Quite a racquet: The not-so-secret weapon that helped Federer start his winning run against Nadal

Five wins on the trot against Nadal do not come easily, not even for Roger Federer but here’s how he got there.

Ashish Magotra

· Oct 16, 2017 · 11:44 am

The 2030 edition: A dummies’ guide to the MCC’s new fielding rules

Given how the 2017 decision was hailed as a stroke of genius, the MCC has now decided to bring about wholesale changes to the fielding conditions.

Ashish Magotra

· Oct 04, 2017 · 12:02 pm

Not so great, not yet: Dear Kohli, thank you for giving the hype machine a miss

Despite a spate of dominant wins in the recent past, the India captain has his eyes set on bullying opponents in ‘alien’ conditions.

Ashish Magotra

· Oct 03, 2017 · 09:41 am

A floating No 4? Despite Pandya’s 78, Kohli’s ‘Total Cricket’ experiment demands rare freedom

The captain wants a flexible batting order but must ensure that he gives his men the patience to perform.

Ashish Magotra

· Sep 25, 2017 · 04:30 pm

India vs Australia, 1st ODI: Slowly but surely, Hardik Pandya is making believers of us all

The all-rounder is making a habit of playing big-impact knocks.

Ashish Magotra

· Sep 18, 2017 · 09:30 am

Rafa, Roger and the joy of reinvention

2017 will go down as the year when we saw two of the greatest tennis players of all-time show us that it’s never too late to go back to the drawing board.

Ashish Magotra

· Sep 11, 2017 · 04:16 pm

What ails Indian sport: Gopichand, Bindra, Rasquinha and Co share their vision

A series of interviews by The Field with people invested in Indian sport on the way forward.

Abhijeet Kulkarni

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Ashish Magotra

· Aug 29, 2017 · 05:12 pm

Former USOC chief of sport Steven Roush Interview: India is a diamond in the rough

In part V of our series on Indian sport, The Field caught up with the renowned sports consultant to understand how the world views India.

Ashish Magotra

· Aug 21, 2017 · 02:00 pm

SAI chief Injeti Srinivas interview: India doesn’t get its money’s worth but we can change that

The Sports Secretary says sports can’t be run as a voluntary service and the new code aims to give federations a more professional framework.

Ashish Magotra

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Abhijeet Kulkarni

· Aug 18, 2017 · 04:30 pm

Viren Rasquinha Interview: It’s one year since Rio Olympics and nothing has really changed

In part III of our series on Indian sport, the former India hockey skipper speaks about why we are still five steps behind the world.

Abhijeet Kulkarni

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Ashish Magotra

· Aug 16, 2017 · 02:00 pm

Abhinav Bindra Interview: Hire experts rather than making one committee after another

India’s only individual Olympic gold medallist insists there is no RoI in sports and we need to be clear about what we want as a nation.

Ashish Magotra

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Abhijeet Kulkarni

· Aug 11, 2017 · 04:30 pm

The Daily Fix: Women’s cricket in India is on the verge of greater things but is the BCCI listening?

Everything you need to know for the day (and a little more).

Ashish Magotra

· Jul 24, 2017 · 09:02 am