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Mohammed Siraj, as he is

Mohammed Siraj, as he is

What we can learn from how modern cricket broadcasting framed him - and the moment of his team's victory - at…

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In Bits and Pieces: I'll Miss Stephen Colbert

In Bits and Pieces: I'll Miss Stephen Colbert

I grew up watching the comedian, and will follow him through the final ten months of his Late Show. What does…

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Knock-off t-shirts and DRS charades at Pujara's 100th

Knock-off t-shirts and DRS charades at Pujara's 100th

A fan watches the Delhi Test and comes away entertained and with insights into human behaviour

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Are You Playing Call of Duty or Deconstructing Late-Stage Capitalism?

Are You Playing Call of Duty or Deconstructing Late-Stage Capitalism?

1. "The ads are the worst part about it." 2. "Why do I need to spend money in order to buy more money?" 3. "I…

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Sujit Nayak : On the IPL, Yuvraj Singh and his expectations from life.

Sujit Nayak : On the IPL, Yuvraj Singh and his expectations from life.

An interview with Sujit Nayak, the Mumbai cricketer, on being a late-bloomer in a competitive sporting landsc…

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'Punching down': The profound problem with comedy routines that target marginal groups

'Punching down': The profound problem with comedy routines that target marginal groups

Over the past few days, several prominent Indian comedians have been called out on social media for casteist …

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Glenn Maxwell; superhuman one minute, human the next

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News Maxwell retires from international cricket having produced some of the most astonishing feats in modern cricket, all the while revealing his vulnerabilities in the moments in between Abhijato Sensarma Published: Nov 4, 2026, 12:51 AM (1 hr ago) Glenn Maxwell has always gone places quickly. He was only 24 years old, and had played just 17 games for Australia, when he was bought for a million USD at the 2013 IPL auction by Mumbai Indians.
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Ahmadzai, Rashid and Farooqi give Afghanistan a comfortable win

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By Abhijato Sensarma
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Report Ahmadzai and Rashid's knocks helped Afghanistan to 177 on a sluggish wicket before the latter plucked out two wickets with the ball Abhijato Sensarma Published: Oct 27, 2026, 6:09 PM (53 mins ago) Afghanistan 177 (Ahmadzai 52, Shahidullah 46, Rashid 30, Nyamhuri 4-31) beat Zimbabwe 140 (Burl 32, Farooqi 3-13, Rashid 2-20) by 37 runs Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai made the old cricket cliché come true in Sharjah: he batted on a different pitch compared to everyone else.
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Zadran's 90 shows both the beauty and limitations of his batting

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Analysis He could hardly have looked more at ease while batting against Zimbabwe, but it was his fourth dismissal in the nineties, to go with three in the eighties Abhijato Sensarma Published: Oct 20, 2026, 4:52 AM (31 mins ago) Ibrahim Zadran was sitting in the dugout with a plastic bottle in his hand, swinging it across the line. He was shadow-batting the shot that had brought about his dismissal against Zimbabwe: a pull played too early off a short ball from Brad Evans.
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