A tribute to deceased Australian batsman Dean Jones on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the 1986 Tied Test’s start in Chennai, where he carved an epic 210 against India

As the curtains come down on this season’s Duleep Trophy today, a recall of the star-filled 1986-87 edition which Krish Srikkanth’s South Zone won by beating Ravi Shastri’s West Zone at Wankhede Stadium

With the Kanga League in progress, it is a fitting time to recall Vithal ‘Marshall’ Patil, the league’s record wicket-taker and a tireless mentor to generations of Mumbai cricketers

Over the years, India’s multiple wicketkeeping choices for a series and instances of two wicketkeepers figuring in one playing XI like Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel have tickled lovers of cricket trivia

Following last week’s focus on Mumbai-based members of the Indian cricket team of that year figuring in the Kanga League, here’s what the other Mumbai cricket ‘stars’ did 40 years ago

Why the 79th edition of Mumbai’s popular monsoon cricket league, beginning on August 15, will not be as star-studded as the 1986 edition 40 years ago

Chappell’s controversial stint as India coach overshadows his achievements as a cricketer to the point that, in India, the great batsman is remembered less than the coach. He turns 78 tomorrow

Sir Garfield Sobers and Barbados belonged to each other. So, it was only fitting that the nation which shaped him also gathered to bid a moving farewell to its most celebrated sporting son

Here’s what Sir Garfield Sobers, who passed away in Barbados last week, felt about the Indians he played with and against from 1952-53 to 1971-72 when Gavaskar and Engineer were his RoW teammates

While Sourav Ganguly, Kevin Pietersen, and Anjum Chopra get inducted into the Hall of Fame, the International Cricket Council must look beyond cricketers to be honoured in such a fashion

Clayton Murzello

The Dean machine of Sept 1986

Zonal zest showed up in loads

A good time to remember Marshall

Cricket trivia richer by two!

The lesser lights of 1986

Mid-Day Opinion: Kanga League’s inevitable times

Mid-Day Opinion: Fine batsman first, coach Greg later

Mid-Day Opinion: Back to the pavilion in style

Mid-Day Opinion: Take Sobers’s word for it

Mid-Day Opinion: Ever thought about lensman Eagar?

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