V Ramnarayan (NOT IN USE)

Voices from the past

Walking into the Hyderabad team of the 70s meant rubbingshoulders with some of the most glamorous cricketers of the time.I do not remember anything musical about the stylish Abbas AliBaig, a man made famous by a scorcher of a kiss a young femalefan

31-Oct-2017•V Ramnarayan

A tough, proud man

The news that Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan has decided to call it a day means that the ICC's elite panel of Test umpires will soon be without the services of one of its outstanding members

06-Feb-2004•V Ramnarayan

The dark prince, darker still

In July's issue of Wisden Asia Cricket , former Hyderabad offspinner V Ramnarayan reviews the latest biography of Ranji and calls it a well-researched hatchet job

11-Jul-2003•V Ramnarayan

Talking about Gupte

"Fergie" Gupte is no more

01-Jun-2002•V Ramnarayan

N Gautam - a tribute

Tamil Nadu did not give this game young cricketer a fair deal,dropping him at the first sign of loss of form rather than nurturinghis undoubted talent and big-match temperament.

08-May-2002•V Ramnarayan

India face a Hobson's choice

17-Apr-2002•V Ramnarayan

India's non-playing captain

The selectors must be pretty sanguine that the forthcoming Zimbabwe series will not tax the Indian players'technique or temperament unduly

22-Feb-2002•V Ramnarayan

Hopes belied in the new millennium

When India beat England in style at Chepauk way back in February 1952, hope must have risen in the patriotic Indian heart that the country which had won freedom without firing a bullet was now ready to take on the world in cricket too, with nary a

28-Dec-2001•V Ramnarayan

An insult to Ranji's memory

12-Dec-2001•V Ramnarayan

England then and now

For years and years, I supported England against Australia but, exceptfor brief spells when led by Mike Brearley and inspired by the heroicdeeds of golden-boy Botham, my favourite team of the past proved moreoften than not to have feet of clay.

06-Dec-2001•V Ramnarayan

A bold new step

The selectors must be congratulated on the bold choices they have made for the Mohali Test, especially in the bowling department

30-Nov-2001•V Ramnarayan

A question of spin

In the long term, however, this new trend diluted thestrength of the Indian attack

27-Nov-2001•V Ramnarayan

Indian tour a test of character

In the past, the greatest gain for English and Australian Test cricketers on tour in India used to be the raw material that they acquired for the books some of them published soon afterwards

23-Nov-2001•V Ramnarayan

Chucking: It isn't cricket!

Most knowledgeable cricket viewers have serious doubts about thepropriety of the bowling actions of a number of bowlers whom they havebeen watching closely over the years

15-Nov-2001•V Ramnarayan

Ganguly would do well to follow the great Nawab

Tactically speaking, the Prince of Kolkata has quitesome way to go before he can be mentioned in the same breath as thetwo nawabs of Hyderabad cricket, but that would not be entirely fairto him at this stage of his career.

06-Nov-2001•V Ramnarayan

Nail the real culprits

Every time India loses a one-day final, the whole country tears the team to pieces, and theories are floated as to why our cricketers choke at the most important hour

29-Oct-2001•V Ramnarayan

Ganguly has the sheer gall...

Bertie Wooster thought his manservant Jeeves owed his brains to a regular diet of fish

23-Oct-2001•V Ramnarayan

The Rest is history...

The Irani Cup has traditionally been the season's opener and often a virtual trial match for the year ahead

17-Oct-2001•V Ramnarayan

It's a batsman's game!

Sourav Ganguly walks calmly down the wicket and hits a South African fast bowler out of the ground

08-Oct-2001•V Ramnarayan

Back to school

What does an international cricketer do when he runs into a bad patch, inevitable in a career of any decent length

01-Oct-2001•V Ramnarayan

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