August 17, 1954. On their first visit to England, the young Pakistan team clinched a fantastic victory at The Oval and squared the series against one of the strongest England sides of all time. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the match that saw Fazal Mahmood perform one of the greatest fast bowling feats in history.
Read MoreMichael Holding rips through England at The Oval
August 17, 1976. On a slow, amiable track Michael Holding ran in to produce one of the fastest and most brilliant displays of pace bowling ever. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the day the famed ‘grovel’ series concluded with the Jamaican picking up 14 wickets.
Read MorePollock brothers script history at Trent Bridge
9 August 1965. The Pollock brothers clinched an epic triumph at Trent Bridge
Read MoreKohli epic at Edgbaston
1 Aug 2018. The Kohli classic at Edgbaston
Read MoreMohammad Azharuddin's 121 at Lord's
July 28, 1990. In a Test made immortal by Graham Gooch’s 333 and 123 and Kapil Dev’s four consecutive sixes, the magical element was supplied by the sublime brilliance of Mohammad Azharuddin. Arunabha Sengupta remembers the 121 he scored at Lord’s, the strokes of which live on in the happiest recesses of cricketing memory.
Read MoreHerschelle Gibbs drops the World Cup
13 June 1999 Herschelle Gibbs drops the World Cup
Read MoreDudley Nourse and his classic double hundred with a broken thumb
June 8, 1951. Dudley Nourse battled a broken thumb to bat over nine-and-a-quarter hours and scored a magnificent double-hundred, his last major innings for South Africa. In the spectacular final two days of play, the Springboks earned their second Test victory in England. Arunabha Sengupta recalls one of the most heroic batting displays and the memorable Test at Trent Bridge.
Read MoreSachin Tendulkar magic on burning Edgbaston deck
8 June 1996. Sachin Tendulkar’s 122 at Edgbaston. Second highest was 18.
Read MoreThe Day Dilip Vengsarkar cried
May 7, 1991 The day Dilip Vengsarkar cried
Read MoreMatches with statutory warning: Smokers vs Non-Smokers
In the late 19th century, English and Australian cricketers formed combined teams to play games billed as Smokers versus Non-Smokers. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the two encounters between the addicts and the tobacco free
Read MoreGarry Sobers hits 254 against Australia for World XI
As defeat loomed ahead of World XI, Garry Sobers essayed one of the greatest innings ever seen in the history of the game on January 5, 1972. Arunabha Sengupta recalls the blistering 254 made at Melbourne that Don Bradman considered the greatest innings ever played in Australia.
Read MoreEngland come up against a battery of googly bowlers on matting
December 28, 1905. Faced with an unprecedented battery of googly bowlers on an unfamiliar matting wicket, the English side faced their first ever defeat in a First-Class match in South Africa. Arunabha Sengupta recalls the day Plum Warner’s men were stunned by the incredible Transvaal rally engineered by Reggie Schwarz and a young Aubrey Faulkner.
Read MoreRanji Trophy final 1990-91: Dilip Vengsarkar cries as Bombay lose to Haryana by a whisker
May 7, 1991. On the final day of the Ranji Trophy final, young Sachin Tendulkar hit a stunning 96 before Dilip Vengsarkar essayed a majestic unbeaten 139. Yet, Haryana clinched the match by 2 runs in a spectacular finish. Arunabha Sengupta recalls the day which saw Vengsarkar break down in tears on the field.
Read MoreSachin Tendulkar: the first of the two desert storms
April 22, 1998. The day of the first desert storm. Arunabha Sengupta revisits the day Sachin Tendulkar launched into a murderous assault on the Australian bowlers to take India into the Coca-Cola Cup final.
Read MoreThe first ever Test match
March 15, 1877. A team of English professional cricketers faced a combined eleven comprising of Victoria and New South Wales cricketers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It has gone down as the first ever Test match. Arunabha Sengupta relates the story of the birth of Test cricket.
Read MoreSachin Tendulkar routs Shane Warne
March 9, 1998. Sachin Tendulkar launched an assault on Shane Warne that determined the fate of the Chennai Test, the series and the leg-spinner’s future performances in the country. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the spellbinding innings that turned the Test match on its head and won it for India.
Read MoreThe Hobbs-Bradman show
March 8, 1929. Start of eight days of Test action that saw Jack Hobbs score his last century and Don Bradman his second. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the Melbourne match which saw giants of two different generations play contrasting gems.
Read MoreNew Zealand defeat MCC for the very first time
March 8, 1907. A day after Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung met for the first time in one of the most crucial encounters in the history of human thought, a representative New Zealand side took on the touring MCC team for the last match of the tour. Arunabha Sengupta recounts the exciting game that started a new era of cricket in New Zealand.
Read MoreJackie McGlew scores 255, the then highest score by a South African
March 7, 1953. South African opener Jackie McGlew returned from injury in the Wellington Test and scored his maiden Test century. For good measure he carried onto score 255 not out, then the highest score by a South African batsman. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the epic innings.
Read MoreJaved Miandad and Kiran More: Not exactly a giant leap for international relations
March 4, 1992. Javed Miandad and Kiran More got into a conflict of opinions ending in some slapstick moments which have gone down as one of the curious moments of India-Pakistan cricket history. Arunabha Sengupta recalls the first time India and Pakistan met in a World Cup match.
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