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Ever since the grapplers at the centre of the stand-off with the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) threatened to immerse their medals in the Ganga in protest at what they perceive as the lack of action against Brij Bhushan Singh Sharan, the federation president, debate has raged within the country who the medals actually belong to. Do they belong to the athletes who won them, or to the country that sent them to participate at the Olympic Games. RevSportz contacted the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding the matter, and the response was emphatic. “The Olympic Charter is clear,” said the…



Vaibhav Tripathi As he gears up to lead his team in the one-off Test against Ireland, England’s Test captain Ben Stokes confidently conveyed his belief in the bright future of Test cricket, showing no signs of worry. While worries persist regarding the overshadowing of traditional long-format cricket by franchise Twenty20 matches, notable exceptions such as the upcoming five-match Ashes series have alleviated some of these concerns. “I’ve always been a huge advocate of the Test format. The whole landscape and the whole game of cricket is literally just changing in front of everyone’s eyes so quickly,” Stokes told the reporters…

Written by Vaibhav Tripathi In anticipation of the highly-awaited ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final between India and Australia, former England captain Nasser Hussain has unveiled his selection for a combined Test XI. Hussain has carefully chosen players from both teams to form a formidable line-up. Notably, he has entrusted Rohit Sharma with the captaincy, favouring him over Pat Cummins. Hussain’s team selection involved some notable omissions, with prominent names like Ravindra Jadeja and Nathan Lyon missing out. Instead, he opted for Ravichandran Ashwin as the sole specialist spinner in the side. The final showdown of Test cricket’s pinnacle contest…

Vaibhav Tripathi Ahead of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, Afghanistan have suffered a major setback as Rashid Khan has been ruled out of the first two matches due to a lower-back problem. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed the news and stated that Rashid will be closely monitored by the medical staff during this period. However, he is expected to make a comeback for the third and final ODI on June 7 in Hambantota. “Afghanistan’s Bowling Ace Rashid Khan has sustained a low back injury which forces him out of the first two games against Sri Lanka. The…

If you want to know just how much the times, and Indian cricket, have changed, just look at the expectation that the fans have before the World Test Championship (WTC) final. The days when India made up the numbers in Test cricket are long gone. Most of the players that will make up the playing XI against Australia at The Oval have been part of series victories in Australia, and have won Test matches in England and South Africa. India winning a Test away from home is no longer a stop-the-presses moment. There were no tickertape parades after consecutive series…





Written by Vaibhav Tripathi Snehasish Ganguly, The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president, said that the Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) can take a cue from the Eden Gardens strategy of using full covers during rain delays. The IPL final between CSK and GT was pushed into the reserve day due to persistent rain. Even on the reserve day, the Narendra Modi Stadium was hit by a couple of rain showers. Subsequently, question marks were raised over the rain management system at the ground as rainwater seeped into practice wickets. Eventually, the second innings was reduced to 15 overs. “The delay…

Vaibhav Tripathi Ahead of the WTC final. Sunil Gavaskar noted that adjusting to the longest format after playing T20 cricket for the last couple of months would pose a challenge for the Indian players. With the exception of Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara, all other squad members were playing in the IPL. Meanwhile, Pujara was representing Sussex in Division 2 of the County Championship. “The biggest test will be the fact that just about everybody will be coming out of a T20 format, and Test cricket is a longer format. So, I think that’s going to be the big challenge,” said…