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Why the Indian cricket team has not been truly representative

Quite the most amusing aspect of the reaction in England to Azeem Rafiq’s calling out racism in English cricket, and the larger society, has been the

Satire | The delights of Diwali

This year, I bet my patriotic pop was louder than yours

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The two Rahuls and the regrouping of the golden era

In 2004, Rahul Dravid was leading India in a Test match in Multan, Pakistan, when he declared the innings with Sachin Tendulkar not out on 194. It

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Split teams, captaincy and coaches too — give Dhoni a bigger role

What we need in the backroom are not cricket people who understand statistics, but statisticians who know cricket

Fem, fumble, fall down

Opinion | The ad was bad, its withdrawal was worse, but we will soon be in a happy place where nothing is ever banned

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Defeat allows for necessary changes in India’s T20 culture

The World T20 has been as much about the cricket as about gestures made and not made.

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People line up to get on the Air France flight to Paris at O.R. Tambo airport in Johannesburg on November 26, 2021. A slew of nations moved to stop air travel from southern Africa on November 26, 2021 in reaction to news of a new, potentially more transmissible COVID-19 variant that has been detected in South Africa.

17K | B.1.1.529 declared COVID-19 ‘variant of concern’, renamed Omicron

People with masks walking at a shopping mall,= in Johannesburg, South Africa, on November 26, 2021. Advisers to the World Health Organization are holding a special session on Friday to flesh out information about a worrying new variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in South Africa, though its impact on COVID-19 vaccines may not be known for weeks.

15K | Explained | What is the new coronavirus variant in South Africa?

Professor Andrew Pollard, the director of the Oxford Vaccine Group, said it is “too early” to be certain whether the new variant will be able to evade current vaccinations, something unlikely to be known for up to three weeks

14K | Top UK scientist says new COVID-19 variant Omicron 'not a disaster', vaccination likely to protect

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually meets health officials to get update on COVID-19 situation, in New Delhi on November 27, 2021.

13K | Omicron COVID-19 variant | Review plan to start all international flights: PM

The Government decided to revisit the criteria set out for eligibility for its 10% reservation under the economically weaker sections after the Supreme Court questioned it on how it arrived at the income figure.

12K | Explained | Why is the Centre going to revise income eligibility limit for economically weaker sections?

U.K. Health Secretary Sajid Javid confirmed that two people have tested positive with the Omicron variant in the southeastern English town of Chelmsford and in the central city of Nottingham.

9K | Omicron COVID-19 variant | World on alert as U.K. reports two cases

Munawar Faruqui. Photo: Twitter/@munawar0018

8K | Bengaluru show nixed, comedian stand-up Munawar Faruqui hints at quitting

File photo of a passsenger flight service for representation.

8K | Come December 15, India will resume scheduled international flights

A health worker administering vaccine to a Central Vista construction worker at a free COVID-19 vaccination camp, in New Delhi, November 27, 2021

8K | Coronavirus updates | November 28, 2021