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Gargi Raut at Eden Gardens Eden Gardens and headlines about the pitch are a match made in heaven. The full India squad arrived at around 12:30 pm at the Eden Gardens to begin their first practice session on match day -2. The crowd grew larger and the roars grew louder as the players entered the stadium. Ahead of the two-match Test series against the World champions, these were the top 3 highlights. Indian management and pitch curator engage in lengthy talks again In an exclusive conversation with RevSportz yesterday evening, Sujan Mukherjee, the pitch curator, made it clear that…

The Indian team is returning to Test cricket after a long white-ball series in Australia and all eyes are on Kolkata. Test cricket is returning to the iconic venue after six years and fans have already ensured that the 34,000 available tickets for the first three days are sold out. In an exclusive conversation with RevSportz, pitch curator Sujan Mukherjee made it abundantly clear that creating a sporting wicket is his priority. “When I first became the pitch curator of this Eden wicket, I was clear that I wanted this to be a surface that both players and fans enjoyed.…

A pleasant morning in Kolkata marked the Indian team’s return to Test cricket after a white-ball series in Australia. India will face World Test Champions South Africa in a two-match Test series. Skipper Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah, Sai Sudharsan, Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Washington Sundar and Nitish Kumar Reddy took part in the first optional practice session ahead of the series. Here are the highlights: Gautam Gambhir has a long chat with Sujan Mukherjee The coaches were the first to arrive on the field, and head coach Gautam Gambhir immediately signalled Sitanshu Kotak to have a look at the pitch.…

Gargi Raut in Delhi On a pleasant Delhi morning, with the winter breeze blowing, Hockey fans woke up early to celebrate 100 years of Indian Hockey, at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium. Hockey India went all out to celebrate the momentous occasion in the presence of Legends of Indian Hockey, current men’s and women’s team players and the Sports Minister of India. An exhibition match was organised between the Minister’s XI and Hockey India XI. Active Indian hockey players were divided between the two teams as the crowd enjoyed, for the first time ever, a mixed Hockey match. Hockey…

At exactly 00:00, at the stroke of midnight, Harmanpreet Kaur held on to the catch of Nadine de Klerk; a moment now etched in cricketing glory. A rain-delayed start ensured that the match went late into the night. Despite the grim routine of a Monday morning, the Mumbai crowd stayed back at the D.Y Patil stadium to support the team and so did the rest of the nation. Celebrations continued for hours, after all, for the first time in 14 years, the ODI silverware had returned to India. The next morning, a wave of warmth took over social media and…

I first picked up the cricket bat somewhere in an alley, surrounded by boys from my neighbourhood playing a game of cricket. They all talked about the matches, the shots, the players; and it always felt like I was on borrowed time. I was always the “kaccha nimbu”, the spare player, good enough to fill in for either side, but never truly part of the team. They would always be surprised when the ball would hit the middle of the bat; and I would hit it hard. But it always felt like I had to prove something, to prove that…

Rohan Bopanna, a name synonymous with tennis in almost every household in India, announced his retirement today, bringing an end to a sensational career that will be remembered for a long, long time. Fans last witnessed Bopanna in action at the Paris Masters 1000, where he partnered with Alexander Bublik. Speaking about his retirement, Bopanna said, “How do you bid farewell to something that gave your life its meaning? After 20 unforgettable years on tour, it’s time… I’m officially hanging up my racquet. From chopping wood in Coorg to strengthen my serve, to standing under the lights of the biggest…

Cricket’s inclusion at the 2028 LA Olympics is an exciting prospect to many, one that will help the growth of the sport in Associate nations and increase its global standing. International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah and International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry had a meeting earlier this week in Switzerland to chart cricket’s return to the Olympic Games. The two chiefs discussed the progress of the move and how the Olympics can benefit from cricket’s inclusion. “It was a pleasure to meet with IOC President Kirsty Coventry to continue our ongoing discussions on the road to @LA28…

After months away from cricket, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s return to ODIs stirred up a storm in the cricket fraternity. As soon as the BCCI announced the squad, naming both Rohit and Kohli as a part of the team travelling to Australia, ticket sales went through the roof. Their inclusion and its effect was proof of what star power can do to an inconsequential ODI series. In any other scenario, a format that is slowly diminishing – between the drama of Test cricket and the entertainment of T20s and franchise leagues – would not have attracted this much attention.…

Earlier in the year, Shubman Gill, the 26 year old, was appointed as the captain of the Indian Test team for the tour of England. Leading a team in transition with two of Indian cricket’s biggest names having retired, Gill was up for a mammoth task. Ahead of the tour, there was a consensus among fans that if the young Indian team were able to put up a fight against a full-strength English team, it would be a positive start for a new era in Indian cricket. But India exceeded expectations after levelling the series 2-2. If anything, India were…