NKP SALVE

In 1983, India won its maiden World Cup trophy, defeating the West Indies on British soil. The country would have to wait another 28 years to win the trophy again, this time on home soil. Rohit Sharma and co take on the mighty Aussies in an epic fin...

The real reason behind the staging of the tournament was cricket’s financial plight. Test match attendances were on the wane and with Prudential Assurance offering a £1,00,000 support, the ICC announced the plan for the men’s World Cup just days aft...

The BCCI and more so Dungarpur never forgot how 'Lata ji' saved Indian cricket from sheer embarrassment just because of her pristine love for the 'Gentleman's game'.

Women’s cricket in India can’t afford to have two of its best players — Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur — at loggerheads.

These were huge errors of judgment that ultimately opened the doors for the Supreme Court of India to get involved in cricket and order Srini to quit as BCCI President in March, 2014.

"It is the large-heartedness of Mulayam Singh Yadav, who had told SP members in that Amar Singh is in his 'dil' even if not in 'dal'," says Amar Singh.

If there are sweeping changes suggested which are legally binding, then there could be an administrative shake up just before the marquee ICC World T20.

I S Bindra today paid tribute to his one-time administrative colleague Jagmohan Dalmiya and recalled their days of building Indian cricket.

BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya, who passed away in Kolkata, will forever be remembered as the man who made Indian cricket a self sufficient entity.

BCCI has decided to implement the suggestions given by the Anil Kumble-led technical committee where in the Deodhar Trophy will feature four 50-overs matches.

Agasti, 64, happens to be the favourite tailor of India’s top politicians. Whether it be a Shinde of Congress or a Pawar of NCP or an MM Joshi of BJP.

NKP Salve is survived by his son Harish and daughter Arundhati. Harish Salve is a leading lawyer and a former solicitor general of India.

What explains the dominance of lawyers in political leadership? And does the political upper crust need more diversity of professions?

Never new to controversies, the former Union law minister and senior SC counsel was born on September 14, 1923, in Sind.

Both the regulators have armed themselves with legal opinion supporting their case.