KS Ranjitsinhji

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INTL CAREER: 1896 - 1902

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Alphabetically sorted top ten of players who have played the most matches across formats in the last 12 months

Squash balls, simulators, straps and more: Unorthodox methods that helped players innovate

Shakib's bite is the latest addition to off-beat solutions players have come up with for technical adjustments. Here are some more

27-Sep-2024•Varun Shetty

Can Flower bring art to the science of coaching?

Great coaches understand the fluidity of technique, the role of imagination, the constant forward momentum of the game

04-Mar-2014•Jon Hotten

The stars of Kathiawar

In all the talk of Bombay's credentials as a historical stronghold of Indian cricket, a region to the north gets overlooked

30-Nov-2013•Ramachandra Guha

When a rusty Jonathan Agnew 'got away with it'

One of the game's more unusual comebacks involved the long-time BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew

09-Nov-2013•Martin Williamson

Who was India's first great batsman?

In part one, a look at three Indian-born batsmen who went on to achieve glory in other countries

11-Jul-2013•Stuart Wark

Snow, sleet ... and cricket

In 1903, the English county season got off to a start with a match between London County and Surrey. But the match, which featured WG Grace and Bangalore Jayaram, was played amid sleet and snow showers

06-Apr-2013•Martin Williamson

The light of the East

Ranji opened up the region behind square on the leg side as a legitimate area for making runs

06-Feb-2010•Rahul Bhattacharya

A prince among batsmen

Over a century ago, the English game was transformed by an Indian who went on to become the most popular cricketer in the Empire

24-Aug-2009•Gideon Haigh

Pushing the laws to the limit

Incidents that got the lawmakers thinking

19-Jun-2008•Martin Williamson, Andrew Miller and Andrew McGlashan

Welcome back, we weren't expecting you

Eleven players who made a return to the fold after their time had appeared to have passed by

08-May-2008•Andrew McGlashan and Brydon Coverdale

Ranji and racism

When KS Ranjitsinhji's selection for England was blocked by the MCC

20-Oct-2007•Martin Williamson

1896 and all that

Vasant Raiji salutes the great Ranji, a century after the cricket world discovered his genius

17-Oct-2007

Historian seeking tribute to mark Ranji centenary

Amit Roy on efforts to gain recognition for talented prince of the Golden Age

17-Oct-2007

Out of Asia

Eleven cricketers of Asian extraction who have played for England ... with varying degrees of success

10-Jul-2007•Andrew Miller

The Wizard of the willow

In the summer of 1934 the Ranji Trophy, for which the states of India wage a battle royal, was launched by the Maharaja Bhupindra Singh of Patiala

22-Jun-2007•Prof. AS Balakrishnan

Causes celebres

When selectors make mistakes or leave out heroes, the press and public love to make a song and dance about it. Steve Pittard selects his favourite ignored men

22-Mar-2007

Knowing when to call it a day

We look at XI instances where retirement - or staying retired - would have been the best option

11-Jan-2007•Martin Williamson

The end of the hundred-year wait

One of the biggest holes in cricket history has just been filled

18-Sep-2003•Wisden Comment by Steven Lynch

The dark prince, darker still

In July's issue of Wisden Asia Cricket , former Hyderabad offspinner V Ramnarayan reviews the latest biography of Ranji and calls it a well-researched hatchet job

11-Jul-2003•V Ramnarayan

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