Suryakumar Yadav is adept at playing the late cut, the cut, the scoop, the reverse scoop, and the wristy pick-up strokes. He is also in command while driving the ball on the offside and this wide range of repertoire makes Surya “a bowler’s nightmare.”

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Devon Conway took 26 innings to reach 1,000 T20I runs.

Columns

Statsman: Devon Conway is New Zealand’s best

As of date, a total of 95 batters have aggregated 1000 T20I runs in their careers. Only two others, neither of whom are from New Zealand, have done it

Bread-winners: Workers walk to the Lusail Stadium, one of the 2022 World Cup stadiums in Qatar. The Guardian calculated last year that 6,500 migrants had died in the cause of building the stadiums, roads and hotels for the tournament since 2010, when Qatar was chosen host.

Columns

Last Word: Can publicity through sport bring justice?

The World Cup beginning in Qatar this month has been mired in controversy ever since the media picked up on the stories of the physical and contractua

The pay revision has been welcomed by current and former India players.

Cricket

World of cricket: India women to earn same match fee as men, Sixers excel in WBBL

The BCCI decided to increase match fee for India women so that they’re equal to that of their male counterparts in international cricket. As a result,

These days, strength training can be done almost anywhere.

Columns

Fitnesswise: With out-of-the-box thinking, you can achieve your fitness goals despite constraints

If you cannot use the weight room or its implements for training, you can rely on innovative methods to achieve the same goals. Nowadays, you can stre

Prolific: Suryakumar Yadav has made useful contributions with the bat in nearly every game India has played in the T20 World Cup so far.

News

How Suryakumar Yadav became the new Mr. 360 and lit up the T20 World Cup

Suryakumar Yadav is adept at playing the late cut, the cut, the scoop, the reverse scoop, and the wristy pick-up strokes. He is also in command while

Misfortune and misguided: Litton Das slips and fails to make his ground in the game against India. Bangladesh lost a slew of wickets after the unfortunate dismissal as “its batsmen went for glory shots instead of playing smart cricket and running hard between the wickets.”

Columns

Sunil Gavaskar: Cricket belongs to the world and not any private club

The MCC is the custodian of the Laws of cricket and not the ICC, but if the laws are going to be used all over the world, then shouldn’t the MCC law c

Goals galore: The Indian team let in 16 goals in the World Cup, the highest in the tournament. Here, Brazil’s Alice (6) heads the ball in a bid to score a goal against India at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. India lost 5-0.

Football

FIFA U-17 World Cup — potential springboard to growth of women’s football in India

The U-17 World Cup exposed the chinks in India’s armour. If the AIFF pays heed, it could serve as a stepping stone to a thriving women’s game in the c

One hell of a ride: Gerard Pique is lifted up by his Barcelona team-mates at Camp Nou after playing his last game for the club.

Football

European Leagues: Arsenal continues to prosper, Pique bids farewell to Barcelona

Arsenal showed yet again why it is a serious contender for the Premier League title this season, beating Chelsea 1-0. In Bundeliga, Manuel Neuer made

Chennaiyin FC’s Vafa Hakhamaneshi pulled up his jersey over his head to reveal the message, ‘Women. Life. Freedom.’ (second to right)

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ISL News

Women. Life. Freedom: Vafa Hakhamaneshi, Iran’s voice away from home in India

Iran’s Vafa Hakhamaneshi pulled up his jersey over his head to reveal the message, ‘Women. Life. Freedom’ after he scored his first goal for Chennaiyi

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