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How will National Sports Governance Bill impact BCCI

The National Sports Governance Bill was tabled by the honourable Sports Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya, in Parliament,…

England v India, 2025: The Pope-Crawley-Bethell triangle

With 57 Tests to his name, Zak Crawley has now played more games than the likes…

Washington Sundar and the art of imparting drift

There was something significant about Washington Sundar’s delivery to Ben Stokes, in the second innings of…

England v India, 2025 – Jaiswal versus ever-evolving tactics of opposition teams

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The chronicles of Karun Nair

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Just scroll through any text commentary for the final spell from Ben Stokes on the last…

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