Author: Rahul Giri

-Bharath Ramaraj We live in a digital age where nothing seems to go under the radar, and the sporting world isn’t any different. Just over a few days ago, in quintessentially humid and muggy conditions at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai, MS Dhoni was practicing range hitting ahead of IPL 2023. The veteran did clear the boundary rope quite a few times. But more than those long sixes, something else went more viral during those practice sessions, which in turn made Harsha Bhogle observe on Twitter: “Never seen Dhoni as bulked up as this. Power game this Tata…

It remains to be seen whether Kulwant Khejroliya and Vaibhav Arora can provide the perfect support for Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur, and the rest of the Kolkata Knight Riders’ fast bowling line-up in the upcoming IPL 2023 season. However, the management has invested in these two promising domestic talents and hope they can contribute to the team’s success. Khejroliya has had an impressive start to his domestic career, and his left-arm pace adds a new dimension to KKR’s attack. He has shown good control over his economy rate, which is crucial in T20 cricket. His experience of leading…

 — Boria Majumdar Two Hours and thirty minutes between 6pm and 830pm and India had four world championship finalists in that period. Each bout a story in itself. If Nitu had to scarp hard and the fight was more of a street brawl, Nikhat was in her element and dominated the bout against the Colombian. Lovlina had to understand her Chinese opponent and was stretched while Saweety had to dig deep in the final round to come out triumphant. With the finals on 25-26th, a sizeable crowd support is expected for the four who will now attempt to ensure…

There have been some teething troubles, expected for a tournament put together at the last minute, but the enthusiastic response from fans vindicates the BCCI’s decision to give women cricketers the platform they deserve. Would Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh and Renuka Singh Thakur, cornerstones of India’s T20 side, have had better Women’s Premier League (WPL) seasons had they enjoyed the backing of a partisan Bangalore crowd? Would Deepti Sharma and Devika Vaidya have been able to up their game in front of a Lucknow audience rooting for the UP Warriorz? These are some of the questions relating to on-field…







A generation ago, in Chennai on March 22, Sourav Ganguly’s Indian team registered one of cricket’s greatest wins. The modern-day team observed the anniversary with a shoddy, series-losing performance against Australia. For Indian cricket fans of a certain age, the combination of March 22 and Chennai is a magical one. In fact, you could argue that it’s right up there with memories of any of India’s three World Cup wins. It was in the city on the Coromandel coast 22 years ago that Sourav Ganguly’s team, a year of from the trauma of the match-fixing scandal and less than…