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The remarkable Nari Contractor
Manage episode 431405523 series 2703051
We chat with veteran journalist Clayton Murzello about the oldest living Indian captain: Nari Contractor. Clayton speaks about his interactions with Contractor and why we must remember the man for much more than that one day in Barbados: when he suffered a near fatal injury in a warm-up game.
Talking Points:
- A story full of destiny: from his birth till that fateful day in Barbados
- The stylish left-handed batter who couldn't make it to the Mumbai Ranji side
- How Contractor ended up playing first-class cricket for Gujarat
- The captain who first introduced team meetings and broke down barriers
- The day when the universe conspired against Contractor
- Frank Worrell's advice to Contractor before the Indians faced Charlie Griffith
- A remarkable story of recovery - and how cricket saved Contractor
- The visionary that roped in Frank Tyson to coach youngsters in Mumbai
Participants:
Clayton Murzello (@claytonmurzello)
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
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Buy books republished by 81allout:
War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee
Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward
The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh
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Related:
- Contractor steps into the 90s - Clayton Murzello - Mid-Day
- Griffith's delivery hit my face at 90 degrees: Nari Contractor - Clayton Murzello - Mid-Day
- The amazing life of Mumbai-based former India captain Nari Contractor - Clayton Murzello - Mid-Day
- The bouncer that ended a career - Martin Williamson - ESPNcricinfo
210 قسمت
Manage episode 431405523 series 2703051
We chat with veteran journalist Clayton Murzello about the oldest living Indian captain: Nari Contractor. Clayton speaks about his interactions with Contractor and why we must remember the man for much more than that one day in Barbados: when he suffered a near fatal injury in a warm-up game.
Talking Points:
- A story full of destiny: from his birth till that fateful day in Barbados
- The stylish left-handed batter who couldn't make it to the Mumbai Ranji side
- How Contractor ended up playing first-class cricket for Gujarat
- The captain who first introduced team meetings and broke down barriers
- The day when the universe conspired against Contractor
- Frank Worrell's advice to Contractor before the Indians faced Charlie Griffith
- A remarkable story of recovery - and how cricket saved Contractor
- The visionary that roped in Frank Tyson to coach youngsters in Mumbai
Participants:
Clayton Murzello (@claytonmurzello)
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
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Buy books republished by 81allout:
War Minus the Shooting by Mike Marqusee
Cricket Beyond the Bazaar by Mike Coward
The Summer Game by Gideon Haigh
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Related:
- Contractor steps into the 90s - Clayton Murzello - Mid-Day
- Griffith's delivery hit my face at 90 degrees: Nari Contractor - Clayton Murzello - Mid-Day
- The amazing life of Mumbai-based former India captain Nari Contractor - Clayton Murzello - Mid-Day
- The bouncer that ended a career - Martin Williamson - ESPNcricinfo
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