India-Pakistan, and the intolerable pressure of ground realities

Boria Majumdar Now that the UAE formality is over, all eyes will be on India-Pakistan this…

In search of that elusive water bottle in the desert…

Boria Majumdar in Dubai No, the Indians did not need water to drink. Nor was there…

India’s T20 team has Gautam Gambhir’s imprint all over it

Gautam Gambhir has one of the most talked about jobs in world cricket. Whatever he does,…

Asia Cup or not, media must shine a light on India women’s World Cup quest

On September 14, India will play Pakistan in Dubai at the Asia Cup. It is understandable…

“A lot of delusions were there in my mind when I landed there”: Gurpreet Sandhu on how going back to Norway changed his journey

  Boria Majumdar Gurpreet Singh Sandhu was the hero with his decisive penalty shootout save as…

The hypocrisy of the Boycott-Pakistan call

A section on social media are active saying that India shouldn’t play Pakistan in the Asia…

“I think the next big challenge is to do something at the World Cup”: Craig Fulton reflects on Asia Cup hockey triumph

Boria Majumdar  The thumping win over South Korea in the Asia Cup final was yet another…

Hitting bull-eyes, fractured cheekbones, drag-flicks and upper-cuts – all in a day’s work

The day stated with compound archery, and the Indian duo of Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Rishabh…

“If I walk out knowing I could play, then I won’t be able to make eye contact with my daughter”: Sandesh Jhingan on playing on with a fractured cheekbone

Sandesh Jhingan, India’s premier centre-back, is currently recuperating after surgery on the fractured cheekbone sustained while…

On his birthday, Shubman Gill can look back on a year that changed his fortunes

It was January, 2025 and India were playing Australia in a key Test match in Sydney.…