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Strong men do cry

Let's go home,\" Sunil whispered in my ears after playing his last international match and crying his heart out at the Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata. Perhaps he knew that I, and all others in the family, wanted him to continue, but what would make us happier is to see him spend more time at home.

Farewell, legend

Sunil Chhetri's determination to be counted among the best was rewarded by a stellar international career, evoking comparisons with all-time greats like Messi and Ronaldo

Watto can help

As a World Cup-winner, an MVP of the IPL and Australia’s all-rounder for a generation, Shane Watson is the right candidate to write a book called The Winner’s Mindset.

Cricket cannot be a main sport in the US

With his new book The Winner’s Mindset, former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson wants to share with young cricketers the importance of developing your mind along with your body.

Bumrah for the breakthrough

India looks to stop the spate of failures in ICC competitions, with a billion hopes now resting on its pace ace instead of the superstar batters

With every game we play, there is more buzz

Growing up playing gully cricket in Anand, Gujarat, Monank Patel would never have thought that he would lead a national team from across the globe.

A time before home runs

Cricket is not new to America. In fact, the sport counted Benjamin Franklin and Abraham Lincoln among its early fans

Yorkers for New Yorkers!

As the US steps up to the crease as co-host of the T20 World Cup, it is important to note that cricket's globalisation cake is made up of more than what is cooking inside this tournament

GROUND DOWN

The sharp erosion of BSP votes can be pinned on the party's failure to repackage its message and work towards sustained cultural awakening

TRIBAL STRATEGY

The BJP's first government in Odisha marks a turning point in the state's political history

Capital gain

With Chandrababu Naidu back at the helm, the Amaravati project gets going again

MODI MAY NOT CONTINUE FOR FIVE YEARS

GAURAV GOGOI, 41, won a tough fight in the Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency, where he was up against the might of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Recalibrate India's position on China

PENPA TSERING HAS been closely watching China's military drills in the Taiwan Strait, renaming of villages in Arunachal Pradesh and the aggression in Ladakh.

Stop ruling; start governing

In every election the voters elect a government.

HEALING THE EARTH

Land Restoration for a Drought-Resilient Future

Speak of the nawab

For Heeramandi's male lead, Taha Shah, the road to success was paved with flops

Northern delights

Four Kashmiri fashion labels that want to put the troubled region on the international style map

WOOING THE WAVES

India is developing strategic ports overseas and is exploring new oceanic trade routes to pursue its growing geopolitical objectives

TIPU, SULTAN!

In his first major election after the death of Mulayam Singh Yadav, Akhilesh humbles the BJP and proves he is his own man

A SLEEPER HIT

Naidu’s stunning victory raises questions about the vote-catching power of welfare schemes

SWEEPING LOSS

AAP’s disappointing performance has put a question mark on its relevance in the INDIA bloc

INDEPENDENTS' DAY

The Lok Sabha results in Baramulla and Ladakh reflect a churning among voters

Voters have changed, and we have benefited

In March 2022, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu asked a quirky question to actor-MP Suresh Gopi, who had come to the Rajya Sabha with a distinctive look.

BLOOM AND BUST

BJP’s southern push comes a cropper in Tamil Nadu, but the party gains in the two Telugu states and retains its edge in Karnataka

HEIR STYLE

Mamata Banerjee’s popularity and her nephew Abhishek’s campaign strategy stalled the BJP’s momentum in Bengal

MASTER OF THE GAME

BJP’s poor show and Congress’s stunning comeback in Maharashtra owe a lot to Sharad Pawar’s skilful moves

STOOPING TO CONQUER

Congress kept its ear and feet to the ground to script a remarkable resurgence

SPOTLIGHT, NOV SHARED

In his third term as prime minister, Narendra Modi would have to reorient his image to that of a consensus builder

Indira's Bang

How Indira Gandhi secured the borders, ended food import, before going for the test

Who's Afraid Of A New Nuclear Doctrine?

It has been 50 years since Pokhran I. With its capabilities increasing and global power equations changing, does India need to look at reviewing its nuclear doctrine?