London | 3 years ago
Monty Panesar: A prospective cricket star for England
London, July 30 - Monty Panesar is the ninth cricketer of Indian origin to play for England and, of them, has perhaps made the most contribution to any England victory by his performance during England's crushing innings win at the Old Trafford Saturday.As CLR James, the West Indian Marxist wrote in the cricket classic, 'Beyond a Boundary', the story of cricket was the story of empire and race, of ... read more

London | 3 years ago
Monty Panesar is toast of England
London, July 30 - Monty Panesar, the first Sikh to play Test cricket for England, was the toast of the hallowed cricket establishment here as he ripped through Pakistan's batting top order to hand England a thumping innings victory.Panesar is the ninth cricketer of Indian origin to have played for England. Experts were scouring records to see if the other eight had ever made such a major contribut ... read more

London | 4 years ago
Cricketer of Indian-origin breaks county record
London, May 26 - Yet another cricketer of Indian origin is making waves in England - Varun Chopra of Essex, who became the youngest cricketer in 109 years to score a century in county cricket.He scored the century on his championship debut in a finely poised match against Gloucestershire. Chopra made 106 from 162 balls while skipper Ronnie Irani hit 87 in the home side's total of 388 all out Thurs ... read more