To wish Prithvi Shaw is allowed to be himself than the ‘next’ anyone else is a bridge too far. But he’s just what the Indian team needs at the top of the order.
The two-time Ranji winners fell to the bottom even as the judiciary-run state body, with the shadow of Lalit Modi still looming large, is riven by divisions.
There is hardship in playing overseas and that is both the challenge and charm of cricket. The pitches, weather and conditions vary from country to country.
To build excellence in any sport create domestic competition. In all great sporting nations, inter-state or inter-club rivalries are as passionate as between national teams at the Olympics.
In 2024-25, India exported $387.54 bn worth of services, against imports of $198.14 bn, earning all-time high surplus of $189.40 bn. This offset 2/3rd of goods trade deficit.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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