Author: S Kannan

S.Kannan in New Delhi Badminton star PV Sindhu has opted for a long break till February 2024 because of a left knee “medial condyle strain.” In an exclusive interview with RevSportz, her father PV Ramanna said there was nothing to worry about. “Sindhu has already taken two weeks rest. She was advised three weeks total rest, which ends on November 16,” said Ramanna, a former international volleyball player. As one who has played sport and dealt with injuries, the father felt strengthening her knees would be the right way forward. “The rehab plan will begin from November 16 onwards and…

S Kannan in New Delhi Rohan Bopanna does not like overstatement. Yet, when he said on Tuesday that 2023 has been his best year as a tennis professional, there was no exaggeration. “I have been around for two decades, and this year has been really special and my best,” Bopanna told RevSportz in an exclusive interview. “I am glad I could play top quality tennis with my partner Matt Ebden and do so well.” Having failed to make the cut for the Tokyo Olympics, the 43-year-old from Coorg is now revved up, and the goal is make the cut for…

Captaincy is an art as well as a science. In the good old days of English cricket, Mike Brearley was chosen purely for his leadership, even though the selectors may not have plumped for him as a batsman. Times have changed. In modern cricket, whatever the format, captaincy is a hard job. Perform or perish is the mantra the world over. And if you happen to be captain of Team India, then the job will give you plenty of headaches. Watching Rohit Sharma lead India in the ICC World Cup, what stands out is his maturity, his calm and how…

S Kannan in New Delhi Call it redemption or doing it for national pride, but the Indian women’s hockey team play their hearts out on the synthetic turf. After the disappointment of winning just a bronze medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou in October, Savita Punia and her team returned home for a fresh assignment. And the way they played in the Asian Champions Trophy was reminiscent of the past, as they whacked Japan 4-0 to seal the title in Ranchi late on Sunday night. On the return journey from China, the Indian girls preferred solitude. They were…

Cricketers are portrayed as icons, role models and superstars, whose net assets run into the millions. All that is nice to read but if we try and go behind the scenes to understand the persona, more fascinating facts would emerge. Ask any cricket fan to write a quick social media post on Virat Kohli, and he or she could type out at least 300 words in less than 15 minutes. That is the kind of presence that Kohli, called Cheeku in Delhi cricket circles, has in our hearts. As the West Delhi-born rock star of Indian cricket turns 35 on…

As Afghanistan rode on lion-hearted performances and rose to the fifth spot on the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 league table with a victory over the Netherlands in Lucknow on Friday, with two points more than Pakistan, former Indian cricketer Ajay Jadeja has justified his presence as the most high-profile Indian in another team’s dugout. Spoken of as a shrewd thinker of the game, Ajay Jadeja himself may try to downplay his role in Afghanistan’s journey in the ongoing World Cup as a mere ‘tourist guide’, but the team members, including coach Jonathan Trott and skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi, have acknowledged…

S Kannan in New Delhi Indian shooting has once again raised hopes of medals at the Paris Olympics in 2024. As the curtain came down on the Asian Shooting Championships in Changwon, South Korea, India finished with a whopping aggregate of 55 medals. The best part of that were the six quota places sealed with bang in this most important pf year-end events. Not having done too well in the World Championships in Baku before the Asian Games, there was pressure on the shooters to do well in Changwon. That India now has 13 quota places is a clear sign…

S Kannan in New Delhi An Asian cricket flavour will be on view when India and Sri Lanka square off at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday as the ICC World Cup reaches a crescendo. Traditional match previews will tout this as a match where the Men in Blue are on the ascendant and their Sri Lankan counterparts are struggling like never before. These days, any mention of cricketers from the Emerald Isle whips up a whirlpool of emotions as Percy Abeysekera, the Superfan who waved the flag for his nation’s dreams across so many decades, passed away on…

Had it been a 300 in a sport like cricket, there would have been banner headlines everywhere, in the mainstream media and also on social media platforms. As it happened to be a landmark in women’s hockey, Vandana Katariya – she of longevity, grace and speed – has not got her due. Mention her name, and the first thing that will come to the mind of readers is how her house was targeted after the Tokyo Olympics. India had lost to Argentina in the Tokyo Olympics semi-final and antisocial elements decided to vandalise her house for no reason. Mind you,…

There is no better athlete than Neeraj Chopra to talk on nutrition, supplements and how to eat a balanced diet for high performance. On Tuesday, the golden boy of Indian athletics spoke on a subject which one would usually associate with sports nutrition experts. Having signed up with Optimum Nutrition, a company which makes all kinds of supplements, from whey protein to other products like “mass gainer”, Neeraj was relaxed as he spoke to the media in New Delhi. He flew in from the United States of America after a hectic and satisfying 2023 season. Prompted about the upcoming one,…