In this feature Martin looks back to 1950 and the remarkable selection gamble that was the catalyst for the success of the first West Indian side to win in England.
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With Indian cricket in crisis, and its leadership under scrutiny, Martin looks back at the life and times of the man who was, probably, the country’s best ever skipper.
Do India’s current crop flatter to deceive or are they the best the country has produced? In this feature Martin looks back down the years to try and find an answer.
Not many of us will have the experience of watching our offspring develop into Test cricketers. Jonathan Smith has had that great pleasure, and uses his new book to describe it.
He might have had trouble working out how to categorise it, but Martin clearly enjoyed Jonathan Smith’s latest book.
Former South African pace bowler Norman Gordon celebrates his 100th birthday today, the first Test cricketer to do so. In this feature Martin pays tribute to him.
In this feature Martin looks back at the life and times of one of his favourite cricketers, Nottinghamshire and England batsman Derek Randall.
Indian cricket writer Gulu Ezekiel has some worrying views on the state of our great game – do you agree with him?
Renowned Indian journalist Gulu Ezekiel has recently published a collection of his own writings. This week Martin has had the pleasure of reviewing it.
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On the eve of the first Test Martin looks back on his earliest memories of the “Little Master”.