175 not out

If you think of the last 50 years, there is a video recording of nearly every…

Howlers From Senior Indian Batters the Emblem of WTC Final Surrender

Howler! When it comes to cricket, this is a word usually associated with fielders dropping the…

Old Wine in Old Bottles – Test Team Needs Fresh Faces

Let’s go back in time to the period when Rahul Dravid was the India captain, and…

India Looking at Another Batting Transition

Remember India’s tour of South Africa in 2013? It was the first Test series after the…

Mohammed Siraj’s Energy Integral to India’s Test Plans

The initial stages of play on the first day of the World Test Championship (WTC) final…

Ashwin Omission a Case of Overthinking from Team India?

This was shortly before the start of the World Test Championship final, soon after the toss.…