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Cool and the gang

Cool and the gang

While displaying his deep understanding of sport through his recent utterances on the subject, Naseeruddin Shah proved that he sits well in the...

31.01.2025 20

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Clayton Murzello

Don’t dump the West Indies

Don’t dump the West Indies

Talk of introduction of a two-tier Test system will prevent the former kings of cricket from competing at the top and their legends like Clive Lloyd...

23.01.2025 5

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Now and then, some fun!

Now and then, some fun!

Here’s a make-believe Border-Gavaskar Trophy series-related conversation between a former journalist grandfather and his cricket-mad 14-year-old...

17.01.2025 8

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A Mumbai moment to cherish

As former Ravi Shastri’s six-sixes-in-an-over feat off Baroda’s Tilak Raj turns 40 tomorrow, there is a lesson for today’s domestic cricket...

10.01.2025 7

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A TO Z of Sydney

26 reasons to remember Test matches at the SCG, where Rohit Sharma’s Indians take on Pat Cummins’ Aussies for the fifth and final Test of the...

02.01.2025 6

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Kohli’s Melbourne task defined

Fellow batting great Sunil Gavaskar bringing up Sachin Tendulkar’s Sydney 2003-04 disciplined double century provides a fine example for Virat...

26.12.2024 4

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A to Z of Brisbane

26 reasons to remember Test matches at the Gabba, where India take on Australia in Game 3 of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy Steve Waugh and...

13.12.2024 4

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Clayton Murzello

A to Z of Brisbane

26 reasons to remember Test matches at the Gabba, where India take on Australia in Game 3 of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy Steve Waugh and...

12.12.2024 7

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Clayton Murzello

A TO Z of the Adelaide Oval

26 reasons to remember games at this venue, where Rohit & Co take on Aus for Test No. 2 of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy Spectators enjoy Day...

05.12.2024 6

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Clayton Murzello

The A to Z of Tests at Perth

26 cricketing moments at the city of light, where Bumrah’s Indians face Cummins-led Aussies in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener Irfan Pathan (4th...

21.11.2024 5

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Major ‘issues’ in Australian cricket

First published in 1934, the ABC tour guide continues to be a handy companion for cricket enthusiasts even as pre-tour souvenirs is a thing of the...

15.11.2024 3

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The magic of the Masters

The forthcoming veterans tournament for which Sachin Tendulkar is ambassador, will do well to emulate the 1995 BSI World Masters that was hailed as...

11.10.2024 7

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Can a Vengsarkar-like player emerge?

Like in 1975-76, there is an opportunity for stars to be born in the October 1-5 Irani Cup match which pits Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai against...

27.09.2024 2

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Scripts that made Chennai special

Today’s India v Bangladesh series-opener venue, now in its 90th year as a Test centre, has provided much fodder for the best writers in the...

19.09.2024 5

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Riding high at the Oval

Sri Lankan batsman Pathum Nissanka’s deeds in the recent battle against England now has some great names for company in the list of Asian...

13.09.2024 4

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When the prep was peppy!

Mumbai did not have a great Buchi Babu tournament in Chennai in preparation for the 2024-25 grind, but it was profitable for city players in the...

06.09.2024 20

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Quite a bit of Kanga rue here

With due consideration to ground realities/reasons, the entire lot of teams not playing Mumbai’s most celebrated cricket tournament simultaneously...

23.08.2024 4

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Yeh A, B, C, D kya hai?

While BCCI wants its top players to figure in domestic cricket, the names given to teams for this season’s non-zonal Duleep Trophy tournament...

15.08.2024 5

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On and off the record with Aunshu

Ex-batsman Gaekwad, who succumbed to blood cancer in Baroda last week, performed the job of handling the media during his India coaching years with...

09.08.2024 3

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It’s a century for Sir Frank

As world cricket today celebrates the birth centenary of leader of leaders Worrell, the great West Indian’s connection with India ran deep before...

02.08.2024 6

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Why this only-cricketers club?

If the International Tennis Hall of Fame can consider media persons for induction, so can ICC, who, by the way, does not have a journalist as a...

25.07.2024 20

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