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Chal meri Luna!

Farokh Engineer and BS Chandrasekhar’s 1972-73 mopeds going viral last week provided good reason to elaborate on that unique end-of-series prize as...

12.04.2024 20

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This won’t go out of fashion!

Ex-KKR player David Wiese bringing up coach Chandu Pandit’s ‘militant type’ reputation could also have something to do with the Mumbai man’s...

05.04.2024 8

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Bangalore in a win, win, win situation

This week marks 50 years of Karnataka’s maiden Ranji title in 1974. This golden jubilee and RCB’s recent WPL triumph open up the possibility of a...

29.03.2024 20

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Cricket great Kallicharran is 75 today

A tribute to USA-based former West Indies cricket captain and batting great Alvin Kallicharran on his landmark birthday West Indies...

22.03.2024 20

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A to Z of lion-crested centurions

Musheer Khan became the latest entrant to a club of Mumbai century-makers in Ranji Trophy finals. Here are some other heroes who came up with...

15.03.2024 10

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Contractor steps into the 90s

From ‘hovering between life and death’ after a bouncer fractured his skull at Barbados in 1962, to celebrating his 90th birthday today, India’s...

08.03.2024 6

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Give it a great name then!

If at all the Anthony de Mello silverware is made redundant, it is imperative that India and England play for a trophy on our shores which bears the...

01.03.2024 20

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‘If they do, they’ll be tired’

Sanjay Manjrekar did well to tell viewers, while commenting on R Ashwin completing 500 wickets, what England’s Fred Trueman said in 1964 about his...

23.02.2024 10

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When Richard Hadlee floored Rajkot and West Zone

It is to be seen if India’s Bumrah and England’s Anderson will rule the roost in today’s third Test, but a certain Richard Hadlee claimed nine...

16.02.2024 20

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Long form loss for big cities

No games at regular centres such as Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Delhi in ongoing India v England series could mean country’s original venues are...

09.02.2024 10

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Two good and too bad!

BCCI awards were presented for four seasons last week. When it came to lifetime honours, why was no woman cricketer chosen to join former stars Farokh...

01.02.2024 8

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Hello, hello, remember De Mello!

Sponsors of the India v England Test series get a mention in Board of Control for Cricket in India press releases and promotions, but not the trophy...

26.01.2024 20

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Windies in red, thanks to white ball

WI’s Test match stocks stay down and having a clutch of uncapped players on their tour of Australia can be only attributed to the lure of franchise...

19.01.2024 7

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And that’s a Pak hundred!

Broadcasters couldn’t be heard saying this for a visiting batsman in the recent series Down Under because there weren’t any centuries scored;...

12.01.2024 40

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You can’t be serious, SA!

The need to boost its coffers through T20 cricket notwithstanding, the South African board sending a weak team for their two-Test tour to New Zealand...

05.01.2024 10

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Should Mumbai cricket return to class?

Lack of emphasis on College/University cricket could well be one of the causes for the city’s meltdown on India’s domestic cricket scene. The...

29.12.2023 20

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Sobey, Immy and other Shield tales

Ravi Shastri recently said on air that a stint with WA in the late ’80s didn’t materialise because the season clashed with India’s home action....

21.12.2023 3

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Dead Eye Joe bids goodbye

WI’s Solomon, who passed away last week, played an important part in history when his throw, after sighting only one stump, ran out Australia’s...

15.12.2023 7

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Dada jumped, India rose at Brisbane!

Twenty years ago on this day, then India captain Sourav Ganguly produced an innings at the Gabba that stunned the world and forced the Australians to...

07.12.2023 7

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Arjuna should keeping firing away

As Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup-winning captain turns 60 tomorrow, it is hoped that he continues to be a non-fence sitter irrespective if people agree...

01.12.2023 9

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A to Z of the ODI World Cup

Twenty-six reasons why this big-ticket event was one crazy ride Australia skipper Pat Cummins. Pic/Getty Images A...

24.11.2023 10

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They play such grand roles!

Grandparents have played pivotal roles in the development of cricketers and Australia’s Mitchell Marsh’s decision to leave the ongoing World Cup...

17.11.2023 7

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When Smith didn’t do a Shakib!

Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews became the first cricketer in 146 years of international cricket to be Timed Out. This could have happened in Newlands,...

10.11.2023 9

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Cabbie khushi, cabbie glum!

The recently phased-out Mumbai black-and-yellow Premier Padmini taxis evoke fond memories, nostalgia and mirth among the city’s cricketing...

03.11.2023 8

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Bishan Bedi’s unchanged melodies

No one in this wide world could get the deceased ex-India captain to agree that T20 cricket was good for the game. He abhorred it. He didn’t even...

26.10.2023 10

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Passes, tickets, the thrill of it all

A trip down memory lane a few days before the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai hosts the first of its five allotted ICC 2023 World Cup matches; there’s a...

20.10.2023 9

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Internet killing those handy books!

Official tour brochures and pre-event publications, which the media and public used before and during cricket World Cups, are a thing of the past....

13.10.2023 9

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First-class in every sense!

The inaugural cricket World Cup in 1975 produced several moments and anecdotes to cherish among the participants which happened to be some of the...

30.09.2023 10

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A World Cup without West Indies

Though the 1975 and 1979 champs didn’t qualify for next month’s event a few months ago, the thought of them not being around is hurting people in...

22.09.2023 10

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Where is Wadekar’s Wankhede honour?

Mumbai’s streets were packed with fans hailing their cricket heroes on September 13, 1971, and ex-MCA Treasurer Jagdish Achrekar, who was among...

15.09.2023 10

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Reporter, the sharp and witty one!

The departed umpire could be firm without forgetting to be pleasant and complimentary as legend Richard Hadlee experienced when he became the highest...

08.09.2023 10

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