Packer's circus
The circumstances were already in place. The Australian media magnate simply triggered the explosion
View ArticleThe helmet
A piece of cricket equipment that affected batting techniques - and not for the better
View ArticleImran Khan's captaincy
He led a perennially fractious team to fulfill the aspirations of a nation
View ArticleThe 1983 and 1987 World Cups
They marked a significant shift in cricket's balance of power from England to India
View ArticleSharjah
The neutral venue that stood like a beacon of hope for other offshore cricket venues
View ArticleThe advent of sledging
Cricket's tag as a "gentleman's game" has taken a beating in modern times. Australia, and Allan Border can take some credit for that
View ArticleThe rise of Australia
In Madras in 1986 started a march that inspired awe in everyone who came across it
View ArticleThe bouncer rule
West Indies' intimidatory tactics and painfully slow over-rates prompted the lawmakers to take away the fast bowler's most lethal weapon
View ArticleSouth Africa's readmission
Their return to international cricket showed that social change could manifest itself in sport
View ArticleThe match referee and third umpire
Two officials who appeared on the cricket scene as it grew into a high-stakes sport: one to police it, the other to make it more error-free
View ArticleSatellite television
The advent of satellite TV brought in its wake sky-high bids for cricket rights, a need to satisfy South Asian viewers, offshore games, and illegal bookmaking
View ArticleNeutral umpires
They made their first appearance when a Pakistan captain invited two Indian umpires to stand in a Test against West Indies
View ArticleFifteen-over field restrictions
They gave rise to pinch-hitters, Powerplays and cunning bowlers
View ArticleThe ICC becomes democratic
How cricket's governing body grew from an insular club to a commercial entity
View ArticleRanatunga and the new Sri Lanka
They always had the talent but he brought them winning ways
View ArticleMatch-fixing
At the turn of the century, cricket felt a tremor stronger than any it had known till then
View ArticleThe birth of Twenty20
The game's newest format emerged as a marketing gimmick but the cricket went on to out-glamour everything around it
View ArticleThe 15-degree rule
After tests proved that even those with visibly clean actions bowled with bent elbows, the ICC had no choice but to alter the laws
View ArticleThe IPL and Lalit Modi
The map of Indian and international cricket was reorganised when a previously unknown BCCI official came up with a franchise-based Twenty20 model
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