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March 6, 1971. On the face of it, this is not a date of any great significance. Perhaps only the really die-hard Indian cricket...

As he prepares to play his 100th Test at Ahmedabad from Wednesday, Ishant Sharma can look back on his career with a sense of...

There can be little doubt that Ravichandran Ashwin is India’s best all-rounder since the peerless Kapil Dev. All the praise for his bowling –...

The euphoric mood is still prevalent. About a week after India’s truly remarkable series triumph in Australia the stories in the media and the...

Fifty years ago on January 5, 1971 a cricket match was played at Melbourne. It was staged quite by accident but unexpectedly created the...

An India Pakistan match, in any discipline-Hockey, Kabaddi, Soccer, Tennis- is a huge spectacle. The “asking rate” immediately climbs sky high as speculation, and...

One fine morning, I had just returned from a long walk, when the phone rang. “Mr. Sundaram? Hello, Mr Jagmohan Dalmia would like to...

Our friendships with teammates and rivals are what most of us cherish long after our playing days. I was distinctly lucky in this department....

“What do they know about Cricket that only Cricket know?”...

To write about Sri Lanka is always a pleasurable excersise. My Association dates back to 1954-55, when Mr V Pattabhiraman Bar at Law, and...