tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725771015511480252.post4875113361618136479..comments2023-09-12T23:44:42.524-07:00Comments on Stumped!: Lawrence of MadrasRamnarayanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00725485560951538975noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725771015511480252.post-42773633788031550752010-11-25T18:37:57.466-08:002010-11-25T18:37:57.466-08:00Ram Anna:
This is Arun Dev from Syndicate Bank an...Ram Anna:<br /><br />This is Arun Dev from Syndicate Bank and Osmania. I am very very happy to see your posts and I really hope to see many more about those daysUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06678735871922085335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725771015511480252.post-60335909617858037162008-11-24T04:33:00.000-08:002008-11-24T04:33:00.000-08:00Anonymous, you shouldn't believe everything TE sai...Anonymous, you shouldn't believe everything TE said! And you are not supposed to remember my brother's ducks! Thanks anyway for your comment.Ramnarayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725485560951538975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725771015511480252.post-66890778473368876202008-11-16T09:45:00.000-08:002008-11-16T09:45:00.000-08:00About the "Tell Dennis TE has come" -- I remember ...About the "Tell Dennis TE has come" -- I remember that there was an interview of T.E. in Sportstar (?)(the sports magazine published by The Hindu group) sometime in the early-mid 1980s. This issue was brought up, and T.E. noted that it was not him, but someone else (if my memory is right, he said Chetan Chauhan) who said that. <BR/><BR/>I watched quite a few innings of TE - the one which sticks in my memory is the Deodhar Trophy game against West Zone at Chepauk, when your brother was bowled first ball of the game and TE came in - he actually managed to outshine Srikkanth in that game (I still remember the first ball that Srikkanth faced, after TE had taken a single of the second ball - a magnificent cover drive). After Srikkanth got out, Vishwanath came and it was one of the best partnerships to watch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725771015511480252.post-56867065412303204792008-11-10T00:14:00.000-08:002008-11-10T00:14:00.000-08:00Ram,Brilliant stuff. Quite Nostalgic really for so...Ram,<BR/><BR/>Brilliant stuff. Quite Nostalgic really for someone like me watching Ranji/Duleep and League Cricket in Chennai. Sharad Diwadkar who brought a Bombay University team to play in Madras in 1982, confirmed the story of TE and Gavaskar! I am really saddened by TE's current ill-health - Nirmal Shekar's piece in Hindu had me in tears.I still remember with awe TE hitting Madan Lal for five fours in the first over in the second innings in the Ranji semi-final in 1982,when LS made his Ranji debut. I would have loved to see a 20-20 team from SOuth Zone with Sultan Saleem, GRV, Krishnasamy, TE, Cheeka and P.Ramesh (or Selvakumar) in the top order.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13908506041968048234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725771015511480252.post-81126390539176520702008-11-08T12:09:00.000-08:002008-11-08T12:09:00.000-08:00It is fascinataing to read old cricketers rugurgit...It is fascinataing to read old cricketers rugurgitate great cricket stories. One of my friend's dad who himself played league cricket during that time has told me this story about T.E Srinivasan and Gavaskar. Though i guess noone knows the truth. But this stuff about telling Rodney Hogg was brilliant. Great men who played the game because they loved it and nothing else.Gone are the days i suppose.venkat reddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17232547610648803845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725771015511480252.post-5018972073859793402008-11-07T20:12:00.000-08:002008-11-07T20:12:00.000-08:00I didn't know that Ramesh Sampat & Meher B...I didn't know that Ramesh Sampat & Meher Baba are no more. It is really too sad - stalwarts all, quite unfortunate not to have been gotten more chances.<BR/><BR/>When Ravi Shastri was selected as the replacement for Doshi during the Aus-NZ tour, I was among those surprised - wondered why didn't Meher Baba get that chance. Of course, Shastri grabbed his chance, and never looked back...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725771015511480252.post-28070290663613902542008-11-07T03:51:00.000-08:002008-11-07T03:51:00.000-08:00I do hope to write about the people RV has mention...I do hope to write about the people RV has mentioned. Out of those, Ramesh Sampat and Meher Baba are no more with us. I have a couple of memories worth recalling about them. Both were fine cricketers who instilled pride in their teammates with their stirring performanvces against stronger opposition.<BR/><BR/>There are mysteries in Indian cricket that need a superior intelligence to unravel. I am sure I'll speak out on this subject before I'm through with this blog, but I'm not ready yet.Ramnarayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725485560951538975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725771015511480252.post-77457120022125187212008-11-06T16:35:00.000-08:002008-11-06T16:35:00.000-08:00Dear Sir,I grew up reading Hindu sports page in th...Dear Sir,<BR/><BR/>I grew up reading Hindu sports page in the seventies. Those days, Ranji cricket was a big deal, and cricketers like yourself, your brother Sivaramakrishnan, TE, Dalvi, Abdul Jabbar, V.V. Kumar, Nowsher Mehta, Mumtaz Hussain, Sudhakar Rao, Vijayakrishna, Ramesh Sampat, Meher Baba meant a great deal to us who played our cricket with tennis balls on streets.<BR/><BR/>I am delighted to stumble onto your blog! It is truly brilliant, and hopefully you will keep on writing...<BR/><BR/>Why was TE dropped after a single test? Do you have any insights into this? I don't think you had retired by 79, so why was Shivlal Yadav considered ahead of you?<BR/><BR/><BR/>My favorite piece is the Visvanath quote - "hum ko dukh hota pa" Hilarious!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725771015511480252.post-79692839814388463612008-11-06T16:14:00.000-08:002008-11-06T16:14:00.000-08:00Really wonderful to read of these people who have ...Really wonderful to read of these people who have enriched the domestic scene and have not even been afforded footnotes by a star-blinded media.yogihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06571286053083875860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725771015511480252.post-85528738706674523092008-11-06T15:30:00.000-08:002008-11-06T15:30:00.000-08:00Great memories of TE.Thankyou.I enjoyed watchingRa...Great memories of TE.Thankyou.I enjoyed watching<BR/>Ramesh batting .Do you have any interesting stories<BR/>about his battjng and his style .<BR/>I was a great fan of V.Sivu.Very stylish batsman.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14876554886011064408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725771015511480252.post-31121071187115399522008-11-06T08:54:00.000-08:002008-11-06T08:54:00.000-08:00Thank you all. I hope to cover many of my contempo...Thank you all. I hope to cover many of my contemporaries. Mumtaz my dear departed friend will surely find a place. And thanks Vatsa for adding me to your blogroll. I'm honoured.Ramnarayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725485560951538975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725771015511480252.post-66629131920962599582008-11-06T08:43:00.000-08:002008-11-06T08:43:00.000-08:00Lovely memories and romantic cricket of an era not...Lovely memories and romantic cricket of an era not captured on camera or websites. I have added you to my blogroll, I hope that is fine.Vatsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419045276401159397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725771015511480252.post-5085085333901424792008-11-06T06:31:00.000-08:002008-11-06T06:31:00.000-08:00Sir,Could you write about your former colleague (l...Sir,<BR/><BR/>Could you write about your former colleague (late) Mumtaz Hussain some time. He is an intriguing figure for those interested in Indian cricket history because of Sunil Gavaskar's description of his bowling in his autobiography.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725771015511480252.post-37156908597840352532008-11-06T05:24:00.000-08:002008-11-06T05:24:00.000-08:00Sir,It's really great to see you sharing your (uni...Sir,<BR/>It's really great to see you sharing your (unique) perspective on the (little known?) cricketers from your days as a player.<BR/>Like Swaminathan said, today's kids know little about the great players and one-shot wonders of yesteryear. Dr. Ram Guha did do a really good job in the Sunday Hindu, and in his books. <BR/>Looking forward to more articles from you!Soultan of Swinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01099206076260948309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-725771015511480252.post-91941304944104122772008-11-06T05:00:00.000-08:002008-11-06T05:00:00.000-08:00Thanks for sharing your memories. I have always th...Thanks for sharing your memories. I have always thought that Indian cricket between 19950-1980 ( before television came along ) has been poorly documented, especially the stories of our first class cricketers. I am sure there were many fine and eccentric personalities whose stories have sadly never made it to print.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com