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Menezes, Ghosh recall the quiet Mumbai youngster who takes over as India coach

Mumbai, Aug. 3 -- In a residential building in Mira Road, Henry Menezes found himself waiting for Khalid Jamil. This was early 2000s and the Mumbai suburb was yet to become the bustling locality it is... Read More


Inconsistent Lakshya loses in Macau semis

NEW DELHI, Aug. 3 -- With top seed Lee Cheuk Yiu of Hong Kong knocked out by compatriot Tharun Mannepalli in the second round, Lakshya Sen was the favourite to win the Macau Open crown this weekend. A... Read More


U19 batter Vihaan wants to shine across formats

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- In an era where T20 reigns supreme among youngsters, 18-year-old Vihaan Malhotra is committed to the longer grind, the kind that builds all-format players. The batter from Patiala... Read More


CM wishes teams the best as DDCA's DPL off to a flying start

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- The second edition of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) T20 tournament, organised by the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), got off to a flamboyant start on Saturday with... Read More


At Oval, India finally shake hands with English cricket

India, Aug. 3 -- For the Indian team, the Oval Test is when they finally came face to face with English conditions they had expected on the tour. The situation, after almost two months on the road (an... Read More


Deep's heroics with bat lights up 3rd day

Mumbai, Aug. 3 -- Who would have picked Akash Deep to play a pivotal role in tiring England's three-man pace pack on a moving Day 3 at the business end of this riveting series? The odds were stacked h... Read More


India batters make a point, England stare at Oval odds

Kolkata, Aug. 3 -- Yashasvi Jaiswal struck his sixth Test hundred, Ravindra Jadeja his fifth fifty of the tour, Akash Deep his maiden Test fifty and Washington Sundar a fifty at more than a run a ball... Read More


Search history: Inside the quest to uncover hidden hero stones

India, Aug. 3 -- What does it take to unearth a hero stone? Amid growing efforts to document these tiny memorials, particularly across Tamil Nadu, archaeologists, scholars and volunteers are undertaki... Read More


Abracadabra: The V&A has opened its vaults

India, Aug. 3 -- It's a bit like a department store, except instead of groceries, there are slices of history on the shelves: a 16th-century Japanese suit of armour; 600-year-old ceramics; wedding dre... Read More


A dark, bittersweet brew

India, Aug. 3 -- About 1,000 years ago, in the mountains of Ethiopia, a shepherd boy named Kaldi saw his goats acting strangely. The next day, he followed and saw them eat red berries growing in clump... Read More