Bhagwath Chandrasekhar

Four wins and a draw feature in this pick of India's five best performances in Tests in England

Spin, songs and other turns with the great Indian spinner

Walking into the Hyderabad team of the 70s meant rubbingshoulders with some of the most glamorous cricketers of the time.I do not remember anything musical about the stylish Abbas AliBaig, a man made famous by a scorcher of a kiss a young femalefan

Also: batsmen out on 199, keepers who opened after a long stint on the field, and the highest score by an England No. 8 on debut

A nine-year-old's initiation into big-time cricket, featuring Prasanna, Lawry, Gleeson and a boisterous Bangalore crowd

Chandra and Qadir, Gower and Viv - a case for the transformative power of the miniature

The greatest Test performances: Nos. 31-40 include some of the best bowling performances, and the cream of the Gavaskar crop

New-ball partners, spin twins, pace-spin combos, duos drawn from quartets: doesn't matter, give us the finest pair of bowlers ever, we said to our panel, and they did just that

Now that his best is likely behind him, let us look back on some Sehwag classics

For much of the 1960s and '70s, India's bowling attack consisted almost entirely of spinners who were varied and highly skilled. Just how good were they?

India came to England in 1971 with a record of no wins and 15 defeats in their 19 Tests... but all that changed at The Oval

Bhagwath Chandrasekhar, Ajit Wadekar, Farokh Engineer and Ray Illingworth remember India's first Test win in England - at The Oval in 1971

England and India have played nine Tests at The Oval over the years and Cricinfo looks back at the memorable performances

India's wretched series against England in 1974, a Test whitewash, internal rows, a slighted high commissioner, and an opener in court

Anand Vasu takes in a night of honouring and celebrating five legends from Karnataka

Barry Richards launched a scathing attack on the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), saying they had transformed the game by their sheer money power

Martin Williamson looks at the players who have overcome physical obstacles to play the game

On a gloomy August day at the Oval in 1971, a one man show was responsible for one of Indian cricket's finest hours

Leg-spinning great BS Chandrasekhar will receive the Castrol Lifetime Achievement in Cricket Award