V Ramnarayan

Those fine men of Hyderabad

Oct 1, 2015 Playing alongside the likes of Pataudi, Abid Ali, Jaisimha and Abbas Ali Baig was an experience to be cherished

When Indian cricket was brimming with offies

Sep 7, 2015 Not at all of them turned the ball into the right-hander, but they kept batsmen on their toes with variations of flight and pace

Lefties I've loved

Aug 21, 2015 From Sobers to Sangakkara, plenty oozed grace at the crease. Each had his own distinctive style

A Jolly Rovers reunion

Aug 2, 2015 It was all nostalgia and anecdotes when late-1960s alumni of a well known Chennai club got together one evening recently

Where have all the stylists gone?

Feb 15, 2015 You'll get powerful and innovative shots, spectacular fielding and express pace in this year's World Cup, but at the cost of artistry and mystery

Remembering Budhi the dasher

Oct 19, 2014 Before Sehwag, and even Srikkanth, India had a swashbuckling opening batsman who also kept wickets

Remembering the glory days of the Hindu Trophy

Apr 5, 2014 One of the oldest limited-overs in India used to be a thrilling affair, with Test and club cricketers fiercely competing for the title

Gavaskar's stunning entrance

Feb 16, 2014 For Indian cricket fans of a certain vintage, the Caribbean summer of 1971 was the most glorious of all

A wizard called Vishy

Jan 29, 2014 Remembering a magician who invariably rose to the occasion when conditions favoured the bowlers, especially the fast men

Cricket for the Nawabs

Aug 9, 2013 Hyderabad cricket in the 1970s had more than its fair share of characters: among them short-sighted umpires, legspinners with Elvis hairdos, and prodigious batsmen