10 Nov 1991. South Africa return to international cricket.
Read MoreSri Lanka's first ever Test win
11 Sep 1985. The minnows of the cricketing world, Sri Lanka, pulled off their first ever Test win by beating India comprehensively at Colombo. Arunabha Sengupta relives the match that marked the coming of age of Sri Lankan cricket.
Read MoreEen beroemde overwinning die niemand kent : A famous victory no Dutchman knows about
Op 29 augustus 1964 speelde Nederland cricket tegen Australië en won.
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Len Hutton is out obstructing the field
August 18, 1951. On the tension-filled final day of the riveting series between England and South Africa, the great Len Hutton was out obstructing the field. Arunabha Sengupta looks at the first and only instance of a batsman getting out in this way in Test cricket.
Read MoreLast day in Test cricket for Richards, Dujon and Marshall
August 12, 1991. West Indies have not yet recovered from that day when Viv Richards, Malcolm Marshall and Jeff Dujon walked out of The Oval, having played the final Test match of their glittering careers. Arunabha Sengupta remembers the game that marked the beginning of the end of West Indian dominance over world cricket.
Read MoreShane Warne takes his 600th Test wicket
11 Aug 2005 Shane Warne took his 600th wicket
Read MoreSteve Smith: The Greatest of Comebacks
5 Aug 2019. Steve Smith scripts the greatest of comebacks
Read MoreAlec Stewart and Mike Atherton play their 100th Tests
3 August 2000. Alec Stewart and Mike Atherton play their 100th Tests;
Read MoreKapil Dev slams four sixes in a row to save follow-on
30 July 1990. India required 24 runs to save the follow-on, with 9 wickets down and Narendra Hirwani fumbling his rather inept bat at the other end. Kapil Dev took control of the situation in his inimitable style by clubbing Eddie Hemmings for four consecutive sixes to avoid the follow-on! Arunabha Sengupta recalls the calculated carnage.
Read MoreThe day the googly claimed its first victim
On July 20, 1900, a ball delivered with the standard action of a leg-spinner broke the other way and left the batsman stranded and stumped in the middle of the pitch. Arunabha Sengupta recalls how BJT Bosanquet created a new delivery, which went on to be known as the googly.
Read MoreHedley Verity captures 10 for 10
12 July 1932. Hedley Verity captures 10 for 10.
Read MoreMalcolm Marshall approximates π by taking 7 for 22
5 July 1988. Malcolm Marshall routed the English batting for the umpteenth time, this time at Old Trafford, to finish the Test with second innings bowling analysis of 7 for 22. On World π Day, Arunabha Sengupta remembers the only time the approximation of π (22/7) was achieved in a Test match.
Read MoreKapil Dev slams 175 not out
June 18, 1983. The idyllic setting of the Tunbridge Wells cricket ground was witness to extraordinary fireworks as Kapil Dev engineered a remarkable victory from the veritable jaws of defeat. Arunabha Sengupta recounts the epic 175 not out that rescued India from possible elimination, and paved the way for the miraculous World Cup triumph.
Read MoreDilip Vengsarkar's third hundred at Lord's
June 10, 1986. On their 11th attempt, India finally won a Test at Lord’s, thanks to a spectacular century by Dilip Vengsarkar — his third on the hallowed ground. Arunabha Sengupta remembers the match that ended in a change at the helm for England in rather unsavoury circumstances.
Read More0 for 4: The day of destruction at Headingley
7 June 1952. The day the scoreboard showed 0 for 4.
Read MoreBrian Lara hits 501
6 June 1994. Brain Lara hits 501
Read MoreShane Warne bowls the ball of the century
4 June 1993. Shane Warne bowls the ‘ball of the century’
Read MoreJim Laker's other 10-for
May 16, 1956. A couple of months before scripting history in the Manchester Test, Jim Laker captured all 10 Australian wickets on an unhelpful wicket at The Oval. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the sweltering day that saw the Australians psychologically vanquished even before the start of the Ashes series.
Read MoreHanif Mohammad bats nine consecutive sessions to score 337
On January 23, 1958, Hanif Mohammad rewrote the record books with an innings that was miraculous in terms of tenacity and concentration. Arunabha Sengupta revisits the 970-minute epic at Bridgetown with which the original Little Master miraculously saved the Test match by batting for nine consecutive sessions.
Read MoreDilip Vengsarkar scores career-best 166 on the most treacherous of tracks
On a treacherous track at Cuttack, Dilip Vengsarkar batted with phenomenal ease as he notched up his career-best score of 166. And Kapil Dev captured his 300th wicket as Sri Lanka surrendered meekly to lose by an innings. Arunabha Sengupta recalls the memorable Test match and the curious controversy that followed after it on January 7, 1987.
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