In Chess, 8 is the new 12
Just how young is too young in chess? Well, all you can say is you are never too young after an eight-year old desi kid defeated a Grandmaster in a tournament in Switzerland on Sunday,…
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Gujarat boy who became modern cricket’s whispering death
With the India-England Test series tantalisingly poised at 1-1 and the third Test beginning today in Rajkot, pace-ace Jasprit Bumrah, surprisingly on home pitches, is leading India’s wicket-taking charts. This has evoked comparisons with another legendary pace master. They called him Whispering Death, because he was so light on his feet you would not hear
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There’s too much money & too much fear
Avijit Ghosh Avijit Ghosh is a associate editor with The Times of India. He is addicted to films, music, cricket and football—and not necessarily in that order. He is the author of Bandicoots in the Moonlight, Cinema Bhojpuri, 40 Retakes, and now, Up Campus, Down Campus, a novel set in 1980s JNU. He tweets from
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Wtc: ‘World Test Championship has made it worse for Test cricket’ | Cricket News
NEW DELHI: Former England Test batter Mark Butcher has expressed his criticism of the International Cricket Council‘s (ICC) World Test Championship (WTC), stating that the tournament has done more harm than good to the longest format of the game.Butcher, speaking on the Wisden Cricket Weekly podcast, voiced his concerns about the impact of the WTC
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Virat Kohli: ‘I thought the team had moved on…’: Former India cricketer criticizes Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s return to T20I setup | Cricket News
NEW DELHI: The recent announcement of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma‘s return to the T20I format for the upcoming three-match series against Afghanistan has stirred controversy, with former India cricketer Deep Dasgupta expressing concerns over the direction of the team selection. While Sourav Ganguly and Sunil Gavaskar supported the comeback, Dasgupta labeled the move as
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Ranji Trophy: Captain Yash Dhull sacked after Delhi suffer 9-wicket loss to Puducherry at home | Cricket News
NEW DELHI: Monday morning was one of the darkest ones in the history of Delhi cricket. They lost to Puducherry, a team that started playing First-Class cricket five years ago, by nine wickets at home in their opening match of the Ranji Trophy season.While the jubilation in the Puducherry camp was understandable, Delhi’s abject surrender
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German World Cup-winning captain and coach Franz Beckenbauer dies at 78 | Football News
BERLIN: Franz Beckenbauer, one of Germany‘s greatest soccer players, who captained the team to World Cup victory in 1974 then won the tournament again as manager in 1990, has died at the age of 78, German news agency DPA reported on Monday.Beckenbauer was a classy, dominant presence on the pitch for West Germany and Bayern
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Satwik-Chirag need not do anything different, Prannoy peaking at right time: Gopichand | Badminton News
HYDERABAD: The race to Paris is gaining momentum as Indian shuttlers will be keen to make the cut for the Olympics as quickly as possible. Barring Sindhu and the women’s doubles pair of Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand, who are recovering from injuries, all the other Indian probables will be seen in action at the
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‘I don’t think you can…’: Kris Srikkanth on Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s T20 World Cup participation | Cricket News
NEW DELHI: Leading up to the eagerly awaited T20 World Cup, former Indian cricketer Kris Srikkanth shared his insights regarding the potential involvement of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, highlighting the expectation of their inclusion in the squad.The dynamic duo, absent from T20 cricket since the 2022 T20 World Cup semifinal, received a call-up for
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Faf du Plessis feels ‘very lucky’ to play under ‘Captain Cool’ MS Dhoni’s captaincy | Cricket News
NEW DELHI: Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis, leading Joburg Super Kings in the second season of SA20, expressed deep appreciation for the impact of former India skipper MS Dhoni on his captaincy.Du Plessis considers himself fortunate to have played under the leadership of the cool and composed Dhoni early in his cricket career.
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