Ramnath Kenny

Veteran sports journalist GK Menon died in suburban Mumbai on Tuesday morning.

The period from 1950 to 1970 however, was an absolute nightmare for an aspiring Indian cricketer when getting selected was a lottery.

Today when discipline is no longer a prerequisite for a cricketer, one is reminded of the Dadar Union Sporting Club whose very identity was discipline.

There are bridges that make two cities one, bridges that connect islands and bridges that cross rivers. And then there is a bridge that gave birth to Mumbai's two iconic cricket clubs.

The whims and fancies of today's cricketers have no limits. Players pick and choose matches and are more keen to play the IPL than their respective states.

Mumbai's cricket heritage is to rich to be squandered away. This was the view of a lot of senior players gathered at the funeral of Ashok Mankad.

The Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, is notable for being the venue where India secured their first Test victory over Australia during their 1959-60 tour. Since October 1983, India have not lost a Test match at this stadium, achieving five wins and four draws out of nine Tests played there.

Going down memory lane, Manohar Gavaskar remembers his days in RCC which he represented and then operated in the 50s-70s era.

Former Pakistan President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto got an opportunity to play for the Sunder Cricket Club and played a few games for them before leaving India.

As 41-time champs play their 500th Ranji match, Milind Rege highlights why the domestic giants are such a dominant force

It is sad that Hosie Amroliwalla didn't get a platform to convert his brilliance into runs for the nation. He clicked when it mattered. This itself was enough to show his temperament.

Tributes flowed freely from the greats of Indian cricket upon hearing the 'sad news' of the passing away of former India all-rounder Rameshchandra Gangaram 'Bapu' Nadkarni. He was known for his highly economical spells. Nadkarni was famous for having bowled 21 consecutive maiden overs against England in 1964. His figures read 32-27-5-0.

There hasn't been a century in the Shalini Bhalekar memorial MCA U-22 selection tournament for the past three years and this year was no different.

The `Miracle of Kanpur’ on December 24, 1959, authored by a 35-year-old Jasu Patel’s magic, certainly cannot be masked by the subsequent triumphs at Port-of-Spain and The Oval, Lord's and Leeds, Melbourne and Sydney, and the World Cup ’83.