'I was a train and you put me on the track'

IMAGE: Akash Deep's first state-level coach recalls his early days as he becomes the latest Bengal entrant into the Indian dressing room. Photograph: BCCI Emotions welled up inside Saurashish......

The story of Mukesh Kumar: 'Dream is now in front of me'

IMAGE: Mukesh Kumar was selected in the Test and ODI squads for the upcoming tour of the West Indies. Photograph: BCCI For someone who has come through the grind and lost many battles, including......

Toilet Break and A Trial: Mukesh's journey from 'khep' to India A

Photograph: BCCI Domestic/Twitter It was sometime in 2014 that Cricket Association of Bengal had arranged for 'Open Trials' for its ambitious flagship project 'Vision 2020'. Hundreds had turned......

Biography traces Dhoni's life from TC to World Cup-winning captain

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's image of holding the World Cup trophy at Wankhede has been immortalised in cricketing folklore but not many know that Indian cricket's poster boy was once a ticket collector......