Remembering Sunil Gavaskar's epic 221 at The Oval in 1979.
It's 22 years since he retired, and India is still looking for a suitable replacement for the legendary Sunil Gavaskar.
Prolific Saurashtra batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, recuperating from injury, praises the Kolkata Knight Riders team management for taking good care of him.
Haresh Pandya interviews Nicky Boje, during the inaugural edition of the ICL in Panchkula, before the Delhi police succeeded in interrogating him.
One wonders why the BCCI agreed to a rushed schedule, in the first place, with only one practice match before Team India had to take on mighty Australia in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.
As Team India prepares to take on the mighty Kangaroos in their own land in Melbourne on the Boxing Day, it may be interesting to go down memory lane and remember our two remarkable victories at this historic venue.
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah suggested that the sooner the selectors implement the rotation policy, the better.
From the team that Dilip Vengsarkar and company have picked for the first two Tests, it is clear that they don't want to take any chances against an opponent like Pakistan even while playing at home. And you really can't complain about the 14 picked.
There is no reason why the 37-year-old leg spinner can't do a decent job as captain of the Indian Test team. Not only is he a highly experienced player but also very intelligent and articulate.
BCCI secretary Niranjan Shah reassured that top security would be provided during the India-Pakistan series.
The pacer argued with match referee B Raghunath after he was not allowed to have a look at the wicket before the start of the Challenger Trophy match.
The once dynamic batsman, playing for India Blue against India Red, fell for 9 after struggling to survive at the crease for 31 minutes.
However, most of the fringe players taking part are aware that they do not stand a fair chance of getting selected in the Indian side for the Pakistan ODIs even if they perform.
'Age really does not matter so long as you are fit and in form and scoring runs consistently,' says former India opener Akash Chopra.
'I would certainly have liked to do more with the bat. But my primary role in the team is that of a bowler,' says Ajit Agarkar.
Young Uttar Pradesh batsman Suresh Raina is optimistic about staging a successful comeback to the Indian team.
"The cops and other security personnel on duty in the stands have vouched that the people were actually chanting the hymns of Lord Ganesha in Gujarati and Hindi," said Vadodra Police Commissioner C.P. Thakur.
India's Test opener Wasim Jaffer says, if given the opportunity, he would certainly like to prove his worth in the shorter version of the game as well.
Come September 2008, Nagpur-based advocate Shashank Manohar will take over as head of the BCCI. He was unanimously elected the first ever president-elect by the BCCI at its 79th annual general meeting late last month.
Yusuf Pathan, a hard-hitting batsman, useful off-spinner and brilliant fielder, made it to the Indian Twenty20 team more on the strength of his aggressive approach to the game.
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