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Blue Tigers’ exceptional performances in India a ray of light in country beset by problemsThe wicketkeeper used to be a cattle farmer. The fast bowler laboured building mud walls to buy his first bat. The all-rounder was once a refugee in Pakistan.Over…
Read MoreFrom Kabul to Melbourne, millions are celebrating Afghanistan’s stunning performance. It’s about more than just cricket“Mubarak, Mubarak, Congratulations!” A mate of mine in London, who hadn’t contacted me for ages, texted me in the wee hours of Tuesda…
Read MoreThe climate crisis and farmers opting to grow more lucrative timber is putting many bat-makers in Kashmir out of businessFor more than 100 years they have been making cricket bats from Kashmir’s willow trees. Along the highway leading to the town of Sa…
Read MoreDirector Kabir Khan shares his memories of India’s surprise World Cup win, and imbuing his unconventional biopic with generational weightOn Sunday night, one film did a clean sweep of the awards at this year’s Indian film festival of Melbourne: 83, an …
Read MoreIn 2018, Pakistan’s new star PM pledged to halt dynastic politics, end corruption and boost the economy. He failed and is now facing defeat in a vote of no confidenceStanding before tens of thousands of supporters, waving flags bearing his party’s red …
Read MoreIn such a conservative country, young women often have to fight their own families first just to play the sport they loveBisma Amjad plays cricket. She aspires to play internationally and was picked for Pakistan’s under-19 World Cup squad.But when the …
Read MoreKohli built a side that could win in Australia and England, with an emphasis on fast bowling that had never been seen before Virat Kohli has left the building. India’s most vocal captain, on and off the field, signed off from his Test leadership positi…
Read MoreTalismanic batter steps down after seven years in role‘I’ve left nothing out there,’ says 33-year-old after 2-1 lossIndia’s Virat Kohli has stepped down as captain of the Test side following their 2-1 series defeat by South Africa, saying of his time i…
Read MoreIndia’s stunning 1983 World Cup triumph is retold in endearing style by a sports film with a sharp anticolonialist drivePreviously a fashioner of star vehicles for Salman Khan, director Kabir Khan anchors this nimble and big-hearted biopic of the India…
Read MoreYoung Muslims face charges including ‘promoting enmity’ after match at T20 World Cup in DubaiIndian police have arrested seven Muslim youths for allegedly celebrating Pakistan’s victory over India in a cricket match on Sunday.Uttar Pradesh’s chief mini…
Read MoreNew Taliban interim government has loyalist hardliners in all key posts and no womenAfghan women, including the country’s national women’s cricket team, will be banned from playing sport under the new Taliban government, according to an official in the…
Read MoreAllegations against Wasim Jaffer of favouritism raise fears that anti-Muslim sentiment is infecting the gameIt is often described as India’s greatest unifier, a sport that – at least on the field – has been insulated from the religious schisms that hav…
Read MoreNarendra Modi congratulates team’s ‘remarkable grit’ after India beats Australia in fourth Test to win seriesAs Indians exploded with joy over their cricket team’s history-making win at the Gabba stadium in Brisbane, cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar …
Read MoreNiine’s sponsorship of Rajasthan Royals aims to help remove stigma around periodsWhen the Rajasthan Royals walk on to the pitch this September, it will mark more than a long awaited return of Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket.Emblazoned on the back o…
Read MoreThe English fast bowler said he was racially abused at a match in Mount ManganuiThe New Zealand race relations commissioner Meng Foon has labelled racist abuse of English bowler Jofra Archer on Monday “utterly disgusting”, as the country’s minister for…
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