Archive for July 10th, 2009

I advised Ganguly to quit T20 after IPL season 1: John Buchanan

Convinced that Sourav Ganguly was unfit for Twenty20 cricket, former Kolkata Knight Riders coach John Buchanan had asked the left-hander to quit after the first edition of the Indian Premier League. In his latest book The Future of Cricket: The rise of Twenty20, Buchanan revealed advising Ganguly to quit Twenty20 even though the then Knight [...]

Determination and concentration were the key: Gavaskar

Little Master retraces his life in this exclusive interview One of the strongest childhood images for a generation was Sunil Gavaskar, frozen in his stance, having left the ball alone, bat pointing down the pitch, holding the stare of a glaring fast bowler. Since then he has been an earnest leader,  trenchant columnist, decisive official [...]

Ashes heroes inducted into ICC Hall of Fame

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday inducted three Ashes heroes –Tom Graveney and Peter May of England and Ian Chappell of Australia — into its Cricket Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony was held during the tea break of the first Test between England and Australia. “Commemorative caps were presented to Graveney, Chappell and [...]

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