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Initiators Sampat, Jaywant delighted as MCA grants 50 per cent raise in pension
Former first-class players below the age of 70 and are not part of the BCCI pension scheme for domestic cricketers, used to get Rs 10,000 from the MCA
24 March,2025 07:42 AM IST | Mumbai | Clayton Murzello
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‘Greg was always in a no-win situation with India coach job’
mid-day catches up with former Australia cricketer Trevor Chappell on his brief visit to Mumbai; talks about his brother’s controversial 2005-2007 coaching stint and of course that infamous underarm incident of 1981
20 March,2025 08:22 AM IST | Mumbai | Clayton Murzello
Celebration of Test cricket
That’s what it will be when a plan to mark 150 years of the traditional form of the game with a pink-ball Test comes to fruition in March 2027; Centenary Test of 1977 is worth emulating
20 March,2025 07:45 AM IST | Mumbai | Clayton Murzello
The life and times of Abid Ali
The former India all-rounder, who passed away in California this week, put his stamp of grit and determination in whatever he undertook and dealt with his blows courageously
13 March,2025 07:31 AM IST | Mumbai | Clayton Murzello
‘If India don’t want no-balls and wides, they’ll get that too’
“At the Champions Trophy, India did not have to travel at all. How can a team not travel during a tournament,” asked Roberts, as India were working their way to their third Champions Trophy triumph on Sunday
11 March,2025 08:09 AM IST | Mumbai | Clayton Murzello
Why Champions Trophy win could be sweeter
India have a chance to clinch the title in Dubai one day before the 40th anniversary of the 1985 World Championship of Cricket at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, where Sunil Gavaskar’s men beat Javed Miandad’s Pakistan in the final and Ravi Shastri was given an Audi car for being Champion of Champions
09 March,2025 08:02 AM IST | Mumbai | Clayton Murzello
Two deaths, too bad!
While Milind Rege’s association with Mumbai cricket went far beyond his bowling and batting skills, Padmakar Shivalkar’s 22-year Ranji Trophy career span is unmatchable
06 March,2025 08:33 AM IST | Mumbai | Clayton Murzello
Raju Kulkarni reveals Rege’s advice to Agarkar
Rege in turn advised Agarkar senior and junior that he should concentrate on his pace bowling
04 March,2025 07:35 AM IST | Mumbai | Clayton Murzello
Mumbai cricket great Padmakar Shivalkar passes away at 84
Mumbai’s enduring spin stalwart, domestic cricket giant Padmakar Shivalkar bids goodbye at 84; teammates Ravi Shastri, Sandeep Patil pay tribute
04 March,2025 07:31 AM IST | Mumbai | Clayton Murzello
Chappelli and the write line
Former Australia captain’s journalistic farewell will leave the world of unbiased cricket writing poorer. He was not always right during his 51-year stint, but his strike-rate of correct analysis was high
27 February,2025 06:45 AM IST | Mumbai | Clayton Murzello