He developed “friendship” with “solitude” and in the process was lost to the world of cricket. As he explored means to sustain himself, living a hand-to-mouth existence at one point, Sadanand ...

Four decades after he put away his bat, Gundappa Vishwanath goes down memory lane to relive and revive all that went into making him the wristy genius of world cricket. What emerges is an absorbing ...

G. Vishwnath with Sunil Gavaskar, his brother-in-law and batting partner. (Image copyright: Gundappa Vishwanath; courtesy: Rupa Publications.) Indian cricket fans of this century will remember the ...

1206449206000U-19 World Cup Cricket player Rishi Dhawan (R) receives the award by Gundappa Vishwanath (L) during the Ceat Cricket Rating awards '08 on Monday, March 24, 2008. (Photo/Nishant Ratnakar) ...

Former Indian batsman Gundappa Vishwanath believes pacer Mohammed Siraj will be the X-factor in India's bowling armoury for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand. Vishwanath is ...

First things first. The square cut was my preferred boundary option, but there always is more to scoring runs at any level than banking on a specific stroke. I am not unaware that people have been ...

Vishwanath, who scored 137 against Australia at Kanpur in 1969, said from Bangalore: “He totally dominated the Aussies. It was a great innings. I don’t mind losing my record (to him). In fact, I am ...

Yashasvi Jaiswal, 22, achieved another milestone by scoring over 1000 runs in home Tests this calendar year, joining legends Gundappa Vishwanath and Sunil Gavaskar. He is also the first Indian to ...

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 12 (ANI): Former Indian all-rounder and head coach Ravi Shastri met his "childhood hero" and former Indian batter Gundappa Vishwanath in Bengaluru on Sunday.

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) It was a decisive moment during the Golden Jubilee Test between India and England at the Wankhede Stadium in February 1980. Having been dismissed for 242, India had the ...

Legendary batsman Gundappa Vishwanath feels that the current Indian cricket team needs to perform more consistently in all areas of the game in order to become a formidable force. Speaking at the ...