Fare-thee-well — Cheteshwar Pujara retires

Late American playwright John Patrick had once said: “Pain makes man think. Thought makes man wise.…

Take a moment to appreciate John Abraham’s contribution to Indian football

This is an appreciation piece for John Abraham. I personally don’t know John. Haven’t met him…

Outside noises won’t dictate when Kohli or Rohit retire

I have been reading a lot of articles that the white-ball series in Australia will be…

Vice-captain or not, Axar Patel will continue to be central to India’s success

The selectors have chosen Shubman Gill as India’s vice-captain for the Asia Cup. As I have…

Explainer – Why India have agreed to play Pakistan in multi-nation competitions

Boria Majumdar The government has now spelt out the roadmap of India’s engagement with Pakistan in…

India’s core values over commerce – why real-money gaming is being banned

Boria Majumdar Real-money gaming is all set to be banned. And in very simple terms, it…

Rather than 2026, Shubman Gill as T20I skipper is an LA 2028 project

Shubman Gill is being groomed to take over as India’s all-format captain, and that’s a fact.…

Remembering Gostha Behari Pal on his 129th birth anniversary

Gostha Pal, aged 16, made his official debut for Mohun Bagan against Blackwatch in the Calcutta…

Shivam Dube instead of Shreyas Iyer aside, no quibble with the Asia Cup selection

India’s selection meetings over the years have indeed thrown up some rather strange choices. Yesterday’s gathering…

Shreyas Iyer’s bizarre omission from the 20 will only fuel conspiracy theories

Ajit Agarkar, the chairman of selectors, said that Shreyas Iyer has done nothing wrong while addressing…