Aratrick Mondal
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French Open 2021, men's singles preview: Rafael Nadal favourite, chance for Next Gen to shine
Tennis | May 29, 2021, 07:37 PM ISTThe inevitable question remains - can Nadal beat the odds, once again, to lift an unprecedented 14th on la terre battue?
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Champions League 2020/21 Final: How Chelsea can outsmart Pep Guardiola's Manchester City?
Football | May 29, 2021, 06:53 PM ISTCan Chelsea make it three in a row against City? Here we look at some of the factors which will determine the game in Chelsea's favour.
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What would India's limited-overs squad for Sri Lanka tour look like?
Cricket | May 12, 2021, 08:00 AM ISTIn the absence of big guns like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah, a limited-overs squad will be playing three T20 Internationals and as many ODIs in the Island nation
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India TV's IPL 2021 Team of the Season
Cricket | May 10, 2021, 08:30 AM ISTThe 29 completed matches at the halfway stage of the tournament provided ample breathtaking performances to select the best XI from the season so far.
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Five takeaways from India's squad announcement for World Test Championship final, England series
Cricket | May 09, 2021, 08:30 AM ISTAlthough there haven't been any surprising selections, a few omissions have been questionable and so here are the key takeaways from the squad announcement
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How did India's T20 World Cup hopefuls fare in IPL 2021
Cricket | May 06, 2021, 11:48 AM ISTThe IPL 2021 just about provided enough - having reached the half-wark mark in the league stage with 29 completed games - to learn how India's T20 World Cup hopefuls fared in the competitions.
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IPL 2021 Mid-season review: CSK are back, Mumbai Indians aim to recover, SRH bruised
Cricket | May 04, 2021, 08:05 AM ISTThere have been few constants from last season, few have thrown a surprise and the remaining look to hang in there as the final phase of the league stage awaits. And before the competition resumes on Tuesday, we take a look at all the eight teams and how they have fared at the mid-season mark.
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IPL 2021 | Talking points from RR vs SRH game: Rejigged Sunrisers line-up fails to deliver yet again
Cricket | May 02, 2021, 07:34 PM ISTThey dropped David Warner, SRH's most consistent scorer, in a bid to rejig their lineup. But the issue persisted. They brought in all-rounder Mohammad Nabi to provide depth, but he was hardly used as a bowler with Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson firing from both ends.
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IPL 2021 | Talking points from PBKS vs KKR game: Another go-slow start hurt Punjab Kings again
Cricket | Apr 27, 2021, 08:00 AM ISTA brilliant bowling performance, clubbed with a counter-punching knock from Rahul Tripathi and a gritty 47 from captain Eoin Morgan helped KKR snap their four-match losing streak to register only their second win this season.
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IPL 2021 | Talking points from CSK vs RCB game: The day when Ravindra Jadeja was everywhere
Cricket | Apr 25, 2021, 07:39 PM ISTRCB dominated a major part of their bowling innings and started the chase of well despite a colossal target, but on both occasions, they ran into the same man that left them deflated.
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IPL 2021 | Talking points from RR vs KKR game: The Royal plan that Knights couldn't breach
Cricket | Apr 25, 2021, 08:38 AM ISTAlmost 70 per cent of their deliveries were between the 90 and 130 kmph with the left-arm pace trio dishing out more cutters than often, while hitting the good length.
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IPL 2021 | How Chepauk's sluggish conditions rained on Mumbai Indians' parade
Cricket | Apr 24, 2021, 08:16 PM ISTMumbai have wrapped up their Chennai phase of IPL 2021 and they would be happy to bid Chepauk goodbye with the hope that their next venue - Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium - changes their fortune.
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IPL 2021 | Talking points from KKR vs CSK game: Gaikwad repays faith with impressive fifty
Cricket | Apr 22, 2021, 08:00 AM ISTBacking their core players have been a key characteristic of the Chennai Super Kings for years. Gaikwad fired 63 off 59, laced with six boundaries and four sixes, at a strike rate of 161.5
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IPL 2021 | Talking points from PBKS vs SRH: Is it time for Punjab to look beyond Chris Gayle?
Cricket | Apr 21, 2021, 07:50 PM ISTThe veteran cricketer believes he still has "plenty in the tank left...looking forward to plenty more cricket." But Gayle's batting returns haven't been impressive yet.
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IPL 2021 | Talking points from DC vs MI game: What's wrong with Mumbai's middle-overs batting?
Cricket | Apr 21, 2021, 08:00 AM ISTDelhi Capitals, who lost to Mumbai all four times last season including the season finale, held their nerve to break the jinx.
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IPL 2021 | Talking points from CSK vs RR game: How finger-spinners scripted the Royals collapse
Cricket | Apr 20, 2021, 08:00 AM ISTThe spin pair of Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja spun the game around in a spell of four overs to bury all hopes for Rajasthan in the battle for consistency in IP 2021.
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IPL 2021 | Talking points from RCB vs KKR game: What's working for Glenn Maxwell at RCB?
Cricket | Apr 18, 2021, 08:04 PM ISTRCB have reaped the rewards by giving Maxwell the responsibility of a No.4 batsman. 46 of his 82 knocks in IPL have been at either No.3 or 4, where Maxwell has scored 1183 runs at a strike rate of 163.2 with seven half-centuries.
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IPL 2021 | Talking points from MI vs SRH game: Sunrisers choke yet again in a chase at Chepauk
Cricket | Apr 18, 2021, 08:00 AM ISTRahul Chahar orchestrated SRH's collapse with his three-fer after the opening pair's dismissal while Jasprit Bumrah bowled without being hit for a boundary as SRH fell 13 runs short of the target.
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Talking points from SRH vs RCB game: How Shahbaz Ahmed changed RCB's fortune with three-wicket over
Cricket | Apr 15, 2021, 08:00 AM ISTSRH's death-over struggle continued for the second consecutive match as they lost six wickets in a space of just 23 deliveries from the start of the 16th over, for a score of just 27 runs, hence falling six runs short of the target.
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IPL 2021 | Talking points from KKR vs MI game: How Krunal Pandya turned the tide in Chennai
Cricket | Apr 14, 2021, 08:02 AM ISTKrunal Pandya leaked just four runs in his final two overs with Andre Russell scoring just a single off seven deliveries.