Stories By Abhijit Sengupta
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/ 2 months ago50 years ago, Lloyd’s West Indies changed tactics to ascend the throne of world cricket
West Indies captain Clive Lloyd had a big role to play in one of the most controversial matches in the history...
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Chess
/ 2 months agoFrom Promise to Power: Vaishali’s Meteoric Rise Signals India’s Next Chess Queen
Vaishali Rameshbabu pulled off a sensational achievement when she won the prestigious Women’s Candidates tournament. The victory makes her only the second Indian...
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IPL
/ 2 months agoSunrisers Hyderabad unearth a pair of young lions with a voracious hunger for wickets
They say fast bowlers hunt in pairs and on Monday night at the RGIC one got to see a pair of...
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/ 2 months agoIndia’s oldest cricketer Gopinath passes away at 96 having witnessed evolution of the game
The doyen of Indian cricket, C D Gopinath, the nation’s oldest Test cricketer, passed away peacefully in his sleep, at his...
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/ 2 months agoTwo tickets denied in 1983: Salve’s salvo turned India into epicentre of world cricket
It was a matter of just two tickets sought by then BCCI president NKP Salve for the 1983 World Cup final...
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/ 2 months agoColourful Ranjitsinhji continues to be a legendary figure decades after his death
The legend of K S Ranjitsinhji (better known in cricket as Ranji) is just as absorbing as it was when he...
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/ 2 months agoAim high but keep your temper low, legendary hockey captain Ajitpal Singh’s advice to youth
“Keep your goals high but always keep your temper low,” is former hockey captain Ajitpal Singh’s trademark line to the glory seeking...
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/ 2 months agoAjit Wadekar: The Skipper Who Launched India’s Golden Cricket Era
Today, April 1st, marks the 85th birth anniversary of one of India’s most successful cricket captains, Ajit Laxman Wadekar. His greatest...
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/ 2 months agoUmrigar, 1st Indian to score a double century, would have celebrated a ton of years today
Today (March 28) is Polly Umrigar’s 100th birth anniversary and quite an appropriate day to remember the record-breaking feats of the...
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/ 2 months agoCoach SA Rahim took India to glory but was forgotten & unrewarded by the government
Almost 70 years ago, in November 1956, India, which was led by Samar Banerjee and trained by the country’s most successful...
