Nasser Hussain, born on March 28, 1968, was one of the most respected captains in world cricket — one who transformed the fortunes of the England cricket team during his tenure. Jaideep Vaidya looks back at the career of Hussain on his 45th birthday.
May 25 2013, 3:43 am
Read MoreOn May 24, 2004, former England captain Nasser Hussain scored a match-winning unbeaten century at Lord's in the first Test against New Zealand. Three days later, Hussain was to shock the world. Jaideep Vaidya has more on the dramatic events that unfolded.
May 24 2013, 12:48 pm
Read MoreFormer India captain Sunil Gavaskar feels that Duncan Fletcher is lucky to have been handed an extension as no Indian coach would have been able to survive after losing 10 Test matches.
March 16 2013, 10:04 am
Read MoreIn a move that reflects the thinking of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sourav Ganguly was today named Assistant Coach of the Indian cricket team.
April 2 2013, 12:21 pm
Read MoreAfter India won the 3rd One-Day International (ODI) against Pakistan on Sunday, the Government of India decided to reward the Indian cricket team’s coach Duncan Fletcher with the Drone-Acharya Award. This is a brand new award specially created for Fletcher.
January 7 2013, 7:11 pm
Read MoreJust when we thought Duncan Fletcher’s days as the coach of the Indian cricket team might be numbered, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced today that it will be sending the incumbent coach for a cosmetic surgery to make him look exactly like Gary Kirsten, under whom India won the 2011 ICC World Cup.
January 13 2013, 1:15 pm
Read MoreDuncan Fletcher, coach of the Indian cricket team, and Arsene Wenger, manager of Arsenal Football club, have nothing in common if viewed from a superficial lens, apart from their silver manes and the fact that both are in their mid-sixties.
January 11 2013, 6:37 pm
Read MoreFormer captain Rahul Dravid believes that Duncan Fletcher has a lot to offer in Indian cricket and said the Zimbabwean should be given more power in team selection to prosper as coach.
November 13 2012, 5:13 pm
Read MoreFormer captain Gundappa Viswanath feels that Sourav Ganguly is ideal candidate to replace Duncan Fletcher as the coach of the Indian cricket team.
January 3 2013, 2:54 pm
Read MoreThe Working Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to extend the contract of coach Duncan Fletcher for another year. Arunabha Sengupta writes that while this may have been a well thought out decision based on the situation and alternatives, the way the decision was communicated does not really demonstrate a lot of confidence in the coach.
March 16 2013, 11:00 am
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