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Hugh Tayfield single-handedly vanquishes England

February 20, 2019

February 20, 1957. Hugh Tayfield captured 9 for 113 to clinch a thriller against England.

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In Feb 20 Tags Hugh Tayfield, Arunabha Sengupta, Maha
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The Baz Blizzard before being Bren-done.

February 19, 2019

Feb 20, 2016. The Baz Blizzard before bowing out. Brendon McCullum refused to go quietly. He had a blast.

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In Feb 20 Tags Brendon McCullum, Maha, Arunabha Sengupta
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Sachin Tendulkar collides with Shoaib Akhtar; Eden Garden explodes

February 19, 2019

February 19, 1999. India seemed to be cruising to a comfortable victory when Sachin Tendulkar collided with Shoaib Akhtar and was ruled run out by the third umpire. What transpired was ugly, uncouth and one of the worst smudges in the sketchy history of the Eden Gardens crowd.

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Mike Gatting receives the Perfume Ball

February 17, 2019

Feb 18, 1986. Mike Gatting receives the perfume ball

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In Feb 18 Tags Mike Gatting, Malcolm Marshall, Arunabha Sengupta, Maha
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Sri Lanka play their first ever Test match

February 17, 2019

Feb 17, 1982. Sri Lanka took their first step in Test cricket

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In Feb 17 Tags Sri Lanka, Arunabha Sengupta, Maha
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George Lohmann's Valentine's Day Assault

February 14, 2019

Valentine’s Day 1896. George Lohmann devastated the South African batsmen with 8 wickets for 7 runs.

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Andy Flower and Henry Olonga protest against the Mugabe regime

February 10, 2019

February 10, 2003. Andy Flower and Henry Olonga sport black arm-bands.

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In Feb 10 Tags Andy Flower, Henry Olonga, Arunabha Sengupta, Maha
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Sunil Gavaskar walks off the pitch, partner in tow

February 9, 2019

February 10, 1981. The day Sunil Gavaskar walked off in a huff, and took his batting partner with him

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In Feb 10 Tags Sunil Gavaskar, Arunabha Sengupta, Maha
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Anil Kumble and 10 for 74

February 6, 2019

February 7, 1999. The day Anil Kumble scripted history and laid the foundations of his twitter handle.

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Kapil Dev da jawab nahin

February 6, 2019

February 8, 1994. Kapil Dev goes past Richard Hadlee. The live telecast is halted to play “Kapil Dev da jawab nahin”

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In Feb 8 Tags Kapil Dev, Arunabha Sengupta, Maha
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Zapata and Goatee bid farewell

February 6, 2019

February 6, 1995. The last bow of the zapata moustache and the goatee.

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In Feb 6 Tags Mike Gatting, Graham Gooch, Arunabha Sengupta, Maha
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Spot fixing bans

February 5, 2019

Feburary 5, 2011. The verdict for spot-fixing was announced. Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were banned.

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In Feb 5 Tags Mohammad Amir, Michael Holding, Arunabha Sengupta, Maha
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Richard Hadlee becomes the first man to capture 400 Test wickets

February 3, 2019

February 4, 1990.
Richard Hadlee became the first man in the history of Test cricket to capture 400 wickets.

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In Feb 4 Tags Richard Hadlee, Arunabha Sengupta, Maha
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Tony Greig runs out Alvin Kallicharran

February 2, 2019

February 3, 1974. The day Tony Greig threw down the stumps as Alvin Kallicharran was walking back assuming the day’s play was over.

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Sachin Tendulkar's gem at Perth

February 2, 2019

February 3, 1992. Tendulkar’s 114 at Perth, when the boy showed the men how it is done.

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Johnny Briggs and the first hat-trick in a defeat

February 2, 2019

Feb 2, 1892. Johnny Briggs did the hat-trick at Sydney, but Australia triumphed by 72 runs.

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In Feb 2 Tags Johnny Briggs, Arunabha Sengupta, Maha
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The entry of the Virtuvian Appeal: Richard Hadlee makes his Test debut

February 1, 2019

Feb 2, 1973. The day Richard Hadlee made his Test debut.

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In Feb 2 Tags Arunabha Sengupta, Maha, Richard Hadlee
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Mohammad Azharuddin's third hundred on the trot

February 1, 2019

Mohammed Azharuddin scores his third hundred on the trot

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The Underarm Delivery

February 1, 2019

Fair dinkum, Greg, how much pride do you sacrifice to win $35,000? Because, brother, you sacrificed a lot in front of a huge TV audience and 52,825 people.

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In Feb 1 Tags Arunabha Sengupta, Maha, Ian Chappell, Greg Chappell, Underarm, Controversy
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Sachin Tendulkar: The gem among collapsing dominoes

January 30, 2019

Sachin Tendulkar’s solo effort at Chennai

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In Jan 31 Tags Sachin Tendulkar, Maha, Arunabha Sengupta
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