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Abhishek Sharma plays a shot against the West Indies in the 3rd T20I in Indore | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK As Abhishek Sharma readied himself to tackle the press, one could not help but admire the glitter of his jewellery. But even that did not come close to the spark which radiated off his effervescent…
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Arshdeep. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK Not till the sixth outing in a cluster of eight did a team batting first finally manage to successfully defend a total. India’s 14-run victory in Sunday’s third Twenty20 International had to be earned the hard way, but at least it provided some solace to a fraternity that has…
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Aman Saini. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Mighty Marathas rallied to beat Chero Archers in a thrilling contest of the Archery Premier League season 2 at People’s Plaza on Monday. Archers, in trademark fashion, started strongly and took the first set. But there was little to separate the teams in the second and third, and…
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Naman Dhir celebrates the wicket of West Indies batsman Kamil Pooran in the T20I in Indore. | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK If you want to learn the art of instantly bouncing back in an international cricket contest, dial Naman Dhir. Conceding sixes in an unforgiving format for the bowlers may put many off but not…
Ashis Sinha. | Photo Credit: P.K. Ajith Kumar Ashis Sinha isn’t too pleased to see the Kerala bowlers toiling on the lifeless wicket against Jharkhand at the Keenan Stadium. He says, “I have never seen a wicket as flat as this one.” His empathy is understandable. He was a seamer who played for Bihar —…
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Lakshman Singh in 1982 (New Delhi). Shiv Kapur in 2002 (Busan). Pranavi Urs in 2026 (Aichi-Nagoya).For only the third time in history, an Indian golfer won the individual gold at the Asian Games but this one was a bit more special – no Indian woman had achieved this before the 23-year-old from Karnataka. The journey…
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Abhishek Sharma waded into the West Indies bowling after | Photo Credit: K.R. DEEPAK As Abhishek Sharma readied himself to tackle the press, one could not help but admire the glitter of his jewellery. But even that did not come close to the spark which radiated off his effervescent strokeplay in the 14-run victory over…
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S. V. Rahul. | Photo Credit: K. V. S. Giri Ideally, Karnataka should have had a good look at S.V. Rahul in the recently concluded Dr. (Capt) K. Thimmappiah memorial tournament. Rahul, who turned 19 just two days ago and made a patient, unbeaten 108 (187b, 10×4) on day two of Andhra’s Ranji Trophy match…
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Sudip Gharami. | Photo Credit: CAB Abishek Porel. | Photo Credit: CAB Sudip Gharami displayed his superb consistency and Abishek Porel his remarkable revival as they scored unbeaten hundreds to earn a vital 64-run first innings lead for Bengal on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group-C match against Delhi at the Bengal Cricket…
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S. V. Rahul’s century and his partnership with Revanth Reddy ensured Andhra’s dominance. | Photo Credit: K V S Giri S.V. Rahul and Revanth Reddy, 19 and 22, one making his debut for Andhra and the other with just five First Class appearances, pinned Karnataka on the mat by helping their side take a 57-run…
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