20 years of Lagaan: Aamir Khan's movie vs India's first-ever Test
Lagaan, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, and starring the likes of Aamir Khan, Gracey Singh and Paul Blackthorne was a fictional period-drama set in 1893, during the late Victorian period of India's colonial British Raj. The story revolves around a small village in Central India, whose inhabitants, burdened by high taxes, and several years of drought, find themselves in an extraordinary situation as an arrogant British army officer challenges them to a game of cricket, as a wager to avoid paying the taxes they owe. Indian cricket team, though, played ther first official match much later -- against England on June 28, 1932. It was not a fairytale result as India lost to a full-strength England side by 158 runs at Lord's. Here we compare the characters from the movie Lagaan to the members of the Indian playing XI in their first-ever match.
Jun 15, 2021, 14:08 PM IST
Skipper Virat Kohli, spin ace Ravichandran Ashwin bag top honours in BCCI Awards Night
Much like his skipper, Ashwin too has been on a record-breaking spree in the ongoing season
Mar 08, 2017, 23:00 PM IST
BCCI annual awards: Syed Kirmani gets Lifetime Achievement Award, Virat Kohli receives Polly Umrigar trophy
The BCCI annual awards for 2015 was held in Mumbai on Tuesday before the Indian team’s departure for the ODI and Twenty20 series in Australia.
Jan 05, 2016, 20:40 PM IST
