Syed Kirmani

'I excelled without knowing what wicketkeeping was all about'

Sep 30, 2013: Syed Kirmani on being a self-taught wicketkeeper, 1983, and his peers

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Kirmani questions Dhoni's keeping technique

Feb 15, 2009: Kirmani said Dhoni lacked the "copybook basics" of a keeper and said the flaws were not attracting attention because the Indian team has been in top form in recent months

World Cup 1983

Kapil the brightest in starry '83 reunion

Jun 22, 2008: Sidharth Monga takes in an emotional and fun night commemorating 25 years of India's World Cup win

They also played cricket

Jan 17, 2008: Cricinfo looks at 11 other cricketers - notable and not-so-notable - who have tried their luck in front of the cameras

Former players come out in support of former captain

Pawar should intervene on the Dravid issue - Patil

Oct 30, 2007: Sandeep Patil leads a list of former Indian players who have come out strongly against the exclusion of Rahul Dravid from India's ODI team

Five Karnataka legends felicitated

Repaying the faith

Mar 11, 2007: Anand Vasu takes in a night of honouring and celebrating five legends from Karnataka

India in South Africa, 2006-07

Kirmani stumped by Dhoni's wicketkeeping technique

Nov 24, 2006: Mahendra Singh Dhoni's wicketkeeping capability has now being questioned by Syed Kirmani, the former Indian wicketkeeper

Indian Oil Cup 2005

Ganguly's absence will affect morale, says Kirmani

Jul 21, 2005: The morale of the Indian cricket team as it bids to win the upcoming tri-nation Indian Oil Cup in Sri Lanka would be low in the absence of Sourav Ganguly, according to Syed Kirmani

Syed Kirmani elected chairman of selection committee

Sep 28, 2003: Syed Kirmani was elected chairman of the national selection committee at the annual general meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at Kolkata

BCCI meeting

Kirmani named as India's chief selector

Sep 28, 2003: India's former Test wicketkeeper, Syed Kirmani, has taken over from Brijesh Patel as the head of the national selection committee

Finders keepers

Sep 8, 2003: The third in our series of articles examining how the Indian team is shaping up for the coming 2003-04 season

CricInfo users vote Tendulkar Best All Time Indian in BT survey

Jan 24, 2002: There will always be great debate about the best Indian XI of all time, but there is no doubt about who is the best Indian player of all time

India v Zimbabwe, World Cup Group A, Tunbridge Wells

Kapil Dev spares India's blushes

Jun 18, 1983: John Ward reports on Kapil Dev;s amazing 175 not out which rescued India from humiliation at Tunbridge Wells