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October 1 down the years

Sparkling yet spiky

A brilliant player, a bitter end

October 2 down the years

Australia's Karachi heartbreak

The highest last-wicket partnership ever to win a Test

October 3 down the years

King of swing

The archetypal fast bowler

October 4 down the years

The man who became a cause

The birth of Basil D'Oliveira, who sparked an international incident that resulted in the isolation of South Africa

October 5 down the years

Another India-Australia thriller

Where Laxman was the star, again

October 6 down the years

Simply marvellous

Allrounder, captain, commentator

October 7 down the years

Zak attacks

India's pace spearhead is born

October 8 down the years

The elegance of youth

Australia's youngest century-maker is born

October 9 down the years

Lamb's slaughter

A memorable England victory

October 10 down the years

Houghton's Hyderabad heroics

A one-day classic

October 11 down the years

An insomniac's dream

The slowest day in Test cricket

October 12 down the years

An Indian legend

The irresistible Mr Merchant

October 13 down the years

Cricket Rebel

A chillingly hostile bowler is born

October 14 down the years

The man of 2009

A late-blooming Sri Lankan is born

October 15 down the years

The deadly duo

The most lethal old-ball partnership of them all

October 16 down the years

A modern allrounder

A shoo-in into any team in the world

October 17 down the years

A legspinning giant

No turn, no problem

October 18 down the years

The Chennai marauder

Birth of a bespectacled destroyer

October 19 down the years

An Aussie run-machine

A prodigiously prolific opener is born

October 20 down the years

See ball, hit ball

Birth of a batsman who knows no fear

October 21 down the years

A selfish giant?

England's model of self-restraint

October 22 down the years

Maco the magnificent

Marshall turns it on in Kanpur

October 23 down the years

And then there was Bodyline

The man who championed cricket's most reviled strategy

October 24 down the years

The fabulous Mohammad boys

The second pair of brothers to open for their country in Test cricket

October 25 down the years

Hookes hurtles to a hundred

A first-class century in 34 balls

October 26 down the years

Pakistan announce themselves

By beating India in their second Test

October 27 down the years

The arrival of Sanga

The birth of a Sri Lankan run machine

October 28 down the years

53 all out

The lowest total in a Test in Pakistan

October 29 down the years

England's greatest allrounder

A fine strokemaker, a precise left-armer

October 30 down the years

Happy birthday, Courtney

The first man to take 500

October 31 down the years

Hit the ground running

The man who made a century and a double in his first three Tests

    What makes players cheat?

Aakash Chopra: Getting away with deceit can provide a certain high. For some, the rewards of cheating will always outweigh the potential consequences

    'Srinivasan's position hopelessly untenable'

Sharda Ugra, Jayaditya Gupta and Nitin Sundar discuss what the BCCI can do to clean up the system

    In Root, England have something special to savour

Mark Nicholas: With a mix of David Gower, Graham Thorpe and Michael Vaughan, Joe Root can capture hearts and minds

And the game changed for ever

Wisden Almanack: From Grace to the IPL: in its 150th edition, Wisden looks at the most seminal events in cricket

Culture shock at 'eadingley

Paul Ford: A strong sense of nostalgia, grimy Yorkshire skies, confetti showers, and dress-up day - a Kiwi misses his time in Leeds

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Him against the world

Even at the height of his success with the national side, Sreesanth was a lonely cricketer who felt hard done by

All fizz, no kick

Mumbai Indians still have a better head-to-head record against Chennai Super Kings, but once again on the big occasion, they came second

Spirited Sunrisers exceed expectations

Sunrisers began this tournament as one of the underdogs, but fought impressively to reach as far as the Eliminator

Vijay slips, Ashwin does a Sahara

Plays of the day from the IPL qualifier between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians in Delhi

Another season in the bottom half

With some of their big names stumbling this season, Kings XI Punjab were rarely serious contenders for a playoff place

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