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Madras
Mon, September 03 2018
Sir Robert Daniel Richmond: The Jamaica-born Scottish who played first Madras Presidency Match
Before coming to India, Richmond had played for Jamaica twice.
Sat, April 21 2018
Srinivas Venkataraghavan: One-of-a-kind cricketing marvel
Srinivas Venkataraghavan was a part of the legendary spin quartet. He was also a selector, a captain, an umpire, and a match-referee at international level.
Sun, August 06 2017
AG Kripal Singh: One of the most significant figures to emerge from Tamil Nadu cricket
Kripal Singh hailed from the famous Sikh cricket family of Madras.
Wed, June 22 2016
Vaman “VV” Kumar: Indian spinner, wrong place, wrong time, same old story
V V Kumar was a Tamil Nadu leg-spinner who played 2 Tests. He missed out on a long career because of stiff contest, first from Subhash Gupte, then from Bhagwat Chandrasekhar.
Sun, June 05 2016
MJ Gopalan: The man who represented India in both cricket and hockey
MJ Gopalan represented India in both cricket and hockey and was a pivotal character for cricket in Madras.
Tue, July 01 2014
The first Australian team toured India in 1935-36 because of the Maharaja of Patiala’s generosity
Sports historian Megan Ponsford, grand-daughter of the legendary Bill Ponsford, reveals stunning anecdotes about the inaugural Australian team that toured India almost 80 years ago.