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Farokh Engineer, India’s swashbuckling wicket-keeper batsman who was also ‘Brylcreem Boy’

On his 81st birth anniversary, ThePrint remembers the exploits of former Indian wicketkeeper-batsman during the sixties and seventies.

I don’t recall Pakistan mixing sports with politics, says cricketer Sarfaraz Ahmed

Pakistani cricket captain Sarfaraz Ahmed said the Ind-Pak World Cup schedule should go ahead as planned.

Committee of Administrators skips decision on cricket world cup clash between India & Pakistan

The CoA though will individually urge ICC members to sever ties with any nation that is a terrorist hub.

Priyanka Gandhi can be to Congress what Sunil Gavaskar was for India in West Indies

Ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party, and not Priyanka, faces a bigger challenge.

‘Abbey kaale’: Racist slurs against SA player could land Pakistan cricket captain in dock

In 2nd ODI against South Africa at Durban, Sarfraz Ahmed used racist language to taunt all-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo, who starred in the home side’s win.

‘If Hardik Pandya was a woman, she would be hailed as a sexual revolutionary’

Rich liberals attacking Hardik Pandya same as Right-wing trolling of Naseeruddin Shah.

We called out Hardik Pandya, now it’s time to call out colleagues, friends and family

Hardik Pandya episode showed 2019 won't take misogyny on the field or off it.

Sony to black out Australian commentator Kerry O’Keeffe after racist comments

The move comes after O’Keeffe made disparaging remarks against Indian players during the Boxing Day Test of the ongoing series.

Is Sreesanth better as a Bigg Boss contestant than he was as a cricketer?

Former Indian cricketer Shanthakumaran Sreesanth has been an entertainer on the field and off it. His cricketing career came to an end in 2013...

Gautam Gambhir announces retirement from all forms of cricket

Gambhir played in 58 Tests between 2004 and 2016, scoring 4154 runs at an average of 41.95. 

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Population causes poverty is the devil’s philosophy. It causes prosperity: Sauvik Chakraverti

Crowded cities are rich because there is greater division of labour. The extent of the division of labour depends on the size of the market, wrote Sauvik Chakraverti in 2002.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.