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Ashok Mankad
Fri, July 31 2015
11 connections between international cricket and international tennis
Did you know that the very first laws of lawn tennis were drafted by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1875?
Fri, December 12 2014
And that is Mankad’s hundred!
It’s not known if the reporter covered the match that day or if Mankad managed to corner him!
Thu, July 10 2014
Sunil Gavaskar: 15 non-cricketing things you possibly did not know about the maestro
Sunil Gavaskar did not get to meet his only child, Rohan, till he was two months old.
Fri, November 08 2013
‘Sachin Tendulkar is the nearest thing to the Greatest — Sir Donald Bradman’
The first time I heard about Sachin Tendulkar was from Hemant Waingankar. It was around 1987. I had left for Australia in 1985 and I had met Hemant when I visited Mumbai. Hemant told be about this exceptionally talented boy — a freak.
Thu, June 23 2016
Ashok Mankad: Astute captain, sparkling character
Ashok Mankad was a prolific scorer at the domestic level, one of the most astute captains and a sparkling character in the dressing-room; the sometimes called him the Mike Brearley of India.
Fri, August 08 2014
The 40 Ranji Trophy triumphs of Mumbai – Part 3 of 4
The current Ranji Trophy final marks Mumbai’s 44th appearance in the title round. The team has triumphed a whopping 39 times. This is the third of the four-part series in which Arunabha Sengupta briefly sketches the previous Mumbai wins in the history of the tournament.
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 11 2014
Ranji Trophy: Mumbai’s 40 title triumphs — Part 2 of 4
The ongoing Ranji Trophy final marks Mumbai’s 44th appearance in the title round. The team has triumphed a whopping 39 times. This is the second of the four part series in which ArunabhaSengupta briefly sketches the previous Mumbai wins in the history of the tournament.