It is not very well known that John Fowles, the British novelist who passed away on November 5, 2005, was a fine cricketer in his youth and a devoted fan of the game. Arunabha Sengupta relates one bizarre cricket viewing experience during the final years of his life.
Read More2013 - A Pace Odyssey by Arthur C Clarke
Mickey Arthur and Michael Clarke are collaborating on their book on innovative concepts to win in India. The publication is set to hit the stands under the name “2013: A Pace Odyssey” by Arthur C. Clarke. Arunabha Sengupta reports.
Read MoreArthur Conan Doyle - the game's afoot
Arunabha Sengupta sketches the many cricketing connections of the man who created Sherlock Holmes.
Read MoreWodehouse at the Wicket - Cricketing connections of English language's greatest humorist
PG Wodehouse, the greatest humorist in English language, wrote quite a bit about cricket and was a useful cricketer himself. Arunabha Sengupta explores the cricketing connections of the great writer on his 131st birthday.
Read MoreSamuel Beckett - The only First-Class cricketer to win Nobel Prize for Literature
Samuel Beckett, born April 13, 1906, is the only Nobel Prize winning author to have played First-class cricket.Arunabha Sengupta looks at his short cricketing career with a new theory about Beckett’s seminal work ‘Waiting for Godot’. To him, the play is nothing but a metaphor of cricket.
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