Interview
Players’ representative body needed in India: Maddy
Panchkula : Darren Maddy is ‘Dazza’ to friends. And here at the Indian Cricket League, he has a lot of friends – “I am trying to pick up the local language”. Playing for the Kolkata Tigers, Maddy had a dream spell against the Chandigarh Lions (4 for 6) but he still feels the Twenty-20 format [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )It always feels great to play in India: Vikram Solanki
Panchkula : It’s Thursday morning in Panchkula and Vikram Solanki, in defiance of a famous description often used against him by Ian Botham in the commentary box, is out there for the fitness sessions scheduled for the day. In fact, one of the most illustrious county cricketers of Indian origin could not look more happy [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )‘I was one of the biggest underachievers’ : Mervyn Dillon
Mervyn Dillon is one of the few good fast bowlers who have emerged from the West Indies in recent years.
Tall and endowed with a powerful physique, like many of his fearsome predecessors, he appeared capable of scaling dizzy heights, especially when young and at the peak of his prowess, but did not.
Nevertheless, considering his chequered [...]
Lots of issues to be discussed: Gary Kirsten
MUMBAI : Since the news of his Monday night interview with the BCCI became official, former South Africa opener Gary Kirsten has been inundated with calls from the media. “I have had plenty of calls. I have tried to answer quite a few,” joked Kirsten as he took time off for an interview with TOI [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )‘Players demoralised by the present system’ : Atapattu
Marvan Atapattu retired from international cricket at the end of Sri Lanka’s Test series in Australia. A technically correct batsman, he finished his Test career with an average just below 40 and was instrumental in the team’s revival after he took over as captain in 2004. However, a back injury in 2006 saw him increasingly [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )‘Pak team has always wanted to play in Mumbai Says Wasim Akram
Wasim Akram tells about the Pak team’s request to L K Advani in 1999 that they be allowed to play in Mumbai, Andrew Symonds’ “over-reaction” to monkey chants and India and Pak’s major cricket issues.
The India-Pak Test series starts in a few days. Who do you think has the edge?
A lot depends on who wins the [...]
As a bowler I know the subtleties of the game: Kumble
BANGALORE : Only the third spinner after Bishen Singh Bedi and S Venkataraghvan to become the captain of Indian team, Anil Kumble says as a bowler he knows the ’subtleties’ of the game well and can use that knowledge while leading the country in Test matches.
In an exclusive interview, Kumble said he is aware of [...]
‘I went to the cricket match like any other spectator’ : deepika Padukone
She has the look and attitude – qualifications required for apun ka pictures ka heroine. So, you know she is the daughter of tennis champ Prakash Padukone, has moved from Bangalore to Bombay to become the numero uno model.. and then yuppy-dedo parachuted into the movies, nixing more projects than you and I have toes [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Pakistan, Australia not unbeatable: Ganguly
MUMBAI : With just over a week to go before India take on Pakistan, TOI spoke to Sourav Ganguly, India’s captain in two of the last three series between the two sides. Ganguly exuded confidence that India could come through the next six months with a good show.
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How would you look back at the [...]
I don’t fear any bowler: Uthappa
MUMBAI: With his bundle of big energy Robin Uthappa provided the new Team India with the gilt edge at the World Twenty20 and also in the recent clash against the Australians. His positive approach and awesome abilities have impressed everyone. The stocky and robust Uthappa seems here to stay with promises to deliver more and [...]
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