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3 weeks ago | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | Santadeep Dey |Anish Pathiyil |Vivek Krishnan |Ayon Sengupta
It wasn’t just the Chennai Super Kings’ talisman M. S. Dhoni who faced a momentous question on May 25. CSK and Gujarat Titans were playing their final IPL group-stage match that day, and as has become tradition in recent years, the world awaited Dhoni’s word on his future. On any other Sunday, this subplot would have had Trusha Vyas, a 29-year-old photographer from Ahmedabad, utterly thrilled. But this was no ordinary day.
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Mar 14, 2025 | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | Vivek Krishnan |Rajdeep Saha |S. Dipak Ragav |Ayon Sengupta
The Diary could never have imagined itself covering cricket. Yet, here it was, about to report on a sixth consecutive match of the Women’s Premier League within the span of a week. To say the experience had been overwhelming would be an understatement. So, before making its final walk to the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium for this assignment, the Diary decided to explore the sights Bengaluru had to offer. The first stop was a roadside shop on Indiranagar’s 100 Feet Road, selling vintage film cameras.
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Mar 14, 2025 | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | Kavita Menon |Vivek Krishnan |Rajdeep Saha |S. Dipak Ragav
Pre-season testing offers a glimpse into the new season, yet it rarely reveals the full picture. While lap times and mileage offer clues, teams use this period to experiment rather than push their cars to the limit. The three-day testing is for refinement, setups and gathering mountains of data under varying conditions. As the engines roared at the Bahrain International Circuit at the end of February, one thing became clear — this could be the closest F1 season in years.
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Feb 16, 2025 | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | Vivek Krishnan |Paul Fein
Since winning the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean in June 2024, India has endured an underwhelming run of results. This has mounted pressure on coach Gautam Gambhir, who took over from Rahul Dravid after the World Cup, and skipper Rohit Sharma heading into the ICC Champions Trophy. Can India’s players get their act together and reinforce their supremacy by winning this eight-team event?
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Feb 9, 2025 | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | Vivek Krishnan |Paul Fein
Saurashtra has seldom had to contend with brooding faces and drooping shoulders in Rajkot in recent seasons of the Ranji Trophy. But at the end of day two of its quarterfinal against Gujarat at the Niranjan Shah Stadium on Sunday, the home team’s position compelled a downbeat mood. That Gujarat controlled proceedings for a second straight day was down to Jaymeet Patel and Manan Hingrajia racking up excellent half-centuries and steering the visitor to 260 for four at close.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | Vivek Krishnan |Anil Kumble
After including Virat Kohli subject to availability in Delhi’s 22-member provisional squad on Friday for the Ranji Trophy game against Saurashtra in Rajkot, the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) officially announced an updated list on Saturday that omits the star batter. It is understood that Kohli informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) about his unavailability.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | Vivek Krishnan |Anil Kumble
Saurashtra had named a 17-member squad, led by left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat, on January 13. Ravindra Jadeja doesn’t feature in it, but the experienced all-rounder could make himself available closer to the game considering the heightened scrutiny on India’s players. He scalped eight wickets in his last Ranji game for Saurashtra against Tamil Nadu in January 2023. On the recent tour of Australia, he played in three of the five Tests.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
flipboard.com | Vivek Krishnan
8 hours ago6 Stories At 6: Who Stabbed Saif? I Kohli To Miss Ranji Trophy I BJP's Freebie Bonanza6 Stories At 6: Who Stabbed Saif? I Kohli To Miss Ranji Trophy I BJP's Freebie Bonanza Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan was stabbed six times during a burglary attempt at his Mumbai residence in the early hours of January 16, 2025. The assailant confronted one of Khan's domestic staff, and when Khan intervened, he sustained multiple stab wounds, including injuries to his spine, neck, and hands.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | Vivek Krishnan |Anil Kumble
Delhi’s squad for the next two Ranji Trophy games has been announced. Rishabh Pant has declined the captaincy, allowing Ayush Badoni to continue as skipper. Virat Kohli has also been included in the squad, though his participation remains subject to availability.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
sportstar.thehindu.com | Vivek Krishnan |Anil Kumble
The Kho Kho World Cup is in its inaugural edition in India, but Argentina’s captain Mariano Pascual has been at a World Cup in India before. That was in 2016 when Pascual was part of Argentina’s kabaddi team for the third edition of the World Cup in Ahmedabad. It wasn’t a particularly memorable campaign, as the South American country lost all five matches to finish bottom of Pool A, but it was the beginning of Pascual’s tryst with tag games that have their roots in India.
