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Why Virat Kohli is indisputably and deservedly the athlete of the decade

In an era of one-dimensional specialists, Kohli is a specialist across formats, a cricketing polymath of sorts who insists on playing a different sport to his peers

Arsenal's new coach Arteta aims to solve Ozil issue as Chelsea clash looms

Ozil has become a polarising figure at Arsenal after several seasons of lacklustre performances from the German playmaker

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A large number of Indian GMs will play both events but Viswanathan Anand is missing out

Youth ODI: India U-19 begin South Africa tour with a 9-wicket victory

South Africa's decision to bat fist backfired as their batsmen failed to convert the starts into big scores with Luke Beaufort top-scoring with a 91-ball 64.

Cricket Australia CEO calls Ganguly's 4-nation tournament idea 'innovative'

Ganguly had said India will lock horns with England, Australia and one other top cricketing side in an annual ODI series starting 2021.

Vaughan calls ICC rankings 'absolute garbage' over England, NZ's position

India are currently ranked number one in ICC Test team rankings, followed by New Zealand, South Africa, England and Australia

Ganguly's 4-nation tournament will isolate the rest, may flop: Rashid Latif

The former wicket-keeper saw it as an attempt by the formidable trio of India, Australia and England to isolate other member nations.

Dhoni achieves another milestone, completes 15 yrs in international cricket

The 38-year-old wicketkeeper turned up for the country in 350 ODIs, 90 Tests and 98 T20 Internationals while affecting a staggering 829 dismissals behind the stumps.

Barcelona, Real Madrid, Juventus best-paid teams in sports in 2019: Report

The figures used in the survey represent basic annual pay and do not include signing-on bonuses, performance bonuses and other extras.

IPL auction: Full list of KXIP players and their salaries for 2020 season

Glenn Maxwell was the costliest buy for KXIP, at Rs 10.75 crore, in IPL 2020 auction, while the second-costliest purchase for them this year was Sheldon Cottrell

Year in Review: Indian sportspersons who turned politicians in 2019

From Gautam Gambhir to Babita Phogat, many sportspersons started their political innings, but not all received in electoral politics the success they were used to in their respective sports

Tweaking the data: Understanding the history of Indian spin bowling

Anindya Dutta relies on facts and figures rather than back stories to trace the history of Indian spin bowling

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The two best performers in the four-event Grand Prix get entries to the Candidates

IPL auction: Chennai Super Kings' IPL 2020 players' list and their salaries

In the IPL 2020 auction, CSK's most expensive buy was leg-spinner Piyush Chawla for Rs 6.75 crore, the biggest price offered to an Indian cricketer this season

Pat Cummins to Sheldon Cottrell: Five costliest players in IPL 2020 auction

The Australians were the most sought after by the franchises, with three of the five most expensive coming from Down Under in the IPL 2020 auction

IPL 2020 player auction: At 15.5 cr, Aus pacer Cummins most expensive buy

Leg spinner Piyush Chawla tops the list of Indian players

IPL 2020 auction: Kohli to Smith, best-paid Indian Premier League players

Even as many big names of the game queue up to be picked up in the IPL 2020 auction, Business Standard lists the cricketers who drew the biggest pay cheque in IPL 2019

2nd ODI highlights: IND crush WI by 107 runs; Kuldeep Yadav takes hattrick

Rohit Sharma captivated with his languid brilliance in company of an equally graceful K L Rahul before Kuldeep Yadav topped it up with a hat-trick in India's series-levelling 107-run victory

Year in Review: Mankading to WC final, top 5 cricket controversies of 2019

Business Standard lists the five controversies in world cricket that drew a lot of attention during 2019

Hockey: India men to kick start Tokyo Olympics campaign vs New Zealand

India women hockey team to kick start their Tokyo 2020 Olympics campaign against The Netherlands on July 25, 2020