Erapalli Prasanna

Wadekar was appointed to the role of India captain on a whim, and rewarded the faith placed in him with two iconic series wins

By learning how to subtly change the pace of his deliveries

An all-time Karnataka XI, featuring one current batsman and several legends of Indian cricket

Padmakar Shivalkar and Rajinder Goel, who are honoured by the BCCI this week, were so much more than hard-luck stories

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

The review system has changed the game, especially for spinners, as the final day at Headingley showed

A promise to his father disrupted Erapalli Prasanna's career, but he returned better than ever

Aerodynamics, biomechanics, psychology, and pitching on a length: Erapalli Prasanna and Ian Chappell on the thrill and skill of spin bowling

What sort of interminable arguments have you had with your friends and relatives about cricketers?

Erapalli Prasanna was a masterful conjurer and perhaps the shrewdest of India's great spin quartet

He is among the most successful bowlers of his kind, and excitingly, his best may yet be ahead of him

Australia have been tentative against Swann's offspin. At Old Trafford, where history's greatest spin performance was delivered, they must watch out for him

Like other Australian spinners in India, Gavin Robertson finished his tour with a good idea of how to bowl there. Somehow the lessons keep getting lost

Modern spinners who could take any batsman on in any conditions and win

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?

Former India offspinner Erapalli Prasanna has questioned the effectiveness of his contemporary counterpart Harbhajan Singh, who has endured a poor run of form and fitness in recent times

MS Dhoni has made it to ESPNcricinfo's India all-time XI, beating record-holding keepers Syed Kirmani and Kiran More

Six of the XI made their debuts after November 1989. A sign that this is one of Indian cricket's best periods ever

Erapalli Prasanna, the former India offspinner, has criticised the Indian board for not utilising his services enough at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore and stated that as his reason for joining the Indian Cricket League's executive board