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Suresh Menon

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T20 World Cup: Success and failure in sport do not depend on cheques and balances

The Pakistan Cricket Board fining its players five million Pakistani rupees each for failing to qualify for the semifinals is another in the list of...

04.03.2026 50

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The impact of the Ranji final will be felt beyond cricket in Jammu and Kashmir

Bishan Singh Bedi, thou shouldst be living at this hour! Jammu and Kashmir, a team he coached and instilled self-belief in, is playing the final of...

25.02.2026 20

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T20 World Cup: Pakistan’s U-turn no surprise, but cricket might pay a price in future

11.02.2026 10

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India vs Pakistan boycott: Looking over your shoulder can lead to a pain in the neck

04.02.2026 10

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Bindra was the persuader Indian cricket misses today

28.01.2026 10

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BCCI vs BCB: Cricket is collateral damage in a game of political expediency

07.01.2026 20

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Class is useful, but form is everything in a T20 team

24.12.2025 20

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Bazball is worth saving — a call England must make despite losses

10.12.2025 20

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Sorry, but the captain’s apology is now part of the game

03.12.2025 20

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IND vs SA Tests: Let’s give South Africa credit for being the better all-round team

26.11.2025 10

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Brilliant Bavuma’s message for India: Be careful what you wish for

19.11.2025 30

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Ironical, but Rohit and Kohli will need to keep proving themselves

29.10.2025 20

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Redemption calls for self-belief, for both men’s and women’s cricket teams

22.10.2025 30

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Cricket Mourns Legend: Umpire Dickie Bird, Renowned For Wit, Wisdom And Unmatched Dedication, Passes Away At 92

‘Umpire’ derives from the French noumpere (‘oumpere’ in Middle English). It means “without peer or equal”, which neatly describes umpire...

26.09.2025 20

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India vs Pakistan | It’s ugly, but mock battles on field preferable to real ones off it

24.09.2025 50

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Dhoni is the natural choice as captain of best all-format XI

03.09.2025 40

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Anchoring or accelerating, Pujara was a great fit at No. 3

27.08.2025 20

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When words are toast, and grockles go on holiday

19.06.2025 30

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Bengaluru stampede: The concentric circles of guilt in a sports-loving city

11.06.2025 20

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 How maths helped identify fake paintings and other matters 

08.06.2025 10

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A brook that washes over the root of cricket intelligence

04.06.2025 30

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Indian Test side | Transitions are difficult but Gill and Pant make it exciting

28.05.2025 30

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Carry on, it says cheerfully, all the while preparing to die 

24.05.2025 20

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If Pakistan is kept away from the Asia Cup, a public outcry is unlikely

21.05.2025 20

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Why use my own when artificial intelligence can do the trick? 

11.05.2025 20

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Thinking ahead to the England tour — the future can wait 

15.04.2025 20

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Cricket needs reform, but players’ body doesn’t inspire confidence

02.04.2025 20

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 ‘Hoy’ is fine, but what about common human situations? 

29.03.2025 30

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A flash of Dhoni and a peep both into the past and the future

26.03.2025 20

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If cricket is ripe for a takeover, Saudi Arabia seems ready for it

19.03.2025 20

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Language harmony versus language power 

15.03.2025 20

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Champions Trophy: The best team won, but Indian officials could have been more gracious

12.03.2025 10

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It’s not yet control-alt-delete for civilisation 

01.03.2025 10

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Kerala’s Kelappan Thampuran and the birth of the one-day game

26.02.2025 20

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Corrections and Clarifications — February 22, 2025

22.02.2025 10

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The monkey and Shakespeare, and why the twain won’t meet 

15.02.2025 10

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On playing Afganistan | When sport is politics by other means, self-interest is key

05.02.2025 30

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Home is where the art is, the science too 

01.02.2025 10

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An architecture of thinking 

19.01.2025 10

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