Bill Edrich

One of the city's best-known cricket coaches for struggling youngsters is now trying his hand at acquiring a PhD to explore why Mumbai has maintained its numero uno in Indian cricket for so long.

Marylebone Cricket Club is planning to approach India to sponsor a revolutionary redevelopment plan of the historic Lord's ground, according to a report.

In this series, TOI looks at past tours of India to England.

New Zealand were well beaten Sunday in their final warm-up game ahead of next week's first Test against England at Lord's, with Ben Compton's fifth hundred of the season guiding a County Select XI to a seven-wicket win at Chelmsford.

Zak Crawley's 267 in the third Test against Pakistan at Southampton on Saturday saw the England batsman rewrite the record books.

Rusi Cooper, who was the oldest - living First-Class cricketer in the world, having celebrated his 100th birthday on December 14 last year, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday morning at his residence in Kemp's Corner in South Bombay. He is survived by his daughter Dinaz and son-in-law Hoshang Zaveri, who live in Pune.

Zak Crawley's 267 in the third Test against Pakistan at Southampton on Saturday saw the England batsman rewrite the record books. It was the seventh-highest maiden century in the 143-year history of Test-match cricket and the tenth highest innings by any England batsman.

Keith Ross Miller was not only the first postwar cricketing superstar but, unlike other superstars, he never assumed the airs of one.

It's a rare 'century' that deserves a warm applause. On December 14, Russi Cooper, one of the oldest-living First-Class cricketers in India and certainly the oldest from Mumbai, will be celebrating his 100th birthday. After the passing away of Vasant Raiji in 2020, Cooper is now the only living Indian to have played in the Pentangulars, the pre-Independence league that hosted teams formed on community lines. He played for the Parsees (1941-42 to 1944-45), Bombay (1943-44 to 1944-45) and Middlesex (1949-1951).