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Can India Repeat 2021 Magic At Oval?

Can India Repeat 2021 Magic At Oval?

Rediff.com30 Jul 2025

Despite the ups and downs, The Oval remains a ground of rich memories and monumental moments for Indian cricket.

Can India Break Old Trafford Jinx?

Can India Break Old Trafford Jinx?

Rediff.com21 Jul 2025

Can Shubman Gill and his men rewrite the script once more? The answer begins unrolling on July 23.

Can Gill Recreate Dada's Leeds 2002 Heroics?

Can Gill Recreate Dada's Leeds 2002 Heroics?

Rediff.com19 Jun 2025

If history is anything to go by, Leeds always has room for a little magic.

Rajasthan Royals Want To Take Over Yorkshire

Rajasthan Royals Want To Take Over Yorkshire

Rediff.com8 Sep 2023

Rajasthan Royals have offered Yorkshire around 25 million pounds (Rs 260 crore/Rs 2.6 billion) to take complete control of the county club.

India's WORST five batting displays in Test cricket

India's WORST five batting displays in Test cricket

Rediff.com21 Dec 2020

India were bundled out for 36 -- their lowest innings score in 88 years of Test cricket -- in the second innings of the Adelaide Test.

Trueman diagnosed with cancer

Trueman diagnosed with cancer

Rediff.com13 May 2006

The 75-year-old former England fast bowler is undergoing treatment in Airedale Hospital in West Yorkshire.

How to use tea bag: Polly asked Bedi

How to use tea bag: Polly asked Bedi

Rediff.com1 Dec 2006

Polly Umrigar was a completely different person off the field, who once approached teammate Bishan Singh Bedi with a humble request to help him make tea with tea bag.

'Fiery Fred' dies at 75

'Fiery Fred' dies at 75

Rediff.com1 Jul 2006

Former England paceman Fred Trueman, first bowler to take 300 Test wickets, has died at the age of 75

On home turf, Broad becomes a 'Trent-setter', gets to 300 wickets

On home turf, Broad becomes a 'Trent-setter', gets to 300 wickets

Rediff.com6 Aug 2015

Asked to lead the England attack in the fourth Ashes Test at Trent Bridge, in the absence of spearhead James Anderson, Stuart Broad became only the fifth English bowler to reach the 300 Test wickets milestone.

Anderson becomes highest wicket-taker in England

Anderson becomes highest wicket-taker in England

Rediff.com17 Jul 2014

At the centre of controversy surrounding his alleged altercation with Ravindra Jadeja in Trent Bridge, fast bowler James Anderson replaced Fred Trueman as England's highest wicket-taker in the Old Blighty, where he has accounted for 230 scalps.

There Will Surely Never Be Another Bishan Singh Bedi

There Will Surely Never Be Another Bishan Singh Bedi

Rediff.com25 Oct 2023

One of cricket's greatest players passed into the ages on Monday. Rediff.com salutes the legend.

Cricketers who lost their battle to the Big C

Cricketers who lost their battle to the Big C

Rediff.com3 Mar 2016

On Thursday morning, the world woke up to the news of the death of iconic New Zealand cricketer Martin Crowe. A teenage prodigy, who went on to carve an illustrious career with his superlative batting and smart captaincy, lost his three-year long battle against cancer at the age of 53. Unfortunately, Crowe is among a few famous cricketers who battled to beat cancer but didn't survive the fight.

How Broad masterminded Australian collapse

How Broad masterminded Australian collapse

Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

Stuart Broad took eight wickets as England skittled out Australia for 60 in a historically quick 111 balls and moved within sight of an Ashes-clinching win on the first day of the fourth Test at Trent Bridge.

Is Jimmy the Sachin of fast bowling?

Is Jimmy the Sachin of fast bowling?

Rediff.com29 Aug 2020

England's James Anderson is the first fast bowler to take 600 Test wickets.

'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.

Sledging: Hilarious cricket banter

Sledging: Hilarious cricket banter

Rediff.com13 Apr 2020

Rajneesh Gupta picks fun sledging through the decades. Take a look!

Lord's in Numbers: India's worst defeat under Kohli

Lord's in Numbers: India's worst defeat under Kohli

Rediff.com13 Aug 2018

Rajneesh Gupta presents the numbers from the Lord's Test.

Buzz: ICC opens anti-corruption investigations into Qatar T10 League

Buzz: ICC opens anti-corruption investigations into Qatar T10 League

Rediff.com18 Dec 2019

All that's transpired on and off the cricket pitch on Wednesday.

Rahane's century leads India's fightback on Day 1

Rahane's century leads India's fightback on Day 1

Rediff.com18 Jul 2014

A defiant Ajinkya Rahane hit a superb 103 to pull India out of trouble after a mid-innings collapse on a lively track at Lord's, as the visitors ended the first day's play on a respectable 290 for nine on Day 1 of the second Test in London.

112 Tests of England-India cricket rivalry

112 Tests of England-India cricket rivalry

Rediff.com7 Nov 2016

Rajneesh Gupta presents glimpses of India-England Test history.

Maybe India needs this Dream XI!

Maybe India needs this Dream XI!

Rediff.com16 Mar 2016

So India lost its first World Twenty20 game on Tuesday night. Maybe, we fielded the wrong team :) Haresh Pandya picks 11 India greats who never played the shortest format, but can take on any team in the World T20 championships.

'Indian cricket's colourful story is still being written'

'Indian cricket's colourful story is still being written'

Rediff.com19 Oct 2014

'What is true khadoos? Stubborn? Dogged? Unyielding? Relentless? Or something in between that? Or all of it together?' 'Just like you can't translate it, you can't teach a kid to be khadoos either. You can only inculcate that attitude in him by sharing stories of all the khadoos-ness of past stalwarts.' 'For instance, the story of Sunil Gavaskar batting left handed to counter the left-arm spin of Raghuram Bhat and salvaging a draw in the 1981-1982 Ranji Trophy semi-finals...' Rahul Dravid on Cricket's Great Oral Tradition.