Sir Ian

Sir Alastair Cook Officially Receives Knighthood At Buckingham Palace

Samrat Chakraborty | Tuesday February 26, 2019

Alastair Cook is the first England cricketer to receive a knighthood since Sir Ian Botham in 2007.

Ian McKellen Turned Down 1.5 Million to Officiate at Wedding as Gandalf

Entertainment | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday August 23, 2016

"I was offered one-and-a-half million dollars to marry a very famous couple in California, which I would perhaps have considered doing, but I had to go dressed as Gandalf. So I said, 'I am sorry, Gandalf doesn't do weddings'," said Ian McKellen

Shakespeare Isn't Old-Fashioned, Ian McKellen Told Aamir Khan

Entertainment | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 26, 2016

"The right medium to discover Shakespeare's true genius is through theatre with the right actors, the right director (the way it is meant to be), as theatre, film and cinema are the best media to experience him"

For Sir Ian McKellen, Revealing He Was Gay Wasn't Difficult. Here's Why

Entertainment | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 26, 2016

"I was 49 when I came out and it wasn't difficult because I was established as an actor and I was confident. To say it in public was a great relief and everything changed for the better. Be it your relationship, people around you or friends. My acting got better. I did not have to fake things," said Sir Ian McKellen

Aamir Had Dinner With Gandalf. Ian McKellen is Now in Mumbai

Entertainment | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 24, 2016

Ian McKellen is in the country as a part of Shakespeare Lives on Film, a global programme to celebrate the Bard's works and his influence on culture, education and society, coinciding with his 400th death anniversary

Ian McKellen to Aamir Khan: 5 Big Quotes From Masterclass

Entertainment | Written by Gitanjali Roy | Tuesday May 24, 2016

Sir Ian McKellen visited Mumbai and had a discussion with Aamir Khan about everything from Shakespeare to being homosexual

Sir Ian Botham to Deliver MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture

Written by Press Trust of India | Friday May 30, 2014

Sir Ian Botham will become the fourth Englishman to give the address after Geoffrey Boycott in 2005, Christopher Martin-Jenkins in 2007 and Tony Greig in 2012.

It's time to give George Bailey the Baggy Green

Written by Karthik Iyer | Tuesday July 23, 2013

In England's second innings at Lord's, Joe Root was batting on just 8 when he edged Shane Watson between Brad Haddin and Michael Clarke. Root would go on to score a match-winning 180 and Sir Ian Botham's prediction of a 10-0 triumph (across both Ashes) is seeming less and less like conceited English pride.

Ian Botham backs England to retain top-spot in Tests

Written by Agence-France Presse | Wednesday April 18, 2012

Sir Ian Botham expects England to hold onto their world number one status for "quite a while now" provided they learn from the disappointments of their recent series with Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Ian McKellen to play Gandalf again in The Hobbit

Entertainment | Jeevan Prakash | Wednesday January 12, 2011

Director Peter Jackson is taking us back to Middle Earth in The Hobbit and Sir Ian McKellen is all set to play wizard Gandalf once again.

India deserve England's support, says Botham

Written by Agence-France Presse | Thursday December 4, 2008

Sir Ian Botham believes England have made the right decision to go back to India despite the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

Ian Botham knighted by Queen Elizabeth II

Written by Associated Press | Monday October 15, 2007

The 51-year-old former allrounder, who can now be referred to as Sir Ian, was honored for his services to sport and his charity work for leukemia research.