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In a league of its own

When leagues become mainstream, India playing Zimbabwe in a bilateral series might become a thing of the past

CWG 2022: Women must climb a mountain to win India's first cricket medal

A few possible scenarios on how Indian women's cricket team can bag a medal at upcoming Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

The 50-50 conundrum: Is ODI cricket dying or being pushed to its deathbed?

In conversation with Business Standard, Irfan Pathan, Manoj Tiwary and Arun Lal, cricketers from three different eras of ODIs share their views on future of the format in wake of Stokes' retirement

WI vs IND 1st ODI Preview: Indians eye opportunity amid Windies' struggle

West Indies vs India 1st ODI Preview: The young Indian team led by an experienced Shikhar Dhawan will be looking to grab their chances in the three-match ODI series against struggling West Indies

CWG 2022: 10 Indian stars to watch out for at Birmingham Commonwealth Games

In absence of the shooters, here are the top ten individual sportspersons from India who are going to be the showstoppers at Birmingham 2022. The list obviously includes Neeraj Chopra

Stokes retires: Five reasons why fans will miss Big Ben in ODIs even more

It is all the more important that Stokes' finest work in the 50-over format is relived. Here's a list of his five best moments from ODI cricket

ENG vs IND 3rd ODI preview: Old Trafford awaits crackerjack finale to tour

India vs England 3rd ODI Preview: First two matches finished one-sided. The first went to India by 10 wickets and the other to England by 100 runs. Decider at Old Trafford promises to be a thriller

Six captains in as many months: Indian cricket's leadership challenge

In 2022, the Indian cricket team have played six series in which Rohit Sharma has led in only three and the rest of the times different players took charge

Virat Kohli's form: Kapil's comment, Rohit's defence, India's worry

Rohit Sharma rejected Kapil Dev's opinion of dropping Kohli by saying, "He is watching the game from the outside and does not know what is happening inside."

ENG vs IND 5th Test: Five things India must learn from NZ to tackle England

England vs India: The Indian team can learn from the mistakes of the New Zealand team that played England just a week before and then try to tackle the English in a better way in this rescheduled Test

ENG vs IND 5th Test preview: India aims for a historic win at Edgbaston

England vs India preview: India leads the 5-match Test series 2-1 against England. The last match, which was supposed to take place at Old Trafford, in 2021, has now been moved to Edgbaston

IND vs IRE 1st T20I Preview: Can Hardik and co wipe out Irish challenge?

For India, it is its big reputation that is at stake. The men in blue have so far played three T20Is against the green brigade and have managed to win it all. Hence their unbeaten record is at stake

CWG 2022: India sends full strength hockey squad, and it really makes sense

It was decided earlier by Hockey India that a second-string team would be sent for Commonwealth Games since the gap between Asian Games, the qualifying event for Paris Olympics 2024 and CWG was short

IND vs IRE Preview: India to test bench strength, Ireland to seek attention

India vs Ireland: The Irish have a golden opportunity to grab the attention of not only the audience, which would be huge, but also of IPL owners as a performance against India never goes unnoticed

Pandya and Karthik 2.0: Most important cogs in India's T20 WC 2022 wheel

There are concrete reasons why the improved versions of both Dinesh Karthik and Hardik Pandya could be the most important cogs in India's successful T20 World Cup 2022 campaign wheel

Wimbledon 2022: Seven things that make this grass-court Grand Slam unique

Leading Russian Tennis players like the world number 8 Andrey Rublev, world no. 22 Karen Khachanov and even the reigning world number one Daniil Medvedev won't be able to take part in the Championship

India vs Ireland: Five players who deserved a chance in Indian squad

Here's a list of five players who should have been in the Indian squad for the Ireland tour. Rahul Tewatia is on the list, but there are other prominent names too

IND vs SA: A timeline of how untimely injuries hampered KL Rahul's career

Injury is nothing new to KL Rahul, and the latest one has forced him out of series against New Zealand.

IND vs SA: Five players that South Africa will bank on to deliver in India

David Miller, Kagiso Rabada and Quinton de Kock would draw upon the experience gathered during Indian Premier League 2022, but there are other players too who can surprise India

King of clay: Why Nadal's 14 French Open title wins make him the GOAT

The importance of this French Open title win for the 36-year-old can be gauged from the fact that now Nadal's French Open titles are equal to Pete Sampras' total career slam titles put together