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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is making a cricket app in his free time

Nadella, a die-hard cricket fan, has credited the sport for teaching him leadership, persistence and team work.

At 41, ‘marathon man’ Paras Dogra is J&K cricket’s pillar of stability—a skipper who wants no credit

Born in Himachal, Dogra has 20+ years of experience. ‘This bunch of (J&K cricketers) is ready, they've potential to play for India & through them I'll be able to live my dream’.

Poor infra, neglect of cricket & defunct academies—KSCA new chief Venkatesh Prasad has his hands full

Wishing Prasad, Dy CM DK Shivakumar says he wanted the new managing committee to bring in 'clean governance, renewed energy & a stronger future for cricket in Karnataka'.

Is Virat Kohli on World Cup 2027 track? First South Africa 100s, now Vijay Hazare

Virat Kohli may joke about needing to colour his beard every four days, but age has mattered far less than critics have predicted.

Aussie ex-opener Michael Slater out of NSW Hall of Fame after jail term for domestic violence, burglary

Slater scored over 5,000 runs across 74 Tests, retired in 2004 & had been inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2015. He once had an infamous altercation with Rahul Dravid, back in 2001.

J&K’s cricketing renaissance—from crisis & courtrooms to coup in Ranji

The team once best known for Parvez Rasool & Umran Malik is now second in Ranji Group D, trailing only heavyweight Mumbai. In their last 13 Ranji matches, J&K have lost just once.

‘Fire & ice’: Harmanpreet-Smriti Mandhana understanding forged by friendship, trials & tribulations

Skipper's take-charge instincts, when teamed with Mandhana’s calm & composed presence, proved the perfect balance that led India to victory in ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025.

Other victories of Indian women cricketers this world cup—fans, viewership & ‘sold out’ stadia

TV & digital viewership for 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup was all-time high for women ICC events. Stadiums also witnessed record turnouts, with the India vs SA final being ‘sold out’.

On Camera

India’s aviation crisis is all about too big to tame

Nobody is safe in a market where competition is stunted and choice limited. For the industry, meaningful reform will have to start with the government itself.

South rising, west slipping: India’s export map is being redrawn, shows RBI data

Data shows re-alignment in India’s exports, with Tamil Nadu & Telangana posting strong growth in 2024-25 as traditional heavyweights Gujarat & Maharashtra see declines. Gujarat still leads, though.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.