Gundappa Viswanath

It tastes like vintage wine. It’s been 40 years, but it gets better and better.” That’s how Krishnamachari Srikkanth ‘Chika’ remembers that magical June of 1983. The Chennai swashbuckler,…

NEW DELHI: If the BCCI had constituted its Annual Awards for a 'Gentleman Cricketer' back in the 1980s, Roger Michael Humphrey Binny perhaps would have been a prime nominee to win it season…

MUMBAI: As a selector, it’s never easy to tell a superstar cricketer that his/her time is up. On Saturday evening, at an event here, former India opener and current BCCI Apex Council member …

Tragic that people on both sides are being denied the joy of watching these top cricketers play on their soil, writes former Pakistan captain Asif IqbalI still recall the time when cricket…

In general, sport values utility above artistry, and efficiency over creativity so we ought not to be asking if the age of the artist has ended in cricket.The IPL raised that question…

NEW DELHI: The legendary Kapil Dev said he considered Gundappa Viswanath as his childhood idol and used to listen to radio commentary about the batting great's exploits even before…

NEW DELHI: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has lavished rich praise on Keegan Petersen, saying the South African batter reminded him of the legendary Gundappa Viswanath. Petersen proved…

Petersen proved to be a crucial member of the South African team that defeated India 2-1 in the just-concluded Test series Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has lavished rich praise…

It was make-or-break time for Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara. They knew a failure in the second innings of the second Test at the Bullring would lead to serious question marks over the…

Iyer is also the third Mumbai player after Rohit Sharma and Prithvi Shaw to slam a hundred on Test debut. (AP photo)Shreyas Iyer on Friday became the 16th Indian batter to make a hundred on…