Jagannath Mishra, the last Congress CM of Bihar, dies

IMAGE: Mishra also served as a Union minister in the P V Narasimha Rao cabinet. Photograph: PTI Photo Three-time former Bihar chief minister Jagannath Mishra, one of the most powerful leaders of......

Chandrashekhar goes back in time to Bishan Bedi's best spell

IMAGE: Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, Bishan Singh Bedi, Erapalli Prasanna and Srinivas Venkatraghavan. Photograph: Getty Images from the Rediff Archives  Champion bowler, candid person and the......

Vengsarkar to head selection committee

The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Wednesday named former captain Dilip Vengsarkar chairman of the national selection committee. The decision was taken at the 77th Annual General Meeting,......

'Legends are born on occasions'

Readers wish one of India's bowling greats, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, on his 60th brithday.-------------RS Iyer"Ek din rahe jayega maati ke mol, jagge me raha jayega chandra tera bowl"sung by Mukesh,......

'Chandra was a class act'

Many of Ajit Wadekar's victories ascaptain were choreographed by India's famous spin quartet -- E A S Prasanna, Bishen Singh Bedi, Srinivas Venkataraghavan and, above all, Bhagwat Subramaniam......

BCCI pension for past Test players

A bonanza is in store for India's past Test cricketers and umpires. 174 of them will receive monthly pension of Rs 5,000 for life, from this month.Overall, the Board of Control for Cricket in India......