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Sonny Ramadhin, who has died at the age of 92, was one of the West Indies' finest spin bowlers and, in tandem with Alf Valentine, fashioned a series win in England in 1950 which became lodged in calypso folklore.

The Oval Tavern is where all love to hang out at the P Sara Oval. Everyone has a cold one as they appreciate Kumar Sangakkara's smooth off-drive.

The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) on Thursday announced that the iconic West Indies batsman Sir Everton Weekes' will have a prominent place in its proposed museum.

Former India batsman Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday condoled the demise of Sir Everton Weekes, saying that he heard many stories about the batting heroics of the Windies legend.

It was another day, another era when cricket was yet to go colour. A Test series that Gary Sobers had called the greatest ever where every Test match was completed in the last over of the fifth day.

However, there is a stigma attached to Sathasivam as well. He married Paripoornam Anandam Rajendra, a granddaughter of Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan in 1941, and was subsequently accused to murdering his wife in 1951.

Four decades after suffering a near-fatal skull injury, Nari Contractor will visit the Caribbean as a special invitee to witness the formation of blood banks.

West Indies and England players wore black armbands during their warm-up fixtures on Thursday in the memory of former cricketer Everton Weekes, who passed away at the age of 95.

Michael Clarke hit an unbeaten half-century to guide Australia to a draw against the West Indies in the second Test at the Adelaide Oval.

A Bhubaneswar collector's private museum, filled with cricket memorabilia, is drawing visitors ahead of the India-Pakistan T20 World Cup match. Samaranjan Mohanty's collection, featuring tickets, stamps, and coins of cricketing legends, offers a nostalgic journey through the sport's history. He hopes his curated 'cheer corner' brings good luck to the Indian team.

Although I feel like a traveler without luggage, being away from here since 1981 when I joined the National School of Drama in New Delhi, I keep coming back to Lucknow because of my family and it is where I belong.

Eras end. On Wednesday, the passing of Everton Weekes felt that way. He was 95, the last of the famed three Ws of the West Indies that cricket lovers of a certain vintage knew as well as their alphabets.

Former West Indies batsman Vivian Richards on Thursday extended his thoughts and prayers to the legendary batsman and 'true icon' Everton Weekes, who died yesterday at the age of 95.

While conferring knighthood to retired cricketers is a traditon, Maharajkumar of Vizianagram, knighted even before his Test debut, remains an exception..

Leg spinner Subhash Gupte, who always enjoyed bowling in full sleeves, mesmerised reputed batsmen on his very first tour of West Indies in 1953.

Australian cricket mourns the loss of Bob Simpson, a celebrated former captain and coach, who passed away at 89. Simpson's illustrious career included 62 Tests, captaining in 39, and a remarkable return from retirement during World Series Cricket.

The incomparable Lala Amarnath - India's first centurion in Tests - took part in Hyderabad's blue riband competition in 1930s before he was selected to play for India.

West Indies Test batsman Shamarh Brooks has credited late West Indian legend Sir Everton Weekes for his role in helping the 31 year old become a better cricketer.

Cricket's biggest names, most of whom could hear only stories of Sir Everton Weekes' exploits from the bygone era, on Thursday remembered the "great" batsman and a "greater human being" in glowing tributes after he died aged 95.

The Border Gavaskar Trophy 2018-19 has seen the lowest scoring rate for any Test series in Australia from the turn of the century. By the end of day two of the third Test in Melbourne, 2368 runs have been scored from 5725 balls with a run-rate of 2.48 per over, which is way below the second-lowest during the period; 2.78 achieved during the Frank Worrell Trophy between the hosts and West Indies in the 2000-01 season.

To mark the 2,000th Test match, which will take place between England and India at Lord's from 21 to 25 July, the ICC has called on supporters from across the globe to select their greatest team of all time.

A metal plate, inserted 60 years ago in former India captain Nari Contractor’s head after being hit by a Charlie Griffith bouncer on the 1962 tour of the West Indies, has finally been removed through surgery on medical advice. Contractor’s son Hoshedar told TOI that his father was fine after the surgery.

A metal plate, inserted 60 years ago in former India captain Nari Contractor’s head after being hit by a Charlie Griffith bouncer on the 1962 tour of the West Indies, has finally been removed through surgery.

Way back in May 1977, a feisty young batsman smashed four back-to-back centuries during Lucknow’s famous summer cricket tournament of yesteryears, the Sheesh Mahal Trophy, a feat that helped him get a berth in the Indian cricket team.

Following South Africa's World Test Championship Final victory, the ICC launches the 2025-27 WTC cycle, beginning with series between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, England and India, and Australia and West Indies. Nine teams will compete, playing six opponents each, using the points percentage system.

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.

In Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi’s death, India has lost a big, big hero. Even bigger than the elephants he loved to see in India and South Africa, says G K George.

West Indies, chasing 475 for victory, were dismissed for 387 in their second innings about 25 minutes before tea on the fifth and final day of the Test.

MUMBAI: It's fascinating following the naming game at the Cricket Club of India, one of the leading sporting clubs of Mumbai city.

MUMBAI: There remains a romantic notion — held not just by the old cricket culture, but also by some in the new — that cricket is a pre-industrial game, played ‘fair’ ‘gentlemen’ in spotless whites on virgin greens; it a game that is not an adjunct to life, but life itself. Excuse them who think so.