The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) left no stone unturned to make the occasion a memorable one.
Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Kapil Dev, Anil Kumble, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Dilip Vengsarkar and Mohammad Azharuddin took a lap around the 'Mecca of Indian cricket'
The appeal is filed by former captain Mohammed Azharuddin against a lower court verdict upholding his disqualification from Test cricket.\n\n
The Indian Cricket Board is under pressure from the Congress party to revoke a life ban on former skipper Mohd Azharuddin for his alleged involvement in the 2000 match-fixing scandal.
"You will always be our captain," is what an emotional Virat Kohli told Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
The breakdown in communication between national selectors, led by chairman Chetan Sharma, and the team management comprising skipper Virat Kohli over Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran's contentious selection, is not the first such instance in Indian cricket.
'When the team is struggling, he is the one who wants to step up and play that important innings.'
Former Indian cricket captain Mohammed Azharuddin said he was confident that the match- fixing controversy surrounding his name would not have any impact on his political innings.
Virat Kohli will join the elite company of eleven other Indians and a total of 70 other players across the various countries to complete the century of Test match appearances.
Mohammed Azharuddin, one of India's most successful captains before match-fixing allegations put a premature end to his career, reckons he has the qualities to become a successful politician.
Yuvraj Singh 'magically' opened the door and shared video on social networking platform
'The only chance England will have is, if they give green tops, but if they give green tops they will also struggle, because we also have very good swing bowlers'
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the numbers on India's biggest Test triumphs, Virat's victories and Ashwin's achievements.
According to sources at CAB, the security clearance did not come a day ahead of the historic match between India and Bangladesh in Kolkata.
The BCCI has decided to invite all the former India captains to celebrate the occasion of country's '500th Test match' that will be played against New Zealand in Kanpur from September 22.
Ravi Shastri has a firm belief that that the team of 1985 was qualitatively better than the side that won the 1983 World Cup because it was a perfect blend of youth and experience.
From Neeraj Chopra to Harbhajan Singh to Saina Mirza, India's top sportsperson mourned the passing away of one of the country's biggest sporting icons.
Former India batsman VVS Laxman wants newly-elected BCCI president Sourav Ganguly to revive the National Cricket Academy, which, he says, is the key to nurturing future stars.
Following the hard-earned four-wicket victory against West Indies on Friday, Mahendra Singh Dhoni became India's most successful captain in One-Day Internationals played away from home.
The World Cup belonged to Yashpal as much as it belonged to Kapil Dev, Mohinder Amarnath or Roger Binny, whose performances are often highlighted.
Manipur, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Maharashtra, Railways, Services and Association of Indian Universities (AIU) will not have any voting rights in case there is an election during the BCCI AGM on October 23.
Is Kohli not a great captain in spite of so many wins? My answer is, yes, declares Dr Sudhir Bisht.
Though it was the iconic batsman's private bash, the who's who of the nation, foreign guests and members of the Indian cricket team were present.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The explosions on July 7, 2013, were carried out with an intention to kill domestic and foreign pilgrims, especially Buddhists in order to create terror at a place of worship.
In its third list of candidates for the coming Lok Sabha elections, the Congress on Tuesday fielded 58 candidates, mostly tried and tested ones. While most sitting ministers, including Kapil Sibal (Chandni Chowk), Krishna Tirath (Northwest Delhi), Sachin Pilot (Ajmer) and Srikant Jena (Balasore) were retained, the surprise elements were state Youth Congress President Vishwajeet Kadam replacing tainted Suresh Kalmadi from Pune and cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin from Tonk-Sawai Madhopur (Rajasthan).
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the numbers.
England opener Alastair Cook's final Test innings came to a close when he was dismissed having scored a fairytale 147 against India in the fifth Test at the Oval on Monday.
Election results day wasn't exactly a happy one for sportspersons. Three former India captains - Mohammad Azharuddin, Bhaichung Bhutia and Dilip Tirkey -- suffered heavy defeats in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls even as 2004 Athens Olympics silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore scored a thumping victory.
The ICC made it clear that only they had the "absolute discretion" to reinstate banned players.
Board of Control for Cricket in India president Sourav Ganguly revealed on Friday that India skipper Virat Kohli is open to the idea of playing day-night Tests. His comments come following a meeting with Kohli, in Mumbai on Thursday, during which the idea was floated.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni became only the fifth Indian batsman and third wicket-keeper to complete 9000 One-Day International runs when he surpassed the milestone during the 3rd ODI vs New Zealand in Mohali on Sunday.
From Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore to Mohd Azharuddin, sporting stalwarts are taking the political plunge in Rajasthan. However, it's no cakewalk for them as they face tough political opposition, reports Shahnawaz Hussain.
The BCCI president said the former captain had served the country well and deserves to be honoured.
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