Eknath Solkar

Can bat (sort of), can bowl (kind of), but boy can this side field

The importance of the position is at odds with the fact that it is seen as a punishment to be posted there

Which players would make it to an all-time XI of the powerhouse Indian domestic side?

Technique and anticipation are important for close-in fielding. Many of today's fielders lack both

When Eknath Solkar got under the skin of Geoff Boycott, leading to a three-year self-imposed exile from Test cricket

R Ashwin, the India offspinner, is the winner of the Polly Umrigar Award for 2012-13, the BCCI has announced. The board also named former India captain Kapil Dev the winner of the CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award

A pint to get Geoffrey out? You're on

The track for the Ranji Trophy final in 1972-73 was vicious, and then there was Shivalkar

India's wretched series against England in 1974, a Test whitewash, internal rows, a slighted high commissioner, and an opener in court

Memories of India's 1970-71 tour of the Caribbean from Ajit Wadekar

SK Sham pays tribute to Eknath Solkar

Eknath Solkar, the former Test allrounder and one of India's greatest close-in catchers, has died in Mumbai