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Vaibhav Raghunandan
India to Host 2020 U-17 Women’s World Cup; Indian Football Should Make it Count
20 Mar 2019
With no proper grassroots academies, club teams or financial incentives, women’s football in India lives an ad-hoc existence. With the country set to host the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2020, the…
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IPL Form Will Matter for World Cup Selection: BCCI Goes for a Reverse Hit
19 Mar 2019
Despite Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli’s adamant claim that performances in the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL 2019) would not be taken into consideration while determining the ICC World…
R Kaushik
On the Ball | India’s Series Loss Eye Opener On Curious Nature of Elite Sport
16 Mar 2019
Indian cricket team’s favourite tag and Australia’s all too familiar struggles may have been the opening storylines of the series, but at the end it is the home team which is under the microscope. A…
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Christchurch Mosque Shooting: Bangladesh Cancel New Zealand Tour After Narrow Escape
15 Mar 2019
The Bangladesh cricket team players were en route the mosque for Friday prayers on March 15, and narrowly avoided the shooting, before escaping to Hadley Oval.
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Indian Football’s Super Cup Drama: I-League Clubs Pull Out of Pull-Out
14 Mar 2019
On March 13 a press release stated that seven I-League clubs — Minerva Punjab FC, Quess East Bengal, Mohun Bagan, NEROCA FC, Gokulam Kerala, Aizawl FC and champions Chennai City FC — decided to pull…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Chennai City FC’s Indian Football Journey: I-League Champions Now, Uncertainty Ahead
11 Mar 2019
Chennai City FC, the 2018-19 I-League champions, may not be playing the top division of Indian football next year... At the end of the past three I-League seasons, no matter who the champions, the…
R Kaushik
On the Ball | IPL Franchise or Country: Indian Cricket’s Tug of War
09 Mar 2019
The workload of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and what it will mean for the Indian Cricket Team players at the ICC World Cup is at the centre of every debate. The BCCI will do well to take a cue…
Leslie Xavier
Indian Cricket Team ‘Caps’ Irony With Nike-Made Valour
09 Mar 2019
Nike’s army camouflage caps, designed to highlight and underline Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) and the Indian cricket team’s sentiment and contribution to the National Defence Fund, is a…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
The Missing Logic in Indian Hockey Team’s Coachless Existence
07 Mar 2019
The Indian hockey team, plagued by a growing injury list at the coachless national camp, will travel to Ipoh for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup without someone at the helm -- just 18 players, support…
R Kaushik
On the Ball: KL Rahul and the Humbling Road to Redemption
02 Mar 2019
KL Rahul’s quality as a cricketer has rarely been in question despite the setbacks that have plagued his journey to the Indian team. Having endured his share of the worst in 2018, the opener has…