India are yet to win a Test in Birmingham in nearly six decades -- boasting of a dismal record of seven losses and one draw in eight attempts.
Veteran cricketer Kapil Dev, on Saturday, said the topic of wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni's future in T20s is better left to the selectors.
'From cricket to golf, we've travelled quite a few yards, Yuvi!'
Batting great Sachin Tendulkar said India's 1983 World Cup triumph was a 'landmark event' in his life. India had defeated the mighty West Indies by 43 runs at Lord's to claim their first-ever World Cup title.
Yuvraj, Azhar pay tribute to Bishan Singh Bedi
Having a left-arm quick of Singh's calibre gives the bowling attack the much-needed heft and variety. It's like having another bow in Team India's quiver, notes Vishal Menon.
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.
A triumph that will stand the test of eternity!
'At this stage, I want a senior cricketer to take up the captaincy and see the Indian team through this transition phase.'
With India's silver jubilee World Cup celebrations underway, Mahendra Singh Dhoni aspires for similar glory.
Saluting his decision to retire from Test cricket, former India captain Kapil Dev has said Mahendra Singh Dhoni has given everybody, including the chair-greedy administrators, a food for thought with his bold step.
Apparently, Deepika will now produce a bio-pic on the life of her father, the badminton champion, Prakash Padukone.
Harbhajan Singh became the third Indian and 22nd cricketer in the world to claim 300 or more wickets in Test cricket when he dismissed Australia captain Ricky Ponting on the second day of the fourth and final Test in Nagpur on Friday. The Punjab offie, who is playing his 72nd Test, is behind just-retired Anil Kumble (619 from 132 Tests) and Kapil Dev (434 from 131 Tests).
We take a look at 10 recent awe-inspiring prosthetic aesthetics that actors have rocked for their respective roles in films.
The new red-soil pitch at Chepauk perfectly aligned with Indian team's vision to give more practice to their pacers ahead of the all-important tour to Australia.
Bollywood stars on the HT Style awards red carpet.
It is the job of a talented cricketer like Rishabh Pant to prove his detractors wrong, legendary India all-rounder Kapil Dev said. Recently, Pant has found himself at the receiving end of criticism for his inconsistency with the gloves and the bat and has lost his place in the Indian team.
Mitchell Santner, etched his name alongside the legendary Daniel Vettori in the annals of cricket history
Shashi Tharoor's remark was a dilution of the points he made in the Weekly cover story, where he denounced Sunny's captaincy in more vivid terms.
Bollywood star Ranveer Singh had a day to remember as he caught up with some of the world's greatest sportspeople at the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit on Sunday.
The estimated costs of these weddings start from Rs 100 crore and go up to Rs 700 crore.
'We didn't ask anyone for their views, because there was no scope for it'
Rajneesh Gupta lists all the important numbers from Day 5 of the 4th Test at the Oval.
Rajneesh Gupta presents the numbers from the Kandy Test, Day 2.
World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev said the India are a far better side than Pakistan and he doesn't see Virat Kohli's team losing to the arch-rivals in their World Cup clash on Sunday.
The Madame Tussauds Wax Museum at the DLF Mall, Noida hosts 50 waxworks of Indian and international celebrities.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Harbhajan Singh is the first Indian to take a Test hat-trick. He achieved this feat while playing against Australia at Kolkata in March 2001 by dismissing Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist and Shane Warne.
Lauding Mahendra Singh Dhoni's brave leadership, the legendary Kapil Dev felt it is the Indian captain's confidence in his players' ability that makes them believe they can retain the World Cup.
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.
While Kapil is an academy member of the Laureus World Sports Awards along with Australian cricket legend Steve Waugh, Yuvraj has been invited in role of an ambassador.
'Kapil will always be my friend.' 'Sometimes it's nice to remain silent.'
'People till date say Gooch swept us out of the game. But if anyone watches that game, you will see that there were times when he was beaten for turn and the ball missed the stumps by a whisker. There were times he missed some straight balls going for sweep but in the pre-DRS days, you didn't get front-foot LBW in those days.'
Katrina's back with her boys... Abhishek Bachchan meets his hero... Karisma's quiz question...
The legendary Kapil Dev is not excited about Mahendra Singh Dhoni's return to action during the Indian Premier League, saying the league is for future stars and suggested that he should play a few matches to be considered for selection in India's squad for the T20 World Cup later this year. Dhoni will start training for his much-anticipated return to action in the 13th edition of the IPL from March 2 amid never-ending speculation on his career, which has been on hold since last year's ODI World Cup.
Deepika was reluctant to do the role, but Ranveer persuaded her, and the 000s on the cheque did the rest, reports Subhash K Jha.
In her now-deleted post, Mohamed said Sharma is "fat for a sportsman". "Need to lose weight! And of course the most unimpressive Captain India has ever had!" she said.
Despite the challenging build-up, Gambhir said he is "extremely confident" of retaining the Border Gavaskar Trophy. The players will hope to be as confident as they prepare for the fight to keep their World Test Final chances alive.
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 attained the landmark of 400 wickets in Test cricket, trapping Jofra Archer leg before wicket, on Thursday, Day 2 of the third Test against England in Ahmedabad.
