The cricket body looks poised to enter a new glorious chapter under the legendary cricketer
Growing up with a father who was a sports journalist guaranteed an everyday adventure. I learned a lot during the journey we had together.
Watching my dad covering cricket matches at the Karnataka State Cricket Association or commentating for All India Radio on the State Athletic Championships at the Kanteerava Stadium taught me to think like a journalist at a very young age.
Watching my dad covering cricket matches at the Karnataka State Cricket Association or commentating for All India Radio on the State Athletic Championships at the Kanteerava Stadium taught me to think like a journalist at a very young age.
When my Dad, who was the long-serving Sports Editor of the Deccan Herald in Bangalore, passed away he left behind a legacy and stories told and untold.
One of which included discovering a young Roger from St. Germain’s High School in Bangalore, and helping highlight his talent through his weekly column, Straight From The Shoulder.
Wherever my dad is today, I’m sure he must be a happy man, knowing that Roger has reached the pinnacle of his career with his appointment to the coveted position of President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Roger also made history of sorts as the first Anglo-Indian (people of mixed ancestry) to take up the role. He was following up on his notable appointment as an Indian cricket selector and President of the KSCA.
I too closely followed Roger’s blooming career from State hockey player and javelin throw record breaker to World Cup-winning cricketer and affluent sports administrator.
In the old days in Bangalore, a small hamlet of friendly people and breathtaking greener, everybody knew each other.
By the time he had decided that cricket was his calling, Roger was a rapidly emerging local celebrity. When you drove past the Binny family home in Benson Town, you always told your companion that ‘this is where Roger lives.’ That’s how well-known he was.
Wherever my dad is today, I’m sure he must be a happy man, knowing that Roger has reached the pinnacle of his career with his appointment to the coveted position of President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Roger also made history of sorts as the first Anglo-Indian (people of mixed ancestry) to take up the role. He was following up on his notable appointment as an Indian cricket selector and President of the KSCA.
I too closely followed Roger’s blooming career from State hockey player and javelin throw record breaker to World Cup-winning cricketer and affluent sports administrator.
In the old days in Bangalore, a small hamlet of friendly people and breathtaking greener, everybody knew each other.
By the time he had decided that cricket was his calling, Roger was a rapidly emerging local celebrity. When you drove past the Binny family home in Benson Town, you always told your companion that ‘this is where Roger lives.’ That’s how well-known he was.
With the support and encouragement he got from his six brothers, he began to forge a career for himself, first as a successful State cricketer and then when he broke into an Indian side rich in talent and which was led by the mercurial Kapil Dev, under whose captaincy India won the 1983 World Cup in England.
Roger played a significant role in that tournament emerging as the most successful bowler with 18 wickets, including a prize scalp of West Indies captain Clive Lloyd in an epic final.
