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Chepauk spin to Bedi’s wins
October 25, 2023, 12:51 PM IST
Among all Indian venues Chepauk was the favourite hunting ground for Bishan Singh Bedi. He took 31 wickets in six Tests here from January 1967 to January 1977. Along with other members of the famed…
October 25, 2023, 12:51 PM IST
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When Yashpal and Vishy held court at Chepauk
July 15, 2021, 9:46 AM IST
It was January 14, 1982 and the city was celebrating Pongal. At Chepauk the near capacity crowd had plenty to cheer for as there was a harvest of runs by two Indian players — Gundappa…
July 15, 2021, 9:46 AM IST
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Touch artist with a surgical precision
June 4, 2021, 11:07 AM IST
At his peak in the 1980s, Ramesh Krishnan, who turns 60 on June 5, was known on the tennis circuit as ‘The Surgeon’. That’s because his ground strokes were so measured that while leaving…
June 4, 2021, 11:07 AM IST
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Touch artist with a surgical precision
June 4, 2021, 11:02 AM IST
At his peak in the 1980s, Ramesh Krishnan, who turns 60 on June 5, was known on the tennis circuit as ‘The Surgeon’. That’s because his ground strokes were so measured that while leaving the…
June 4, 2021, 11:02 AM IST
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How the Madras Magician wowed SW19 60 years ago
June 30, 2020, 7:00 AM IST
This is Wimbledon fortnight and as we miss the greens of SW19 for the first time since World War II, we can’t but go back to the exploits of Ramanathan Krishnan, the Madras Magician who…
June 30, 2020, 7:00 AM IST
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How Chandra cast his spell at Chepauk
May 19, 2020, 7:00 AM IST
After Gundappa Viswanath, the most popular cricketer when Test matches were played at Chepauk in the 1960s and 1970s was his Karnataka teammate B S Chandrasekhar. He had only to be given the ball by…
May 19, 2020, 7:00 AM IST
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Venkat: Magical offie, a hard taskmaster and a shrewd captain
April 22, 2020, 7:00 AM IST
The first thing that comes to mind when speaking about Srinivasraghavan Venkatraghavan is that he was integral to the famed Indian spin quartet with Bishan Bedi, Erapalli Prasanna and B S Chandrasekhar. At their peak…
April 22, 2020, 7:00 AM IST
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Guiding force behind Amritraj brothers, inspiration for many
April 26, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
To almost everyone she was Mrs Amritraj, never Maggie or Margaret — for the grace, dignity and respect that were naturally hers. A strong presence with pleasing manners she was the architect of the illustrious…
April 26, 2019, 7:00 AM IST
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Memories of a golden chapter in TN cricket
October 5, 2017, 7:00 AM IST
Tamil Nadu embark on their Ranji Trophy campaign this season against Andhra on Friday. It’s been a 30-year wait for the southern giants, who last won the title in 1987-1988. These days, when Tamil Nadu…
October 5, 2017, 7:00 AM IST
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‘Chennai Open bids adieu, but will live in our memories’
July 28, 2017, 7:00 AM IST
It’s been 20 years, but it seems like yesterday that I saw Mikhail Tillstrom of Sweden lift the trophy after getting the better of Alex Radulescu of Romania in a humdinger of a contest during…
July 28, 2017, 7:00 AM IST
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26 years on, Anand still hungry for top honours
July 21, 2017, 7:00 AM IST
Is he the greatest Indian sportsman ever? It would certainly be easier to argue for him than against him. Viswanathan Anand’s latest honour of being in the world’s top ten for 26 consecutive years only…
July 21, 2017, 7:00 AM IST
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His ‘oriental’ volleys turned heads towards Indian tennis
April 12, 2017, 7:00 AM IST
As Ramanathan Krishnan turns 80, we look at what made him an Indian tennis legend Pioneering greats among sportsmen deserve a special place of honour. After all, it was their feats that blazed the trail…
April 12, 2017, 7:00 AM IST
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When Test matches were not held at Chepauk ground
July 25, 2016, 10:55 AM IST
Cricket in the city is so indissolubly linked with Chepauk stadium that it is sometimes difficult to remember that Test matches were played not here but at an unlikely venue—the Corporation stadium, the site of…
July 25, 2016, 10:55 AM IST
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Poor Ranji show a sign of rot in Tamil Nadu cricket
June 8, 2016, 7:15 AM IST
That Tamil Nadu has won the Ranji Trophy just twice in 82 years despite having many factors in its favour has always been the subject of debate among cricket followers in the city. It has…
June 8, 2016, 7:15 AM IST
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When Muhammad Ali did come to Madras
June 2, 2016, 4:40 PM IST
As the media is abuzz with the failure of boxers MC Mary Kom and L Sarita Devi to qualify for the Summer Olympics at Rio and how Shiva Thapa is the only hope for India,…
June 2, 2016, 4:40 PM IST
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From sleepy Madras to sporting Chennai: How SAF Games helped put city on international athletics map
May 30, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
Today’s generation of sports fans in Chennai who are used to international play-offs and starry Indian premier league matches may not be aware that not so long ago Madras remained a back bencher when it…
May 30, 2016, 7:00 AM IST
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A film buff’s memories of theatres lost
May 26, 2016, 3:14 PM IST
The news that Shanti theatre is being demolished brings back vivid memories of bygone times, to a film buff like me who has spent numerous hours watching movies there since the 1960s. The most endearing…
May 26, 2016, 3:14 PM IST
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