Anjum Chopra, born May 20, 1977, was a fearless left-hander who was influential in some of India’s most memorable victories. Along with the likes of Mithali Raj, Anjum has galvanised women’s cricket in India. Sudatta Mukherjee looks back at the life of Anjum, who rekindled memories of David Gower with her stylish batting.
May 20 2013, 3:56 pm
Read MoreRachael Heyhoe-Flint, the one-time English captain, was born on June 11, 1939. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the person who revolutionised women’s cricket.
June 13 2013, 10:30 pm
Read MoreIndia, too, has produced world class women’s cricketers over the years like Shanta Rangaswamy, Diana Eduljee, Sandhya Agarwal, Mithali Raj and Jhulan Joswami, to name just a few. But in a male-dominated nation, these women and the game their brand of cricket has not got its rightful due.
June 19 2013, 5:14 pm
Read MoreBeing born in the age of ‘Munni’ and ‘Sheila’, I sometimes wonder how it would have felt to watch Mozart performing live? Something like watching Laxman bat? Maybe.I have been a fan of Laxman for the past one decade but for those who considered him to be just another veteran middle-order batsman for India, 2010 has really been an eye opener.
June 19 2013, 11:14 am
Read MoreIn 2006, when the former Women’s Cricket Association of India (WICA) merged with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), there was hope that finally women’s cricket in India would develop. The cash-rich BCCI has enough clout in world cricket to take women’s cricket to great heights. However, what one has seen is nothing more than false promises.
February 15 2013, 4:22 pm
Read MoreThe last two months have been fantastic for the game and its fans. Like any other non-Aussie cricket follower, I have received oodles of pleasure watching the Poms pummel them. Like any other Indian, I was stunned to see a comprehensive victory in Kingsmead.
June 19 2013, 11:29 am
Read MoreIf the great Indian mathematician Brahmagupta had lived to see the year 1878, he would have been particularly proud of Ned Gregory - a pioneer in his own right. He was the first-ever Test cricketer to boldly go where no man had gone before. Yup, you guessed it right; he was the first batsman to score a duck in Tests.
June 19 2013, 5:42 pm
Read MoreProlific batsman Hashim Amla has been nominated in four categories of the Cricket South Africa (CSA) professional awards, including the prestigious Cricketer of the Year, to be announced here on July 3.
June 19 2013, 6:09 pm
Read MoreM V Sridhar, on Wednesday was appointed manager of the Indian cricket team for the tri-series in the West Indies starting June 28.
June 19 2013, 2:15 pm
Read MoreThe Dhoni-Sehwag rift may have been true or blown out of proportion by the media. However, far from being unique, discords such as this have been commonplace in the history of the game. In this series,Arunabha Senguptalooks at some of the most famous feuds of cricket.
June 19 2013, 6:30 pm
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