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One Afternoon…
We played carom. If someone made a great connection, Sachin, kissing his own fingertips, would say, “Chumma shot”.
Sachin@20
In a fascinating one hour of cricket addabaazi, Sachin Tendulkar reminisces about his 20 years in international cricket.
The Games He Plays
Suresh Kalmadi and his battle with White men over the Commonwealth Games.
Pride and Avarice
How the glory of wearing the India cap is rapidly being eclipsed by the greed for big bucks in slambang leagues.
‘I Like the Way Dhoni has Handled Captaincy’
Open catches up with Sourav Ganguly to read his mind on what lies ahead in the upcoming India-Australia series.
How Cricket Became Boring
It was unthinkable. That a day would come when the urban Indian male would admit he is bored of cricket. But the truth is that the sport is fast losing its charm among its most commercially influential devouts
Hardly Diwali
While we bring out the sweets and the crackers, these champion athletes are sweating it out at training and passing up the goodies with steely resolve
Jackpot or Burden?
Just like their athletes, countries too train hard and compete for the right to host the Olympic Games. But winning the bid is only half the battle. Not many host cities have reaped the promised long-term benefits of hosting this greatest of all carnivals. Rio’s no stranger to hosting carnivals. Still, here are a few lessons it can learn from some of the previous Olympic hosts.
Between the Bat and the Balls
Upton’s dossier to the Indian cricket team is not going to make them promiscuous—they always were. It will only lend itself to some cheap double entendres.
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