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Chaminda Vaas was never purely about raw pace or theatrical intimidation. He was about craft. A left-arm seamer with immaculate control, subtle movement and relentless accuracy, Vaas could make a new ball swing, seam or move sharply inward into a batsman before settling into the kind of pressure that eventually broke them. Vaas took 355…
Former India fielding coach T Dilip says Virat Kohli’s relentless intensity has a contagious effect on the team and pushes at least five other players to “stretch their limits” whenever they share the ground with him. Dilip, whose nearly five-year stint with the Indian team ended after the recent tour of England, also lauded Kohli’s…
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Former Sri Lanka allrounder Farveez Maharoof feels rookie pacer Gurnoor Brar could be the ‘X-Factor’ in absence of Jasprit Bumrah and says he would be tempted to hand the 26-year-old his Test debut in the two-match series against Sri Lanka, beginning in Galle on Saturday. Under pressure following home series defeat to South Africa, fifth-placed…
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Gopi Chand played his part in the rise of stars such as Kashyap, Srikanth and Sindhu. | Photo Credit: File photo: Getty Images P. Gopi Chand is one of those rare athletes whose coaching legacy has eclipsed their playing career. A former All England champion, he has been instrumental in establishing a system that produced…
Rajkumar’s all-round show was instrumental in Grand Cholas’ victory over Royal Kings. | Photo Credit: G. KARTHIKEYAN Captain J. Suresh Kumar’s 32-ball 58 (4×4, 3×6), R. Rajkumar’s all-round performance, and slinger Athisayaraj Davidson’s four for 24 in three overs powered Trichy Grand Cholas to a 45-run win over Nellai Royal Kings in the TNPL at…
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Kapil feels the BCCI should monitor the workload of the fast bowlers. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR Kapil Dev, one of cricket’s greatest all-rounders, is quick to slip in a humorous take on a serious matter. Speaking about why modern-day fast bowlers tend to get injured so often, and what it takes to stay…
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Parthib, left, celebrates with his NEUFC teammates one of his two strikes against FC1 | Photo Credit: X@thedurandcup NorthEast United FC defeated FC1 3-1 in its final Group F fixture of the 135th Durand Cup at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium here on Tuesday to secure a place in the quarterfinals with a perfect all-win record in the group stage. Parthib Gogoi scored once in each…
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Up for it: Rashid and head coach Habas during a press conference on the eve of the contest. | Photo Credit: PTI Defending Indian Super League champion East Bengal FC faces a tough continental test when it meets Kuwaiti league runner-up Al Arabi SC in an AFC Champions League Two preliminary-stage knockout match at the…
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R. Praggnanandhaa being in a rich vein of form augurs well for India as it readies itself to defend its Chess Olympiad crown. | Photo Credit: Flickr/stlchessclub Fortunes in rapid chess change faster than the patterns of this monsoon. They change even faster in blitz chess. So, the way R. Praggnanandhaa dominated the Saint Louis Rapid…
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The Kerala Table Tennis Association (KTTA) is facing severe questions regarding its integrity after 41 players, including several State champions, signed a protest letter, alleging systematic victimisation at the recent PAX Academy State-ranking tournament held at Izyan Sports City, Kollam. The players felt aggrieved by last-minute changes to tournament fixtures that deviated from the draw…
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