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Sandip G
Sandip G, Delhi-based, writes primarily on cricket and football. He pens a weekly football column, Total Football. In 15 years of sports journalism, he has covered a vast spread of sports, including World Cups in three different sports (cricket, football and hockey).
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October 30, 2024 19:48 IST
Virat Kohli focus was on playing left-arm spin during the net session at the Wankhede Stadium; he also batted against Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja.
Thu, Oct 31, 2024
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As many as 35 net bowlers, mostly spinners, brought in for India's net session
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India vs New Zealand, 3rd Test: Question of when, and not if, Wankhede pitch will turnSubscriber Only
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Ajaz Patel, who took 10 wickets in his last Test in Mumbai, still thinks 'India has the wood over New Zealand' on turners
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Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sarfaraz Khan: Three Mumbai maidaan cricketers with different batting styles and contrasting journeys to Indian teamSubscriber Only
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The distance between maidaan to Wankhede stadium is just one km but the time it takes for a cricketer to get there is years, and that if they are the chosen ones.
Wed, Oct 30, 2024
Can ageing Virat Kohli resurrect his glory?Subscriber Only
October 28, 2024 18:53 IST
The fallow run - after mini-revival last year- could not have been timed worse, just before a tour to Australia where the myth of Kohli really grew.
Tue, Oct 29, 2024
Manchester United sack Erik Ten Hag: Dutchman was far cry from visionary manager he was at AjaxSubscriber Only
October 28, 2024 18:32 IST
Erik Ten Hag's sacking throws further questions, about an environment where everyone, from the manager and support staff to players, underperformed, suggesting the signs of a deeper malaise.
Mon, Oct 28, 2024
How Hansi Flick’s Barcelona laid the perfect trap to turn Kylian Mbappe’s Clasico debut into a nightmareSubscriber Only
October 28, 2024 08:33 IST
The El Clasico was supposed to be Mbappe's statement-making game for Real Madrid; his first clash against their famous rivals at home. But Flick's tactics -- a high defensive line, chiselled to perfection -- ended up catching Mbappe offside eight times.
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Tom Latham – looks like Dave Franco, wins battles like Russell CroweSubscriber Only
October 27, 2024 17:58 IST
How the eternal stand-in, multi-utility cricketer, makeshift wicket-keeper who could bat from one to eight, pulled off the greatest heist beating India in India in Tests.
Mon, Oct 28, 2024
How New Zealand outplayed India emphatically to register a famous Test series win: Conviction, bold decisions, many heroesSubscriber Only
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Multiple heroes emerged for New Zealand. They made bold decisions. And they emphatically outplayed India despite coming into the series with concerns around their group.
Sun, Oct 27, 2024
IND vs NZ: As Jadeja-Ashwin endure rare below-par home series, India’s overdependence on their matchwinners is ever so clearSubscriber Only
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It is no coincidence that India's first home Test series defeat in 12 years coincided with a rare series where both Jadeja and Ashwin were not at their best. India have been dependent, even overdependent, on them.
Sun, Oct 27, 2024
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Sun, Oct 27, 2024
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7 wickets in the first innings, 6 wickets and a game-changing runout in the second. Mitchell Santner had a stormer of a Pune Test.
Sat, Oct 26, 2024
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October 25, 2024 22:05 IST
Virat Kohli's dismissal to a low full toss was shocking but what should worry the team management more is the way the younger generation self destructed against utility spinners Michell Santner and Glenn Phillips.
Fri, Oct 25, 2024
India vs New Zealand Test: Indian spinners struggle to restrict Kiwi runs and resistance as NZ lead goes past 300Subscriber Only
October 25, 2024 19:27 IST
Second day ended with New Zealand tightening their grip on the match, where first their spinners out-bowled Indians, and later Kiwi batsmen defied luckless Ashwin and Jadeja.
Fri, Oct 25, 2024
Virat Kohli bowled off a low full toss: an absurd moment that even he realisedSubscriber Only
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Virat Kohli was clean bowled off a full toss on a turner while preempting to play a slog sweep.
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India vs New Zealand, 2nd Test, Day 1: No drinking water, stinking toilets, stands without shade – what the spectators had to endure as the mercury shot upSubscriber Only
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Despite all these travails, the die-hards didn't exit the venue, as they were not allowed to re-enter; MCA promises proper water supply from the second day.
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The story of how modest all-rounder Washington Sundar moved from the anonymity of domestic cricket to potentially a series-saving spell.
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On a pitch that tested both batsmen and bowlers, runs and wickets came at a sedate pace for more than half the day, before Washington Sundar changed everything just before tea.
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The Pune pitch is expected to turn, kicking up the old debate: should the teams searching for a Test win in India pack an extra spinner or stick to their traditional pace-bowling strengths?
Thu, Oct 24, 2024
Pune Test: New Zealand get throw-down specialist to ape Jasprit Bumrah’s action at netsSubscriber Only
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IND vs NZ, 2nd Test: In Bengaluru, the visiting batsmen feared Bumrah more than the spinners.
Thu, Oct 24, 2024
If Shubman Gill plays the Pune Test, who among KL Rahul and Sarfaraz Khan will sit out?Subscriber Only
October 22, 2024 21:26 IST
Batting coach Ryan ten Doeschate says Shubman Gill, who had a neck strain, is 'good to go' for the Pune Test; Sarfaraz Khan is coming off a maiden Test century, but captain Rohit Sharma had said he wanted to give KL Rahul time at No.6.
Thu, Oct 24, 2024
India vs New Zealand: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, Rishabh Pant – 3 swashbucklers who can take risk out of hosts’ turner-trickSubscriber Only
October 22, 2024 19:51 IST
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant have their own methods of counter-attacking spinners, meaning team can expect the ploy not to backfire
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