Indore: Former Test cricketer and national selector Captain Chandu Sarvate died in Indore on Tuesday evening at the Apollo hospital following a protracted illness, his family said.
Indore: Congratulatory messages flooded 'Ali Manzil', house of legendary cricketer Mushtaq Ali in the city after he was honoured with Wisden special achievement award in London on Tuesday.
Rajkot: Chandu Sarvate may not be among India's all time greats, but he most certainly has his place in the history of Indian cricket. He may have played fewer Tests than he should have but he will always be remembered for his last wicket stand with Setu Banerjee when the pair added 200 and odd runs against Surrey in 1946. He was an all-rounder who could bat with aplomb and bowl with a lot of guile. His knowledge of the game, even today, is something, which, unfortunately, is not taken into consideration by the bigwigs of the Board. His views
Are you happy with the punishment the players have received?They needed to be punished. There is no question about that. We know young cricketers are coming up and they should see what happened to the big stars for committing such mistakes.How much was the match fee during your playing days?When I was playing, we used to receive just Rs 250 for five days and a first-class fare and that was it.To what extent money was important for you?We didn't think much of money those days. We played the game for the fun and we loved the game so much that
