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No More A Gentleman’s Game: Cricket Is Shamed Yet Again

By Siddarth Rishi Battula: It has only been a couple of years since the last spot fixing case hit the headlines. The Pakistani players who were involved in the case were sentenced to imprisonment and banned from playing the 'gentleman’s game'. Is cricket really anymore a

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How Cricket Helps In More Ways Than You Thought

By Pratik Mantri: Cricket is not just a sport in our country, it has been termed as a ‘religion’. Every other day, the performance of the Indian team is judged by millions of fans. Some of our cricketers are eulogized while others are constantly criticized.

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Here’s Why Sachin Tendulkar Will Never Retire

By Mehul Gala: Legend! Genius! Champion! Maestro! Many sports personalities were associated with these adjectives but none of them was ever worshiped as ‘God'. None of them ever carried the expectations of a 'Billion' people on their shoulder. Possessing exceptional talent is one thing but

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The Indian Paisa League: Why IPL Is More Than Just A Big Money Sports Property

By Pradyut Hande: The eagerly awaited sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has just gotten underway amidst much fanfare and from the looks of it, promises to dish out a sumptuous smorgasbord of "cricketainment" of the highest pedigree. The tournament's beauty lies in

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Is Football Increasingly Becoming The Hotbed Of Hatemongers?

By Karan Singh: I can never understand why some crazed fans bring in hatred into the world of sports. A few of my friends, including myself, have been loving / living football for over a decade and a half now and still applaud the performance of

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Let “Her” Pick The Bat First, Talk About Cricket And Men Later

By Pooja Baburaj: “I had resolved to never set out of my mind in the winter solstice of 2012. Usually my grand awakening from a royal slumber is a sight to behold only after the clock strikes 12 in the noon. The timings are of

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It Took The Death Of An Athlete For The World To Know About This

By Manika Jain:“The spirit of sport is the celebration of the human spirit, the body and the mind. Doping is contrary to the spirit of sport, erodes public confidence and jeopardises the health and well-being of athletes.” -World Anti-Doping AgencyThe use of performance enhancing drugs in

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For Lance Armstrong, It Was Never Just About the Bike

By Pradyut Hande: A few months ago, when the United States Anti Doping Agency (USADA) released a damning report against the beleaguered Former Cycling Champion, Lance Armstrong, I'd written an article expressing my solidarity with someone I'd always looked up to for more than just

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Can We Stop Turning Our Cricketers Into Demigods?

By Anush Garg:Cricket is not our national game but it definitely is the most loved game in India. We as a nation are fond of this sport and it is a known fact that every lane has a Sachin Tendulkar of its own as most

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