Actor Adinath Kothare gets in a candid conversation with Outlook as he discusses the surreal experience of being in the Kabir Khan-directed sports drama, '83', his experience playing Dilip Vengsarkar, and the difference of Marathi cinema from Hindi cinema.
As actor Ranveer Singh starrer ‘83’ is all set to release, here’s taking a look at the real 1983 World Cup-winning heroes and what they’re doing in their lives now.
Vengsarkar also took a dig at the Indian team stating he hasn't the Indian team as ‘off coloured’ as it was against New Zealand on Sunday in a long time.
It was also decided that the cricket body will also inaugurate the 'Dilip Vengsarkar North Stand’ on the same day.
Vengsarkar says Surya, who has a 44 plus average in first-class cricket, has the talent to make a difference for India in the next match
It must be mentioned that the break between the WTC final and India's first Test against England is due to travel restrictions and COVID-19 protocols
Unlike India, their ICC World Test Championship final opponents New Zealand are engaged in a two-Test series against England before the Southampton showdown
Rohit Sharma came out to lead Mumbai Indians in an inconsequential league match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday
Currently, two stands of the Wankhede Stadium are named after batting greats Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar, who have represented Mumbai in domestic cricket
Dilip Vengsarkar, who turned 64 on Monday, was India's batting mainstay during the mid-80s
This is the first time that former players are allowed to vote in the state association polls after the Lodha panel reforms have come into effect
"I didn't interfere in selection matters. What is the interference he is talking of," Srinivasan questioned.
'...about not playing in the final, but more importantly, I'm proud of the fact that we won the World Cup after being written off by everyone!'
'There is no doubt that India was expected to beat Bangladesh, but I am really impressed with the margin of wins both in the ODIs as well as in Tests.'
'The season is crammed up and it will be humanly impossible to play all the matches. We will have to rest some players and rotate them to get the best out of them all the time.'
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.