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Solly’s looking for you, Vinod!

Solly’s looking for you, Vinod!

While the sight of Kambli needing help to walk in a recent video on social media made cricket enthusiasts cringe, we bring you edited book excerpts from Beyond Boundaries in which UK-based Adam urges the former India and Mumbai batting star, who he hosted in the 1991 and 1992 English summers, to reunite with him

18 August,2024 07:41 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent

"The ball will go outside ground like we used to play in Shivaji Park", Kambli

Vinod Kambli and his childhood friend and India's batting great Sachin Tendulkar gained the limelight during the Harris Shield school match. Earlier in an interview with mid-day, Vinod Kambli opened up that he had urged the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) to provide him with a job as his only source of income was BCCI's pension of Rs. 30,000

11 August,2024 07:10 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
From highs with Sachin to lows of not being able to walk: Chronicles of Kambli

From highs with Sachin to lows of not being able to walk: Chronicles of Kambli

Earlier, there were talks about Vinod Kambli being a more talented and gifted player than Sachin Tendulkar. But because of his inconsistencies and poor form, the left-hander was unable to cement his place in the national side

06 August,2024 02:04 PM IST | Mumbai | Sujay Shivalkar
Cricketer Vinod Kambli struggles to walk; passers-by quickly come to his aid

Cricketer Vinod Kambli struggles to walk; passers-by quickly come to his aid

Vinod Kambli donned the Indian jersey in 17 Test matches, scoring 1,084 runs. His highest score in the longest format of the game was 227 with an average of 54.20. In One-Day Internationals, the former cricket accumulated 2,477 runs in 104 matches with a best score of 106 runs

06 August,2024 12:11 PM IST | Mumbai | Sujay Shivalkar
Yashasvi Jaiswal wins ICC Player of Month Award

Yashasvi Jaiswal wins ICC Player of Month Award

The Indian Yashasvi Jaiswal opener created several records in February and equalled the long-standing Test record for most sixes in a Test innings (12) during his Rajkot double ton. He struck two double hundreds and three half-centuries in the just-concluded series against England

12 March,2024 03:38 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
FIR against ex-cricketer Vinod Kambli on charge of assaulting wife

FIR against ex-cricketer Vinod Kambli on charge of assaulting wife

No arrest has been made so far in connection with the alleged incident which took place on Friday

05 February,2023 10:33 AM IST | Mumbai | ANI
MCA remains non-committal about providing assignments to Vinod Kambli

MCA remains non-committal about providing assignments to Vinod Kambli

A day after mid-day highlights former India player’s financial state, MCA sources claim they are wary of giving him an assignment after past experiences

18 August,2022 08:01 AM IST | Mumbai | Harit Joshi
I need work, I have a family to look after: Former India cricketer Vinod Kambli

I need work, I have a family to look after: Former India cricketer Vinod Kambli

Retired India star Vinod Kambli seeks cricket-related assignments amidst financial strife; urges MCA for work, wants fans to pray for and love him

17 August,2022 10:33 AM IST | Mumbai | Clayton Murzello
Mumbai: Tendulkar's alma mater Shardashram school board accused of embezzlement

Mid-Day Premium Mumbai: Tendulkar's alma mater Shardashram school board accused of embezzlement

Trustee writes to charity commissioner saying board misappropriated funds under guise of repairs, etc, without general body approval

26 May,2022 09:19 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
Ex-cricketer Vinod Kambli gives up 5 rabbits to PETA after 1 falls to death

Mid-Day Premium Ex-cricketer Vinod Kambli gives up 5 rabbits to PETA after 1 falls to death

Kambli has given it in writing to PETA India that he is unable ‘to ensure the well-being of the animals and pledges never to keep them in his custody again’

03 May,2022 08:32 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania

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