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The rise and rise of Afghan cricket, with a little help from India

In a decade, Afghanistan has gone from the lowest tier of cricket to qualifying for two World Cups and three World T20s. With its test debut, Afghanistan finally makes it into the elite club.

Virat Kohli among Forbes list of world’s 100 highest-paid athletes; no woman makes the cut

American boxer Floyd Mayweather charts his way back to the top, with earnings totalling $285 million in 2017.

We should celebrate cricket more. It reduces caste divisions, finds study by MIT

A new study finds that collaborative interaction across caste lines, like in cricket leagues, can reduce caste divisions in India.

Boria Majumdar’s ‘Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians’ gives us no new answers

There are gaps aplenty in Boria Majumdar’s Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians, which should disappoint those looking for an insider’s perspective on Indian cricket.

Kevin Pietersen will deliver MAK Pataudi lecture. And that’s not cricket, is the chorus

Invitation to flamboyant English cricketer to speak at Pataudi lecture divides BCCI; ex-players says former Indian great ‘doesn’t deserve this spat’ and that BCCI not keen on hosting lecture.

Superboss of Indian cricket Vinod Rai turns 70. Shouldn’t he play by rule and resign?

Vinod Rai as head of CoA is in charge of implementing Lodha reforms, one of which capped age of cricket administrators at 70.

Pakistan teenager shot dead in Texas was to return home for Eid

Here's what's happening across the border: Pakistan gets its first Sikh female reporter; a PML-F leader raises a shoe at the deputy speaker during Sindh...

Cricket races to save itself from years of declining popularity

The challenge for cricket – How to make a deeply complicated game palatable to a new audience, at a time of increasing competition from e-sports and video games?

SC goes back on Lodha’s ‘one state, one vote’ recommendation for cricket bodies

CJI Dipak Misra says Gujarat and Maharashtra will be allowed to retain three cricket bodies each, but only one will vote at a time.

US military officer barred from leaving Pak after fatal traffic offence

A Lahore court has made the first conviction for child pornography under new law, and cricketer Sana Mir has slammed advertisements objectifying women. 

On Camera

Delhi dating scene has a lawyer-engineer fatigue. Diversify your right swipes

Navigating dating apps is as risky as trading stocks. It makes sense to spread our assets—school teachers, DJs or public policy nerds; diversity is important.

India’s aviation sector set to boom under Modi 3.0 but ‘emerging duopoly’ could hurt consumers

Sector analysts warn that with Go First expected to remain grounded & SpiceJet struggling, industry is likely to consolidate to just 2-3 player market, hampering competition.

Army hospital commandant says no misuse of disability pension grant. ‘Scrutiny at all levels’

Lt Gen Nilakantan says revised Entitlement Rules & Guide to Medical Officers for pensions had been revised to rationalise disability classification, quantification & granting of disability.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.