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Madhav Mantri
Fri, May 23 2014
Ajit Wadekar credits Madhav Mantri for his international career
Wadekar believes Madhav Mantri was the man who convinced the selectors and captain for his debut.
Mon, August 04 2014
Pananmal Punjabi is the oldest living Indian Test cricketer now
Punjabi played 32 First-Class matches for Sind and Gujarat, finishing with an average of 38 with six hundreds.
Mon, August 04 2014
Madhav Mantri: The man who laid the block on which Bombay’s success story that started in the late ’50s
He was the man helped the careers of Gavaskar, Vengsarkar and Sanjay Manjrekar.
Fri, May 23 2014
Madhav Mantri — the oldest living Indian Test cricketer — passes away
He was 92 years and 244 days old.
Fri, March 28 2014
When an angry Sunil Gavaskar exemplified his fierce pride and honour of being an India player
Narrating two tales which exemplify the fiery Gavaskar's pride of being an India player.
Mon, September 02 2013
India’s oldest living Test cricketer Madhav Mantri celebrates 92nd birthday
Madhav Mantri is India’s oldest living Test cricketer and he celebrated his 92nd birthday on Sunday. Despite his age he has a sharp memory and is socially active.
Wed, July 15 2015
Ranji Trophy: The heroes who held Mumbai’s fort when the big stars were away on national duty — Part 2 of 3
Mumbai, or erstwhile Bombay, has definitely produced more Test cricketers of quality than any other Ranji Trophy side. As they eye another Ranji triumph, Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the lesser known stars who had stayed back to serve their team when the big guns were on international duty.
Thu, September 01 2016
Madhav Mantri: Stalwart of Mumbai cricket
The career of the fighting cricketer who also 'discovered' India's greatest opening batsman.
Sun, March 25 2012
Post match conference after maiden ton was toughest: Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar today took a walk down memory lane and recalled the experience of addressing a press conference as a 17-year-old after scoring his maiden ton, saying it was a tougher obstacle than getting to the landmark.
Fri, November 11 2011
Mumbai’s legendary Dadar Union Cricket Club set to be renovated
One of the most popular and oldest cricket clubs in India -- the Dadar Union Cricket Club -- is all set to get a facelift.