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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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Why the Tilak Varma-Sanju Samson partnership against Sri Lanka at Asia Cup was important for IndiaSubscriber Only
September 26, 2025 23:54 IST
Tilak and Sanju, en route to their 66-run stand off 42 balls, exhibited the multi-layered skills their roles entail.
Sat, Sep 27, 2025
Asia Cup final between Pakistan and India: Salman Ali Agha’s side overcome nervous batting display to set up title showdown with SKY and CoSubscriber Only
September 26, 2025 00:29 IST
This was a victory that meant much for the implications it has. The biggest offshoot is the mouth-watering final between India and Pakistan. A third act in a fractious tournament looms on Sunday.
Fri, Sep 26, 2025
Karun Nair, the one-hit wonder who offers multiple lessons to Devdutt Padikkal, Sai Sudharshan and Sarfaraz KhanSubscriber Only
September 25, 2025 16:58 IST
In the end, his failures on flat decks in England got to him, but his contenders can learn from his failure to cope with his triple hundred and success in making a valiant comeback
Thu, Sep 25, 2025
India vs West Indies Test series: Karun Nair omitted after ordinary series in England while Jasprit Bumrah named in 15-member squadSubscriber Only
September 25, 2025 13:51 IST
No wholesale changes announced by Ajit Agarkar’s selection panel with Devdutt Padikkal and B Sai Sudharsan retained but Abhimanyu Easwaran left out
Thu, Sep 25, 2025
T20 Asia Cup: India’s batting, bowling outweigh ordinary fielding, enter finalSubscriber Only
September 25, 2025 00:25 IST
Despite ordinary fielding efforts, all-round effort from bowlers helps down Bangladesh by 41 runs, enter final
Thu, Sep 25, 2025
India vs Bangladesh: Why Abhishek Sharma is the real successor of Virender SehwagSubscriber Only
September 24, 2025 23:06 IST
It's not about the style of batting per se but the attitude and nonchalant thought behind it.
Thu, Sep 25, 2025
Mustafizur Rahman and Co can test India, but can Bangladesh hold their nerves?Subscriber Only
September 23, 2025 22:04 IST
Bangladesh's varied bowling attack is good on paper but their record against India isn't that good
Tue, Sep 23, 2025
Asia Cup 2025: Greeted with chants of ‘Chettan polia’ & ‘Mone Kalaku’, Sanju Samson remains fan favourite among sizeable Malayali population in UAESubscriber Only
September 23, 2025 19:02 IST
The Kerala heartthrob is still coming to terms with his new role in the middle order, but that hasn't affected his following among his vast legion of fans, who crave for a picture or a word with their idol
Tue, Sep 23, 2025
‘Crashing planes’, gunshots with bat: India-Pakistan game was all except cricketSubscriber Only
September 23, 2025 08:09 IST
The tense T20 game, which India won by six wickets and an over to spare, saw several altercations but the most talked about were the ones involving the rampaging Indian openers Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill and Pakistan’s senior pacers Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf.
Tue, Sep 23, 2025
How Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill became T20I’s most destructive opening pairSubscriber Only
September 22, 2025 21:22 IST
Friends since a U-14 camp, bound by destiny, the ineffable bond between Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma reflects wherever they are together.
Tue, Sep 23, 2025
Suryakumar Yadav says India vs Pakistan no longer rivalry, quotes ’13-0, 10-1′ statisticsSubscriber Only
September 22, 2025 07:59 IST
India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2025: Suryakumar Yadav's assessment was not as inflammatory as those he had uttered last Sunday, when he dedicated the victory to the victims of the Pahalgam terror strikes, the families and jawans of the Operation Sindoor
Mon, Sep 22, 2025
Asia Cup: Gill-Abhishek put on special-effects cricket, Pakistan outplayed again by superior IndiaSubscriber Only
September 22, 2025 00:50 IST
On Sunday, Pakistan ran into Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma, who laid the foundations with a thrill-a-ball 105-run stand
Mon, Sep 22, 2025
The way they came at us… that’s why I went after them, says Abhishek Sharma as emotions spill over in India-Pakistan Asia Cup matchSubscriber Only
September 22, 2025 00:35 IST
The match was not of the highest quality, but it still thrilled the crowd and had all the elements that make India-Pakistan games an unputdownable spectacle.
Mon, Sep 22, 2025
Till recently frenemies on the cricket field, India and Pakistan matches now bound to be fractiousSubscriber Only
September 20, 2025 21:33 IST
India captain Suryakumar Yadav says he told team to shut out outside noise ahead of the second game between arch-rivals; Pakistan cancel presser; Andy Pycroft remains match referee
Sat, Sep 20, 2025
Pakistan cancel pre-match press conference before India gameSubscriber Only
September 20, 2025 19:33 IST
Speculations rife that it’s due to ICC reprimanding them for breaching protocol by recording the meeting with match referee Andy Pycroft before UAE game
Sat, Sep 20, 2025
Asia Cup 2025: After hostilities, India and Pakistan meet again in clash of unequalsSubscriber Only
September 20, 2025 19:27 IST
Opening burst by batsmen, superior spin department give Suryakumar Yadav-led side an edge as Pakistan struggle to get their balance right
Sun, Sep 21, 2025
Asia Cup: Before Pakistan game, India have a bumpy ride against OmanSubscriber Only
September 20, 2025 00:39 IST
India's batsmen far from fluent and bowlers, in the absence of Bumrah, struggle to impose themselves during the 21-run win against Oman.
Sat, Sep 20, 2025
Asia Cup | ‘Who told you I am happy with my bowling?’: Kuldeep Yadav drops insights on his artSubscriber Only
September 18, 2025 21:33 IST
Indian wrist spinner spoke about disappointment of not playing a Test in England and the chemistry between him, Varun and Axar.
Thu, Sep 18, 2025
Asia Cup: Wracked by instability, will Pakistan cricket go the hockey way?Subscriber Only
September 18, 2025 19:30 IST
Plethora of board chairmen, players, captains, coaches and selectors have not been able to arrest the slide despite the country not lacking talent
Thu, Sep 18, 2025
Pakistan batsmen need to get their act together; Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi their best batsmanSubscriber Only
September 18, 2025 01:04 IST
Despite Pakistan's 41-run win over UAE, their batting unit was once again exposed ahead of Super 4 game against India
Thu, Sep 18, 2025
Asia Cup: Pakistan-UAE match delayed after threat of boycott over handshake row and apology demandSubscriber Only
September 17, 2025 19:01 IST
PCB claim match referee Andy Pycroft says sorry for 'miscommunication' before team leaves to play Asia Cup match against UAE
Thu, Sep 18, 2025
Pakistan unlikely to withdraw from Asia Cup, train at the same time as India at ICC AcademySubscriber Only
September 16, 2025 23:44 IST
India and Pakistan trained in neighbouring enclosures, but the players did not give each other more than casual glances.
Wed, Sep 17, 2025
How Abhishek Sharma incorporated Brian Lara’s advice to become the heartbeat of India’s daring T20 approachSubscriber Only
September 16, 2025 20:46 IST
Abhishek Sharma is the perfect storm of prolific consistency and aggression, averaging 33.11 despite the strike rate of 195.40
Wed, Sep 17, 2025
Pak complain to ICC: ‘Match-referee asked captains not to shake hands’, India say ‘no such thing happened’Subscriber Only
September 15, 2025 22:46 IST
Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Mohsin Naqvi first posted, then removed, a post on X alleging Zimbabwean official Andy Pycroft asked both captains not to shake hands; India team source flatly denies
Tue, Sep 16, 2025
Asia Cup 2025: Why is Kuldeep Yadav Pakistan’s recurring nightmareSubscriber Only
September 15, 2025 17:23 IST
He has shed the more spectacular acts of the first half of his career, and evolved into a master of subtle arts of spin bowling.
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