My love affair with the impossible beauty and bravado of the batting of Mohammad Azharuddin — Azhar — started with an unlikely slogan, “No Kapil No Test” in the winter of 1984. But I shall ret...

The buzz hanging over The Oberoi Grand’s Gharana on the evening of March 2 turned into a happy chatter the moment he walked in. Mohammed Azharuddin. In town for the Tiger Pataudi Memorial Lecture �...

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Mohammed Azharuddin severely criticised the behaviour of the India and Bangladesh cricketers who were involved in an ugly spat almost immediately after the final of the U-19 World Cup in Potchefstroom...

Team India cricketers nowadays mostly lead glamourous, comfortable lives. But how was it decades back, when Indian cricket was still struggling to find its feet on the world stage? Sharmila Tagore, wi...

Mohammed Azharuddin’s speech at the Air India presents Tiger Pataudi Memorial Lecture, a joint initiative by The Bengal Club and The Telegraph in association with The Oberoi Grand Kolkata, could eas...

Mohammed Azharuddin is no stranger to tackling swing and seam in overseas conditions. While the Indian batting continues to struggle in New Zealand, the former India captain, who led in 47 Tests, winn...

Air India presents Tiger Pataudi Memorial Lecture, a joint initiative by The Bengal Club & The Telegraph in association with The Oberoi Grand Kolkata, will be held on the evening of Monday, March ...

Someone did say famously, and ringingly, that you’d pay just to watch David Gower stroll to the crease and take guard. It’s a description that has aged well; on the evidence of this evening, you�...

As a cricketer, David Gower’s batting evoked phrases that reflected on his style — languid brilliance, casual panache and lazy elegance.On Wednesday, at the Air India presents Tiger Pataudi Memori...