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Fred Trueman
Tue, February 09 2016
Fred Trueman: England’s greatest-ever fast bowler and a colourful character
Fred Trueman was arguably the greatest fast bowler and undeniably the most colourful character produced by England.
Fri, August 08 2014
10 big names dropped by England
Kevin Pietersen’s axing came against the run of play, just after the mercurial batsman had scored a thrilling 149 in the Leeds Test match. However, Arunabha Sengupta looks at various instances to find that English selectors have been known to make such bold decisions – some of which have turned out to be wise and some that have backfired.
Mon, June 06 2016
England vs India 1952: When India were reduced to 0 for 4
When Fred Trueman unleashed a spell from hell.
Tue, September 02 2014
Stats across eras 8: Spin and pace domination over decades
Statistics may not tell the whole story, but numbers are the footprints and tell-tale evidences left by cricketers across time. Having looked at the best bowlers down the decades, Arunabha Sengupta now turns his attention to how spin and pace coexisted over the years, and how spin bowling was evidently affected by one-day cricket.
Tue, September 02 2014
Cricketing Rifts 5: 1950s – Many mutinies against the skippers
The Dhoni-Sehwag rift may have been true or blown out of proportion by the media. However, far from being unique, discords such as this have been commonplace in the history of the game. In this series, Arunabha Sengupta looks at some of the most famous feuds of cricket.
Sun, August 03 2014
Yuvraj Singh is the latest in a long list of cricketers afflicted with cancer
Yuvraj is the latest in a long list of cricketers who have suffered the most dreaded disease. Some cricketers were lucky that the disease was detected in the earlier stage or was mild, as in case with Yuvraj, and were cured. Sadly, quite a few succumbed to disease.
Wed, April 23 2014
The pacemen – men with license to cause legalised mayhem
Genuine quick bowlers are nothing but men who cause legalized mayhem.
Fri, March 28 2014
Moments and milestones in Test match history – Part 1 of 2
The 19th century witnessed a lot of changes in the rules of the game forever.
Tue, July 19 2011
English greats ignored in ICC’s greatest Test team
In the week when England host India at Lord's in the 2,000th Test match, there was no room for any English players in an ICC poll to decide cricket fans' greatest Test team of all time.