Mumbai:Ex-India batsman Dilip Sardesai has died at the age of 66 after a multiple organ failure on Monday.
Vadodara:Vijay Samuel Hazare was truly one of the greats of the game produced by India, and but for the Second World War, which robbed him and many others including Sir Donald Bradman vital playing years, would have scored many more runs and centuries in Tests.
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.
Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh thought it befitting to gift a 13-acre piece of land in Bandra-Kurla complex in suburban Mumbai to build another stadium and also have a MCA club house.
Bangalore: Roger Michael Binny - the junior Indian coach and one of the contenders for the post of the Indian coach in the wake of Kapil Dev's resignation - has expressed surprise at the decision of the former Indian all-rounder to quit from his post.
Bangalore: Roger Michael Binny - the junior Indian coach and one of the contenders for the post of the Indian coach in the wake of Kapil Dev's resignation - has expressed surprise at the decision of the former Indian all-rounder to quit from his post.
There is not in the world so toilsome a trade as the pursuit of fame: Life concludes before you have so much as sketched your work. This is more so in the world of sports where the career span is much
There is not in the world so toilsome a trade as the pursuit of fame: Life concludes before you have so much as sketched your work. This is more so in the world of sports where the career span is much less than the span of life. In any successful player's career, the most difficult decision is to decide whether it is time to call it quits and hang up his boots. The one famous quote of Vijay Merchant, in fact his often repeated quote over All India Radio those days, is perhaps the most apt in this context. He
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
