Rajkot: Gaynor Jarman, the wife of match referee for the recently concluded series against Zimbabwe Barry Jarman, is a lively personality. She is open for discussion on any topic under the sun.Fond of everything Indian, viz., food, culture and civilisation, she accompanied Jarman to India. She loves to watch cricket and supports her husband wholeheartedly in whatever he does. Indeed the Jarmans are a very endearing couple.Indeed they endeared themselves to the players, officials and whom so ever they met during their tour of India. Ms Gaynor Jarman shared her unforgettable experiences in India with Thatscricket.com in this exclusive interview.Did
Bangalore: After her return from a semi-successful World Cup jaunt, Thatscricket.com caught up with Smitha Harikrishna to check out on the welfare and future of women's cricket in India. Talking at length, Smitha spoke her mind on the shortcomings and the possible remedies that can be undertaken by the Women's Cricket Association of India (WCAI) in order to take the game to a higher plane. Following are the excerpts of the interview.Now that the World Cup is over and along with it a lot of post-mortem, where does women's cricket go from here? Basically how do we get our
Bangalore: Smitha Harikrishna was very much an integral part of the Indian World Cup team that made it "so near, yet so far," in the World Cup at New Zealand in December last year. Smitha, in a two-part exclusive interview with Thatscricket.com, shared her views on women's cricket in India. Talking about what needs to be done to rejuvenate the game and make India a winning combination, she said, "It requires a wholesale effort form everybody involved with the game. The associations have to do their bit, the players have to chip in, in general a combined effort." The following
Bangalore: Purnima Rau has carried on the legacy of Indian women's cricket from the era of Shantha Rangaswamy and Diana Edulji when the game was riding a big high. Relegated to a senior player from being a captain previously, Purnima was in the thick of action during the World Cup at New Zealand.Purnima spoke to Thatscricket.com about India's performance in the World Cup and other matters related to women's cricket during the South Zone championship at Chennai recently. "The occasion of the World Cup should sink in very deep. The feeling should come from the pit of the stomach." Excerpts
Anjum Chopra has been one of the pillars of the Indian bating lineup in the recent past and being a left-hander is an added asset to the side. At the recently held South Zone championship Thatscricket.com caught up with the Indian vice-captain to have her chip in with her views on women's cricket.Anjum Chopra, a resident of Delhi, currently represents Air India in the domestic circuit and has been representing the country since 1995. "We need mental coaching and mental strengthening and professional at that."Following are the excerpts: The Indian team left the shores on a high, though
Bangalore: The M Chinnaswamy Stadium is a beehive of activity on the eve of the first One-day International between Australia and India scheduled to be played on March 25. Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) secretary Brijesh Patel and his dedicated team of workers are striving to leave no stone unturned for the success of the event in every sense of the word. Brijesh, a former international cricketer of repute and an astute businessman, took time off from his hectic schedule to share a few thoughts on what goes behind in organising an event of such magnitude with Thatscricket.com in this
Ajay Jadeja may never play for India again, but his father Daulatsinhji Jadeja firmly believes that his son is certainly not involved in any match-fixing. Ajay Jadeja recently visited Jamnagar and visited some of the worst quake affected areas with his father. Daulatsinhji spoke to Thatscricket.com from his flat in Jamnagar whereby he reasserted his son's innocence. The following is an excerpt of the exclusive interview:Are you disappointed that your son's name has been linked to the match-fixing allegations?I am disappointed all the more because his name has been wrongly implicated in the match-fixing controversy. I firmly believe that my
Bangalore: Anjum Chopra, the vice-captain of the Indian team to the women's World Cup at New Zealand last year, had spoken at length to Thatscricket.com on Indian women's cricket. The second and concluding part of the series gives more insight into her thoughts on the status of women's cricket in India."You see it is a give and take relationship. If we play an attractive brand of cricket then things will begin to fall into place. If we give the sponsors a good tournament they are going to come back," Chopra said with regard to making women's cricket more attractive in
Bangalore: India's ace leg spinner Anil Kumble is recuperating from a shoulder surgery. He has had the privilege of sharing the same dressing room with India's "Little Master Blaster" Sachin Tendulkar.The Mumbai genius celebrates his 28th birthday on April 24 and Kumble shared his thoughts about his teammate in an exclusive chat with Thatscricket.com prior to his departure to South Africa for a check up with Dr Mark Fergusson.What do you think of Sachin the cricketer?I cannot express it one sentence (laughs). He has immense talent and the best part is that he has put that talent to maximum use.
Bangalore: Rahul 'Mr Consistent' Dravid has been out there in the middle, within proximity of 22 yards, savouring every moment of Sachin Tendulkar's delightful batting. A star in his very own right, Dravid deems it indeed a special occasion to "share the same dressing room" with Sachin.This shows how much the members of the Indian cricket team revere the "Little Master Blaster". Stating that Sachin was a down to earth person, Dravid shared his thoughts on what he thought about his "elite" teammate with Thatscricket.comWhat do you think of Sachin the cricketer?You can't get a more complete cricketer than Sachin.
