New Delhi:A burly, six footer ''Palm-Tree Hitter'' who faced the likes of Fred Trueman, Wes Hall, Roy Gilchrist and Charlie Griffith with aplomb, Poly Umrigar was a completely different person off the field, who once approached teammate Bishan Singh Bedi with a humble request to help him make tea with tea bag.
Mumbai:Former India captain and one of the all time greats of Indian cricket Polly Umrigar passed away on Tuesday night.
New Delhi:BCCI President Sharad Pawar today expressed his deep distress at the demise of former Team India skipper Polly Umrigar and announced the institution of the 'Most Promising Cricketer of the Year' award in his memory.
Mumbai:Indian cricketers and officials today paid rich tributes to the ex-India captain and great batsman Polly Umrigar, who passed away here on Tuesday night.
New Delhi:Four Indian Test players suffering from fever were sent to a gynaecologist during the team's 1967 tour of England, says former Indian captain Bishan Singh Bedi.
Mumbai:The mortal remains of former India all-rounder Eknath Solkar, who died here yesterday, were cremated at Shivaji Park crematorium here late last night.
Mumbai? Test cricketers, including Polly Umrigar, Dilip Vengsarkar and Bapu Nadkarni, praised batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar equalling former skipper Sunil Gavaskar's 34 Test hundreds against Bangladesh today as "a fantastic feat" and said he will go on to score many more.
Mumbai:Former India Test captains Polly Umrigar and Nari Contractor have not taken kindly to dashing batsman Virender Sehwag's views that he preferred a defensive player to partner him as opener.
Mumbai :The one day conclave of all the Ranji Trophy captains and coaches would be held in Mumbai on June 4, according to sources in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Mumbai:A sum of Rs 7. 15-lakh is to be disbursed on Friday amongst 121 past Test cricketers and 22 umpires all over India as the first installment of the monthly Rs 5000 pension scheme by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in its Platinum Jubilee Year.
