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Chandu Borde
Tue, February 09 2016
Chandu Borde: An all-rounder who might have scaled greater heights had he been born in different era
Chandu Borde was the first Indian to do the 3,000 run-50 wicket Test double for India.
Sat, July 20 2013
Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara cautioned for ‘interviews’, former players question BCCI’s logic
The BCCI's attempt to gag contracted Indian cricketers from speaking to the media after tours has drawn flak from former players who have questioned the logic behind such a move.
Mon, June 24 2013
Former cricketers hail MS Dhoni’s Team India after memorable ICC Champions Trophy 2013 win
The cricket fraternity on Monday hailed the Indian team's "tremendous achievement" of winning the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 with some former players raising a toast for captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's "ability to rise from the ashes" and instill confidence in his young teammates.
Fri, April 19 2013
Sachin Tendulkar, Don Bradman’s omission from Dickie Bird’s Test XI shocks former cricketers
Indian Cricketing fraternity were shock at the omission of legends like Sachin Tendulkar and Don Bradman in the all-time Test eleven named by former English umpire Dickie Bird with some former cricketers calling his composition as "biased" and "ill-balanced".
Sun, March 24 2013
Sachin Tendulkar may have played his last Test in India, feel former players
There was a certain buzz as Sachin Tendulkar walked to the wicket on this hazy Sunday afternoon; nobody was saying it loudly but on the minds of thousands of adoring fans there was a question — has the batting maestro played his last international match in India?
Mon, June 30 2014
Chandu Borde falls hit wicket, four short of a hundred in each innings of a Test against dreaded West Indies pace attack
On February 11, 1959 Chandu Borde was stopped just four runs short of two hundreds in the same Test match against the West Indies. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the way his 109 and 96 against Wes Hall and Roy Gilchrist saved India from defeat at Delhi.
Fri, June 27 2014
Chandu Borde’s superb all-round display sets up India’s victory over England
Nishad Pai Vaidya revisits the India-England Test match at Kolkata in 1961-62 in which Chandu Borde scripted two important knocks to set up India’s victory.
Mon, December 03 2012
MS Dhoni wrong to demand for tailor-made pitches, says Nari Contractor
Nari Contractor, who led India to its first cricket Test series win against England over half-a-century ago, disapproved skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni's continued insistence on a rank turner from Day One of the home matches recently.
Thu, October 15 2015
Mumbai, 1964: When India beat Australia against all odds and expectations
One of the greatest Tests played on Indian soil.
Sat, August 18 2012
VVS Laxman’s retirement decision surprises Chandu Borde, Bapu Nadkarni
Former cricketers Chandu Borde and Bapu Nadkarni expressed surprise over VVS Laxman's decision to draw curtains on his brilliant career after being picked for the home Test series against New Zealand.