Sandeep Dwivedi

Even his so-far celebrated traits will now get re-evaluated, questions asked about his conduct and character.

The allegations of the game's greatest icons being co-opted and an institution surrendering autonomy that it so fiercely fights for in courts are flying thick and fast.

Rahane’s exploits in Australia and his partnership with captain Kohli has several parallels with the iconic gangster movie.

Ajinkya Rahane says he hasn’t given much thought to suggestions of taking over as permanent Test captain and commends Rahul Dravid’s "massive" role in nurturing young talent.

Cheteshwar Pujara’s body is full of mementos of the fierce Gabba battle, and his courage has made him a cricketing hero

What are the chances of another series in a bio-bubble amid a global pandemic which coincides with the team’s influential captain going on paternity leave, a new low of 36 all out and about 11 regulars making it to the injury list instead of the Starting XI.

From the blockbuster IPL in the UAE to Nadal’s perseverance at the French Open, 2020 showed that sports and sportspersons can click even without fans cheering them. This year’s Olympics, Euro football and T20 World Cup will look to reinforce the fact that fans need players more than players need fans.

True 36-9, the new low for Indian cricket, hurts, but then sports has a habit of reminding everyone that even the best can have the worst of days.

Dynamics of the India-Australia rivalry has changed with the ruthlessness associated with Baggy Green making way for softer and less formidable opponents

Sports psychologist Paddy Upton explains the ‘mental exhaustion’ from staying in a bio-bubble for a long time.

The IPL, Indian cricket’s biggest blockbuster is off to a start, shorn of high jinks due to Covid-19. The Indian Express goes behind the scenes to find out how 75 days of staying locked up, monitored by CCTVs and Bluetooth wristbands, is impacting the game’s superstars.

Dhoni was last seen wearing India colours in July last year when he left the field after his heartbreakingly close runout in the World Cup semi-final, a dismissal that dashed a billion dreams.

On the field, thanks to their extraordinary sporting skill set, they could be impeccably organised and outstandingly inspirational. Away from it, like most mortals, they would have their weaknesses and weak moments.

Expecting IPL to lift spirits flagging in pandemic is as much about over-estimation of cricket’s healing power as it is about under-estimating this crisis.

The prime accused, Sanjeev Chawla, in Hansie Cronje match-fixing case of 2000 didn’t divulge any details even when confronted with evidence, says chargesheet.

While the European football leagues flirt with the idea of CGI fans and cardboard cut-outs to liven up games played behind closed doors, Star wants to keep it real in case IPL Season 13 takes place later this year.

Star head Uday Shankar delves into the challenges and opportunities in cricket broadcasting without fans at the stadium

Those were the Sharjah days during the illogical 1980s when absurdities were part of the whole cricketing experience.

Even before the T20 World Cup started, India's 16-year-old opener Shafali Verma's assault on top Aussie pacers created a buzz.

Till an honest answer arrives, live cricket should come with a disclaimer about offensive content.

The obeisance of sporting heroes — often dependent on sports bureaucracy — verges on the theatrical.

Cricketers without borders — that ever-increasing tribe of nomadic T20 players — continues to effortlessly hop continents. Nationalism on cricket fields is shrinking. Franchisism is the new driving force on Planet T20.

India’s latest innings victory demonstrates they're making the rest of the Test cricket world play catch-up with them at home

Of late, Rahane’s look has changed. Today at the Holkar Stadium, he walked in to bat with his collar turned up. The gloom seems to have lifted, from his face and his career.