'There cannot be anyone like Air Marshal Keelor -- he was so difficult to emulate.' Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd) salutes War Hero Air Marshal Denzil Keelor PVSM, KC, AVSM, VrC who passed into the ages last month.
R Ashwin is always up for a challenge and two days from his landmark 100th Test, India's premier off-spinner looked back at the on-field battles he has enjoyed in international and domestic cricket.
Sports films have their own unique charm, but those centered on the Olympics and Olympians stand apart, depicting unparalleled tales of grit, guts, gumption, and glory.
Finding the best beach holiday.
In a career spanning 30 years, Urmila Mantodkar has played everything from a killer to a stalker to a rape survivor.
Kalapathar beach, Havelock island. Anjarle beach, Maharashtra.
Mourners pay their respects at the mortal remains of Ustad Rashid Khan, the finest Hindustani classical singer of his generation, in Kolkata on Wednesday, January 10, 2023.
Ricky Ponting leading Australia to the 16th straight win was drowned in the row that followed the Sydney Test.
Heeramandi, a passion project that took off after years in development and planning, mirrors Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film-making's finest and frustrating features, observes Sukanya Verma.
Former India pace bowler David Johnson, who played two Tests in 1996, passed away in Bengaluru on Thursday.
The batsman went on to score 8,781 runs in Tests while he registered 2,338 runs in 50-over cricket.
Was it Sandeep Sharma?
'The highs feel transcendent and the lows aren't so bad when we're together.'
Bollywood bids goodbye to Veeru Devgan.
The Hyderabad crowd playfully taunted the visitors with chants of 'Where is the Bazball?' as England failed to match their proclaimed style.
The tourists had risked a defeat inside three days after India, having built a lead of 190, reduced England to 163-5 in their second innings in the second session of the day.
Ashwin appeared to impart some of his off-spin expertise to Bumrah, who playfully bowled a few deliveries while emulating the renowned spinner's style.
Here's a rundown on the leading run-getters and the ones with best strike rates in the T20 showpiece.
Anushka Sharma's consoling hug for her husband Virat Kohli will endure as the image that captures the agony for the finest Indian cricketer of his generation.
People turn a corner and overhear secrets, men change stripes so as to acquire shades of villainy most convenient to advancing the plot, secondary characters confess to past sins just so that the leading women are absolved of all responsibility, notes Sreehari Nair.
Derek Underwood, England's best spinner in the post-World War II era, who gave a torrid time to the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, passed away at Kent on Monday. He was 78.
Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell are team-mates at Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League and the respect and admiration between the two was seen after the World Cup 2023 final when the Player Of The World Cup gifted his jersey to the Aussie who hit the fastest World Cup century as well as a double hundred in the tournament.
'About Gautam bhai, I feel he has got immense knowledge about how the game is played. He has won two titles previously with KKR, and his strategies have been spot-on in terms of what execution we have to make against the opposition.'
'His focus is like that only, he will give his 100 per cent in whatever he takes up, be it studying or be it playing cricket.'
Hailed as one of the finest filmmakers of his time, K Balachander, who passed into the ages on December 23, has left behind a rich legacy of hard-hitting films, some of which have been routinely credited with redefining Tamil cinema.
Bollywood stars visit Sanjay Leela Bhansali's house to wish him on his 60th birthday.
'I wish every year to be like this where I have amazing but different films coming up.'
He will surpass Roger Federer's record as the oldest No. 1 in ATP Rankings history on Sunday when he will be 36 years and 321 days old.
India captain Uday Saharan, bowler Saumy Pandey and all-rounder Musheer Khan have been named in the ICC Under 19 World Cup Player of the Tournament as the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced shortlist on Friday.
Senior India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Tuesday described the Test rubber against England in 2012 as the turning point of his illustrious career as the humbling series defeat at home helped him "correct" his flaws.
Another gold medal in Paris would further elevate Neeraj Chopra's status as the greatest ever athlete in the history of Indian sport.
'Since there is no photo-op, or quick fix solutions, politicians do not want to address climate change. It is very unfashionable.'
Do think Mumbai's Girgaum Chowpatty is India's best beach? Do you have a photograph of what you think is India's finest beach?
'The best among all,' says the former opener and BJP MP, 'was India's win over the Australians in the recent third Test against Australia in Perth, as it came on Australian soil.'
Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Sunday mourned the death of one of country's finest all-rounders Mike Procter.
Rediff.com Readers Veena Ingle and Gaurav Deshpande share their beach pictures.
Prateik and Amyra Dastur starrer Issaq has been adapted from Romeo And Juliet.
The Indian Davis Cup squad will travel to Pakistan for the first time since 1964. India defeated Pakistan 4-0 in their most recent neutral site match in 2019.
'You will be remembered for a long, long, time,' notes Sudhir Bisht.
Rediff.com Readers Suhas Aher, Bhuvansingh Mehta and Deepak Verma share their beach pictures.
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