Author: WebDesk

Earlier in the tournament, Gujarat Titans lost a game they should have won at a canter, as Kolkata Knight Riders’ Rinku Singh smashed five straight sixes off the hapless Yash Dayal. In Lucknow on Saturday afternoon, roles were reversed with Lucknow producing an astonishing choke to lose a game that they had controlled for 90 per cent of its duration. When Krunal Pandya smacked Rahul Tewatia for the second six of the innings in the 13th over, Lucknow needed just 39 from 45 balls, with nine wickets in hand. Piece of cake. Walk in the park. Gimmie. Call it what…

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 Meet Naveen-ul-Haq, a man who has defied the odds from a young age to become a seasoned cricket veteran at just 23 years old. While fans and pundits continue to praise Naveen’s IPL debut for Lucknow Supergiants, there is plenty of struggle and hardwork behind Naveen becoming an established professional cricket. Born in Kabul, his family was forced to flee their home due to the war-torn conditions. Seeking refuge in Pakistan, Naveen grew up watching India and cricket legends on TV. Here’s Naveen’s story after his sensational debut in IPL 2023 for LSG and how he has become a…

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I was in Maharashtra U-19 probables when Sachin had already stamped his supremacy in international cricket. Well, I didn’t pursue the sport. Instead, I moved into academics, completed my MBA, and started working at MTV. In MBA classrooms, the ‘New India’ was about Sachin Tendulkar and his heady accomplishments in the post- liberalization world. Even though I was in a busy corporate job, I would also do a bit of stand-up comedy and mimicry of Sachin, Tony Greig and Ian Chappell. In my book ‘How Sachin Destroyed My Life,’ I wrote about it. It was nine years back in 2014.…

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I have known Sachin for nearly three decades, and I have seen a little sapling grow into a huge banyan tree under whose shade everyone found refuge. If I have to recollect anecdotes of Sachin, even 10 volumes will be less, but for our readers, I will narrate a few, which would give us an idea of what kind of person he is. It was nearly 15 years back, and there was a match in Mohali. I have forgotten the opposition, but I remember a call from a middle-aged lady, the widow of an Army Veteran whose younger son was…

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