Special Correspondent If Hyderabad cricket genuinely wants to restore its lost glory, it must have the courage to examine not merely who occupies the offices of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), but how the entire talent-to-selection pipeline functions. It is easy to speak about systemic reform in abstract terms. It is considerably harder to identify…
Portland (USA): India’s middle and long-distance runner Ankita Dhyani clocked a personal best time to finish second in the women’s 1500m race at the Stumptown Twilight event here. The 24-year-old Ankita clocked 4:06.75s in the World Athletics Continental Tour Challenger level meet (Category D) on Saturday. She improved upon her previous personal best by more…
Watching Bharat’s ongoing Test series against Sri Lanka, I cannot help asking a rather uncomfortable question: is this really the best way for Bharat to construct a Test team? I have nothing against Rishabh Pant. He is an exceptional cricketer and, on his day, can change the complexion of a Test match. But when Pant…
Amstelveen: August 15 India captain Harmanpreet Singh on Saturday expressed satisfaction on his side’s 3-1 victory over Wales in the men’s Hockey World Cup opener here, saying that it was important to win the first match by a good margin and get full three points. “We played very well. Our aim was to create chances…
St. Louis (USA): Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa remained on course for a podium finish following a draw with tournament leader Wesley So of the United States in the fifth round of the Sinquefield Cup, which is a part of the Grand Chess Tour. The draw as black meant that Praggnanandhaa remained in the joint second…
Galle: A gruelling trial by spin awaits Indian batters in the two-Test series against Sri Lanka beginning here on Saturday with head coach Gautam Gambhir’s standing as the country’s red-ball in-charge relying heavily on its outcome. Under Gambhir, India have been a near-infallible white-ball unit as revealed by their rampaging title-winning runs in the Champions…
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Cricket Association will soon come out with a comprehensive road map to give a fresh fillip to cricket across all the 33 districts of Telangana, according to T. Seshnarayan, Chairman, Constitution of the District Cricket Infrastructure Development Committee (Hyderabad Cricket Association). Seshnarayan, who briefed media on Wednesday in the presence of some of…
New Delhi: Indian golfing stalwart Jeev Milkha Singh has urged the Kapil Dev-led PGTI not to bar players from participating in the Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) as they have every right to earn a “good livelihood” and build their game through such events. The 54-year-old owner of four European Tour and six Asian Tour…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) has stepped up its opposition to the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s (HCA) proposed expansion of cricket administration into Telangana districts, warning that any unilateral appointments, trials, infrastructure programmes or commercial arrangements undertaken before the legal and administrative issues are settled could amount to an attempt to create a “fait accompli”…
New Delhi: Starting from the Sri Lanka Test series that begins later this week, the Indian cricket team will be back in action after a brief break. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) will host India for a three-match T20I series at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on September 13, 15 and 17, according to a report….
