CHENNAI: “After the Test match, the crowd applauded us for 15 minutes. I still remember that moment,” CD Gopinath told TOI a few years ago, recalling India’s historic first Test win at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Madras. It was 1952, and India defeated England by an innings of eight runs in the fifth Test. … Read more
MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh (X) Yuvraj Singh Reflecting on how captain’s decisions often go against expectations, looking back on that moment MS Dhoni He was appointed captain of India “out of thin air” despite having several seniors in the team, he was vice-captain and next in line. Speaking on Sports Tak’s Podcast, Yuvraj This … Read more
Former India leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan has spoken of a period when he “didn’t want to see himself in the mirror” and felt like he was “dying”, describing a mental breakdown during his time as a commentator and linking it to years of racist and colour-based comments.Sivaramakrishnan, who played 25 international matches for India in his … Read more
FILE PHOTO: Sourav Ganguly at a T-shirt celebration at Lord’s. LUCKNOW: The image of then India captain Sourav Ganguly twirling his T-shirt on the Lord’s balcony after winning the NatWest Trophy in 2002 is still etched in the memory of cricket lovers. For some, it was a fitting response to a similar move by Andrew … Read more
FILE PHOTO: Pictures from the historic India vs Australia Test match at Eden Gardens in 2001. Twenty-five years ago this week, few had any hope for Indian cricket. Scarred by the match-fixing scandal just a year ago and struggling to save face, they are a leaderless team Steve WaughIt’s “Invincible”. What happened would change Indian … Read more
FILE PHOTO: Harbhajan Singh during the 2001 Test at the Eden Gardens. I was chatting with him a few days ago Matthew Hayden In Goa. I asked him, “Why did you hit that ball in the first innings at Eden Gardens?” It was in the second session of the first day and he was batting … Read more