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Can Jasprit Bumrah make India a winning team or do they need a batting captain?

NEW DELHI: Who will be India's next Test captain? It's a question that will keep buzzing in the BCCI corridors over the next few months, until the selectors huddle up sometime, maybe, in May to pick the team for the England tour in June. Until then, the debate could linger.

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Rohit Sharma becomes first Indian captain to get dropped mid-series

With Rohit Sharma set to be dropped from the fifth and deciding Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Sydney because of poor form, it will be the first instance involving an Indian captain.

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The puzzle around shooter Manu Bhaker's name missing from Khel Ratna list, now NRAI contacts Sports Ministry

NEW DELHI: The absence of India's star pistol shooter Manu Bhaker, who won two medals at the Paris Olympics, from the list of names recommended for the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award has come as a major surprise, with sources telling Timesofindia.com that neither the shooter herself nor the…

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IPL: Gujarat Titans name Parthiv Patel as assistant and batting coach

NEW DELHI: As first reported by Timesofindia.com, Gujarat Titans have appointed Parthiv Patel as their new assistant and batting coach.

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When Indian hockey star arranged Banarasi sarees for marriage of Pakistani player's sister

The tales of camaraderie between Indian and Pakistani sports persons off the field are heartwarming, despite the ongoing political tensions between the two countries. These stories transcend boundaries and showcase the deep bonds formed through the love for the sport.

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India vs Pak, ACT 2023: 'He is a legend and he still recognised me': When Ashwin waited to hug Sreejesh

CHENNAI: India's spin legend Ravichandran Ashwin received a loud cheer from his home crowd when the announcer at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium here announced his name as one of the dignitaries invited to attend the big-ticket India vs Pakistan game in the Men's Asian Champions Trophy on Wednesday.

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Asian Champions Trophy: When it's India vs Pakistan, coaching takes backseat, says Rehan Butt

CHENNAI: There's not much in and around the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here to suggest there's an India vs Pakistan game on Wednesday at the men's Asian Champions Trophy. No late-comers seeking last-minute tickets at box office, no frenzy whatsoever that bears resemblance to trending hashtags.

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'Don't trial new PC rules in competitions involving 2024 Olympic hopefuls': FIH

CHENNAI: Ever since the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has offered all continental and national federations a chance to trial a new set of rules for penalty-corner (PC) set-pieces, the move has led to polarized opinion, largely against bringing any changes to one of the most exciting elements in the sport.

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Special Report: India's first all-weather ice hockey rink - Dream project in Ladakh being turned into reality

LEH (Ladakh): Iron, and tons of it lying everywhere. The whirring sound of machines cutting through firm metal cut through the serenity of beautiful Leh. The activity of men at work was like a Monday at the office. About 200 metres away, at the NDS Memorial Sports Ground, local kids…

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Shooting World Cup Bhopal: China's second string contingent steals the thunder from India

BHOPAL: India's opening-day high delivered by Sarabjot Singh's air pistol gold was overshadowed in style by China with a sweep of gold medals on three of the five competition days of the ISSF World Cup held here at the Madhya Pradesh State Shooting Academy.

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Gonzalo Peillat and Joaquin Menini: The 'Argentine Europeans' at Hockey World Cup

ROURKELA (Odisha): It's believed Christopher Zeller was the last of the penalty-corner exponents the Germans had. His flicks landed home the 2008 Olympic gold as well as Germany's last World Cup triumph in 2006. But that box remained unchecked for over a decade after Zeller, only to get ticked in…

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How to travel for first twin-city Men's Hockey World Cup in India

NEW DELHI: The 2022 women's edition was the first time a hockey World Cup was hosted at two venues, and it was not just two different cities but two neighbouring countries as well -- Terrassa in Spain and Amstelveen in the Netherlands. In 2023, the men's tournament is set to…

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Has ignoring Rani and her experience left Indian women's hockey wrong-footed?

NEW DELHI: It's always interesting to study how players are perceived differently when one coach makes way for another. But it's also true that coaches deserve the benefit of doubt when it comes to managing players who are in the twilight of their careers, particularly when it comes to the…

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Experts' take: Why Indian sports governance is in a mess

NEW DELHI: When FIFA dropped a bomb last week, Indian football had no bunker to hide in. The world body found the way things are being run in India's administrative corridors as "serious violation of the FIFA Statutes" and pulled the shutter down on the All India Football Federation (AIFF),…

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Won't get marriage certificate but might get married after Paris Olympics: Dutee Chand reveals plans for CWG 2022 & beyond

NEW DELHI: Dutee Chand was just 18 when she came across a battle she never thought she would have to fight. She was India's U-18 100m champion then, in absolute love with what she was doing, and more importantly, for who she was. But a medical test turned her life…

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Exclusive: IPL 2022 - 'He will make the whole country proud someday', Umran Malik's father hopes to see his son play for India in a World Cup

NEW DELHI: Abdul Rashid was sitting at his fruit and vegetable shop, at Shaheedi Chowk intersection in Jammu, when some nearby shopkeepers rushed to him and began congratulating him. Rashid was taken aback, but he greeted everyone and then asked what had happened. One of the men said 'Abdul bhai,…

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IPL 2022: 'Take 150-200 catches a day, convert nervousness into positive energy' - Maninder Singh's mantra to become a good fielder

NEW DELHI: 'Catches win matches' - Over the years we have seen catches at crucial stages of a cricket match turning the tide of the game. Similarly dropped catches have often come back to haunt the fielding side.

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Exclusive: 'Complete focus on my wrestling career, coach Shako wasn't pushed out' - Bajrang Punia on his comeback after injury, the Olympic bronze & more

SONEPAT: August 7, 2021. Bajrang Punia, debilitated and frustrated by his knee injury, was warming up for his 65kg freestyle bronze-medal bout. It was the biggest stage of them all -- the Olympics. He had landed in Tokyo virtually on one leg, carrying a knee injury he suffered in Russia…

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Pakistan hockey coach, Dutchman Siegfried Aikman, joins players in Ramzan fasting

NEW DELHI: Foreigners coaching sports teams in the subcontinent is not a new phenomenon. However, what Dutchman Siegfried Aikman is doing is perhaps something very new.

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Exclusive: 'MS Dhoni is going out there to fetch us the trophy': Paddy Upton recalls Gary Kirsten's words on the 11th anniversary of India's 2011 World Cup win

NEW DELHI: It has been 11 years since India clinched their second ICC ODI World Cup title in 2011. Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s six over mid-on off Sri Lanka’s Nuwan Kulasekara which sealed the deal for the Men in Blue in front of a jam-packed Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai ended a…

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IPL 2022: Shreyas Iyer empowers players to play their game, just like Rohit Sharma, is a future India captain, says Abhishek Nayar

NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders' assistant coach Abhishek Nayar is impressed with the way Shreyas Iyer is leading the team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.

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IPL 2022: Ajinkya Rahane is a team man, he is not aiming for an India comeback, he is playing to make KKR win the title, says Abhishek Nayar

NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders' assistant coach Abhishek Nayar is impressed with the way Shreyas Iyer is leading the team in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.

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'Recover, remain injury-free': Lakshya Sen's mantra for the road ahead

Lakshya Sen's next stop on his blossoming career's unprecedented run would have been the Swiss city of Basel. But instead, the team that takes care of Lakhshya advised him to book a flight back home to Bengaluru. The call was a unanimous one, and so were the reasons behind it…

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