Author: Gargi Raut

India kicked off their Asia Cup 2025 campaign against hosts United Arab Emirates, and the match was a mismatch in every sense of the word. The giants of the game faced off against a considerably weaker side. The defending champions dominated from the outset, defeating the hosts by nine wickets while chasing a target of just 58 runs. In the match, Kuldeep Yadav returned to the white-ball squad and scalped four sparkling wickets. On the other end, Jasprit Bumrah sent the opener back with his picture-perfect yorker. Yet, while it was an expected result for Indian fans, it won’t be…

Will India’s problem of plenty claim another victim, and will it be Kuldeep Yadav this time around? Kuldeep has been a part of the Indian set-up for quite some time now but, despite being a proven performer and delivering breakthroughs when needed, he has been unable to cement a place in the playing XI due to team combinations and priorities. When we talk about someone like Kuldeep, the problem isn’t about skill or talent, but about combinations. He was a part of the Indian squad for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy but couldn’t find a place in the XI, even in conditions…

Indian cricket is facing a problem that is unique to the team management – not a lack of talent but an overwhelming surplus of it. There seems to be a “problem of plenty”, meaning that even players that perform consistently are having to fight for a place in the team, waiting in the shadows, endlessly, for a chance to prove their worth. Take Abhimanyu Easwaran, for example. He was part of the squad for both the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. A total of ten Test matches, but he didn’t make it into the playing XI even once. Not…

India has had an incredible run at the World Archery Championship so far, with the Indian Mixed and Men’s Compound Archery team winning silver and gold medals. A sport that had been lurking in the shadows all these years is finally getting the recognition it deserves. Compound Archery has now been added to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. In an exclusive conversation, one of the country’s most decorated archers opened up on the silver-medal win, the discipline’s inclusion at the LA28 Olympics and what fuels her after competing for over a decade. Jyothi, take us inside that final,…

At the World Archery Championships, yesterday India had a day that was both enthralling and disappointing. On one hand the men’s team, consisting of Rishabh Yadav, Aman Saini and Prathamesh Bhalchandra Fuge battled it out against Turkey in a thrilling semi-final to reach their first ever category in the World Championships. The mixed compound duo of Rishab Yadav and Jyothi Surekha Vennam stormed into the finals. Both their performance have guaranteed them at least a silver medal. On the other hand, the defending women’s compound trio of Parneet Kaur, Prithika Pradeep and Vennam exited the tournament in the second round…

The women’s doubles duo of Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly have quickly garnered fans’ attention after a phenomenal year that saw them climb to a career-best World No. 9 ranking. But the rise wasn’t easy. Throughout the year, the duo werestruggling on and off with injuries. A source has revealed that Gayatri has been dealing with an injury. She is currently three weeks into rehab and is expected to have another three weeks in recovery, if not a little more. Sources have also revealed that she is being treated by Dinshaw Pardiwala, the same doctor who helped cricketer Rishabh Pant…

It’s a busy time for India in the world of sports. The Men’s Cricket Asia Cup is all set to kick off in the next four days in Dubai. India is also gearing up to host multiple global tournaments including Para Athletics World Championships in Delhi at the end of the month, and the BWF World Championships and Junior Hockey World Cup next year. It’s clear that with the rising sports budgets in multiple states, a newly-built Mondo Athletics track in Delhi, and India hosting multiple multi-sport tournaments, India is clearly positioning itself as a nation capable of hosting both…

For years, Indian badminton fans were deprived of serious badminton action with the India Open being the only international tournament for them to attend. But the scenario is quickly evolving for badminton in India. In a report by RevSportz, it was confirmed by the BAI that Premier Badminton League, a franchise-based league that saw its last edition in 2020, will be revived post the 2026 Asian Games. Now it has also been confirmed that the BWF World Championship will return to India for the second time after 2009. The prestigious global tournament is returning to Asia after an 8-year long…

After a year of heartbreaks, injury layoffs and missing multiple tournaments, India’s star badminton pair scripted a picture-perfect redemption with a Bronze medal at the recently concluded BWF World Championships. The ace duo beat their long-time rivals, the same opponents that they lost to at the 2024 Paris Olympics quarterfinals – Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik – to win their second Bronze medal at the World Championships. In an exclusive conversation, Chirag Shetty opened up on their redemption, the goal of staying injury free and the road to LA 28. Boria Majumdar: What are your first thoughts?…

When international cricketers first stepped on United States’ soil to join Major League Cricket (MLC), they thought that this was an opportunity of a lifetime. But that very same opportunity is now under threat. A collapse of partnership between the USA Cricket (USAC) and American Cricket Enterprises (ACE) has thrown the future of countless international players into uncertainty. In a recent spat between the two boards, USAC has accused ACE of breach of contract, visa misuse and even called for a federal investigation. Caught in the middle of this dispute are cricketers who moved to America with the promise of…