Why does somebody of Bishan Bedi's stature take vituperative digs at players? Bedi has publicly passed many such demeaning remarks about players and their professional achievements. He dubbed Muttiah Muralitharan a javelin thrower and ridiculed that even if Murali notched 1000 Test wickets, they would be akin to 1000 run outs.
March 8 2013, 1:17 pm
Read MoreBy Navneet Mundhra Salim Durani is a mystical figure among the titans of Indian cricket. He could change the course of the matches swiftly and win them by the genius of his batting or bowling.
October 9 2012, 10:16 pm
Read MoreBy Navneet Mundhra Fazal Mahmood, the first great fast bowler from Pakistan, was a man of myriad hues. He was the first superstar of Pakistan cricket and was instrumental in Pakistan’s phenomenal success in 1950s. Mahmood was the chief architect of Pakistan’s first Test victories over India, England, Australia and West Indies.
October 19 2012, 4:32 pm
Read MoreBy Navneet Mundhra Vineet Saxena is the toast of the town. He amassed 897 runs in the 2011-12 Ranji Trophy season - second only to team-mate Robin Bist’s 1035 runs - and was instrumental in Rajasthan winning the National Championship for Cricket for the second time in a row.
October 20 2012, 8:04 pm
Read MoreBy Navneet Mundhra Virat Kohli has seen it all in the last six months - abyss of despair to exhilarating highs. He was savagely excoriated by the media and fans alike when he failed to perform in the first two Tests on India s recent tour of Australia.
October 9 2012, 10:04 pm
Read MoreBy Navneet Mundhra Robin Bist is the new star on the horizon of Indian cricket. He lit up this year’s Ranji Trophy season by his luminous performance and emerged as the top run-getter - 1034 runs at an astounding average of 86.16.
October 9 2012, 3:39 am
Read MoreBy Navneet Mundhra Yuvraj is the latest in a long list of cricketers who have suffered the most dreaded disease. Some cricketers were lucky that the disease was detected in the earlier stage or was mild, as in case with Yuvraj, and were cured. Sadly, quite a few succumbed to disease.
October 20 2012, 6:00 pm
Read MoreBy Navneet Mundhra After biding his time in wilderness, Awana's life turned over a new leaf in last season. He bagged 35 wickets in the last Ranji season - the highest by any Delhi bowler. His joy knew no bounds when KXIP signed him for IPL. He now hopes to make up for the lost time and also fulfill his dream of representing India at an international level.
October 9 2012, 10:46 pm
Read MoreBy Navneet Mundhra India’s Under-19 team recently won the Quadrangular ODI series held in Australia where they thrashed the host Australia by seven wickets in the final to lift the coveted trophy. The chief architect of the glory was their captain, Unmukt Chand, who led from the front and cracked 94 runs in the semi-final against England and followed it up with coruscating century in the final against Australia as he remained unbeaten on 112. He faced the Australia’s new pace sensation Pat Cummins with panache and clouted him for a couple of sixes in the final. Chand bagged Man-of-the-Match award in both semi-final and final for his barnstorming exploits with bat and inspirational leadership.
October 15 2012, 5:54 pm
Read MoreThe controversy surrounding Ian Bell in the Trent Bridge Test took the mind back to 1974 when England played the West Indies in the first Test at Port of Spain.
October 11 2012, 12:24 am
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