In his late 19th-century book A Chronicle of Cricket, writer Shapoorjee Sorabjee vividly described how the Parsis began playing cricket: ‘Some enthusiastic boys at first only gleefully watched from a distance the game played at Fort George, and then hunted after and returned the balls from the field to the players. For such gratis […]
Read More Specials – M.E. Pavri: The first great Indian cricketerIndia played its first Test match only in 1932, but prior to that there were quite a few Parsi cricketers who might have fancied a spot in the national team and were unlucky not to play Test cricket. In this post, we will look at the life and career of Dr. Hormasji Dorabji Kanga. […]
Read More Specials – H.D Kanga: A stalwart of Indian cricketJust last season, Ajit Agarkar had pulled out of the Mumbai Ranji Trophy squad citing differences with the team management following his exclusion from a particular match. Later he was surprisingly picked as captain, and he repaid the team’s faith in his experience by leading Mumbai to a 40th Ranji Trophy title this season. […]
Read More REVIEW – Mumbai’s 40th title, Agarkar’s personal triumphAfter a gruelling two and a half-months of back-to-back matches, the time has come for the summit clash of this season’s Ranji Trophy. The two finalists are Mumbai and Saurashtra, two teams which did not really look like potential finalists during the league phase, but they both have managed to up their game when it […]
Read More IN FOCUS – 2012-13 Ranji Trophy final : PreviewIn my Ranji Trophy Preview post of November, I had predicted the following quarterfinal line-up – Rajasthan, Mumbai Punjab, Delhi, Baroda, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. While Punjab and Uttar Pradesh won resoundingly in the league stage, Mumbai and Baroda had to struggle a bit to make the grade. I clearly underestimated the […]
Read More IN FOCUS – 2012-13 Ranji Trophy semifinals : Preview
The Cricket Cauldron 