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Ajit Agarkar and a job well done
When you have a billion people who consider themselves selectors, you will inevitably get fan passion of a different sort. To navigate this is also the challenge for the chairman and Agarkar has done it well.
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T20 World Cup triumph: Gautam Gambhir and the Jasprit Bumrah impact
Jasprit Bumrah, who has now won two T20 World Cups, will want to lay his hands on the 50 over silverware as well.
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India vs New Zealand, Lakshya Sen in spotlight - 2 finals that will shape Indian sport
Indian sport tonight will also want that little element of luck that often makes a difference.
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Viewership numbers speak out loud - ICC doesn’t need India-Pakistan anymore to market cricket
The ICC has been empowered to look beyond India-Pakistan and it can only augur well for cricket going forward.
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T20 World Cup: Jacob Bethell was solo effort while India's was collective — Teams win cricket matches, individuals don't
If India are to win the final against a very good New Zealand team, they need to play as a collective and step up on the big day.
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T20 World Cup: ICC events and a New Zealand fairytale
It is inevitable that New Zealand will punch above their weight and surprise us all. They are just used to peaking at the right time and that’s what happened at the Eden Gardens as well.
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Sanju Samson and Lakshya Sen — time to become true greats of their respective sports
Both seriously talented athletes and yet both haven’t really transformed themselves into greats of their sport.
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T20 World Cup 2026: Don’t forget Shivam Dube's contributions - he is as much part of the big picture
Shivam Dube's batting inspires confidence and while he has conceded runs with the ball, there is no reason to doubt his ability.
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Sanju Samson’s magic shouldn’t stop us from celebrating Shivam Dube or Tilak Varma
Samson’s magic wouldn’t get its due had there been no Shivam or Tilak. I am glad that head coach Gautam Gambhir highlighted this in the post match press conference.
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T20 World Cup: India’s possible gameplan against West Indies' big-hitters — Hetmyer, Powell, Shepherd, Holder and Hope
In this piece Boria Majumdar analyses the five West Indies batters who can make a difference and suggest India’s options against each of them.
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Don Bradman 25th death anniversary: When India encountered Australian legend for the first and only time
On the occasion of the 25th death anniversary of Sir Donald Bradman here is a look back at the 1947-48 Indian tour of Australia, when India encountered Bradman for the first and only time.
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Introspect but not overthink - India’s way forward in T20 World Cup 2026
India now needs to play the T20 World Cup as a knockout competition.
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T20 World Cup 2026: Spin to hold the key in Pakistan–New Zealand Colombo showdown
T20 World Cup 2026: Rain too can derail things and always ends up complicating matters in Colombo.
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T20 World Cup 2026: Why Gautam Gambhir is key for Abhishek Sharma
T20 World Cup 2026: Man management is key and Gautam Gambhir is the perfect man for the occasion for Abhishek Sharma.
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T20 World Cup 2026: Time for India to peak
India may have won all four but they don’t look runaway favourites. It is not always a bad thing and it could be that India peaks at the right time.
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Shami bags 8 wickets in Ranji Trophy semis. Will selectors look at the pacer?
The truth is Shami is fit enough to make an impact and has proved it time and again in domestic cricket. He still has the skill and the hunger and could well be India’s answer as the third seamer in New Zealand.
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T20 World Cup 2026: India showing signs of a very good team
Gautam Gambhir, India’s head coach, has already set his sights on the tougher battles of the Super 8 stage.
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T20 World Cup 2026: India-Pakistan cricket is now an overhyped spectacle
For the India-Pakistan contest to retain its charm, we need a better Pakistan. The cricket world needs a team that is not a pushover and one that can stand up and compete.
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India vs Pakistan: The day of the mega spectacle
It is India-Pakistan after all, and even the weather gods need to know they need to be a little kind, for the entire ecosystem is banking on this one game.
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The pressure of India versus Pakistan: No one is prepared to lose but there will be a winner and a loser for its sport
India versus Pakistan is no longer a cricket match. It has turned into something very different, and in the process, the sport has lost out.
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India vs Pakistan: Colombo is buzzing - every hotel room is occupied and every eatery full
The Indian team will arrive in this (Friday) evening and Saturday and Sunday will be blockbuster days.
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T20 World Cup | Three days to Colombo: Advantage Pakistan, but favourites India
This is the best chance for Pakistan to cause an upset and beat India if they can, the author writes
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Gullible fans continue to lose out because of political grandstanding. The fall out of the Pakistan boycott saga
The truth is, if there is one board for which the money accruing from ICC tournaments doesn’t really matter, it is the BCCI. For them, it is a speck in an ocean and no more.
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India-Pakistan drama decoded: Politics determined final outcome as everyone now has a face saver
Going forward, such politics will yet again repeat itself is a certainty. The larger geopolitics of South Asia will determine how things go, and that’s the ground reality.
