Ex-Rajasthan’s Mumbai-based spinner Suresh Shastri reveals that he was one of the first to emerge from the famous Ramakant Achrekar cricket stable and how he progressed every step of the way in the hard world of Mumbai and domestic cricket, playing with the best names on the circuit; his journey encompassing several games against touring teams in the 1970s.
07 April,2023 04:16 PM IST | Mumbai
Former first-class cricketer and chairman of Mumbai selectors, Milind Rege recounts his days when players were paid ₹5 for a Ranji Tophy match, the phenomenal sight of witnessing thousands of people walking behind Ramakant Desai at Marine Lines station, proposing Sachin Tendulkar's name for the Mumbai Ranji team and his sheer love for city even today.
02 September,2022 04:33 PM IST | Mumbai
Pradeep Sunderam, who claimed all 10 wickets in an innings for Rajasthan in the 1985-86 Ranji Trophy season, is a Mumbai cricket product. He talks about his exploits in the Kanga League and how Sunil Gavaskar displayed what commitment is by landing up at the ground a few hours after arriving from an international tour. Sunderam also reveals how he was not included in the Indian team at Leeds in 1986 despite being in England and a stand-by for that tour, when Chetan Sharma got injured. After his fast bowling career, he coached in Mumbai and Rajasthan.
29 July,2022 05:48 PM IST | Mumbai
Former Indian first-class cricketer who played for Bombay and Surrey County Cricket Club, Zubin Bharucha, gets candid about how he trained to be a Mumbai cricketer, the hard grind at club level and what it took to swim in the strict Mumbai school of cricket.He also shares anecdotes about his personal on-field experiences and how no other sportsperson can dominate their sport in the 17-23 age span the way Sachin Tendulkar did.
28 January,2022 02:34 PM IST | Mumbai
One of the very few Indian actors to become an international star, Kabir Bedi engages in a candid conversation about his journey in Bollywood, stardom in Italy, his friendship with the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and more!
14 August,2021 07:44 AM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
