With the advent of the IPL, almost overnight the world’s best cricketers—who had seldom made the kind of money earned by their counterparts in other professional sports—became millionaires. The owners of the IPL franchises—including major companies,Bollywoodfilm stars, and media moguls—bid ...
However, the title of the father of Indian cricket belongs to Maharaja Jam Saheb, who was the ruler of the Indian state of Nawanagar from 1907 to 1933. This player is better known in the records as Ranjitsinhji. Not only was he one of the best cricketers of the generation, but the ...
In the first three years, there was a lot of activity and the women cricketers were busy nine months year playing the game. The first Women's Inter-State Nationals was held in Pune in April 1973 with three teams participating - Mumbai, Maharashtra and UP. The second edition was held in ...
At the same time, since the early 1990s professional cricketers in India (unlike those in other countries) have refused to gracefully retire even after poor performance and have had to be chucked out after titanic political struggles that sometimes find mention in Parliament. There is hardly any...
was like nothing I’d ever seen before in any sport, the fluidity of motion, the crispness of his passes, the pace at which he played, and his eyes. Oh, his all-seeing eyes. I had a litany of favourite cricketers back then, but I had only one favourite Basketball Play...
At the same time, since the early 1990s professional cricketers in India (unlike those in other countries) have refused to gracefully retire even after poor performance and have had to be chucked out after titanic political struggles that sometimes find mention in Parliament. There is hardly any...