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Cricket Editorial Indian Cricket

The man for pressure. Ashwin the all rounder!

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-Boria Majumdar Pressure. Perhaps the most used word when it comes to sport. Everyone who has played sport will tell you there is always pressure. From fans, parent bodies, sponsors, family and most importantly from yourself. At the end of the day a sportsperson is alone grappling with her or his own mind. A mind that is full of clutter and is constantly fighting to be freed. Of all the thoughts that keep flooding in, of the possibilities that keep disturbing the equilibrium and finally all the hope and expectation of what can be. The possibilities, options and the potential…

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Cricket Indian Cricket Tournament Updates

Class beyond doubt, but time has come to take a call on Rahul!

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Atreyo Mukhopadhyay There is no doubt about his class. At the same time, there is no doubt that his place in India’s Test XI is bound to come under scrutiny. He has Test centuries in Australia, England and South Africa. He was the standout Indian batter in the topsy-turvy series win at home against Australia in 2017. And yet, inconsistency is about to put a question mark over his Test career. That’s KL Rahul. He is staring at the bitter truth at the moment. At a time several others are knocking on India doors, he is underperforming. Because his quality…

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Editorial Olympic Sports Tournament Updates

Lovlina, Nikhat and Manju Rani advance to semis at 6th Elite Women’s National Boxing Championships

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Bhopal, December 24, 2022: The 2020 Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain, reigning World Champion Nikhat Zareen and 2019 World Championships silver medalist Manju Rani produced scintillating displays to secure their berths in the semi-finals of the 6th Elite Women’s National Boxing Championships in Bhopal on Saturday. Representing Assam, Lovlina was contesting the 75kg quarter finals bout against Meena Rani of Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB). The 2022 Asian Champion’s superior technical ability saw her cruise through the entire bout, hardly giving her opponent the chance to have a go at her. Ultimately, Lovlina won 5-0 by unanimous decision and…

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