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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
TopicSubcontinent pitches

Topic: subcontinent pitches

What’s common to cricket teams of England, New Zealand, South Africa & Netherlands? Answer lies in the subcontinent

It is not just about players. As per global market research done by International Cricket Council, 90 percent of nearly over a billion fans of the game belonged to the subcontinent.

India need not prepare extreme turning pitches to maintain home dominance in cricket. Here’s why

India retained Border-Gavaskar Trophy for fourth time in row but not before results threw up the age-old debate of pitch preparation & early finishes in home Test matches.

Richard Hadlee, the speedster who could cast a ‘spell’ even on slow, spinning Indian wickets

Richard Hadlee shares his birthday with his partner-in-crime Ewen John Chatfield. Together, they formed one of the greatest fast-bowling partnerships of all time.

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India-Pakistan ready for lehenga diplomacy. Maryam Sharif has made the first move

Sometimes, we end up embroidering the truth as we overthink and overanalyse a fastidious lady’s personal wardrobe preferences for significant occasions.

India & EU announce “mother of all trade deals”. This is why it matters

Two sides also announce signing of a Security & Defence Partnership, launch negotiations for an intelligence sharing agreement & explore India’s addition to Horizon Europe programme.

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.