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May 18, 1935. A gentle breeze swept through Frome, Somerset, whispering through the tents. It wasn’t a day marked on any national calendar. And yet, it felt as if time paused; for a quiet boy, unknown to most, who didn’t yet realize his life was about to change...
When you think of Daniel Vettori, you don’t just remember a cricketer. You remember resilience wrapped in calm. A man who wore New Zealand’s jersey not just on his chest but in his soul. And yet, it nearly ended before it ever truly began...
Mike Gatting found himself at the mercy of Marshall’s sheer pace on a spicy Sabina Park wicket. The tour would become a disaster later on, with England battered, bruised & outclassed. But what happened on this day became one of the most chilling moments in cricket history.
It was the second day of the first Test between India and West Indies, a six-match series that had just begun with immense anticipation...
Born in Scotland but brought up in the working-class suburb of Balmain, Sydney, Jackson’s rise was meteoric...
The match began with Arjuna Ranatunga winning the toss & opting to bowl. This Test held special significance for Sri Lanka, marking their first home game since the 1987 series against New Zealand was tragically cut short by a bomb blast in Colombo...
In Kingston, there's a place called Boys' Town, where despair meets resilience.
Shantha Rangaswamy is a pioneer on multiple fronts:
He has batted exactly as we would anticipate from the liked of Steve Waugh, Dravid, Chanderpaul for their teams, showing relentless application & determination,but unlike these, he also shoulders the added burden of wicket-keeping(& Captaincy) duties & played for a much weaker side in which he was the main batter of his team(by a huge margin)
Malik grew up in Pakistan's Kacha Gari refugee camp, where his family sought refuge among six million fleeing the 1979 Soviet invasion...
If Kapil planted the seeds & Zaheer tended to the growing tree that bore fruits like Shami & Bumrah, Then Srinath was the steadfast gardener who labored tirelessly to safeguard the growth of this plant called fast bowling in India's grounds.
In his prime,Ian Bishop embodied the craft of Malcolm Marshall & the versatility of Andy Roberts,seamlessly fused into one...
In the heart of Africa, where the rhythm of life beats to the tune of football and rugby, there exists a tale of perseverance and passion that echoes across the cricket fields of Uganda...
Cricket is a religion in India(You here it as a catchphrase nowdays), but in the 19th Century, it was dominated by religion as major cricket tournaments often revolved around teams representing different communities, including Parsis, Britishers, and Hindu cricket clubs...
Anyone lucky enough to have watched Jayasuriya play cricket knows they were witnessing something extraordinary....
Year was 1965 & New Zealand came to India for Test Series....
We'll dig his ODI numbers(as always we do) but before that let's focus on his career in longer format...
We'll dig Pollock numbers in details but the talent he possessed; you wonder whether he could've achieved more...
Watching Azhar bat was a masterclass in finesse...The way he effortlessly glided across the pitch, his wristwork, & the way he found gaps with precision was unparalleled...
I've selected all the batter who've scored atleast 3000 runs with Batting Average of 40 in this period: