Bob Taylor

Fifty years ago today, GR Viswanath began his first-class career. TOI catches up with the legend for a chat on his sense of fair play & that 1980 'sporting gesture'

Former NZ wicketkeeper Ian Smith feels it will be extremely difficult to fill up the void created in Indian cricket once MS Dhoni bids adieu to the game.

Dr. Chandu Patankar, a fine wicket-keeper batsman, played just a solitary Test for India even after having led the Indian Universities against the Silver Jubilee overseas team.

Indian wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant on Monday equalled the world record for most catches in a Test match. Pant achieved the feat during the opening Test of the four-match Test series against Australia at the Adelaide Oval.

With the catch of South Africa's Morne Morkel off Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Wriddhiman Saha broke the record of the most dismissals in a Test by an Indian wicketkeeper. It was Saha's 10th catch of the Test as he went past the record of nine dismissals set by former captain MS Dhoni against Australia in Melbourne in December 2014.

It was in 1966 at the Railways Institute ground that I had my first proper interaction with GR Viswanath. I remember the enthusiastic young man I had played some club cricket with, cycling to the ground where I was playing a match for the State Bank of Mysore team.

Former India captain Gundappa Viswanath has asked the ICC not to undermine Test cricket and promote the 5-day game, which has been in vogue since 1877.

Outraged by the exclusion of South African players from the ICC annual awards nominations, CSA CEO Gerald Majola has questioned the credibility of the list.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced former batting great Gundappa Viswanath as winner of the C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for 2007-08.

Indian opener Gautam Gambhir has been nominated for cricketer of the year and Test player of the year in the ICC Annual Awards.

Former Cricket Board chief Raj Singh Dungarpur has brought down the curtains on his long stint as the president of BCCI affiliate - the Cricket Club of India (CCI) - after 12 years at the helm.

Indians shone at the ICC awards with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Gautam Gambhir named as the ODI and Test Players of the Year.

A rampant Kagiso Rabada picked up an impressive six-for in the second innings as hosts South Africa registered a comfortable 87-run win over West Indies in the first Test in Centurion on Thursday. The visitors bowled out the Proteas for 116 in their second essay in the morning session but in chase of 247 were shot out for 159.

The frustration of a Canadian country singer with United Airlines turned out to be an unexpected boost for his career. This incident, which began in 2008, gained significant attention at the time for the creative way the singer sought justice and the impact it had on both the airline and his career. Delve in and read on to know the details!

“As a team we believe in honesty and always want to play within the spirit of the game. It’s a great character shown by all the boys on the field by greeting the other team. As soon as I saw McBrine fall down, I told Asif not to dislodge the bails and it’s amazing to see he reacted to that quickly and that shows how good this team is,” Lamichhane (21) told this website from Muscat.

India's recent superb run in Test and ODI cricket was reflected in the ICC's annual awards nominations as captain MS Dhoni was listed in three categories.

The ICC should try a Cricket Challenge competition which throws up the best batter, bowler and fielder all in one day.

Ahead of the Champions Trophy semi-final in Cardiff, a look at how England and Pakistan have fared versus each other in ICC tournaments. England lead Pakistan 6-4