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A celebration of the great feats and path-breaking events witnessed in the history of the game.

The first ever Test hosted by Pakistan

December 31, 2019

The first ever Test match in Pakistan was played on New Year’s Day, 1955. Strangely, it was contested in the capital of the current day Bangladesh. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the epochal event

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In India v Pakistan Tags Arunabha Sengupta, Abdul Hafeez Kardar
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Sunil Gavaskar reaches 10000 runs as Imran's men wear helmets on field

March 6, 2019

March 7, 1987. While Sunil Gavaskar stood on the threshold of the 10,000 run landmark, crowd trouble at Ahmedabad prompted a hold up in play. The Pakistani fielders re-emerged with most of them wearing helmets. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the eventful day of one of the dullest Test matches.

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In India v Pakistan Tags Sunil Gavaskar, Arunabha Sengupta
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Anil Kumble takes all ten

February 4, 2019

On February 7, 1999, Indian spin legend Anil Kumble entered the record books by capturing all 10 Pakistani wickets in the second innings of a Test at Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla. Arunabha Sengupta revisits that magical spell and takes a look at the wickets as they fell.

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In India v Pakistan Tags Anil Kumble, Arunabha Sengupta
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