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How Jaisimha almost helped India pull-off its first ever win abroad By News Desk|   Updated: 28th January 2021 11:06 am IST By A. Joseph Antony Hyderabad: Until recently, the Covid-19 clouds of uncertainty had hung heavy over the last cricket test match at Brisbane (Australia), now okayed to start on Friday. Over half a century ago, a flamboyant Hyderabadi’s (cricketer) inclusion in the national team was a certainty for the tour Down Under. His exclusion however  left him so disillusioned that he gave away his cricket kit, even penning a poignant note on his bat before handing it over. ...

Ramachandra Guha: In defence of the draw The draw is central to the magic and mystique of cricket, and not for cricketing reasons alone. AFP [The gripping, thrilling, compelling drawn Test in Sydney prompts me to re-post this old piece from 1996. The background to it was as follows: Jagmohan Dalmiya, the then Secretary of the Indian Cricket Board, proposed to the International Cricket Council that the draw be abolished from Test cricket. He wanted Tests to be played over two innings of specified duration, with each team having (as I recall) a maximum of 90 overs each in their first inning...