Before revenue dwindles, the BCCI needs to take drastic measures, say
N Ananthanarayanan &
S Rajta.
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Something spectacular happened this year in Indian domestic cricket. Rajasthan and Jharkhand, normally the whipping boys, punched above their weight to win the Ranji Trophy and the Vijay Hazare Trophy, respectively, for the first time.
Indian cricket continues to find talent away from traditional hubs. WC ’11 was a testament to this, feel
N Ananthanarayanan &
S Rajta.
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Duleepsinhji, nephew of the legendary Ranjitsinhji, was a man of many talents — cricketer extraordinaire and a prince to boot. There’s one role he essayed we bet you didn’t know —Indian high commissioner to Australia.
Rohit Bhaskar reports.
Dhoni ultimatum One of India’s finest captains, its most dashing and debonair sportsperson, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi was one of the rare cricketers whose career had oodles of both grace and grit.
Pataudi was the architect of India’s rise as a modern cricket outfit
Former left-arm spinner and handy lower order batsman Bapu Nadkarni said that former India skipper Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, who died in the capital today due to lung infection, was "a much misunderstood man" during his playing days because of his aloofness.
It's just as well that speed merchants from around the world gathered for the first-ever Formula One blast in India last weekend. In a country where most sporting parallels are drawn from cricket, one robust young lad wouldn't have minded the 'thrilla on the track' to be compared to his own pursuit of express pace on the cricket pitch.
It's not easy to watch your team getting pulverised from the sidelines on foreign soil, especially if you carry the tag of India's best new-ball bowler. But the summer in England didn't leave an injured Zaheer Khan with another option. Back at the nets after a "frustrating" hiatus, the left-arm fast bowler shared his thoughts with
HT.
Few international cricketers can claim to have won their side the Ashes, got a post-graduate degree in neurosciences and replaced Mandira Bedi as a TV presenter. Isa Guha has done it all and she is only 26.
Ever since Tendulkar’s sensational batting charge on Warne in 1998, the India-Australia series have grown into a marquee contest. As the two opponents face off in another battle Down Under, HT looks at the making of the fierce rivalry so cherished by the players and fans alike.
Rohit Bhaskar reports.
Controversies | Battle of the equals
There was a certain buzz around the Kent County Cricket Club dressing room. It is always special for local teams to host international sides, but this time it was extra special as the hero of the touring party happened to be one of their former players. Canterbury is home to Rahul Dravid in England, where he spent a great summer in 2000.
Rahul Dravid perfects a craft which, with each passing day, is becoming extinct, at least in India. His style of batting and the method of accumulating runs are an antithesis of the times we live in.
When India look at their own climb to the top of the Test ranking, they will acknowledge the rigour with which Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman had approached their game for years.
Can they make the grade?