Bapu Nadkarni

Former India skipper Nari Contractor was hospitalised after he fell while taking a morning walk near his South Mumbai house.

Some people conveniently settle for mediocrity while some are satisfied only with excellence and keep striving towards it till their last breath.

Former India all-rounder Bapu Nadkarni was cremated at the Shivaji Park crematorium in Mumbai on Saturday. Nadkarni, 86, died on Friday at his daughter's residence in Powai area due to age-related illness.

Tributes flowed freely from the greats of Indian cricket upon hearing the 'sad news' of the passing away of former India all-rounder Rameshchandra Gangaram 'Bapu' Nadkarni. He was known for his highly economical spells. Nadkarni was famous for having bowled 21 consecutive maiden overs against England in 1964. His figures read 32-27-5-0.

National Film Archives of India has obtained a rare 1966 short film on cricket where former Test players such as Chandu Borde, Bapu Nadkarni, Ramakant Desai and Nana Joshi demonstrate the art of batting and bowling.

Legends Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar on Friday offered their condolences on former India all-rounder Bapu Nadkarni's death.

Former left-arm spinner Bapu Nadkarni said that Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi was "a much misunderstood man" during his playing days because of his aloofness.

Former India all-rounder Bapu Nadkarni, best known for bowling a record 21 successive maiden overs in a Test match against England, died on Friday, family sources confirmed.

Former India Test player Chandu Borde was felicitated on Tuesday night on his 75th birthday at a function attended by prominent personalities from various walks of life.

Members of the Indian cricket team on Sunday sported black armbands to honour former all-rounder Bapu Nadkarni, who died earlier this week.

Cricketers like Don Bradman, Lara are born once in a while but Sachin Tendulkar is an all-time legend, described former India all-rounder Bapu Nadkarni.

A motivational book about top Indian sportspersons who overcame disability and adversity to become champions was launched by former Test cricketer Rahul Dravid at suburban Khar Gymkhana.

Sunil Gavaskar cleared the air on his infamous walkout during 1981 Melbourne Test, saying it was the Australian players' "get lost" call, and not his LBW, that prompted him to storm off the ground with his opening partner. In the 1981 series, a Dennis Lillee in-cutter caught Gavaskar plumb in front and umpire Whitehead, standing in just his third Test, raised his finger.

Old timers remember Bal Thackeray watching Dadar Union playing at Shivaji Park with great interest and his advice to players of a later generation was invaluable.

The name Chhatrapalsinh Jadeja would not ring an instant bell in today's cricketing circles but in Jamnagar in Saurasthra and at Chowpatty in Mumbai they were mourning the death of a gentleman cricketer.

Awards functions usually are nostalgic affairs. Old friends and teammates meet, discuss cricket and there's always plenty of leg-pulling. The setting is inevitably celebratory.

Farokh Engineer has hurt his shoulder at his base in Manchester and would not be travelling here to receive the special award from the Cricket Board at the BCCI's annual awards function on January 11.

Vijay Bhosle is one of the most unfortunate batsmen not to have played for the country even after playing 110 first class matches.

Former Test all-rounder R G (Bapu) Nadkarni is pleasantly surprised by the Cricket Board's decision to honour him with two other former India stalwarts at its 7th annual awards function here on January 11.

The Mumbai Cricket Association is now drawing the ire of former India cricketers who are peeved at the way they were treated during the World Cup final.

The Margao police on Tuesday arrested Basu Shankar Marathe, a native of Dandeli-Karnataka, on charges of snatching a mangalsutra of a woman at Calconda, Navelim, on Monday.

The mortal remains of Dilip Sardesai were cremated on Tuesday.

The name RK Chatrapalsinh Jadeja would not ring an instant bell in today's cricketing circles but on Tuesday in Jamnagar and at Chowpatty in Mumbai they were mourning the death of a gentleman cricketer.

Test cricket is to return to the Brabourne Stadium for the first time since 1973 when Sri Lanka play India in December.

A bat signed by players of all teams that took part in the 1985 World Championship of Cricket in Australia and belonging to the collection of former off spin great Erapalli Prasanna, fetched the highest price in an auction.

The 'dead rubber' status of the seventh ODI have created a dubious sort of history, with tickets allotted for the public not being picked up on the first day itself.

As a schoolboy, Nagdev had created a record by scoring an unbeaten 427 runs in 1963-64 for his school Hindi Vidya Bhavan. That record was broken after 47 years when Sarfraz Khan scored 439.

In a welcome news for budding footballers of the city, Garware Club house, a well-known recreational and cricket club which is located in the premises of the Wankhede Stadium, will on Saturday morning launch a football academy for kids (above the age of five) at the nearby Cooperage football ground.

Tata Sports Club opener Kaustubh Pawar has won the 'Best Batsman' award in the 'A' Division of the Times Shield Cricket tournament.

He eats, drinks and sleeps cricket. Now it's KR Ramakrishnan's turn to sing cricket as well.