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Thursday, November 27, 2025
TopicIndian Cricket

Topic: Indian Cricket

Not players’ body clocks, nostalgia is holding back day-night Test cricket in India

Vinod Rai had concerns about players' body clocks while talking about fans' interest. But won't it be better for fans to be able to watch Tests every day?

Virat Kohli plays the Ugly Indian. But a victorious one, so who are we to complain

Hail a dazzling genius-brat who hates losing and thinks manners are for sissies. He’d rather be crude and competitive than courteous and an also-ran, the old Indian good-loser.

Off The Cuff with Rahul Dravid

The fourth edition of Off The Cuff saw former Indian Cricket Captain Rahul Dravid in conversation with ThePrint Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, Shekhar Gupta. The former...

The giant fix

BCCI cannot blame a mere individual nor rely on the old cynical and lazy notion that cash will solve all problems. It has to clean up not just the IPL, but itself.

Thank god they fought

IPL founder Lalit Modi and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor have turned on each other from being hand in glove, giving India an opportunity to clean up conflicts of interest in cricket.

Conflicts of cricket

Cricket, even more than politics, is a game played in public, for the public; it's not a private party, and nobody should have the power to censor it.

The shame game

India is now the heart and soul of international cricket. We give it stars and bucks. Unfortunately, we have also given it match-fixing.

Bet and better

In a free market, betting is a perfectly honourable thing. In fact, betting enriches sport much the same way stock markets build economies.

Anyone but India

Essence of a free market economy is value for money, which we are yet to learn. Our cricketers aren't rewarded for winning, nor punished for losing. So why blame them if they don't try too hard to win?

On Camera

Is Bangladesh ready for ‘developed country’ status? It’s all optics for Sheikh Hasina

The graduation is meant to bolster the legacy and legitimacy of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, even as the real-world preparedness lagged behind the glossy narrative.

How Rupee ended up as Asia’s worst currency this year

Possible improvements in US-India trade ties and a lower tariff rate could ease pressure, but if that doesn’t eventuate, RBI may be forced to support the rupee further.

India and Indonesia inch closer to BrahMos deal, defence ties to ramp up

Indonesia delegation led by Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin visited BrahMos facility & met with top officials & undertook a detailed briefing on the missile system.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.