The missing superstars of women’s tennis
Bring me the sweat of Gabriela Sabatini, wrote the poet Clive James, going on to add, In a green Lycergus cup with a sprig of mint,/ But add no sugar –/ The bitterness is what I want./ If I…
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IPL to WTC | Fitness and adaptability are the keys; how about the Dhoni Cup?
Virat Kohli with bowlers Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Siraj at a practice session ahead of the World Test Championship final cricket match between India and Australia, in the U.K., on May 29,…
Kohli and Root — two contemporary greats and their different approaches
File picture of Joe Root and Virat Kohli ahead of an India-England Test match. Watching the two contemporary greats in white-ball cricket has been fascinating, writes Suresh Menon
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World Test Championship final — no room for experimentation
There is little room for experimentation in a one-off WTC final, with a combination of talent, experience and form being the only criterion to go by.
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Cricket selection | Putting the human back in the machine
India’s K.L. Rahul and Shubman Gill at a practice session for Team India during the Test series against Australia. Selectors are wondering what to do with the talented and in-form Gill or…
Root and Bairstow were brilliant, but India lost it on 4th day of Edgbaston Test
Clearly neither India nor England has quite mastered this Bazball/Shazball business. Under pressure, both teams floundered in unfamiliar territory
Clearly neither India nor England has…
Bishen Singh Bedi — The man who has kept in touch with his inner child
Bedi, the youngest and most colourful of India’s great spin quartet, turns 75 this week
You tend to remember where you first met your heroes. Of India’s great spin quartet, I met…
Kohli’s team might be India’s best ever; has the results to show for it
That 36 in Adelaide and 78 in Leeds highlight the temperament of players who can let bygones be bygones and remember only the good times
India’s current team might be their greatest…
Between Wickets | Stars like Ben Stokes keep mental health issues in the forefront
It is possible that the most far-reaching result at the Tokyo Olympics might have been achieved by gymnast Simone Biles. After all the celebrations are done, and the national revelries…
Onus on the individual: the pandemic has changed the rules
Luckily for Pant and India, there is time enough for the player to recover before the first Test on August 4
The temptation must have been difficult to resist. Here’s a young man, an…