Tag: Prithvi Shaw

Eyeballs on Duleep Trophy as it’s lights out time for domestic cricket

August 22, 2026 admin

At the helm: Ruturaj will marshal West Zone’s resources. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: NIRMAL HARINDRAN Duleep Trophy was once an important pit stop in a cricketer’s journey towards the Indian National team. But now, with the mushrooming of glitzy and faster highways to success like the IPL and India-A, the inter-zonal competition has slid…

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Vaibhav Suryavanshi at 14: India’s Next Sachin Tenduklar or a lesson from Vinod Kambli?

February 13, 2026 admin

The prodigy has an enduring allure, more so if he is yet to sprout whiskers, and his voice has a pre-adolescent twang. This is a trait often linked to subcontinental cricket, especially in India and Pakistan. An Imran Khan would stroll the streets in Pakistan and pick lads hurling a tape-ball at tremendous pace. And…

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Sometimes success can be worse than failure in sport

December 17, 2024 admin

Two of India’s most talented players, neither of whom lived up to his full potential, are again in the news. Opportunities lost and promises unfulfilled make up some of sport’s — in fact, life’s — saddest stories. Of the two, Vinod Kambli is 52 and Prithvi Shaw 25. A return to international cricket and redemption…

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IPL-17: DC vs MI | Fraser-McGurk’s blistering knock helps Delhi Capitals see off Mumbai Indians in a runfest

April 27, 2024 admin

Delhi Capitals batsman Jake Fraser Mcgurk plays a shot during the Indian Premier League 2024 match against Mumbai Indians in New Delhi on April 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy IPL 2024 The trend of gargantuan totals — in Indian Premier League in general and at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in particular — continued….

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