Showing posts with label Brothers-in-arms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brothers-in-arms. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Brothers-in-arms 6: Bill Lawry & Alastair Cook - similarities in substance



In Part Six of the series, we look at two cricketers who could easily be mistaken for siblings in the way they went about their game. Arunabha Sengupta compares Bill Lawry and Alastair Cook - two men at the top of the order, linked by the penchant of putting substance over style.

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Brothers-in-arms 5: Hammond & Chappell - linked by divine drives & dexterity

In Part Five of the series, in which we look at two cricketers who could easily be mistaken for siblings in the way they went about their game, Arunabha Sengupta compares Wally Hammond and Greg Chappell - two men related by their majesty, grace and curious unpopularity.

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Brothers-in-arms 4: Cairns & Flintoff - brushes with greatness & authority

This is Part 4 of a series in which two different cricketers are paired who could easily be mistaken for siblings in the way they went about their game. Read on for more on the soul-siblings of the gentleman's game! In this episode, Arunabha Sengupta writes about Chris Cairns and Andrew Flintoff - the two men related by exploits of willow, leather, promise, injury and indiscipline.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Brothers-in-arms 3: Azharuddin & Malik - linked by flair, figures, faults & fickle-fame

This is Part 3 of a series in which two different cricketers are paired who could easily be mistaken for siblings in the way they went about their game. Read on for more on the soul-siblings of the gentleman's game! In this episode, Arunabha Sengupta writes about the two men related by fortune and finesse are Mohammad Azharuddin and Saleem Malik.