The day the Jamaica bloodbath ended. And a new era began.
India had never chased more than 256 before the Test.
Gundappa Viswanath: A cut above the rest
He does not have the "grace" of a Sachin Tendulkar nor the "silky soft hands" behind stumps like Syed Kirmani but Mahendra Singh Dhoni will retire as one of India's top three players of all time, feels former Australian cricketer Dean Jones.
On February 20, 1971 Dilip Sardesai scored a 212 to pull India out of a hopeless situation. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at an innings that went on to set the tone of a historic series win for India.
Gundappa Viswanath, in a sterling display of sportsmanship, recalled Bob Taylor after the batsman had been wrongly declared out by the umpire. However, with Ian Botham’s multi-faceted genius blooming at the other end, it cost India the Golden Jubilee Test.
On February 13, 1994 — Amol Muzumdar broke the world-record for the highest individual score on First-Class debut as he finished the day unbeaten on 245 for Bombay against Haryana in a Ranji Trophy Pre-Quarter Final. Muzumdar went on to make 260 — a knock that helped Bombay win the game comfortably. In an exclusive conversation with CricketCountry’s Nishad Pai Vaidya, he reminisces on his remarkable feat on debut.
Gundappa Viswanath's magnificent hundred helped India to level their first Test series in Australia.
The 97 not out GR Viswanath scored against crushing odds and the fury of Andy Roberts at Madras on January 11, 1975, is considered among the rare gems of Test cricket. H Natarajan explains why this innings is rated among the great epics of the game.
Former captain Gundappa Viswanath feels that Sourav Ganguly is ideal candidate to replace Duncan Fletcher as the coach of the Indian cricket team.