Author: Rohan Chowdhury

For a young athlete, there is no teacher quite like experience. No amount of preparation can substitute for time spent on court, in the crucible of competition. But sometimes, just sometimes, you can learn just as much by being on the sidelines, watching those better than you – for now – navigate their way through tough matches and tournaments. For Priyanshu Rajawat, the 2022 Thomas Cup was one such experience. Unless we’re talking cricket or hockey at the Olympics, team competitions seldom get the media attention that a star individual athlete does. The coverage of PV Sindhu’s silver medal…

Morocco’s dream run to the World Cup semifinal in 2022 was primarily inspired by stars like Achraf Hakimi, Sofian Amrabat and Hakim Ziyech who have played all their football overseas. India’s current policy of not considering OCI-card holders, with experience of playing in much stronger leagues than the ISL, for national-team selection is surely counter-productive. Yan Dhanda, born in Tipton in the United Kingdom’s West Midlands, has kicked off quite a debate on social media over the past few days. Rio Ferdinand, the defensive lynchpin of Sir Alex Ferguson’s last great Manchester United side, tweeted about the young attacking midfielder…