Sunil Gavaskar was born on 10 July 1949
Read MoreDon Bradman's vindictiveness against Miller and Grimmett - what do the facts and figures say?
Once again the ugly controversy claiming Don Bradman’s vindictiveness against Clarrie Grimmett and Keith Miller is doing rounds. Arunabha Sengupta looks at some facts and some numbers to underline that they are largely unsubstantiated.
Read MoreDid Keith Miller really throw his wicket away against Essex?
15 May 1948. As Australia piled up 721 in a day against a hapless Essex attack, Keith Miller fell for a first ball duck. The common belief is that Miller was sick of the carnage and decided to throw his wicket away. Arunabha Sengupta looks at the various accounts and records of the incident and tries to verify whether Miller’s story holds water.
Read MoreKeith Miller, Don Bradman and the myth of 87 powered by fickle memory
December 27, 1929. A young Don Bradman was nearing his century against Victoria when he was bowled by Harry ‘Bull’ Alexander. The legendary all-rounder Keith Miller had just turned 10, but was, by his own account, present in the ground that day. And also according to Miller that was the day the superstition surrounding 87 was born. Arunabha Sengupta looks at the facts and figures and tries to deduce what took place.
Read MoreWilliam Attewell: The Cardus mistaken identity
In the much vaunted, and largely fictitious, Autobiography of Neville Cardus, as well as in his Summer Game, there are accounts of his experiences as the assistant coach of Shrewsbury School, along with the delightful anecdotes about the Nottinghamshire and England cricketer William Attewell who served as the head coach. Arunabha Sengupta documents how these episodes, like so many Cardus musings, were nothing but creations of his fertile mind.
Read MoreCricket Dress: It was not always all whites
The introduction of numbers and names behind the cricket attire in Test matches seems to have shocked many into indignation. The great pristine game of cricket is going to the dogs and all that …
No, actually traditional cricket is not supposed to be played in whites. Not unless there is a very specific window of traditionalism. Arunabha Sengupta looks at the way cricket dress has evolved through the years.