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Anand Sachar
Anand Sachar is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Not an automatic selection: Now, questions of fitness, class, time await Dhoni ahead of every game
India skipper Virat Kohli may not have said it, but the writing is on the wall for the former captain.
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Spontaneous combustion or measured assault? Hardik Pandya needs to decide which form he’ll take
The 23-year-old can’t simply look to smash every ball out of the park.
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Champions Trophy is the beginning of MS Dhoni’s final chapter, soak it in while it lasts
The Dhoni story may not last too much longer but it will continue to amaze for as long as it does, as the warm-up match against New Zealand showed.
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Trending
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Dilip Naik, the Hindi film industry musician you had heard even before you heard of him
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England is Virat Kohli’s final frontier and Champions Trophy is another chance to conquer it
It may not be the red cherry at the Champions Trophy, but the venue is still England, a place where Kohli hasn’t done too well in the past.
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Yuvraj, Gambhir, Zaheer, Harbhajan: An IPL to remember for Indian cricket’s old guard
IPL 2017 rewound the clock for the romantics of India’s most recent favourite cricket generation.
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From Dravid to Jayawardene, the rise of recently active cricketers donning the coach’s hat in IPL
The hurry to take up coaching roles in the IPL stems from the opportunity the players perceive to coach teams at the international level.
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Video
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Watch: Musicians from Kerala perform their version of the iconic 1985 song ‘We Are The World’
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Caught on camera: Ostrich runs loose on a busy road in South Korean town
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‘He has experience you can’t buy’: Corey Anderson on playing under captain ‘fantastic’ Zaheer Khan
The big-hitting Kiwi all-rounder talks to Scroll about a new start in the IPL, how he deals with injuries, and a hearing deficiency not many know about…
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Sunil Narine, the batsman, has reinforced the pinch-hitting formula in T20 cricket
It is almost an ode to the ODI generation, when pinch-hitters were in vogue; albeit with greater chances of success.
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From all-weather man to crisis man and captain, Ajinkya Rahane has come a long way
Throughout this season, the Mumbai batsman has come to India's rescue when the team most needed it.
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The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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For 'special talent’ Kuldeep Yadav, there could not have been a better debut
The 22-year-old from Kanpur cried after his coach asked him to give up pace for spin. This is his journey.
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Batsmen, beware. Ishant Sharma is no longer the gentle giant of Indian cricket
Can the lanky fast bowler's recently-discovered furious side improve his consistency and develop an aura of fear around him?
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Thanks to the Kohli brand of ruthlessness, this Indian team is like no other
Australia are renowned for their sledging but in Kohli’s India, they have met their match.
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The Field
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains
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IPL 2024: Record-breaking Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians for first win of the season
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IPL 2024: ‘That’s some serious hitting’ – Reactions as Sunrisers Hyderabad set new tournament record