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Gundappa Viswanath
Sun, February 18 2018
Virat Kohli’s hunger for success, U-19 World Cup title put Indian cricket in good stead, says Gundappa Vishwanath
Gundappa Viswanath did not rule of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja from playing 2019 World Cup in England.
Wed, November 08 2017
When Dennis Lillee said he found Gundappa Viswanath’s batting superior to Sunil Gavaskar’s
Viswanath, in a recent interview, revealed that Dennis Lillee had once praised him, saying he liked Viswanath more than Sunil Gavaskar.
Fri, October 13 2017
The day MV Nagendra could not help raising his finger
MV Nagendra’s explanation for ruling Mike Brearley out wrongly remains an all-time classic.
Thu, July 06 2017
The V’s: Solid batting, quality bowling, two mammoth names
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with V, CricketCountry Arunabha Sengupta finds himself forced to leave out a few quality spinners.
Tue, September 20 2016
BCCI yet to invite Bishan Singh Bedi, Gundappa Viswanath for India’s 500th Test
Former India captains Bishan Singh Bedi and Gundappa Viswanath are yet to get an invite from the BCCI for country's historic 500th Test match against the visiting New Zealand side starting September 22 in Kanpur.
Fri, October 07 2016
Curious logic of the fan Part 1: The selfless GR Viswanath
Gundappa Viswanath was a player who always came good in a crisis. If he scored a hundred India would not lose.
Sat, August 20 2016
Watch: Vintage advertisement to promote India-Australia Test series of 1981
The ad, which was a catchy song ‘Come on Aussies’ with players’ names an integral part of the lyrics, became hugely popular and created a lot of hype.
Thu, August 04 2016
Bloodbath at Sabina Park: When West Indian pacers ensured 5 Indian batsmen were ‘absent hurt’
The West Indian tactic of short-pitched bowling, in addition to uneven bounce on the surface — which often resulted in ball rising at alarming heights — spelled doom for Indians.
Fri, May 27 2016
Cricketers who grabbed spotlight despite their ‘short’ height
When people around the globe looked down on them (like quite lietrally), they took a pause and showed what they possessed
Wed, February 17 2016
Rahul Dravid: Armaan Jaffer, Sarfaraz Khan very talented
Rahul Dravid added budding cricketers have to fight challenges.