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Bollywood stars falter as South Indian movies crack the box-office code

Larger-than-life movies' full value is offered only on a big screen, say experts; for other movies, consumers prefer to wait for their OTT release

Airtel demos 5G scope; recreates Kapil Dev's 1983 World Cup innings

Airtel demos 5G scope; recreates Kapil Dev's 1983 World Cup innings

Never thought of getting past great Kapil Dev's tally of wickets: Ashwin

Playing in his 85th match, the 35-year-old Ashwin went past the legendary Kapil's 434 Test scalps to become India's second most successful bowler in the longest format

Privilege to lead India in its 1000th ODI, says Rohit Sharma

India skipper Rohit Sharma has said that it will be a privilege for him to lead the Men in Blue as they take the field to play their 1000th ODI.The side will achieve the feat in the first ODI against West Indies here at the Narendra Modi Stadium. In the 999 ODIs played earlier, India accounts for 518 wins and 431 losses. The Men in Blue had played their 500th match in 2002 and two decades later, the side has now reached the milestone of playing 1000 ODIs."It will be a historic moment as we play the 1000th ODI. I would like to congratulate all the players who have taken part in this long journey. It is an honour for me to lead the side in that game, it will be a privilege to lead the boys. Our journey has been fantastic over the years. So many players have tried to put their best foot forward, we will also try to keep raising the bar," said Rohit in a video posted on BCCI.TV.In India's 100th ODI, Kapil Dev was the captain while Sourav Ganguly had led the side in the Men in Blue's 500th

How the Bollywood sports biopic 83 furthers masculinity, nationalist view

Today, Bollywood is demonstrating a renewed purpose of creating new national myths, and it is on full display in the new film 83

'83' movie looks poised to be this year's biggest blockbuster

In terms of the overseas market, 83 is going to have the widest global release of any Bollywood movie ever, overtaking the record set by Sooryavanshi starring Akshay Kumar

Kapil Dev recalls his experience of lifting the World Cup in 1983

As the sports drama '83' is all set to release on the big screen on Thursday, former Indian cricket captain Kapil Dev recalled the feeling of lifting the World Cup in 1983

Not good to point fingers on anybody, Kohli's timing not right: Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev feels Kohli's statements that exposed his differences with the BCCI on the issue of captaincy were ill-timed as they created an unsavoury controversy just ahead of South Africa tour

Players should prioritise national assignments over IPL, says Kapil Dev

India failed to make it to the semifinals of the ICC event, paying heavily for the back-to-back early losses in the Super 12 stage

Eject big names, bring in youngsters: Kapil Dev tells BCCI

The Virat Kohli-led India have been soundly beaten in both their 'Super 12' Group 2 matches so far

T20 WC: Hardik, not bowling to not impact India's chances, feels Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev has opined that all-rounder Hardik Pandya not bowling will not impact Team India's chances. However, he added that it will affect the "combination and the options" for Virat Kohli

Kohli & Co should wait, not be over-aggressive in WTC final, advises Kapil

Batting will determine India's fate in World Test Championship final against New Zealand next month, former India captain Kapil Dev has said

Too much workload detrimental to producing genuine all-rounder: Laxman

Former India batsman VVS Laxman blamed too much workload of the players for the country not producing another genuine all-rounder of great Kapil Dev's ilk.

How can we get India invested in our culture? Feroze Gujral explains

Gujral speaks to Veenu Sandhu on the urgent need to get India invested in its culture

Indian cricket legend Kapil Dev receives first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

Indian cricket legend Kapil Dev on Wednesday received his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at a Delhi hospital

Split captaincy cannot work in our culture, says former skipper Kapil Dev

"An MNC cannot have two CEOs", said former India skipper Kapil Dev on Friday, making his stance clear on the raging debate over whether the national cricket team should go for split captaincy

Kapil Dev discharged from city hospital after undergoing angioplasty

India's first World Cup winning-captain Kapil Dev was on Sunday discharged from a city hospital, two days after undergoing angioplasty following a heart attack. The 61-year-old complained of chest pain on Thursday following which he was taken to Fortis Escorts Heart Institute's emergency department. He is doing fine now. "Mr. Kapil Dev got discharged today afternoon. He's doing fine and can resume his regular daily activity soon. He'll be under regular follow-up consultation with Dr. Atul Mathur," the hospital said in a statement. Angioplasty is a procedure to open blocked arteries and restore normal blood flow to the heart. Following his admission, Kapil's condition was evaluated and an emergency coronary angioplasty was performed by Dr. Mathur, who is the director of cardiology department in the Fortis Escorts Heart Institute. "Dr Atul Mathur did Kapil paji angioplasty. He is fine and discharged. Pic of @therealkapildev on time of discharge from hospital," his former India team

Kapil Dev hospitalised after suffering heart attack, undergoes angioplasty

The 61-year-old felt unwell on Thursday following which he was taken to a hospital here, Indian Cricketers Association (ICA) president Ashok Malhotra told PTI

India celebrates 37th anniversary of 1983 WC; here's what cricketers said

There is no pressure on the current Indian team, in my opinion, they are doing well, it's not like that you need to win a World Cup to be called a good team, says Kapil Dev

This day 37 yrs ago, a historic win for Kapil's boys, iconic Lord's image

India had entered the World Cup with zero expectations and nobody really considered them as a title contender, considering the inexperience the team had of playing ODI cricket