End of an era: Last member of India’s first Test win, CD Gopinath, dies at 96 | Cricket News

[ad_1] CHENNAI: “The crowd applauded us for 15 minutes at a stretch after the Test match was over. I still remember that moment,” CD Gopinath told TOI a few years ago, recalling India’s historic first Test win at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Madras (then). It was 1952, India had beaten England in the fifth […]

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Varun Chakravarthy named Tamil Nadu captain for Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

[ad_1] India spinner Varun Chakravarthy has been appointed captain of the Tamil Nadu team for the 2025–26 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which begins on November 26. Narayan Jagadeesan will serve as his deputy. Chakravarthy recently played a key role in India’s T20I series victory in Australia, taking five wickets across three matches. This marks his […]

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