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Interrugnum: Candidates and a vibrant account of global chess

India, April 14 -- As the Candidates in Cyprus is in its squeaky bum (apt given how much sitting down is required to compete) segment, India follows the fortunes of Pragg, Vaishali and Divya. We've be... Read More


Wankhede stand a reminder of the OG Shastri

India, April 10 -- Until late afternoon, April 9, folks were still trying to work out the exact location of the Wankhede Stadium stand to be named after Ravi Shastri. 'Close to the press box', Shastri... Read More


Wankhede stand a nod to OG Shastri

India, April 10 -- Until afternoon, April 9, folks were still trying to work out the exact location of the Wankhede Stadium stand to be named after Ravi Shastri. 'Close to the press box', Shastri wrot... Read More


India's traditional Test venues deserve better

India, March 27 -- There could be no more inappropriate time to discuss Indian Test cricket venues than the day before the IPL season starts. I can already hear the response: "Sit down, Aunty, keep qu... Read More


The Zen of Sanju Samson

India, March 11 -- Last November, for whatever reason you may choose to believe, Rajasthan Royals let go of Sanju Samson. A few months later, the legend of Samson - more than a decade in the making fo... Read More


T20 World Cup: A fortnight of camaraderie and cringe

India, Feb. 23 -- Along with the confidence that must be coursing through the veins of the South African team and the rude but timely shake-up for hosts India, the best thing to have come out of the S... Read More


Cricket's zaniest of World Cups now stands diminished

India, Feb. 6 -- When news of Bangladesh's withdrawal from the ICC T20 World Cup hit, I was at the India-Bangladesh border, chatting to a BSF jawan. He was on his usual six-or-eight hour standingp dut... Read More


Indian sports wish list - Dream Headlines for the rest of 2026

India, Jan. 31 -- A miserable sporting January, would you not agree? Outside of the effervescence of the WPL and the radiance of Virat Kohli, what else made news in the first month of the year? India'... Read More