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By K.R. Nayar Barbados Getting the opportunity to visit my favourite cricketer's final resting place before leaving Barbados was most heartening. Malcolm Marshall, one of West Indies' greatest pacers, who terrorized batsmen with his pace, is buried at St. Bartholomew’s Church. Standing in front of his grave brought back memories of his deadly deliveries that flustered batsmen and got them out. As if by instinct, I looked towards the right of his grave as he always ran in with a diagonal run-up towards the umpire and delivered the ball at an unplayable speed. Great feeling to stand besides the grave of the legendary Malcolm Marshall  Whenever he ran through batting line-ups, it used to be described as “Marshall Law declared.” He died young at the age of 41 due to colon cancer. The news of his death on November 4, 1999, sank the cricketing world into sorrow as he had played until 1995, appearing for Scotland after his last international match in 1992. He did unbelievable thin

By K.R. Nayar From Barbados At a time when Associate countries created waves in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Gurumurthy Palani, who has been playing a role in spreading the game among associate countries in various roles over the years is hoping to get elected to the ICC Board of Directors. Gurumurthy Palani (extreme right) with BCCI Secretary  Jay Shah and Mohammad Mansoor, Chairman Bahrain Cricket Federation   A banker by profession, Gurumurthy wants add more value to associate members. He carries with him 30 years of experience in banking, consulting and fintech along with his deep passion for the game. The role he has played in creating facilities, setting up a High Performance Academy and nurturing talent through various events in Bahrain, are examples. The reward for him was the progress that Bahrain could make and become a rising team. The development he brought about as Chief Development Officer for Bahrain Cricket Foundation also made him understand more about what is neede

By K.R. Nayar Bridgetown   Team India took the world by storm, winning the ICC T20 World Cup without losing a single match from the start. However, after lifting the trophy, they were stopped by a hurricane. The final was thrilling, and the joy following India’s win was immense; but within a few hours, the host country was battered by Hurricane Beryl. This hurricane originated in the Atlantic and intensified with sustained winds of 210 km/h. Team India was supposed to travel with the World Cup to receive a joyous welcome from their home fans, but unfortunately got stranded here since the airport was closed.   Provides coverage for Janam TV in Malayalam   At the time of writing this story, the hurricane had intensified to category 5 from category 4, with winds increasing to nearly 160 mph. Fortunately, it has changed trajectory and now moved towards Jamaica.   Personally, this has been a frightening experience. A few hours after midnight on Monday, the howling wind woke me up. I