In fact he took 120 catches before stumping Venkatesh Prasad off the bowling of Paul Adams at Newlands in 1996-97. Richardson scored nine Test fifties as well as a century, against New Zealand in Cape Town in 1994-95. His bushy, black beard and solid play were the most recognisable figures in world cricket for a decade. His bushy, black beard and solid play were the most recognisable figures in world cricket for a decade1987 – Birth of Suzie Bates, one of New Zealand’s double-internationals. Ashwin made his name in the IPL, replaced Harbhajan Singh in the India ODI side in 2011, and impressed when he took nine wickets, the second-best figures by an Indian Test debutant after Narendra Hirwani.

Source: The Nation September 18, 2021 18:45 UTC