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The Home Ministry has given go-ahead to the re-opening of sports stadia without spectators. Sportstar spoke to top athletes across disciplines to find out their views on resumption of outdoor training.

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13-06-202015 STORIES

After evaluation of an athlete to find out which muscles are particularly weak, all muscles of the limb need to be exercised, concentrating on those that are weaker.

COVID-19: How to return to sports amid coronavirus

The system has to be foolproof depending on sports and skill set and other variables taken into consideration.

Ramji Srinivasan

Ramji Srinivasan

You can call up Erapalli Prasanna, the great off-spinner of the 1960s and 1970s, any time, and he will tell you how he bowled to Ian Chappell or how he tucked away in his mind the ball that got Clive Lloyd. This is an automatic reflex.

The importance of memory in sports

The question of memory in sport is a crucial one. It helps you remember and dip into experience and it also helps focus.

Suresh Menon

Former India all-rounder Kapil Dev has the best innings bowling figures (9/83) as captain.

The leading bowlers among Test captains

The captain is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of the 10 others in the playing XI.

B. S. Chandrasekhar, S. Venkatraghavan, Bishan Singh Bedi and E. A. S. Prasanna share a light moment, and the topic seems to be the deadliest weapon they ever had — the cricket ball.

On The Write Line

Gavaskar: Chandrasekhar, Prasanna, Venkataraghavan played cricket for love of it

Prassie, Venkat and Chandra, three of India’s famous quartet of spinners (Bedi, obviously, the other great), reached personal milestones — recently th

Sunil Gavaskar

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Top 10 Indian left-hand batsmen who left a lasting impression

From Nari Contractor to Sourav Ganguly, a look at the top 10 Indian left-hand batsmen who graced the game and left a mark in world cricket.

Vijay Lokapally

Afghanistan head coach Lance Klusener along with a group of young cricketers in Lucknow.

Afghanistan will be affected if there's no Asia Cup, World T20 this year: Klusener

Afghanistan head coach Lance Klusener is optimistic that his team would bounce back from the hard times that has been caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Swapna Barman during the Javelin Throw for Heptathlon at the Asian Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar in 2019.

Swapna Barman: Don’t want to experience this kind of break ever again

Heptathlete Swapna Barman has been lifting her nieces and nephew for some squats to keep fit as her fitness equipment is stuck in SAI, Kolkata. She is

Abhishek Mukherjee

Vin Bhavnani's single-minded pursuit and putting in the hard work has enabled him to become an assistant coach at Oklahoma City Thunder.

Priority at Thunder is following NBA guidelines, says assistant coach Vin Bhavnani

With NBA teams returning to training, assistant coach Vin Bhavnani claims the priority at Oklahoma City Thunder is following the guidelines of the lea

Aashin Prasad

Sobering times: Indian batsman K. L. Rahul arrives at an airport wearing a protective mask in Lucknow on March 13, 2020. The ODI series between India and South Africa was called off after the first match due to COVID-19.

Cricket stakeholders foresee sweeping changes post COVID-19

Players, coaches, administrators, franchise owners, umpires and broadcasters weigh in on the resumption of cricket after COVID-19.

TTFI seeks players’ opinion for camp in June

The TTFI reaches out to India’s top paddlers for their approval to organise a 10-day training camp.

Shivansh Gupta

Triple Olympic gold-medallist Balbir Singh with his daughter, Sushbir, at his residence in Chandigarh.

A day with the hockey legend Balbir Singh

“At the 1948 victory ceremony, as the Tricolour was going up, I felt as if I was going up, too. I felt as if I was flying,” Balbir Singh said in an in

Ayan Acharya

M. M. Somaya: There seemed a halo of calmness around him. Call it charisma or mystical presence, there was something special in this man that touched your heart at the very first meeting.

M. M. Somaya pays tribute to late Balbir Singh Sr

Hockey has indeed lost its brightest star and signalled the end of an era. RIP Balbir Sir. Thank you for inspiring a generation of hockey players.

Balbir Singh (Sr.) is triple Olympic gold medallist (1948, '52 & '56).

Balbir Singh Sr: His hockey stick was a magician’s wand

Hockey was hugely popular in India when Balbir Singh Sr was winning the hearts of his countrymen. He played fair and there was an indefatigable spirit

Vijay Lokapally

India shuttler P.V. Sindhu with coach P. Gopichand at his academy in Hyderabad.

P.V. Sindhu, Sikki Reddy's parents call for changes in training

Chief national badminton coach P. Gopichand assured that safety measures will be implemented as the players’ health is of utmost importance.

V. V. Subrahmanyam

The Home Ministry has announced the re-opening of sports stadia without spectators. This would allow the elite athletes to resume their practice and workouts.

Most sportspersons wary of returning to outdoor training

The Home Ministry has given go-ahead to the re-opening of sports stadia without spectators. Sportstar spoke to top athletes across disciplines to find

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