Mumbai spin great Shivalkar passes into the ages

IMAGE: Padmakar Shivalkar felicitated by the Mumbai Cricket Association during the 50th anniversary celebrations of Wankhede Stadium in January. Photographs: Mumbai Cricket Association Legendary......

Paddy Shivalkar: Man who accepted his fate with smile

'It was career of a small man. Till you don't get that stamp (Test cap), you are a small man.' IMAGE: Padmakar Shivalkar was distinctly unlucky that his best days in the 1970s coincided with that......

Remembering Dilip Doshi, A Spinner Par Excellence

Dilip Doshi's bowling was not a poetry in motion like the great Bishan Singh Bedi, neither was it dart like accuracy that was Padmakar Shivalkar's forte. He was somewhere in between the two.......

Why India is Wearing Black Armbands

IMAGE: Rohit Sharma shakes hands with Australia's Steve Smith during the toss. Photograph: Satish Kumar/Reuters Team India donned black armbands during their Champions Trophy semi-final clash......

'Paddy deserved the India cap far more than some...': Gavaskar

IMAGE: Padmakar Shivalkar was awarded the C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award at the BCCI Annual Awards in Bengaluru, on March 8, 2017. Photograph: BCCI Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar mourned the......