Two greats from two different sports have led a somewhat parallel life, have made their country proud and have redefined class.
Mohun Bagan AC and Warwickshire CCC beat two Yorkshire teams on the same day in 1911. They also won IFA Shield and the County Championship that season.
Pele is on a three-day tour to Kolkata, where he will be revisiting the historic Eden Gardens ground.
Pele previously visited India almost 38 years back.
Chris Balderstone possibly played a game of darts after the round of football!
Geoff Hurst never made it back for the first side, but continued to play for the Second XI till 1964.
Former England and Manchester United football player Phil Neville has said that choosing between cricket and football was the hardest decision for him. As a youngster, Neville played for Lancashire’s second XI and was the England Under-15 captain. Speaking about his days spent playing cricket, Neville said, “It was amazing. We played a Test match....
Phil Neville is the youngest cricketer to play in the Lancashire's second XI.
The social media has erupted after Luis Suarez bit Giorgio Chiellini in Uruguay’s World Cup encounter against Italy. Humjee Break-Sheikh lists a few of the reactions. Social media had not been in vogue when Zinedine Zidane had head-butted Marco Materazzi during FIFA World Cup final 2006. As a result Zidane was not ridiculed around the...
Growing up in 1990s Bengal, sports meant only Ganguly, Mohun Bagan-East Bengal clashes and watching Wimbledon.