Ajit Wadekar 1941-2018

The accidental captain who emerged shining

Aug 16, 2018 Wadekar was appointed to the role of India captain on a whim, and rewarded the faith placed in him with two iconic series wins

A dinner in 1946

Jun 25, 2018 It was the last tour by undivided India to Britain. It was the summer of Merchant and Mankad, and independence was around the corner

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Cricket's glamour weddings

Dec 11, 2017 Virat Kohli has joined a small group of cricketers who have married celebrities in other fields

How India became a cricketing heavyweight

Apr 16, 2017 The team's evolution over the decades has led to today's formidable and combative unit that has reached the upper echelons of the sport

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

Way Back When

'Even the bluddy Nawab!'

Jul 17, 2014 Pataudi Jr caught a young English fan's fancy for his princely ways and his heroic batting

Vishy or Sunny? Venky or Pras?

Jun 15, 2014 What sort of interminable arguments have you had with your friends and relatives about cricketers?

The Curiously Disappointing in a Particular Batting Position Test XI

May 6, 2014 Otherwise good batsmen who had unaccountable dips in form when they moved to a different spot in the batting order

'You learn how to manage players from losing'

Oct 15, 2013 Steve Waugh, Ian Chappell, Clive Lloyd, MAK Pataudi: some of cricket's finest captains speak about their craft