Author: Rahul Giri

Atreyo Mukhopadhyay It was the medal ceremony after the 75-81 kg category final in the women’s world boxing championship. India’s Saweety Boora was the podium topper and presenting her the medal was Boxing Federation of India (BFI) president Ajay Singh. They hugged each other for a moment or two and a bit longer. And therein lays a story. It was a perfect picture for those who dare to dream, believe and perform. Indians winning gold medals in women’s boxing world championships is not a new story, thanks to MC Mary Kom and others. But there was a question. Who after…

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Leaders of cricket teams are not miracle-workers, and poor results in 2022 had more to do with out-of-form personnel around him than Rohit Sharma misplacing his captaincy mojo. Rohit Sharma turns 36 midway through the Indian Premier League (IPL) season. Given the advances in sports medicine and the ever-more sophisticated methods of recovery available to professional athletes, that’s no longer considered old. Tom Brady, the legendary American Football quarterback, was 43 when he won the last of his seven Super Bowls – no franchise in the sport has won as many. MS Dhoni, one of Rohit’s predecessors as India…

With a few days to go for the start of IPL 2023, Delhi Capitals is still busy sorting out their wicketkeeper conundrum. The franchise has Sarafaraz Khan who can keep wickets as well. The cricketer from Mumbai injured his finger ahead of the IPL 2023 season so there is a question on his availability. Delhi have also brought England wicketkeeper batter Phil Salt for INR 2 crores. But if he is included in the playing XI, it will disturb the balance of overseas slots. Hence, Delhi Capitals might opt to sign an Indian wicketkeeper ahead of the IPL…

G Rajaraman World Athletics, the global governing body for track and field sport, has done well to stand up for fair play and rights of female athletes by not only altering the DSD (Differences of Sexual Development) Regulations but also extend it to all events from just the earlier restriction of 400m to one mile races and to all World Athletics ranking competitions from just international meets. A disclaimer will be in order here: There can be no doubt that DSD and Transgender athletes have a right to participate in competitive sport.  Indeed, things would be much simpler in…





-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…