'Today 37 years ago changed the cricketing landscape in India.' 'Thank you @therealkapildev and team for making the game a career for many of us today. Deeply indebted.'
Kabir Khan's '83 saw a grand premiere in Mumbai, attended by the film's star cast.
Ashwin is the only Indian to score a century and bag a five-wicket in a single Test. He has achieved this feat on three occasions.
Who can forget the 1996 World Cup quarter-final in Bengaluru? Or Sachin Tendulkar's magical knock at Centurion in the 2003 World Cup? Or Kapil Dev-inspired India bowling out Pakistan 87 at Sharjah?
Navdeep Saini, who made a comeback to the Indian Test squad, will miss three matches for his English county side Worcestershire.
'It was a very emotional moment for me because this fellow has made immense contributions to Indian cricket.'
'England were going great guns when Kapil threw the ball to Jimmy and then to me.'
'...Again, just because he is not amongst the runs, there is this anxiety to play at every delivery because that is what batters feel, they have got to score.'
Gurcharan Singh, who has coached hundreds of first class cricketers and many international players, was bestowed with the Padma Shri by President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday, March 22, 2023.
Katrina's back with her boys... Abhishek Bachchan meets his hero... Karisma's quiz question...
Apparently, Deepika will now produce a bio-pic on the life of her father, the badminton champion, Prakash Padukone.
Would there have been an incomparable batsman named Sachin Tendulkar had Doordarshan not telecast Guide one summer afternoon? A fascinating excerpt from Abhishek Mukherjee and Joy Bhattacharjya's must-read book, The Great Indian Cricket Circus.
Rajneesh Gupta highlights important numbers featuring the India team from the World Cups.
Meet India's top athletes at Olympics 2024.
Rajneesh Gupta lists all the important numbers from Day 5 of the 4th Test at the Oval.
Meet Anurag Kashyap's 'two pillars'...Mohanlal gets into Lucifer mode again...Kapil Sharma in his 'little world'...
Glenn Maxwell battled cramps to produce an innings of a lifetime to guide Australia to a three-wicket win over Afghanistan.
While about 8,000 people are in the long list of invitees, the select list features 506 A-listers, including prominent politicians, leading industrialists, top film stars, sportspersons, diplomats, judges and high priests.
'Congratulations MS Dhoniji and CSK. We are happy that at least some sportspersons are getting respect and love they deserve. For us, the fight for justice is still on,' Sakshi said in her tweet, which received more than 50,000 likes and nearly 10,000 retweets in 12 hours.
Feels wonderful to see Ranveer, Deepika play us: Romi Dev
The young actor has his 'fanboy moments' as he shared the frame with Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, Shane Warne and Windies legend Viv Richards.
From Shabana Azmi in a video game inspired series to Ranveer Singh's miraculous transformation into Kapil Dev, OTT is loaded with goodies this week.
Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed Tom Latham to claim his 418th Test wicket and go past Harbhajan Singh on the fifth and final day of the opening Test against New Zealand in Kanpur on Monday. He is now only behind Anil Kumble and Kapil Dev in the overall standings.
The Madame Tussauds Wax Museum at the DLF Mall, Noida hosts 50 waxworks of Indian and international celebrities.
'From cricket to golf, we've travelled quite a few yards, Yuvi!'
Chopra expressed his disappointment a day after Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president PT Usha came down heavily on the wrestlers for hitting the streets to resume their protests instead of approaching its athletes' commission to lodge their complaints against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.
Let's delve into the five most notable sporting accomplishments that India has achieved post August 15, 1947.
A triumph that will stand the test of eternity!
'When a player is so confident, even though I was not too keen, I thought, 'let him bowl another over'. They say, some things just happen for you and this happened with us'
We have given Ishant an additional responsibility and he is enjoying it, says Delhi head coach ahead of new season
'I would say Board president is Board president but yes the Indian cricket team captain is also a big thing. But talking badly about each other in public, I don't think it is a good thing, whether it is Sourav or Kohli.'
'I would just be kind to all my players and if there were ever mistakes, I would find a way to hide it.'
Like India's '83 World Cup campaign itself, the movie looks like a rollicking ride, notes Deepti Patwardhan.
On this day in the year 1983, India lifted their first ever Cricket World Cup title, defeating West Indies by 43 runs at Lord's.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the fifth Test against England?
Greats likes Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev pledged their support to Indian Cricketers Association's (ICA) initiative to financially help around 30 needy players amid the nationwide lockdown, said its president Ashok Malhotra. The ICA has so far raised Rs 39 lakh to help former cricketers who are in dire need of funds.
