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Topic: Indian cricket team

Sachin Tendulkar thought of retiring in 1997 after this Test match against the West Indies

Shom Biswas and Titash Banerjea write on Indian cricket's journey through the years, at a time when India has become the nerve centre of the world game.

Rahul Dravid to remain India head coach, BCCI extends contract of support staff too

Dravid’s previous two-year contract ended after the ICC World Cup 2023, in which India lost title clash to Australia.

India, battle-hardened by tough World Cup semi-final win over New Zealand, awaits final test

India arrived at Wankhede Stadium, where they lifted their 2nd & last World Cup trophy in 2011, looking invincible, winning all nine round-robin matches without any stiff challenge.

India bulldoze into WC finals, Kohli and Shami record historic performances

India put up a target of 398 for the New Zealand team. The latter folded for 327 in 48.5 overs as Shami took the last wickets to record a total of 7 wickets in the match.

Indian women’s cricket team secures first gold at Asian Games, beats Sri Lanka by 19 runs

India set Sri Lanka 117 for victory and 18-year-old bowler Titas Sadhu took three wickets for six runs to help secure victory in the T20 match.

Cricket nostalgia, political nods — Sehwag & Tharoor’s jokes liven up cricket book launch

Cricket administrator Amrit Mathur's book Pitchside is an inside account of the Indian team — from Sachin’s favourite seat to Tiger Pataudi’s dislike for public appearances.

West Indies beat India for the first time in nearly four years to level ODI series

Skipper Shai Hope (63*) and Keacy Carty (48*) starred for WI playing patient knocks to chase down the target, wrapping up the match in the 37th over.

Unsure if Jasprit Bumrah will join Ireland tour, says Rohit Sharma, as bowler recovers from injury

Pace spearhead Bumrah, who has not played international cricket since last September, is in the final stage of his rehabilitation after undergoing back surgery in New Zealand in March.

India’s test team transition begins smoothly in West Indies

Persistent rain in Port of Spain did not allow any play on Monday, resulting in a stalemate between the teams and depriving India of a 2-0 series sweep.

India’s male cricketers need to be friends again. An isolated Kohli-Siraj bond isn’t enough

If Indian men's cricket dismisses Ashwin's friend-ly advice, it will only prove that the country's rich and resourceful cricketers play for themselves, not for each other.

On Camera

Meghnad Desai was a man of many passions. Marxian economics, politics to Bollywood

Meghnad’s interest went much beyond economics and politics. This is reflected in his writing, particularly after his retirement as a full-time LSE professor in 2003.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.