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Chetan Narula
Chetan Narula is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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World Cup: After a T20 lesson from England, can Adelaide be a line in the sand for Indian cricket?
From one powerplay to the next, from power-hitting to spin bowling, from new ball to death overs’ bowling, and fielding, it was a T20 clinic from England.
Chetan Narula
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T20 World Cup: Suryakumar Yadav’s method to the madness
Yadav, now the world’s No 1 batter in men’s T20Is, has already scored more than 1,000 runs in 2022 and he is doing it at a phenomenal strike rate.
Chetan Narula
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T20 World Cup: With Rahul Dravid backing KL Rahul, can India afford to wait for opener to click?
Head coach Rahul Dravid was bombarded with questions about Rahul’s form, and indeed his place in the side. The backing was unequivocal.
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Trending
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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Witnessing a Melbourne masterclass: Oh, Virat Kohli. You have left us all stunned again
How could he ever top Mohali 2016? How do you even begin to reconstruct a similar situation? Kohli showed us how in Melbourne, overcoming his own struggle.
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T20 World Cup: Rohit Sharma embraces the challenge as India restart quest to end a long wait
Rohit Sharma is aware of expectations on his side and that it’s been nine years since a major trophy for India. The process begins afresh in Melbourne.
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Road to 2022 T20 World Cup: Dinesh Karthik’s rise as finisher and what it means for India’s batting
Bench strength has never been India’s problem. It is about optimising the T20 playing XI for the World Cup, to see where Karthik fits in that scheme of things.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Road to T20 World Cup: The Virat Kohli piece in Rohit Sharma & Co’s batting jigsaw
While India adopt a new aggressive batting approach in T20Is, Kohli played just two matches in England and will be absent in the next series in West Indies.
Chetan Narula
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IPL media rights: BCCI earns big. Now, will Indian cricket fans earn their importance as well?
This windfall is also a chance for BCCI to improve in-stadia experience as well as the living room experience for fans.
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IPL 2022: Kuldeep Yadav’s redemption arc
With his fear of failure now a thing of the past, Kuldeep Yadav is back where he belongs.
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The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Yuzvendra Chahal is turning it on in IPL 2022
Letting the leg-spinner go was a bad idea, and RCB may regret it for a long time.
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IPL 2022: In the 10-team league, overstretched squads are searching for alternative strategies
The sample size to draw the cricketers from remains the same, more or less, and they are now divided up across ten teams and not eight.
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IPL 2022: For India's T20 World Cup plans, things to keep an eye on this season
While franchises will eye the IPL trophy, there are at least three pointers that Team India would want to understand better before heading to the T20 World Cup.
Chetan Narula
The Field
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Harshit Kumar wins hammer throw gold as India’s medal tally increases
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Indian compound archers sweep all three team event gold medals
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IPL 2024: Jonny Bairtsow shines as Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in record-breaking match
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IPL 2024: ‘Save the bowlers’ – Reactions as Punjab chase down record total against Kolkata
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Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing