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Rabindranath Tagore's birthday will be celebrated twice this year, on May 7 (today) and Baishakh 25 (tomorrow).Yes, he had tried to play cricket.No, he was not quite successful at it.

Should the IPL continue?Its existence seems ugly, unwanted, irrelevant, greedy amidst this fear, this gloom, this despair.It seems unbelievable that high-profile cricket can continue in the country when you are

On this day, 1948, during the Sydney Test, Vinoo Mankad whipped off the bails at the non-striker's end.Bill Brown, out of the crease, was ruled out.The mode of dismissal is

Today is the birthday Amunugama Rajapakse Rajakaruna Abeykoon Panditha Wasalamudiyanse Ralahamilage Rajitha Krishantha Bandara Amunugama.No First-Class cricketer had as many initials (ARRAPWRRKB Amunugama).(Can someone find a picture?)The n

Jasu Patel, born on this day, 1924, played only 7 Tests, but one of them – at Kanpur in 1959-60 – is part of Indian cricket folklore.So much so that

A very happy birthday to Marvan Atapattu.He got a total of one run from his first six innings but went on to score six double hundreds.This is a remarkable achievement,

CK Nayudu was born on this day, 1895.I tried to post a couple of tweet threads but quickly realised that the people I follow have, between them, covered everything. Let

Harry Lee was born on this day, 1890.Few cricketers – Test cricketers, at least – has had a life as eventful, full of bizarre events, which included him playing Test

'Jungly' Greig was born on this day, 1871.He was (to my knowledge) the first cricketer to be called The Little Master in the Indian subcontinent, or, anywhere.He was also the

Douglas Jardine, Cricket's Iron Duke, was born on this day, 1900.Two things sum him up.First, he hated Australians with a passion.And secondly, he hated losing. To him, cricket was nothing

On this day, 1969, the Hyderabad ground staff showed such inefficiency that it remains a blot in the history of Indian cricket.Things took a turn so ridiculous that The Indian

Anil Kumble turns 50.Everyone knows everything about him, so there is hardly anything I can add.Let me narrate one exploit from 1995 that is not (probably) as well-known.Northamptonshire were hosting