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1 month ago | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | Shayan Acharya |Sunil Gavaskar
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is awaiting clarity from the government before going ahead with the resumption plans. While efforts are being taken to speed up the process and resume by May 16, the franchises are now reaching out to their respective overseas players, requesting them to return to India at the earliest.
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1 month ago | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | Ashwin Achal |Sunil Gavaskar
Stars from three generations — Shantha Rangaswamy, Mithali Raj, and Shreyanka Patil — engaged in a lively discussion at The Hindu Huddle on Friday on the growth of women’s cricket in India. Shantha, the first Indian women’s team captain, spoke about her pioneering role. “We laid the foundation. We may not have seen the likes of Mithali and Shreyanka if we had faltered in the initial stages.
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1 month ago | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | Suresh Menon |Sunil Gavaskar
Traditionally, and certainly in India, we expected our sportsmen and sportswomen to be polite, humble, unselfish, empathetic, and respectful of the opposition. When I was growing into adulthood, our champions were Prakash Padukone (right), Gundappa Vishwanath, Bhagwat Chandrasekhar, Vijay Amritraj, and Ajit Pal Singh — all of whom embodied these values. When they won, they applauded the opponent; when they lost, it was with a smile. We believed this was how athletes ought to be.
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1 month ago | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | Shayan Acharya |Sunil Gavaskar
After India and Pakistan agreed to a ‘full and immediate ceasefire’, bringing an halt to three days of heavy exchange of fire between the two nations, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) sped up the process of resuming the Indian Premier League, which was suspended for a week on Friday.
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1 month ago | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | Shayan Acharya |Sunil Gavaskar
In an U-turn, India international Yashasvi Jaiswal has requested the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) to allow him to play for Mumbai in the upcoming domestic season. This comes a couple of months after he sought an NOC from the MCA to play for Goa. However, in his e-mail, which Sportstar has seen, Jaiswal requested the association to withdraw the NOC.
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1 month ago | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | N. Sudarshan |Sunil Gavaskar
Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be keen to maintain its perfect away record in the Indian Premier League this season – six wins out of six so far – and seal playoffs qualification when it meets Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Cricket Stadium here on Friday. With 16 points from 11 games, RCB’s top-four hopes are not under serious threat.
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1 month ago | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | Shayan Acharya |Sunil Gavaskar
The Indian Premier League match between Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings on May 11 has been relocated from Dharamsala to Ahmedabad.
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1 month ago | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | Santadeep Dey |Sunil Gavaskar
Sift Kaur Samra has the vibe of any other 23-year-old. A Bollywood buff, her heart beats for lo-fi music, distant horizons, and untold adventures. She also swoons over puppies and swears by Italian platters at Chandigarh’s Virgin Courtyard. Her carefree demeanour is the very antithesis of the mental image we have of champion shooters. But at the shooting range, a quiet focus takes over. As her eyes lock onto the target 50 metres away, her fingers are steady, and breath measured.
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1 month ago | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | Shayan Acharya |Sunil Gavaskar
Shubman Gill has emerged as the leading contender to captain India in the upcoming five-Test series against England. With Rohit Sharma announcing his retirement from Test cricket, there is growing momentum behind Gill — currently Rohit’s deputy in white-ball formats — to take over the reins. The Ajit Agarkar-led panel is understood to be planning a long-term leadership transition.
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1 month ago | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | Shayan Acharya |Sunil Gavaskar
There were some spells of rain and lots of drama at the Wankhede Stadium. In the early hours of Wednesday, Gujarat Titans held its nerves and pulled off a three-wicket win against Mumbai Indians in a thriller. Pursuing a target of 156, Gujarat Titans’ innings was interrupted by two rain breaks, and it required 15 runs off the final over. Gerald Coetzee set the tone with a six off Deepak Chahar before a calm Arshad Khan took a single off the final delivery to guide the team home.
