The comparative experience of the 1886 tour between the English and Parsee cricketers was note-worthy. Whilst the Parsees had never played international cricket, England had already completed 7 series against Australia by the time the Parsees arrived. Back then, the team which comprised 15 players, was captained by Dr. Dhunjeeshaw Patel. Of the 28 matches, […]
Parsee Gymkhana bagged three prestigious titles – Singles, Doubles and Teams at the TT event held on the 29th and 30th October, 2016, which saw an impressive turnout of nearly a hundred participants from Maharashtra and Gujarat, competing across six events. Chief Guests Farokh Khodaiji and Katy Khodaiji (both former National Singles and Mixed Doubles […]
This year the TT Tournaments got delayed by a couple of months due to the heavy monsoons which impedes smooth functioning of the games. This year we will have players from all over – including Thane, Pune, Surat, Navsari and even Indore – participating in the Tournament. Our top players including India-ranked players Frenaz Chipia […]
PT: Take us through your formative years – was cricket always on the cards? Diana: Cricket was never on the cards! In fact, it was always basketball and table tennis in school as well as in college. I stayed at the Railway Colony-Badhwar Park in Colaba, where every weekend we would play tennis ball cricket. […]
Parsee Gymkhana (PG) held their ‘Annual Cricket Function’ on 20th May, 2016. The event was organized by its dynamic Vice-President and Cricket Secretary, Khodadad Yazdegardi. The function was compèred by Sports-Media Specialist for Parsi Times, Binaisha M. Surti, with dignitaries on the dais including Chief Guest Dr. Vijay Patil (a connoisseur in the field of […]
The young Parsi cricket prodigy from Gujarat, Arzan Nagwaswalla, has been widely commended for his exceptional talent, as he plays the game at the District and State levels in the Under-16 and Under-19 categories. Arzan’s passion for this game sees him putting in the hard work and the long hours needed to attain the achievements […]
In keeping with its abiding policy of promoting and propagating sports at all levels and across all age groups, Parsee Gymkhana (Marine Lines) organized Volleyball matches under floodlights on 7th May. The result of an initiative by Mehernosh Chhor and Vafadar Irani, the event saw the participation of players of all ages. Talented youngsters […]