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The Sports Column By Sandeep Dwivedi
The Sports Column is a weekly column by Sports Editor Sandeep Dwivedi
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Suryakumar Yadav: Batsman who pushed boundaries, captain who crossed a few of them
June 06, 2026 9:23 pm
A daring T20 innovator, he explored the areas on the cricket field that no other Indian player had ventured into. But he will also be remembered for breaking a tradition, not shaking hands with Pakistan captain at Asia Cup.
How Bhuvi didn't allow the young fearless batsmen to run away with this IPL
May 30, 2026 5:52 pm
As a rookie bowler, he notched Sachin Tendulkar's first duck in domestic cricket, now at 36, he makes young pretenders pay for their impetuous ways.
For Virat Kohli, the home stretch to the 2027 World Cup isn't feeling very homely
May 23, 2026 7:41 am
Kohli's recent public remarks give a hint about the rather prickly relationship with head coach Gautam Gambhir and chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar. They also give off a whiff of mistrust.
Riyan Parag vape row: It's not the smoking, it's the culture at Rajasthan Royals
May 02, 2026 5:50 pm
There was a time when cricket's dressing rooms smelled of cigarettes and no one cared but now when a captain vapes in the dressing room as casually as players sip tea this is a certain red flag.
Batsmen playing like golfers and dead tracks are hurting IPL with a thousand cuts, and killing Tests
April 25, 2026 10:27 am
IPL's flat pitches and golf-swing gospel are producing batsmen who can't leave a ball. A Mohammed Shami spell in Lucknow showed the damage. The WTC table shows the cost.
Samastipur ka Lara, Najafgarh ka Nawab, God's Bandra home: Cricketers change a place's identity
April 18, 2026 5:47 pm
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar have redrawn their surroundings. A small town has found fame, badlands outside Delhi have got a new hero and an up-market Mumbai suburb has turned into a pilgrimage for the faithful.
Is Vaibhav Sooryavanshi changing Bihar? His mama, despite clearing UPSC, feels second-best in the family
April 12, 2026 10:32 am
The 15-year-old who has taken the IPL by storm retains his teenaged carefree, unstressed approach to the game and life, even as a state that prizes academics falls hopelessly in love with cricket
The drunk, the dead football club, and the giant they killed
March 21, 2026 7:59 am
Rob Smethurst was on the floor of an empty house when alcohol nearly killed him. The football club he bought drunk, saved his life — and then beat Crystal Palace.
The man who gives: How Sachin Tendulkar has quietly shaped Indian cricket's greatest careers — one phone call at a time
March 15, 2026 8:13 am
Sanju Samson thanked him publicly. Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill have benefited too — but Tendulkar won't say a word about it. The story of Indian cricket's most generous mind.
Why Axar Patel catches what others don't even chase
March 07, 2026 7:31 am
The semi-final fielding masterclass that had nothing to do with luck and everything to do with conviction.
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