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If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It: Virat Kohli’s Aggression is Essential to Who He Is

Virat Kohli is not the best batsman in the world, across formats, despite his aggression and combativeness, he is the best because of it. Like all elite sportsmen and sportswomen at the very top, Virat Kohli hates to lose.

Hardik Rajgor May 21, 2016

People

The Stoic Struggle of Being Gautam Gambhir

If we were to write the history of Indian cricket up until now, Gautam Gambhir should be mentioned in the first paragraph. He belongs alongside CK Nayudu, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, and MS Dhoni for being our most cold-blooded killer.

Parthshri Arora May 19, 2016

Sports

How History Will Remember Ramesh Powar, the Coach Who Dropped Mithali Raj and Once Played for India

The fallout from Mithali Raj’s exclusion from the Women’s World T20 games has cast a spotlight on a cricketer most fans of the game had all but forgotten: Ramesh Powar. Remember him? The bit-part all-rounder most notable for being India’s answer to Inzamam ul-Haq, when it came to running between the wickets?

Dushyant Shekhawat May 11, 2016

Sports

Our Slow Separation with MS Dhoni

MS Dhoni always seemed to have another trick up his sleeve, another run to steal, a lightning-fast stumping that took everyone by surprise. But not all endings are heroic. The last one year seemed like a slow separation, his way of letting his fans get used to the Indian cricket team without him.

Pawan May 5, 2016

POV

Cricket is Rigged in India’s Favour. But Does the Desi Fan Really Care?

Last week, comedian Hasan Minhaj exposed our cynical commercialisation of cricket on his Netflix show Patriot Act. He explains how most “world” tournaments are now planned to suit India’s participation. The one question Minhaj, however, did not ask is whether the Indian cricket fan even cares.

Manik Sharma April 28, 2016

Sports

What If Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman Appeared on Koffee With Karan

Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul’s crass comments on Koffee with Karan has left the cricketing community red-faced. The BCCI would have avoided the headache if cricket’s real gentlemen Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman had to face Karan Johar’s bouncers.

Umaima Saeed April 28, 2016

Sports

Virat Kohli: Cricketer of the Year, Shuffler of Players

A phenomenal batsman in all formats of the game, Virat Kohli’s decision-making as a captain often leaves a lot to be desired. After our performance in South Africa, we can’t help but wonder what if India had decided to pick Ajinkya Rahane ahead of Rohit Sharma. What if Bhuvneshwar Kumar was retained?

Shashank Tiwari April 26, 2016

POV

Hardik Pandya Might Become a Better Celebrity, But it’ll Take More than Our Outrage to Change Him

Men like Hardik Pandya are simply by-products of decades of patriarchy that has always seen women as somebody’s property – not somebody. And they will continue to air their dirty mindsets in private even after their public censuring.

Purba Ray April 23, 2016

Sports

How King Kohli Made Us Stop Looking for the “Next Sachin”

The nation mourned when Sachin Tendulkar retired and wondered about how we would find “the next Sachin”. But Virat Kohli’s ascendance has set Sachin’s legacy free. Kohli proved that what Indian cricket needed wasn’t “the next Sachin”, but the first Virat.

Dushyant Shekhawat April 13, 2016

Sports

You’ve Seen the Men, But Who Are the Women of IPL?

In a testosterone-filled environment, the women of IPL stand out – anchors, journalists, producers, the wives and girlfriends of players. Everyone fights a stereotype. We deflect low-key sexual harassment – flirtatious advances, late-night calls in your hotel room – to stay in the game.

Rupha Ramani March 28, 2016