South Africa, and the importance of champion’s luck

For decades, they have been labelled chokers. In fact, it is now a tag that even…

‘Revenge match’ or not, Australia are now India’s biggest cricket rivals

If we talk of great rivalries in cricket at the moment, it doesn’t get better than…

Is this Afghanistan’s 1983 moment?

Some days back, I had done a piece saying this ICC T20 World Cup could be…

“Everyone in the AIFF knew about it” – Igor Stimac on no-termination clause in his contract

The Igor Stimac press conference was expected to be stormy. It was. India’s former head coach…

Suryakumar Yadav warms up for India’s litmus tests

India were on a modest 87-4 when Hardik Pandya hit the ball straight back at the…

High-profile European names among  applicants to be India’s new football coach

The search for India’s next football head coach is heating up. Contrary to expectations, many have…

Igor Stimac press conference on Friday to be a stormy affair

Press conferences are generally routine events. Hardly do we get a real headline from it, with…

AIFF and BCCI- A study in contrasts

We often hear that cricket occupies a large share of the Indian pie. We also hear…

Anatomy of a sacking: Igor Stimac could play legal hard-ball with AIFF

It was a day of intense drama in Indian football. In fact, the drama began 48…

Could this T20 World Cup be Afghanistan’s 1983?

India start their Super Eights campaign on June 20 against Afghanistan. And that’s what prompted the…