Amol Karhadkar

4 days ago | thehindu.com | Amol Karhadkar

Twenty-three exciting matches. Sixteen days of power-packed action. Eight teams going all guns blazing. Two nail-biting semifinals. And a new champion — U Mumba TT. That’s how the sixth edition of Ultimate Table Tennis — the franchise-based table tennis league that’s getting bigger and better with every passing season ever since its post-pandemic return in 2023 — can be summed up.

4 days ago | thehindu.com | Amol Karhadkar

Prithvi Shaw, the opener who was dropped from the Mumbai squad midway through the last season, is set to join Maharashtra after obtaining a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA). MCA secretary Abhay Hadap confirmed to The Hindu that the association has issued the NOC. “Shaw has been an exceptional talent and has contributed significantly to Mumbai cricket.

1 week ago | thehindu.com | Amol Karhadkar |Shayan Acharya

Ever since the Pataudi Trophy was retired in March and the decision to found a new trophy for India’s Test series in England as the Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy, it has led to voices of dissent from various quarters. Also Read | England want to have a good surface to hit through the line against India: Leeds curatorWhile some of the legends of the game have questioned a move to do away with the legacy of the game, the Indian in question – Sachin Tendulkar – had remained silent.

1 week ago | thehindu.com | Amol Karhadkar

In a major boost to the table tennis ecosystem in India, the World Table Tennis (WTT) — the events’ arm of the International Table Tennis Federation — has formed WTT India, with an eye on hosting more high-profile world-ranking events in the country. India has joined a select group of countries like China, Singapore, Japan, Germany and the US to have domestic WTT event companies. A.

1 week ago | thehindu.com | Amol Karhadkar

Days after winning a silver medal in women’s doubles at the World Table Tennis Championship, Bernadette Szocs, the Romanian paddler, arrived in Ahmedabad with an eye on building on the World Championship glory. Three weeks later, on Sunday night, Szocs couldn’t hide her emotions after lifting the glittering Ultimate Table Tennis trophy as the U Mumba captain.