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PICS: WI edge Pakistan by one wicket in epic 1st Test!

PICS: WI edge Pakistan by one wicket in epic 1st Test!

Rediff.com16 Aug 2021

Fortunes ebbed and flowed dramatically throughout the fourth day with 14 wickets falling before Roach stroked the winning runs through the covers.

Remembering Spin Legend Sonny Ramadhin

Remembering Spin Legend Sonny Ramadhin

Rediff.com28 Feb 2022

Sonny Ramadhin, the mystery spinner from Trinidad who bamboozled England in 1950 and the first Indian to play for the West Indies, passed into the ages on Sunday, February 27, 2022.

West Indies cricket 'pioneer' Ramadhin dies aged 92

West Indies cricket 'pioneer' Ramadhin dies aged 92

Rediff.com28 Feb 2022

Former Test spinner Sonny Ramadhin, a key part of the West Indies side that won a first away series in England in 1950 and described as "pioneer" of the game, has died aged 92.

Windies spin great Valentine passes away

Windies spin great Valentine passes away

Rediff.com12 May 2004

The ace spinner of the 1950s and 60s died at his home in Orlando, Florida, at the age of 74.

Broad joins list of lunchtime heroes

Broad joins list of lunchtime heroes

Rediff.com6 Aug 2015

England paceman Stuart Broad took 8-15 as Australia collapsed to 60 all out in 94 minutes on the first day of the fourth Ashes Test on a remarkable morning session at Trent Bridge.

Ashwin is quickest Indian bowler to take 100 Test wickets

Ashwin is quickest Indian bowler to take 100 Test wickets

Rediff.com14 Nov 2013

Ravichandran Ashwin has become the fastest Indian bowler to take bag hundred Test wickets during the second match against West Indies at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

We will never see the likes of him again

We will never see the likes of him again

Rediff.com10 Apr 2015

'If Richie Benaud was born to play cricket and born to lead, he was also born to commentate on the game he graced with his inspirational presence.'

India in the West Indies: How it all began

India in the West Indies: How it all began

Rediff.com19 Jul 2016

Ahead of the four-Test series against the West Indies, starting in Antigua, on July 21, Rajneesh Gupta sheds light on India's first tour of the Caribbean.