Tushar Bhaduri

Senior team's spin bowling coach says the teenager, a composed boy, coaches around him would tell him how to conduct himself.

With Ravi Ashwin long gone and Ravindra Jadeja in the twilight of his career, India need to find the next generation on bankable spinners

Shubman Gill, handed India's ODI captaincy last October, is beginning to settle into the role during the Afghanistan series, leading from the front with the bat.

Shubman Gill's first century (154) as ODI captain and Ishan Kishan's 79-ball 125 give take India to 402 after which hosts dismiss Afghanistan for just 232 runs.

Critics feared an expanded 48-team FIFA World Cup would dilute the quality of football. Instead, historic results from debutants like Cabo Verde and Curacao prove the underdogs are tactically masterclassing the giants.

Every FIFA World Cup sparks the same question: Why can't a nation of 1.5 billion people qualify? The harsh truth lies in India's broken domestic football structure, administrative failures by the AIFF, and a star-worshipping fan culture that ignores local structural collapse.

Trump's push for Gianni Infantino to lead the UN highlights political overreach, but Spain's World Cup win shows on-field magic outshines sports diplomacy.

As Brazil prepares for an exhibition match in Kolkata, the friendly highlights a stark contrast with Indian football's internal crisis, marked by delayed domestic leagues, club exits, and governance flaws.

Fourteen years after a 2012 heartbreak, the sides meet again with the gap now unmistakable

Despite defeating Sri Lanka in Galle, Shubman Gill's India face an uphill battle to qualify for the World Test Championship final as rivals lock in points.