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A BSI of 40.0 is very difficult to reach. Jos Buttler’s Index is 39.7!

Looking at batting strength!

Does this English team have the strongest ever ODI batting line-up? The author explores the possibility.

S. Ananth Narayanan

All grace: Watch Novak Djokovic stretch to retrieve a ball. The beauty is in the effort, not necessarily in the effect.

Beauty of sport!

Is sport meaningless or the most meaningful thing we do? It is both — and neither. Duality is the key to appreciating sport. And beauty.

Suresh Menon

CHENNAI, 08/05/2015: CSK Captain M.S. Dhoni and Mumbai Indians Mentor Sachin Tendulkar discussing befor start the match at MAC Stadium on Friday. Photo: R. Ragu CHENNAI, 08/05/2015: CSK Captain M.S. Dhoni and Mumbai Indians Mentor Sachin Tendulkar discussing befor start the match at MAC Stadium on Friday. Photo: R. Ragu -

I took up the game seriously only after watching Sachin

I had the chance of meeting Sachin paaji when I was 13 years old, when he had come for a game in Jaipur in 2005. I also have had the opportunity of k

Testing times: Kohli is at the peak of his powers as a batsman but he understands that another poor series in England will see him judged unfavourably. Batsmen who score ‘difficult’ runs always have an elevated status; Kohli, for all his staggering ODI feats, has a gap in his CV to fill.

Kohli and Co. will be keen to make amends

The pitches could be dry and England may be in a state of flux, but India can take nothing for granted.

Shreedutta Chidananda

CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, 18/07/2018: Fitness Colum: Dynavision at Quantum Leap Sports, Nungambakkam in Chennai on July 18, 2018.
Photo: R. Ragu

Squash, a maximum effort sport

Squash is a fast-paced game that requires a high level of technical, tactical and motor skills and the physiological character of a 5,000m athlete.

Ramji Srinivasan

Ramji Srinivasan

Will we see them again on the same stage?: The comparisons may never end, but that Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi left the World Cup on the same day seemed a little poetic.

The World Cup had all the elements of a classic

France was a worthy winner in the end, but that a side like Croatia made it all the way to the final was a story for the ages and that’s what makes f

Sunil Chhetri

For Hima Das, who mobilised people against infiltration and illegal liquor vendors in her native town of Dhing, translating her fearlessness into fine performances on the track was no big deal.

Hima Das, India’s new golden girl

Hima Das is the first Indian to win a gold medal in a track event at a global meet. Next up for the confident Assamese athlete are the Asian Games.

Rohit Sharma receives the man of the match award.

Rohit's feat

I believe by 2022 we will have a larger fan-base travelling to Qatar from India and China, says Nasser Al Khater.

Nasser Al Khater: Qatar has invaluable lessons from this World Cup

Qatar, the tiny gulf nation with a population of 2.6 million, had not qualified in any of the previous 21 editions of the competition. That has not di

ewis Hamilton finished on top of the podium after starting 14th on the grid in one of the most memorable races of his career.

Decisions at the speed of an F1 car

It is wrong to criticise Mercedes’ race engineer for Hamilton receiving conflicting information, but the team had just a few seconds to make that call

Karun Chandhok

After the month-long World Cup full of surprises and magic, sitting in Diary’s suitcase: a postcard that Diary will insist is just ironic.

Dasvidaniya, Russia!

As the World Cup in Russia drew to a close, bad map-reading skills plus poor hotel choices and lots of drunkenness (not Diary, of course!) made for so

The Khalifa International Stadium in Doha has been refurbished ahead of the 2022 World Cup.

Building up to a 48-team World Cup

In Russia, 13 countries represented by Asia, Africa and Central and North America mustered just 10 wins. The rising levels of inequality are a worry

The triumphant French team members burst into a song of victory on the occasion of a reception at the Elysee Presidential Palace hosted by President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte. This victory has come as a balm to France which is grappling with immigration problems.

Promoting goals much beyond the goalposts!

It was a World Cup of many defeats and many more wins and as FIFA President Gianni Infantino said football cannot solve all problems. But the game can

The 11th-seeded Angelique Kerber defeated Next Gen standouts No.18 Naomi Osaka, former top-tenner Belinda Bencic, No.14 Daria Kasatkina and 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko on the way to the final.

Angelique is magnifique

Serena Williams was expected to restore order in the Wimbledon final, but her German opponent flipped the script.

Paul Fein

With Novak Djokovic now at 13 Major titles, he closed the gap a bit to Roger Federer’s record 20 and Rafael Nadal’s 17 (and an Olympic gold medal), with the US Open coming up on hard courts, Djokovic’s best surface.

No joke – the Djoker is back!

Amid a barrage of marathon matches in the men’s quarters and semis, Novak Djokovic emerged as the winner as he recreated the Big 3.

Paul Fein

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