There are still a few days to go before the ‘big clash’ at Old Trafford on Sunday. Both India and Pakistan have a match left before their much-anticipated World Cup meeting, but the fervour surrou...
Virat Kohli is old enough to know better. He is thirty years old, a modern great, one of the richest sportsmen in the world and the captain of the Indian cricket team. And yet, a few days ago, he chos...
They haven’t lost a match yet, but they sure looked jittery in their last game. India, therefore, will be more than cautious when they take on the West Indies in Manchester on Thursday. While India...
Sir — There have been many comparisons made of late between the former captain of the Indian men’s cricket team, M.S. Dhoni, and the young player, Rishabh Pant. To be honest, however, the two cann...
For the third one-day international against the Australians, members of the Indian cricket team wore military camouflage caps in tribute to the CRPF and its sacrifices. Finely attuned to the temper of...
Sir — Hima Das, a sprinter from Assam, has made India proud by winning five back-to-back gold medals in about a month. She is an inspiration for budding athletes across the nation. Yet, it must be r...
Commentary was the first long English word learnt by middle class Indian children of my generation. It was an odd word for us to know: it had a middle-aged, abstract, lofty sound to it. But we knew it...
Fair falls foulSir — Swapan Dasgupta, a Rajya Sabha member, has requested the Centre to take over the Pous Mela, citing Visva-Bharati’s inability to organize the event as per the stipulations laid...
Maybe, it has everything to do with Mahendra Singh Dhoni having smashed barriers, but his cult-like following has to be seen to be believed.Having watched Dhoni at close quarters from the time he’d ...