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Virat Kohli’s men need a fresh talisman behind and in front of the wickets, and the first few weeks of December will hint at what lies in store and whether K. L. Rahul will fit the bill while the distant gaze is upon the 2023 ODI World Cup in India.
Physical decline as we age is a fundamental, universal truth. Grumbling over it is of no use. Dealing with it is the way forward in order to be an effective professional sportsperson.
India is ahead of Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy head-to-head count with 20 wins since 1996. Australia has won 18.
Virat Kohli has been granted paternity leave by the BCCI after the first Test in Adelaide and Ajinkya Rahane will lead the Test team subsequently. Rahane can marshal his troops well. But then, Kohli, before he leaves for India, could conjure a gem in Adelaide to set the tone for the series.
Playing in Australia is a challenge and winning is obviously a greater task. Here we pick five of India’s best Test wins on Australian soil.
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In an interview, Satoshi Ochi, the head strength and conditioning coach at the United States Tennis Association, delves into the theory and practice of tennis movement and explains how you can increase your speed to beat opponents you’ve never beaten before.
While keeping wickets at the international level is a new assignment for K. L. Rahul, the dual role of stumper-batsman isn’t something new for him.
K. L. Rahul remains Team India’s first-choice wicketkeeper in white-ball cricket, but with three back-to-back World Cups around the corner – two World T20s and a 50-Over World Cup – here are the three primary contenders to succeed M. S. Dhoni behind the stumps in the shorter formats of the game.
Virat Kohli’s men need a fresh talisman behind and in front of the wickets, and the first few weeks of December will hint at what lies in store.
In an interview with Sportstar, Coyle talks about his move from Chennaiyin FC, the challenges as the head coach in a bio-bubble-secure ISL tournament, testing positive for COVID-19 and more.
Rohit Sharma's injury has been the subject of much speculation and even now there’s no clarity whether he will be travelling to Australia for the Test series.
The vision of Rohan Bopanna’s tennis academy in Bengaluru is to develop players the way it is done in countries that have a good structure for the game.
Anirudh Thapa’s appointment as one of the vice-captains, alongside Eli Sabia, is proof of how much faith new manager Csaba Laszlo has in him.
Aaron Finch, Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell were the heroes for Australia as India struggled to hit the deck running in its return to international cricket in the three-match ODI series Down Under.
A visit to Kolkata provided a glimpse of what the Argentine legend meant to his fans there.
A visit to Kerala in 2012 provided a glimpse of what the greatest football legend of his time meant to the state.
Tottenham’s seventh win of the campaign took it to the top of the Premier League standings with 24 points from 11 games, with defending champion Liverpool second only on goal difference.
Racing Point’s Sergio Perez, who is without a seat for the 2021 Formula One season, took his first victory in the sport in his 190th race start.
The Brooklyn Nets power forward talks about his recovery post an Achilles injury, James Harden transfer rumours and his goals for the upcoming season.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam talks about his batting philosophy, leading the country in all formats and cricket returning to the nation.
Maradona was the unwavering leader of his men, commanding a cult-like devotion from his team-mates and fans – all transfixed in a trance by his mastery over a football.