Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has signed a whopping Rs 200 crore endorsement deal with a talent management company, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar in the corporate contract sweepstakes.
Dhoni has entered into a two-year deal with Rhiti Sports Management and Mindscapes, which will manage the Indian skipper's long list of endorsements and brand associations, corporate profile, patents and digital rights, images, visibility on social networking sites and merchandise through a joint venture.
Former India Captain and coach Chandu Borde has a penchant for calling cricketers by different names. Here are few samples: 1) Gaurav Ganguly for Sourav Ganguly 2) Salim Jaffer for Wasim Jaffer 3) Frank Worrell instead of Frank Tyson. And the best of all: Ranadeb Bose as Danadeb Roy!...
Nari Contractor, captain of the Indian side for the 1961-62 West Indies tour recalled how his opening batsman, Dilip Sardesai, exclaimed ‘ghanta’ before going on to stress how Charlie Griffith, who eventually injured Contractor, did not appear quick in his first over for Barbados against the Indians.
Who do you think is the celebrity in the picture on your left? Is it the lady or someone who scored two consecutive double hundreds for India? You guessed it right. Its Vinod Kambli!