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A Toast to the Greatness of Rohit Sharma’s Inconsistency

Only a longtime Rohit Sharma fan can effectively exploit both his greatness and his inconsistencies to their own profit. And only a true Rohit Sharma fan can go so far as to romanticise the greatness of his inconsistency.

Rahul Desai May 27, 2016

Sports

Politics on the Playing Field: What Do Neymar and NaMo Have in Common?

Elevating players like Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Neymar to demigod status comes at the cost of the team and greater good. If that doesn’t sound like strongman politics, what does?

Manik Sharma May 23, 2016

Pop Culture

Jo Jeeta Wohi Timeless

Mansoor Khan’s second cinematic outing is not just a film. Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar is a lesson in filmmaking. In many ways, it is a lesson in life.

Vaibhav Vishal May 17, 2016

Health

Depression, the Heaviest Weight I’ve Lifted Yet

When bestselling author Krishna Udayasankar broke her arms, she was held aloft only by the thought of getting back to weightlifting – her life raft in fighting clinical depression.

Author||ila ananya May 17, 2016

Sports

SKY-gazing with infinite possibilities

Surya Kumar Yadav is possibly unlike anything this country has seen and in a way he symbolises how we have evolved, both on the field and off it.

Rupha Ramani May 16, 2016

Sports

Cricket Fever: Mumbai Indians and Everything that is Wrong With Sports Documentaries

Barring a few moments of colour, the new Mumbai Indians documentary on Netflix is irredeemably dull. Featuring a team enduring a tough season, Cricket Fever: Mumbai Indians could have been more intriguing. But it comes off more like an exercise in image management.

Priyansh May 14, 2016

Sports

There’s Another World Cup Going On! The Women’s Football and It’s Far More Entertaining

France 2019 has been a revelation. This edition might go down in history as the tournament that raised up women’s football to where it belongs, alongside men’s.

Manik Sharma May 9, 2016

Sports

Is This the Most Predictable Cricket World Cup Ever?

Halfway through cricket’s showpiece event, the grim reality is becoming clearer: the tournament, despite its magnitude, is as damp and predictable as the rains that are constantly lashing it. There are no last-over finishes, no upsets, just the top four teams cruising ahead.

Pawan May 4, 2016

People

Clay vs Ali

The devotee and the deity are joined by a feeling of smallness felt by the former in the latter’s presence. Muhammad Ali, however, made his disciples feel larger and stronger.

Ambarish Ray April 29, 2016

Sports

The Eternal Agony of Being a Delhi Capitals Fan

Delhi’s IPL team is like a sweet but nagging girlfriend — regardless of what she says or how bad a fight you get into, you always know, even in those moments of frustration, that this is only fleeting and you cannot ever afford to lose her.

Saksham Mishra April 24, 2016