Vijay Hazare, who led India to its first-ever Test win, passed into the ages last week.

Long before Gavaskar and Vishwanath, Tendulkar and Dravid, there was Hazare, perhaps the finest Indian batsman of his time.

rediff.com pays homage to the great man's memory.

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Special 'Hazare's bat had no edges' Chandu Borde recounts moments he spent with the late Indian great.

Interview 'Hazare must stand out' Madhav Apte pays tribute to his former skipper; a man he never really got to know.

'Hazare was a man of dignity'
Ramchandra Guha salutes his memory.

'Hazare never got ruffled'
Polly Umrigar, one of Vijay Hazare's team-mates, recalls the legend.

'Opponents feared his confidence'
The British media described Hazare as the mainstay of India's batting after the second World War.

Dalmiya condoles Hazare's death
'He was the real ambassador of the gentleman's game,' the BCCI's patron-in-chief said.