Shah Alam Shaikh, 39, is a much sought-after man after he successfully managed to coax chief minister Prithviraj Chavan to join the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA). The owner of the Mazgaon Cricket Club may not be a towering personality, but he has sent tremors in the association with his powerful moves.
The problem with interviewing a captain, hours after a Test win, is that one has to contend with blaring music in the background. It was no different with Zimbabwe skipper Brendan Taylor on Saturday.
A quintessential Mumbai cricketer, Ramesh Powar obtained a no objection certificate from the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) and is all set to play for Rajasthan. He tells Taus Rizvi why and how he decided to make the difficult choice.
For well-known fitness expert Tim Exeter, who has trained some of the best international sports stars, working with out-of-favour cricketers Zaheer Khan and Yuvraj Singh was a new challenge.