Shayan Acharya

1 week ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Rajdeep Saha |Shayan Acharya |Ayon Sengupta

Tara Prasad was seven when she first stepped onto the ice. For the next decade, figure skating remained nothing more than a recreational pursuit. Today, at 25, she proudly represents India on the sport’s biggest stages. “There’s obviously a more serious aspect now than when I was a kid.

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 | sportstar.thehindu.com | Shayan Acharya

South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada hailed his side’s ICC World Test Championship Final 2025 victory over Australia as a moment he will never forget. Rabada took nine wickets in the match at Lord’s, rising to the occasion and thriving on his status as the leader of the pace attack. He moved past Allan Donald into fourth on South Africa’s all-time list of Test wicket-takers, while he retains the highest strike rate (38.9) of any bowler with more than 150 scalps to his name.

1 week ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Shayan Acharya

Indian pacer Harshit Rana has been included in India’s Test squad as a backup and travelled with the rest of the team to reach the venue for the series opener against England, which begins on June 20. Rana had made his debut last year in Australia but was not named in the 18-player squad for the five Tests against England. He was part of the India A squad and played the first unofficial Test against England Lions in Canterbury. The 23-year-old from Delhi has played two Tests, five ODIs and a T20.

1 week ago | sportstar.thehindu.com | Shayan Acharya

Indian compound archers set two under-21 World records in the qualification round of the Asia Cup Leg-2 in Singapore on Tuesday. The women’s team, comprising Shanmukhi Naga Sai, Tejal Salve and Tanishka Nilkumar, scored 2101 to better the previous mark of 2076 set by Indian archers two years ago. Shanmukhi and Kushal Dalal, who topped women’s and men’s individual rankings with 706 and 714 points respectively, totalled 1420 to help India rewrite the record (1419) held by the USA since last year.