Alvin Kallicharran

Forty years later we can understand that famous English summer in a more nuanced way

When Kallicharran, only 5'4", bareheaded, and with his shirt unbuttoned halfway down, decided to meet fire with fire against Lillee

Alvin Kallicharran talks about coming up the hard way, the lessons captaining West Indies taught him, and the rebel tour of South Africa

A depleted West Indies lost the series in India in 1978-79 but went home with their heads held high

Roy Fredericks' manic innings in Perth 40-odd years ago left you seeing stars in the daytime

A team comprising several high-profile former and current international cricketers has arrived in Pakistan after nearly a four-year drought of international cricket in the country

In the days before television coverage was a given at almost every international match anywhere in the world, many controversial incidents, which would now be endlessly replayed and analysed were hardly even commented upon

Twenty-four years ago 18 West Indians made history when they ventured into apartheid South Africa to play a series that went down in legend. A look back at the rebel tour of 1983

Stephen Fleming had no regrets about the controversial dismissal of Muttiah Muralitharan in the first Test, saying Muralitharan made a mistake and paid the price

Cricket has, regrettably, many incidents of players being pelted with objects by bored or malicious spectators, but examples of the players retaliating in kind are mercifully rare

Following the controversial dismissal of Inzamam-ul-Haq today, Will Luke and Martin Williamson look at ten decisions which have irked and provoked players and public alike

1957 A fox is born

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For the first time in nine years, New Zealand have a batsman among the top eight in the world rankings

1918 The quintessential English seamer is born

Scoring a century has always been a great achievement in Test cricket

The Kenya Cricket Association has rewarded national coach, Alvin Kallicharran, for his team's successful performances against the touring MCC by giving him an early birthday present in the form of a one-year extension to his coaching contract

Alvin Kallicharran wouldn't exactly say it, but speaking to him one feels the Kenyan national team coach is experiencing deju vu - a flashback to the times when the West Indies were reknowned for natural talent but perhaps criticised in the way they