It was amazing to see how he used to hoodwink batsmen with subtle changes in flight, loop and deliver his doomsday ball -- the dangerous armer.
Padmakar Shivalkar was distinctly unlucky that his best days in the 1970s coincided with that of Bishan Singh Bedi's prime.
'I have a deep affection for Indian cricket. If someone asked me to come back, I wouldn't say no.'
It was party time in the Indian camp as they celebrated the birthdays of their batting star Virat Kohli and mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton on Saturday.
'He was a cricketer who come once in a lifetime...'
Malinga will be working with the talented group of pacers in the Royals' set-up.
The novel coronavirus lockdown has been a traumatic experience for many cricketers and teams will have to change their approach to mental health when the game resumes, mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton has said. Cricket, the South African added, does not have a good track record of managing players' mental health, which is likely to suffer as the game's suspension drags on.
"I have been congratulated many times for scoring goals but I could never imagine that I will shake hands with the biggest cricket star," Goalpi said, beaming with excitement after getting a prized selfie with Tendulkar.
Avesh Khan's redemption, after being whacked around the Caribbean grounds, has come about after slowing down his pace following skipper Rohit Sharma's advice.
'Personally, I think some of the younger players actually enjoy the fact that there will be a little less pressure with less people at the ground, creating all that noise and distraction.'
The 13th edition of IPL, which will get underway on September 19, will be held in a bio-secure environment behind closed doors -- at least the first phase -- in the wake of the raging COVID-19 pandemic.
"It probably was my best innings in T20 cricket. But it was upsetting that we lost."
Delhi Daredevils, one of the worst-performing franchises in the history of the Indian Premier League, have turned to former India captain and ex-Rajasthan Royals mentor Rahul Dravid to take their charge of their team in the upcoming ninth season of Twenty20 extravaganza, starting next month.
Riding high after an emphatic victory against Kings XI Punjab, a rejuvenated Delhi Daredevils will aim at posing a serious challenge to a formidable Royal Challengers Bangalore when the two teams square off in an Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter in Bengaluru on Sunday.
Mayura Janwalkar travels to Kedambe, a tiny village in Maharashtra's Satara district, now better known as 26/11 hero Tukaram Omble's home. An excerpt from 26/11 Stories Of Strength by The Indian Express.
'Over 50 crore Indians are currently suffering from a livelihood crisis, something to which the whole country had shut its eyes to for the past six months.' 'We woke up only after the IPL was affected.'
The wars of the future will be fought over water and if they occur on large scale, will be far more devastating than any we have seen yet.
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