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Robinson achieves best bowling average since WWI, reaches 100 Test wickets

Robinson achieves best bowling average since WWI, reaches 100 Test wickets

Rediff.com9 Sep 2026

Ollie Robinson reached 100 Test wickets in just 24 matches and now boasts the best bowling average among 100-wicket bowlers since World War I.

Former England spinner Underwood passes away

Former England spinner Underwood passes away

Rediff.com15 Apr 2024

Derek Underwood, England's best spinner in the post-World War II era, who gave a torrid time to the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, passed away at Kent on Monday. He was 78.

The Greatest Left-Arm Bowlers Of All Time

The Greatest Left-Arm Bowlers Of All Time

Rediff.com6 Dec 2025

Left-arm spinners, all-rounders, and pacers who mastered their craft and left a mark in Test cricket.

ICC rankings: Bumrah eclipses Ashwin's all-time record

ICC rankings: Bumrah eclipses Ashwin's all-time record

Rediff.com1 Jan 2025

Jasprit Bumrah bettered spin stalwart Ravichandran Ashwin's all-time rating-point record by an Indian in the latest ICC rankings.

Vettori 1st left-arm spinner to bag 300 Test wkts

Vettori 1st left-arm spinner to bag 300 Test wkts

Rediff.com26 Aug 2009

Daniel Vettori became second New Zealander (after Richard Hadlee) and 24th bowler overall to take 300 wickets in Test cricket, when he dismissed Kumar Sangakkara's on the first day of second and final Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Wednesday. More remarkably, Vettori is the first left-arm spinner to accomplish the feat.

Monty has the 'appeal'

Monty has the 'appeal'

Rediff.com10 Jul 2007

Cricket fans across the world find Monty very appealing.. but that's the problem, critics say he is appealing too much.

Panesar is the highest rated England spinner

Panesar is the highest rated England spinner

Rediff.com20 Jun 2007

The 25-year-old moved into the top ten of the LG ICC rankings for the first time in his career and is now the highest rated England spinner since Derek Underwood in 1977.

Kumble takes a world record

Kumble takes a world record

Rediff.com4 Jan 2004

India have never lost a Test after setting a 368 target

India have never lost a Test after setting a 368 target

Rediff.com6 Sep 2021

Rajneesh Gupta gives us all the important numbers from Day 4 of the 4th Test,

'Dhoni will do well to be ready for the defence of the World Cup'

'Dhoni will do well to be ready for the defence of the World Cup'

Rediff.com5 Sep 2014

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's wicket-keeping skills in the Test format has came under scrutiny yet again with former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe saying that the Indian captain has become a mere "stopper" due to burnout and attrition.

PHOTOS: England finely poised for series sweep against NZ

PHOTOS: England finely poised for series sweep against NZ

Rediff.com27 Jun 2022

IMAGES from Day 4 of the 3rd Test played between England and New Zealand at Headingley on Sunday.

Shardul scores FASTEST 50!

Shardul scores FASTEST 50!

Rediff.com3 Sep 2021

Rajneesh Gupta gives us all the numbers that matter from Day 1 of the fourth Test between England and India at The Oval, on Thursday, September 2, 2021.

More grief for captain Kohli after Lord's debacle...

More grief for captain Kohli after Lord's debacle...

Rediff.com13 Aug 2018

India captain Virat Kohli on Monday lost his number one position in the ICC Test rankings for batsmen, dropping to second after a forgettable performance in the second Test against England.

Stats: Ashwin joins Kapil, Kumble, Harbhajan in elite club

Stats: Ashwin joins Kapil, Kumble, Harbhajan in elite club

Rediff.com11 Oct 2016

Statistical highlights on day three of the third cricket Test between India and New Zealand, in Indore, on Monday.

'King of swing' Anderson eclipses Botham's record

'King of swing' Anderson eclipses Botham's record

Rediff.com18 Apr 2015

James Anderson became England's highest wicket-taker in Test cricket when he claimed his 384th victim in the drawn first Test against the West Indies in Antigua on Friday.

Despite shock loss in Galle Test, India players see improvement in rankings

Despite shock loss in Galle Test, India players see improvement in rankings

Rediff.com16 Aug 2015

Ashwin moves into top-10, Dhawan in career-high 32nd spot in the latest ICC Test rankings

Moeen proves England's man for the ages

Moeen proves England's man for the ages

Rediff.com1 Aug 2017

The more he has been dropped down the order - for this Test the former opener came in at number eight - the more he has accepted that his primary role is to take wickets.

Ashwin, Kohli achieve personal bests in ICC Test rankings

Ashwin, Kohli achieve personal bests in ICC Test rankings

Rediff.com13 Dec 2016

India's star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin consolidated his position at the top of the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers after his match haul of 12 for 167 in the fourth Test against England.

'I would have been the king of limited overs cricket'

'I would have been the king of limited overs cricket'

Rediff.com7 Apr 2023

'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.'

Oscars special: Meet the Raj Kapoor of Hollywood

Oscars special: Meet the Raj Kapoor of Hollywood

Rediff.com5 Mar 2018

He is the showman of Hollywood.

He liked to play his shots, whether on 0 or 99

He liked to play his shots, whether on 0 or 99

Rediff.com12 Feb 2015

'Ravi Shastri told me he would go miles, and pay, to enjoy Vishy make 20 than to watch someone scoring an inelegant, laborious, 200.'

The Indore Test and more in numbers

The Indore Test and more in numbers

Rediff.com12 Oct 2016

Rajneesh Gupta presents the numbers from the Indore Test.

Rohit's super stats from Visakhapatnam Test

Rohit's super stats from Visakhapatnam Test

Rediff.com9 Oct 2019

Rajneesh Gupta presents the numbers from the first Test.

Guess who India's real cricketing star is!

Guess who India's real cricketing star is!

Rediff.com10 Mar 2017

No one even comes close to the impact Anil Kumble has had on Indian cricket, when it comes to winning matches and series, say Aakash Chopra and Impact Index.