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BCCI to honour Sunil Gavaskar with Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award

  Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar will be conferred the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award at the annual BCCI awards function.     The BCCI's Col CK Nayudu Award Committee met here on Thursday and decided to confer the honour on the legendary opener, a release from BCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdale said.   The...

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Sportstar Trophy MCA Under-19 selection to be played from October 30 to November 22

The 27th Sportstar Trophy MCA Under-19 selection trial cricket tournament will be played from October 30 to November 22.

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Cricket news of the day – October 15

A daily round-up video of cricket news from around the world.   In today's segment, we discuss Yuvraj Singh makes a stunning comeback to first-class cricket with a ton, Kumar Sangakkara hopes the BCCI will find a solution to Deccan Chargers problem and Sunil Gavaskar is inducted into the Legend's Club.   Yuvraj Singh marked...

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Sunil Gavaskar inducted in Legend’s Club

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar will be accorded with the status of Legend at the Legends' Club. Madhav Apte, President of the club, announced this on the occasion of Vijay Merchant s 101st birth anniversary meeting held at the Cricket Club of India on Saturday.

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Ajit Wadekar criticises players favouring Twenty20 cricket

Former India captain and ex-cricket manager Ajit Wadekar has criticised the tendency of some players who report sick and miss Tests before recovering magically in time when lucrative T20 games come around.

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Vijay Merchant’s First-class average is next only to legendary Don Bradman’s

Although he managed to play just 10 Tests, Vijay Merchant still stands as one of the greatest batsmen produced by India. He also has the second-highest batting average in First-Class cricket.

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10 cricketers whom Sir Don Bradman rubbed the wrong way

Former Australian cricketer Gary Cosier recently made headlines by saying that the 1970s Australian cricketers hated Don Bradman. Arunabha Sengupta says that it is not surprising and lists a number of men Bradman rubbed the wrong way during his long career as a player, captain and administrator.

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The Many Men Who Disliked Don Bradman

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Saraiya’s work ethics & impeccable dressing sense most unforgettable

Sudhir Vaidya, one of most-known cricket statisticians in the country, recalls his memories of Suresh Saraiya with whom he spent over four decades in the commentary box.

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Veteran cricket commentator Suresh Saraiya passes away

Veteran radio cricket commentator Suresh Saraiya passed away here on Wednesday following a heart attack.

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