Jimmy Amarnath, India's maverick hero
Mohinder 'Jimmy' Amarnath was the son of his maverick dad, Lala Amarnath, who hailed from Lahore, then known as the cricket and hockey capital…
Roar Pro
Joined February 2016
12.8k
Views
24
Published
0
Comments
Published
Comments
Mohinder 'Jimmy' Amarnath was the son of his maverick dad, Lala Amarnath, who hailed from Lahore, then known as the cricket and hockey capital…
Though fielding is an integral part of cricket, the diving and acrobatics weren't so prominent until the 1980s. But that doesn't mean the game…
Though fielding is an integral part of cricket, diving and acrobatics were not really seen until the 1980s. But that doesn't mean that the…
FIFA have announced an extension in the number of teams playing in the World Cup - from the present 32 team format to 48.…
It's early 2006. India is chasing a sizeable Pakistani total in front of a hostile opposition crowd in Lahore. At the crucial moment India…
The legend of Brazilian football player Socrates, who died five years ago this month, was unique. He was a multifaceted talent - a qualified…
Over the years Test matches have seen more results and far less draws. Many of those matches even don't go into the fifth day.…
Here is the story of two unconventional bowling tactics used in cricket, one overarm and one underarm. Let me start with the overarm one.…
Cricket has witnessed many spinners of class who spun their web of magic on the 22 yards. We have seen the likes of Shane…
Over the past month, the Australian cricket team was convincingly defeated by Sri Lankan, getting whitewashed in a three match Test match series. Such…
Moritz Furste of Germany showed a great display of grit, determination and killer instinct in their crucial quarter-final game against New Zealand in the…
Women's football, it hasn't been done a whole lot of justice in the men's version of the game. FIFA, the world's governing body in…
Getting closer to the Olympics, let me address a different, though not entirely unrelated issue - Politics in Olympics. Ideally sports and politics should…
Last time India won a major hockey tournament was the 1975 World Cup, in Kuala Lumpur, under the captainship of Ajit Pal Singh. India…
Remember the famous or rather infamous Bodyline series of 1932-33? The greatest English bowler of the day, Harold Larwood, bowled at a blistering estimated…
Often I wonder which cricketer has tormented the Australians the most. Is it Harold Larwood? Vivian Richards? Michael Holding? No. No one has ever…
No prelude to the Olympics would be complete without discussing Dhyan Chand, India's hockey legend. The man was a genius - there is not…
Zimbabwe, previously known as Southern Rhodesia, qualified for the first time in the 1983 World Cup held in England. They arrived at the scene…
The rise of the West Windies as a cricket powerhouse commenced immediately after World War II, with its famous three Ws - Frank Worrell,…
My heartiest congratulations to India on qualifying for the semis of the T20 World Cup. Now we exit the round-robin stage and enter the…