Now that the dust is starting to settle on India’s gold-medal-winning efforts in the Chess Olympiad,…
Author: Boria Majumdar
Those abusing Anwar Ali aren’t sports fans; they’re scum
Soon after East Bengal lost 1-2 to Kerala Blasters on Sunday night, a mini-mountain of abuse…
Rise in interest in Paralympic sport indicative of deeper and welcome social change
For the longest time, I have heard that you can’t really go out and monetise Olympics…
Seeds that Anand sowed finally bear fruit – Indian chess’s time to dominate
The final match had just ended, and that was when Dibyendu Barua, a dear friend and…
Has Rishabh Pant already supplanted MS Dhoni as India’s best keeper-batter?
India had lost the 2019 World Cup semi-final to New Zealand in Manchester, and there was…
‘Once they realised they could beat the very best, the job was done’ – Ajay Jadeja on Afghanistan cricket’s meteoric rise
I hadn’t met Ajay Jadeja in years. And yet, it was as easy as could be.…
Relentless hunger the secret of Ravi Ashwin’s greatness
How good is Ravi Ashwin, and what keeps him going? Each time you speak to the…
Eyes on Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant as India face trial by Bangladeshi spin
As the India-Bangladesh series starts today, one of the main subplots that I am keen on…
Asian Champions Trophy success after Olympic hockey medal shows the value of long-term vision
It was a hostile crowd to start with. And the match was against the host nation…
Bangladesh’s surge augurs well for Test cricket’s future
It was perhaps fitting that Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan were at the crease when…