Rusi Surti

A left-hander who scored 8066 runs and took 284 wickets in 160 first-class matches, Rusi Surti got to play only 26 Tests despite performing consistently.

In a session on Parsis and sports at the 10th World Zoroastrian Congress, former cricketer Nari Contractor spoke nostalgically about the days when Parsis dominated the cricket scene with stalwarts like Rusi Surti and Farokh Engineer.

Very few know the fact that in 1886, the first-ever cricket team from India left for the shores of England, for a cricket tour. The team comprised only Parsee players from Mumbai (then Bombay).

Fformer Indian star batsmen took a swipe at cricket administrators in the state cricket body and said that its the officials who are responsible to look after their star player.

Sledging can be fun. As long as the right spirit and right humour is there, sledging can add up to the fun of the game. Parsi Cyclist was a team whose players were never short of a fun-foul word.

Ratan Tata, the respected industrialist and philanthropist, passed away at 86 on Wednesday. As a former chairman of Tata Sons, he played a crucial role in India's economy and supported Indian cricket by offering job opportunities and financial aid to players, greatly impacting their careers.

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.

A government-sponsored event called the 'Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav (RSM), on from February 6-20 at Azad Maidan, has scuttled cricketing activities for a fortnight at the ground which is considered the traditional nursery of Mumbai cricket, leaving those running the dozen-odd cricket clubs there livid.

How long will our cricket authorities allow the Ranji trophy tournament be an end in itself?

Former Indian state cricketer Nikhil Chaudhary is making a significant impact in Australian domestic cricket, set for a potential Sheffield Shield debut for Tasmania. After a standout BBL season, his journey from Indian club cricket to a state contract highlights remarkable perseverance. He is only the second Indian to play in the BBL, inspiring many.

Mumbai has held pride of place through most of Indian cricket's history, and the Kanga League, which began in 1948, is the heart and soul of Mumbai cricket.

Young Gujarat left-arm pacer Arzan Nagwaswalla, who has been picked up as a stand-by player in the Indian team for the World Test Championship final and away series against England, is the only active 'Parsi' cricketer currently plying his trade in the domestic circuit and stands out for his pace.

Behram Irani was a tenacious cricketer and was reliable with the bat, ball or in the field. Integrity, humbleness and politeness are what people think of when they think of him.

A government event, called the ‘Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav (RSM),’ which is being held from February 6 to 20 at the Azad Maidan has scuttled all the cricketing activities at the South Bombay ground which is considered as the traditional nursery of Mumbai cricket, for this month, leaving those running the dozen-odd cricket clubs there livid.

The huge presence of the gentry and the cricketing community lessened the pain for the family of Indian cricket stalwart Polly Umrigar whose funeral was held in the traditional Parsi manner at Doongerwadi on Wednesday.