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1999 World Cup
Mon, March 28 2016
Ganguly, Dhoni and Kohli — The mysterious connection of 183
Indian cricket has had a mysterious connection with the number 183. What is it?
Sun, December 29 2013
Happy Birthday, Saqlain Mushtaq!
Mon, October 21 2013
‘Sachin Tendulkar was weeping… He didn’t leave the dressing room to even collect his man-of-the-match award’
My first memory of meeting a little Sachin Tendulkar was in 1988 when I was leading Baroda in the Ranji Trophy game. We were playing Bombay at Thane’s Dadoji Kondev Stadium. One of the Bombay players introduced me to him. Tendulkar asked me tips about batting. When I was telling him the nuances of batting, he was completely attentive. He wanted to learn the intricacies of batting.
Wed, May 15 2013
Hansie Cronje wears an earpiece to take instructions from outside the field during a World Cup match
On May 15, 1999, Hansie Cronje ran into the first of his many major troubles, when he plugged-in an earpiece, to receive instructions from coach Bob Woolmer, during South Africa’s first World Cup fixture against India. Karthik Parimal looks back at that incident and what followed thereafter.
Fri, August 22 2014
Azhar Mahmood: A fine Pakistani all-rounder who couldn’t go the full distance
Azhar Mahmood, born February 28, 1975, was a former Pakistani all-rounder who fizzled out after a brilliant start to his Test career. He played just 21 Tests and 143 One-Day Internationals (ODIs), but he was considered one of the finest all-rounders in the country for a brief period of time, and rightly so. Karthik Parimal looks back at the career of this under-utilised talent.
Mon, December 24 2012
Sachin Tendulkar — the cricketer who all but defied time
In that time of the year when inevitable goodbyes were in the air, India lost two maestros from fields that a legion of Indians followed — music and cricket.
Wed, July 02 2014
The roles of Steve Waugh & Anil Kumble in the rise and fall of Australia
Both the legends have played a crucial role in the rise and demise of Australia