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Why Kohli will survive, even without his crown
🔴 Sandeep Dwivedi writes: What’s losing the captaincy for someone who has endured, survived and also thrived after losing his way, his form, his mental balance and his father while he was still in school?
Fri, Jan 21, 2022
Rahul’s possible coronation a sign of IPL logic infiltrating Indian cricket
Lack of captaincy record or nous no barrier as marketability is crucial factor now.
Tue, Jan 18, 2022
Transition is here: KL Rahul might replace Kohli as Test captain, Pujara and Rahane might be on way out
Transitions are never that boring in the high-stakes game of cricket leadership in India. Adding intrigue to the captaincy debate is the Test series defeat at Newlands.
Sun, Jan 16, 2022
Weekly Sports Newsletter: KL Rahul India skipper, Hardik Pandya IPL captain … What?
How the leading the national team is very different from being in-charge of a franchise team and Indian cricket's decision makers should know this.
Tue, Jan 18, 2022
BCCI’s Plan B: IPL in South Africa or Sri Lanka
It is learnt that in wake of the rising Covid count and increasing positivity rate, the BCCI secretary Jay Shah's office was forced to redraw BCCI's 2021 schedule.
Thu, Jan 13, 2022
Weekly Sports Newsletter: Who wouldn’t like to see Dean Elgar and Cheteshwar Pujara get their due
Elgar, and before that Pujara, showed that cricket still had space for those with patience to play time, courage to take body blows and conviction to stick to their much-maligned, often ugly batting approach.
Sat, Jan 08, 2022
Wright, Malinga, Johnson, Bond: How the stars aligned for Jasprit Bumrah
Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah had the right guiding light at every step of his career; from being spotted as a special talent, when it came to upskilling, to taking care of bowling muscle groups.
Wed, Jan 26, 2022
Weekly Sports Newsletter: Don’t forget Mirabai, Marijne, Washington Sundar and Djokovic
In this hectic and eventful sporting year, there are a few momentary highs that didn't make it to the memory bank. Putting out a list of forgotten images that need to be revisited and relished.
Sat, Jan 01, 2022
Weekly Sports Newsletter: What if Laxman had footballer’s legs and a marathoner’s stamina
2021 showed that academies around the country are constructing such modern marvels. Indian sports is seeing an image change. Artistry is wedding industrial rigour and the alliance is showing great promise.
Sat, Dec 25, 2021
Against South Africa, India need a united front, not a Virat Kohli dousing home fires
🔴 There can’t be a worse sight in cricket than a subdued and second-guessing Kohli leading India.
Sat, Dec 25, 2021
Weekly Sports Newsletter: Social media makes Kohli India’s most powerful captain ever
Virat Kohli has at his disposal an army of die-hards ever-eager to launch locust-like attacks that swarm timelines with their opinions.
Tue, Mar 01, 2022
The India-Pakistan hockey Invincibles who got separated at their nations’ birth
🔴 Bani Singh, daughter of India's hockey double gold medallist Nandy, has crafted a solemn documentary tracing friendships of his college mates and India, Pak stars Shahrukh and Keshav Datt on either side of the emotive border.
Tue, Dec 14, 2021
Weekly Sports Newsletter: Why Kohli and Rohit are like partners in a three-legged race
In the unending drama that is Indian cricket, this week the plot thickened. Within days of the new coach taking over this team in transition came the succession twist.
Sun, Dec 12, 2021
The inside story on why Rohit Sharma replaced Virat Kohli as India’s white-ball captain
Three months after Kohli expressed desire to remain ODI captain, BCCI relieves him of limited-overs leadership role.
Thu, Dec 09, 2021
Weekly Sports Newsletter: Dravid, Pujara and the dying art of batting time
The visuals of Dravid swatting the ball to the cover boundary, raising his gloved hands and planting a kiss on his old navy blue India cap would get branded on the nation's retina forever.
Sat, Dec 04, 2021
Weekly Sports Newsletter: How pacer Bumrah and drag-flicker Harmanpreet have changed India’s sporting identity
It was only post 2010, that India got a few drag-flickers who had to be hidden before and after the PC set-piece. The decade would see Rupinder Pal Singh getting joined by his skill-twin Harmanpreet Singh.
Sat, Nov 27, 2021
Weekly Sports Newsletter: India needs a Sehwag, Srikkanth kind of opener
That Sehwag-Srikkanth brand of batting freedom is quickly disappearing. Freedom's old mate uncertainty has proved to be its biggest foe. For the number-obsessed dressing room, inconsistency is synonymous with incompetence.
Sat, Nov 20, 2021
Weekly Sports Newsletter: Good old Pakistan back, and so is cricket’s delightful unpredictability
Every sport needs an enigmatic team to enrich its narrative, cricket for years had Pakistan.
Sat, Nov 13, 2021
Virat Kohli and Temba Bavuma have stood up for what counts
Sandeep Dwivedi writes: India and South Africa may be out of the T20 World Cup, but their captains have made an impact with their stance on the polarising issues of religion and race, by coming out in support of their teammates.
Fri, Nov 12, 2021
Weekly Sports Newsletter: RP Singh interviewing Dravid for head coach job…Does it sound right?
There was one more layer of absurdity - Dravid was the only applicant. The world knew Dravid's stature in Indian cricket, no one dared to apply, or judge him.
Tue, Nov 09, 2021
Weekly Sports Newsletter: Why doesn’t India fear, or hate, New Zealand?
Does Kane Williamson get targeted by the Bharat Army at stadiums? Does he get booed when he turns up for SRH? Is he on the hit-list of those obnoxious trolls? Do we even give New Zealand those cliched titles like arch rivals, nemesis or bogey team? No, none of the above.
Sat, Oct 30, 2021
Will Virat play Chakravarthy and Babar include Haider Ali? Imran would have
There's the one-odd Pakistan win in the Champions Trophy final win in 2017 but consistency isn't a virtue of the team in green. So it is never a good idea to bet your house on an India-Pak game.
Tue, Oct 26, 2021
Today, like on the field, let cricket come first
Sandeep Dwivedi writes: When cricketers from across the border are made to look like enemies at the gate, even their relatives on this side, or genuine cricketing fans of world cricket’s unpredictable but entertaining team, can’t even afford to stay neutral.
Mon, Oct 25, 2021
Weekly Sports Newsletter: Sunday the new Friday, Dubai the new Sharjah
The unreasonable emotional investment in face-offs between the arch rivals would trigger curfew on streets, see a spike in televisions sales and also result in sound thrashing for a generation of kids.
Tue, Oct 26, 2021
Haider Ali: Pakistan’s Rohit Sharma, and a courageous adventure-seeker
Young Haider Ali comes from a place known for daredevil tent-peggers, and is expected to bring the same jazbaa & dileri to the T20 World Cup
Wed, Oct 20, 2021