Can incidents from cricket’s history form the basis of a mainstream television drama? It appears so, although strict adherence to the known facts seems not to be compulsory.
Sometimes it takes a while, in this case more than 35 years, but just occasionally we have to concede that long held beliefs, even prejudices, were mistaken.
As Glenn McGrath recently took charge of the MRF foundation I was reminded of the day, a quarter of a century ago, when his illustrious predecessor first took up the post.
Apologies if I seem cynical, but I am not convinced by the motives behind the BCCI’s recent decision to make cash available to former players, money after all talks; it can also buy silence.
We are grateful to Gulu Ezekiel for taking a break from preparing the final draft of his revised biography of Sachin Tendulkar in order to let us have this review.
This week Sachin finally reached the historic milestone of one hundred international centuries. To mark this I have gathered together some of my favourite quotes, both about him and from him.
Virat Kohli’s remarkable innings against Sri Lanka on 28 February reminded me of another occasion, more than a quarter of a century ago, when India had an enjoyable trip to Tasmania.
The Ranji Trophy has ended for this season and stays with Rajasthan – here are some thoughts on how the famous old competition unfolded this time around.