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Vaibhav Raghunandan
Talent To Burn: Shubho Paul and the Many Who Make Him
18 Jun 2021
When they said it takes a village, they didn’t lie. Shubho Paul, 17, is only on the cusp of a professional sporting career. To even get this far-a decent shot at his dream-has demanded a significant…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Remembering Ravinder Pal Singh and MK Kaushik, Two of Indian Hockey’s Contemporary Greats
10 May 2021
MK Kaushik and Ravinder Pal Singh played alongside one another in midfield when India won its last Olympic Games hockey gold, in 1980. The duo were born five years apart (Kaushik the senior) and…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
IPL 2021 Scrapped After Covid -19 Breaches the Bubble. But What is a Bio Bubble, Anyway?
04 May 2021
This primer is based on the author’s personal experience inside the I-League bubble in Kolkata earlier this year. We acknowledge that football isn’t cricket and a lot has changed since then. We also…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
I-League Champions Gokulam Kerala’s Unprecedented Double in Indian Football
28 Mar 2021
The I-League title race this year was a football chronicler’s dream come true -- with a three-way tussle decided in the last 10 minutes of the season. For Gokulam Kerala FC, the reigning Indian Women…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
I-League: Boring, Uncompetitive, Uninspiring and All That. Hang On...
22 Mar 2021
The I-League title has boiled down to one match on the last day of competition. We have seen this in many seasons in recent past, and is possibly a testament to the level opportunity for football in…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Kamptee, Kashmir and Kolkata: Asheer Akhtar Examines Indian Football
17 Mar 2021
Asheer Akhtar, a mainstay of the Mohammedan Sporting Club’s defence, has seen, lived and come through Indian football’s uncertain best. Going by the record in this season of the I-League, it is…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
What NEROCA FC’s Relegation From I-League Means for Indian Football’s Supply Chain
17 Mar 2021
In the ongoing Indian football domestic season, 102 players from Manipur featured in the Indian Super League (ISL) and the I-League. Clubs like NEROCA FC are a way for young players in the state to…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Sharif Mukhammad: Setting the Goal Standard in Indian Football With Gokulam Kerala
11 Mar 2021
Sharif Mukhammad, the half-Afghan half-Russian midfielder of Gokulam Kerala FC, understands cultural assimilation and is at home in Indian football. What has not been easy is adapting to the…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
Tackling Capital Apathy: Deepak Devrani Lays Bare the Delhi Football Conundrum
10 Mar 2021
Defender Deepak Devrani has come up the ranks of Indian football in spite of the systemic deficiencies in the game in his home state, Delhi. The Gokulam Kerala defender feels for the players back…
Vaibhav Raghunandan
I-League Phase 2 Preview: Churchill’s Title to Lose, Mohammedan’s to Win, and Intrigue Around Relegation
05 Mar 2021
The second phase of the I-League begins today with the top six sides separated by six points while the bottom half looks interesting as well with the idea of relegation giving real reasons for the…