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When Kaps wept on television

It has been 25 years since India’s 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev stunned cricket followers through his tearful interview with journalist...

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So high up, so young!

Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s ton for RR against GT didn’t come without a warning on Monday. The 14-year-old’s 34 off 20 balls cameo on IPL debut...

02.05.2025 40

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Punitive blade man bids adieu

Keith Stackpole, who passed away in Australia on Tuesday, not only loved notching up centuries at the start of a series, but also didn’t believe in...

24.04.2025 4

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Hey, I have a bat for you!

Cricketers have rejoiced over gifts in the form of pieces of willow just like Gujarat Giants’ WPL star Kashvee Gautam did when Hardik Pandya...

18.04.2025 10

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Why we Will not forget him

Through his concussion issues-caused recent decision to call it quits from all forms of the game, Pucovski joined a list of 10 Australian cricketers...

11.04.2025 30

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An unhealthy early retirement

Plan to retire the Pataudi Trophy that India and England play for in UK-hosted Tests is nothing short of cricketing blasphemy; move will prove highly...

04.04.2025 20

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Nice way to honour ‘Judge’

BCCI Secretary AW Kanmadikar’s recent family-organised birth centenary celebration in Indore must move the establishment and state units to honour...

27.03.2025 20

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Celebration of Test cricket

That’s what it will be when a plan to mark 150 years of the traditional form of the game with a pink-ball Test comes to fruition in March 2027;...

20.03.2025 10

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The life and times of Abid Ali

The former India all-rounder, who passed away in California this week, put his stamp of grit and determination in whatever he undertook and dealt with...

13.03.2025 6

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Two deaths, too bad!

While Milind Rege’s association with Mumbai cricket went far beyond his bowling and batting skills, Padmakar Shivalkar’s 22-year Ranji Trophy...

07.03.2025 8

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Chappelli and the write line

Former Australia captain’s journalistic farewell will leave the world of unbiased cricket writing poorer. He was not always right during his 51-year...

28.02.2025 10

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The dwindling Khar Gym gang

Former Indian Universities player Bharat Kunderan’s recent passing means the list of surviving members of this jovial cricket outfit of yesteryear...

13.02.2025 10

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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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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!

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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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 9

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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 8

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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 7

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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 6

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The 10.04 pm press release

The BCCI ought to have organised a press conference for chief selector Ajit Agarkar to explain his committee’s decisions ahead of the Australia...

31.10.2024 3

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The club that Rohit joined

By deciding to bat first in bowler-friendly conditions against the New Zealanders in the opening Test at Bangalore, Sharma joined a host of...

25.10.2024 6

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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 9

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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...

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