Polly Umrigar was a completely different person off the field, who once approached teammate Bishan Singh Bedi with a humble request to help him make tea with tea bag.
Michael Dalvi, who played first class cricket for Delhi, Tamil Nadu and Bengal, once hit a century against a fiery Malcolm Marshall and the West Indies. At 77, he has a razor sharp memory, a ready wit and is a rare cricketing treasure.
'I, for one, never even thought after the advent of the helmet that this could happen. But accidents do take place and this is one of them,' said former India captain Nari Contractor, who survived a near-fatal skull injury after being hit by a fast delivery in the West Indies five decades ago, reacting to Phillip Hughes's death.
More than five decades after his near-fatal head injury in the Caribbean, former India captain Nari Contractor could not believe Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes lost his life despite wearing a helmet.
His great grandfather played Test cricket for both England and India. His grandfather was arguably the most charismatic captain India has had.
One of cricket's greatest players passed into the ages on Monday. Rediff.com salutes the legend.
'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.'
When Vinoo Mankad ran out Bill Brown, he created cricketing history -- and eternal controversy.
Sharmila Tagore, the yesteryear diva and mother of Saif and Soha Ali Khan fondly remembers her husband Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi who would have been 80 on January 6.
"There is currently an ICC Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) investigation underway in relation to the Ajman All Stars League held recently in Ajman, UAE," ACU general manager Alex Marshall said in a statement.
Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League on goal difference after coming from behind to draw 1-1 with Southampton at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
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Injuries of varying proportions have occurred on the cricket field, some fatal while others life altering. Rediff.com gives you a lowdown of 10 most critical injuries in cricket.
Leicester City continued to do their best Houdini impression on Saturday as they escaped the Premier League drop zone for the first time since November while Manchester City went up to second spot with a thrilling win.
Twelve months ago Liverpool were ripping up the record books on the way to their first English top-flight title for 30 years but defeat by Everton on Saturday left them mulling a host of far less flattering statistics.
Rookie all-rounder Mitchell Santner and veteran Grant Elliott have been rewarded for their recent strong performances by being included in New Zealand's list of centrally contracted players on Wednesday.
Manchester United won 2-1 at Crystal Palace to consolidate fourth spot.
Arsenal ended Leicester City's brief stay at the top of the Premier League on Sunday despite being held to a 0-0 draw at Stoke City after Manchester United's Wayne Rooney struck late for a 1-0 win at Liverpool.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Tuesday.
So India lost its first World Twenty20 game on Tuesday night. Maybe, we fielded the wrong team :) Haresh Pandya picks 11 India greats who never played the shortest format, but can take on any team in the World T20 championships.
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