Bapu Nadkarni was 86 and is survived by his wife and two daughters.
Nadkarni, 86, died on Friday following old-age related illness.
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.
History has not seen a cricketing rivalry as fierce as this this century, every ball bowled every run taken, coming with no quarter given. Ahead of India's five Test tour of Australia, Norma Astrid Godinho/Rediff.com takes a walk down memory lane, recounting India's sojourns Down Under from 1947 to 2021, in a 4-part series.
'We used to get Rs 250 for a Test match, and if the match was over in 4 days, 50 rupees were cut.'
Former Test all-rounder R G (Bapu) Nadkarni is pleasantly surprised by the Cricket Board's decision to honour him with two other former India stalwarts at its 7th annual awards function in Mumbai on January 11.
Former cricketers Chandu Borde and Bapu Nadkarni expressed surprise over VVS Laxman's decision to draw curtains on his brilliant career after being picked for the home Test series against New Zealand.
If you have a question relating to cricket and did not know who to ask, bounce them off to Rajneesh Gupta.
Refusing to blame the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) for the national squad's debacle in Australia, former Test skipper Dilip Vengsarkar on Tuesday said lack of proper planning by the BCCI is the prime reason for the dismal show.
Hanumant Singh, who died on Wednesday, should have represented the country in more Tests than he did, said his one-time India colleagues.
Former India cricketers pay rich tribute to the former India leg spinner who passed into the ages on Tuesday.
Gavaskar opened up on the moment that almost led India to forfeit the match they would famously go on to win.
One of cricket's greatest players passed into the ages on Monday. Rediff.com salutes the legend.
'All selectors must be sufficiently thick-skinned and prepared to take criticism.' T C A Srinivasa Raghavan checks out Ravi Shastri's first book.
Statistical highlights on day 2 of the first cricket Test between India and New Zealand in Kanpur on Friday.
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Former India wicket-keeper Madhav Mantri passed away early Friday morning at the age of 92.
Rajneesh Gupta has some interesting numbers from the final day's play in the fourth Test between India and South Africa at Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi.
His great grandfather played Test cricket for both England and India. His grandfather was arguably the most charismatic captain India has had.
India's lower order put on a rock-solid show to help the hosts take a slender lead.
Wriddhiman Saha became the first Indian wicketkeeper to record two unbeaten fifty-plus scores (54 and 58) in a Test match. Check out the statistical highlights from the second match in Kolkata.
- 'As Indian captain I was not supposed to act in that manner. In no way I can justify my act of defiance. Whether I was out or not, I should not have reacted that way' - 'I was too young at that time to react. But I can say one thing that we were all with the captain. Whether right or wrong, we backed our skipper'
Rajneesh Gupta lists some amazing coincidences in cricket -- a feature guaranteed to amuse you in these anxious times.
'I was actually appointed captain for the West Indies tour (in 1971).' 'But Mr Vijay Merchant (the then chairman of the selectors) didn't like me nor did he like 'Tiger' Pataudi. He thought we were far too flamboyant.' 'He made Ajit Wadekar captain.'
Using a sledgehammer to fix some ills can cut down a game at its peak, warns Shekhar Gupta.
If India toyed with the South Africans, it was mainly because of awesome performances from spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.
We get tangled up in our own crooked web on purchases, and the murky arms bazaar knows it, says Shekhar Gupta.
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