'Mr Sobers, would you like to bat?'

Ajit Wadekar recalls how India turned the tables on the the West Indies and won a historic victory. IMAGE: The legendary Ajit Wadekar. Photograph: Central Press/Getty Images Ajit Laxman Wadekar --......

Sunil Gavaskar remembers his captain Ajit Wadekar

Sunil Gavaskar pays tribute to Ajit Wadekar 'Sunil, sorry, he is no more'. Those devastating words conveyed to me that 'my captain' Ajit Wadekar had passed away. Just a little while earlier, I was......

'Aaj kal ke bacche'...

IMAGE: Yashasvi Jaiswal celebrates his double century during the third Test in Rajkot. Photograph: BCCI   Captain Rohit Sharma was in awe of youngsters Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan and......

When Patriotism Sets In, The Game Suffers A Rout

Just as the umpire's decision is no longer final, what is disdainfully rejected is the age-old dictum that the game should be played and watched in the spirit of the game, sighs Uddalok......

The World Cup That Cheers

In cricket, we have something that we can share with our families, neighbours and indeed, the whole country. It is colour-blind, language-neutral, truly secular and transcends all regions, from......

Commentators' box to be named after late Bal Thackeray?

The Mumbai Cricket Association is likely to deliberate on the proposal received from a couple of its affiliated units to name the commentators' box at the Wankhede stadium after late Shiv Sena......