By Kersi Meher-Homji 2012 has been a miserable year for Indian cricket. The 2011 World Cup champions who were at one stage ranked on top in Test cricket that year have plummeted down, down, down. Not only overseas but also on home pitches made for India’s strength; spin, spin, spin. In the previous few years, […]
Cheteshwar Pujara – classy batsman By Kersi Meher-Homji Wish we can press the delete button in real life as we do on the computer keyboard! Everything was roses and glories for Indian cricket till 2 April 2011 ehen they won the World Cup with Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan and […]
Sachin Tendulkar’s eyes being matched by an eye-maker before sculpting Sachin in wax Madame Tussauds Sydney is always changing and in 2013 there will be plenty of famous personalities to meet from around the world at the Darling Harbour attraction. In April 2013, guests will be testing their cricket skills against cricket hero Sachin Tendulkar […]
Australia’s refusal to sell uranium to India had been an “obstacle” to getting a larger slice of the benefits of the booming Indian economy, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on her visit to India as reported by The Australian newspaper. Arriving in New Delhi for a three-day state visit, the PM said the rise of […]
India back on track with thumping performance by Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, Pragyan Ojha and Ravichandran Ashwin By Kersi Meher-Homji Are happy days here again for Indian cricket? On Monday (3 September) India whitewashed New Zealand by 5 wickets in Bangalore to win the 2-Test series 2-0. Sunday 26 August was a day to remember […]
Farhan Akhtar with Milkha Singh who sold his story just for one rupee Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is an upcoming Bollywood film produced and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra; starring Farhan Akhtar and Sonam Kapoor. Milkha Singh has sold the story for just one rupee. The remuneration from movie will be used for the benefit of […]
Udham Singh – the captain of the Indian hockey team and his team members wave to the cheering crowds after they had been presented with their winners’ gold medals at the Summer Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia in 1956. INDIA has won a total of 8 gold, 4 silver & 5 bronze in the […]
Vijay Kumar flying India’s flag high at the 2012 Olympics Vijay Kumar won a silver medal for India in 25 m rapid fire pistol at the Royal Artillery Barracks here on Friday August 3. 26-year-old Vijay from Himachal Pradesh was like a rock in the final in which the reigning world champion Alexei Klimov of […]
Sachin Tendulkar: 100th was my toughest… By Kersi Meher-Homji After 33 innings in England, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Australia in 370 days, master batsman Sachin Tendulkar went from 99 to 100 international centuries on 16 March. AT LONG LAST! It was a prolonged period but worth the wait as expectations reached fever pitch from […]
Suresh Raina with Virat Kohli By Kersi Meher-Homji What can one say, a miracle down under? It was one of the best matches ever in the game’s history featuring a spectacularly marvellous knock. I am referring to Virat Kohli’s fabulous century in the do-or-die one day international (ODI) last night in Hobart. India had not […]