Turning Points

Developed in Pakistan in response to unresponsive pitches, it revitalised cricket, but not before being greeted with fear and suspicion

Till then fast bowlers had hunted in pairs; Clive Lloyd decided his attack would hunt in packs

Four years after the birth of ODIs, the format was given validation by what was perhaps the boldest and most ambitious innovation since the legislation of overarm bowling

A format that is criticised today for being unwieldy and dull, was for three decades cricket's biggest bread-winner

Not only was a great team chopped down in its prime, the two decades of exile forced the establishment to address the evils of discrimination

A hinge moment in cricket history when Test stars realised first-class contracts could be more profitable than playing for their countries

The advent of covered pitches had significant effects on spinners, and served to make wickets all over the world uniform

Cricketers today see little of life outside grounds and dressing rooms. Are they better off than those in the past who had to earn their living outside the game?

In the drabbest hours of the game came a contest that breathed life back into it and gave birth to one of cricket's great rivalries

A cricketer and a gentleman who gave a sense of unity to West Indian cricket and championed the cause of player rights

An event that resulted in one of the most intense rivalries in sport

Seventy-two years ago, video cameras broadcast a Test for the first time, from Lord's. The coverage has evolved since, but the good still outweighs the bad

With their outstanding talent the two forced the cricketing elite to reconsider their view about the ability of black cricketers

There was outrage over England's tactics in the 1932-33 Ashes, but in the years that followed bouncers shocked no one

Cricket's greatest batsman was a colossal contradiction: a young visionary and an old reactionary; and he triggered the sport's first two great cataclysms

A CK Nayudu innings against the visiting MCC in 1926 made all the difference

The man made matches come alive - so what if at times they read vastly different from what actually happened on the field

Commentary began in the early 1920s, but it really got going with "synthetic reports" by four men in a Sydney studio during the 1938 Ashes

The delivery synonymous with subcontinental wizardry was invented by an Englishman; and the most famous of those was also bowled by one

Before the First World War came a period in cricket marked by the brilliance of dashing amateurs