Vijay Hazare

It was the last tour by undivided India to Britain. It was the summer of Merchant and Mankad, and independence was around the corner

A look at past games when one batsman made a big score without a significant contribution from the others

On his birth centenary, a look at Vijay Hazare, who won accolades from contemporary greats for his patience and appetite for runs

Former India opener Madhav Apte talks about his short-lived Test career, touring the West Indies, and his first impressions of Sachin Tendulkar

In part two of the search for India's first great batsman, we look at two run-accumulators who shared the same first name

Sixty-four years ago an Indian batsman made all of Australia applaud with two hundreds in a Test against Bradman's feted team

MS Dhoni has made it to ESPNcricinfo's India all-time XI, beating record-holding keepers Syed Kirmani and Kiran More

Six of the XI made their debuts after November 1989. A sign that this is one of Indian cricket's best periods ever

Up there with the Gavaskars and Tendulkars? Just where does India's gonzo opener stand in his country's batting pantheon?

Once India's youngest Test captain, Contractor took India to a famous Test series victory over England before his career was cut short by a wicked bouncer

The BCCI has decided to do away with the Vijay Hazare Trophy Inter-Zonal one-day competition for Under-19 cricketers for the forthcoming domestic season

Len Hutton, England's first professional captain, and his two Yorkshire team mate caused havoc in between the showers, recalls Christopher Sandford

Sriram Veera looks back at a partnership record that stood for nearly 60 years

The regular Monday column in which Steven Lynch answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket

The regular Monday column in which Steven Lynch answers your questions about (almost) any aspect of cricket

Memories of India's 1952-53 tour of the Caribbean from GS Ramchand

Over late 1947 and early 1948, India, on their first tour after independence, were beaten 0-4 in Australia by the team that were soon to be called `Bradman's Invincibles'

Vijay Hazare will go down in history as one of the greatest cricketers to wear the Indian blazer

At Adelaide in 1947-48, faced with a mammoth Australian total of 674, India were in trouble with their first five wickets down for a meagre 133