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Saturday, May 4, 2024
TopicIndian cricket team

Topic: Indian cricket team

How the cult of Sanath Jayasuriya pulled India-Sri Lanka cricketing ties from drifting apart

India took a long time to shake off the after-effects of Sanath Jayasuriya’s brutal assault. And yet everyone yearned for a Sanath prototype in the team.

India plays Pakistan in Asia Cup match in Dubai today. Need more be said?

Teams come and go, but the pressure of playing in the match never eases. And, of course, it’s a must-win for both India and Pakistan.

Krunal and Hardik Pandya to be third brother duo to represent Team India

Pandya brothers will play their first international T20 match together against England at the Old Trafford on Tuesday.

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.

Conflicts behind conflicts in cricket

Judicial activism in cricket has bared open conflicts in serious areas such as financial markets.

Tigers at home, why the Indian cricket team gets so easily slaughtered abroad

A truly great cricket team wins abroad, and consistently so. But at this point in world cricket, there is no such team.

On Camera

Prajwal Revanna case shows why and how sexual crimes by men in politics can go unchecked for years

It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.