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The paradox of one-day internationals
Teams participating in the 2023 Men's ODI World Cup have played fewer preparatory matches compared to previous editions, with India leading in terms of number of matches played. Teams have also experimented with players and combinations, with India trying the most players in the lead-up. The decrease in ODI game time is a result of the growing popularity of T20 cricket and the focus on lucrative T20 leagues. The impact of this reduced game time on team performance in the World Cup remains to be seen.
Updated on Sep 15, 2023 07:07 PM IST
MS Dhoni’s IPL season evokes shades of Mike Brearley
MS Dhoni's performance in IPL 2023 has evoked shades of Mike Brearley, with his astute execution as captain keeping the Chennai Super Kings successful. Dhoni has faced just 62 deliveries and scored 104 runs, with all the players in the Chennai batting order firing, meaning he has not had the opportunity or demand to construct an innings of any longevity. Dhoni has batted nearly all the time in the death overs, and as a result, his strike rate is 168 runs per 100 balls, a significant bump over his IPL career average of 131.
Updated on May 27, 2023 12:05 AM IST
A watershed moment in Europe for Pep Guardiola
There are moments in sport that are bigger than a single event or achievement for the symbolism they hold and the shackles they break
Updated on May 20, 2023 12:15 AM IST
Shetty and Rankireddy rebound, and face crunch time
Indian badminton duo Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy won the 2023 Badminton Asia Championships in Dubai, marking their return to form after an injury. The win comes at a critical time as they defend their world ranking of five and aim to qualify for the 2024 Olympics. Shetty and Rankireddy are the first Indian men's pairing to break into the top 10 of the world ranking, with seven other Indian pairs in the top 100. However, six of these pairs have seen their rankings slip in 2023, highlighting the competitiveness of world badminton.
Updated on May 05, 2023 11:39 PM IST
What binds Chennai and Rajasthan in the IPL?
Indian Premier League (IPL) matches will return to a "home" and "away" basis for the 2023 season, allowing teams to build a greater connection with their fans and sell tickets. Some teams, such as Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, have historically performed better when playing at home. Chennai has a winning percentage of 71% when playing at home, the highest in the IPL. Rajasthan Royals lead on the metric of the highest positive markup over their overall winning percentage. Other teams have a positive markup of 2-8 percentage points when playing at home, while two teams have a home record that trails their overall record.
Updated on Mar 31, 2023 11:45 PM IST
The 100-Test playbook: Batting in the 21st century
Of the 3,118 male players who have played Test cricket, Cheteshwar Pujara is only the 75th to have completed a century of Tests.
Updated on Feb 18, 2023 04:29 AM IST
The spin deficiency of test sides touring India
Day one of the Test series between India and Australia on Thursday was a good template of why the Indian team have lost only two of the 36 Test series this century at home
Published on Feb 11, 2023 12:50 AM IST
Indian hockey’s quest for its IPL moment
In spite of being hockey’s spiritual home, India have not won the World Cup since 1975, and have alternated been existing on the fringes and making emotional medal runs.
Updated on Jan 14, 2023 04:36 AM IST
2022: A World Cup of the young
In every World Cup, there are always some young players who break out, shine, gather the attention of the world, and eventually clinch lucrative moves to top clubs
Published on Dec 10, 2022 12:34 AM IST
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The big footprint of English clubs on the 2022 World Cup
The bane of this club-first framework is that when they turn out for the respective countries, they have barely played together.
Published on Nov 25, 2022 11:26 PM IST
T20 WORLD CUP: The similarities and dissimilarities in Pak’s run in 1992 and 2022
There are many similarities between the Pakistani conquest of the 1992 one-day international (ODI) world cup and the odyssey its 2022 T20 World Cup campaign is shaping out to be. But then, in many ways, it is very dissimilar.
Updated on Nov 11, 2022 11:28 PM IST
70 years of India-Pakistan cricket in three acts
On October 16, 1952, a little over five years after they became separate and independent nations, India and Pakistan played their first cricket match
Published on Oct 21, 2022 11:40 PM IST
Who transitioned the best from clay to grass in modern tennis?
Since the Open Era of tennis began in 1968, only a handful of modern greats, men and women, have done equally well in both these majors separated in time by a month and in character by a whole lot more.
Published on Jun 25, 2022 12:02 AM IST
Vaidik Dalal, howindialives.com
Catapulting IPL stakeholders into a higher financial plane
On 12 June, the Indian cricketing board will begin auctioning broadcast rights for the next five-year cycle of the Indian Premier League (IPL) – the most lucrative property in the Indian sporting landscape.
Published on Jun 10, 2022 11:57 PM IST
Decoding the Spanish and English dominance
When Real Madrid and Liverpool face off tonight in the final of the UEFA Champions League, the premier club football competition in Europe, they will represent many contrasting narratives. Like a place in history: the ultimate European footballing empire (Madrid) versus one that aspires to build its own (Liverpool).
Published on May 27, 2022 11:41 PM IST
Arjun Srinivas, howindialives.com
Manchester City &Liverpool: 90-point season ambition
Come Sunday, either City or Liverpool will win the EPL for the fifth straight year. In this EPL era defined by them, the count reads three titles for City and one for Liverpool. Whichever side adds to that tally on Sunday, they will do so with at least 90 points out of the maximum 114 points available – a prolific count that has defined each of these five titles
Updated on May 20, 2022 10:59 PM IST
Vaidik Dalal, howindialives.com
Number theory: The decade that shaped India’s Thomas Cup win
What they brought along, and used to fashion this tall achievement, was a multitude of threads that have been stitched together for a decade or so now.
Updated on May 17, 2022 12:14 PM IST
How dominant is this Australia women’s cricket side?
New Delhi: Following a shock semi-final exit to India in the 2017 one-day international (ODI) World Cup, the Australian women’s cricket team hit the reset button
Published on Apr 08, 2022 09:57 PM IST
Vaidik Dalal, howindialives.com
Why Ashleigh Barty is a rarity in a rare set
Ashleigh Barty's decision to walk away at the peak of her game is rare. She added Wimbledon to her list of big wins in 2021 and signs off with a memorable victory in the 2022 Australian Open.
Updated on Mar 26, 2022 02:29 PM IST
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Why Ashleigh Barty is a rarity in a rare set
For Ashleigh Barty, left-field choices were no big deal
Published on Mar 25, 2022 07:48 PM IST
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Praggnanandhaa and the Indian droves in junior chess
R Praggnanandhaa’s stunning win against world champion Magnus Carlsen in an elite rapid chess tournament earlier this week earned the 16-year-old praise from five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand, cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar and a place in Amul ads (“Magnusficent Taste”)
Published on Feb 25, 2022 11:02 PM IST
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IPL teams with a strong core have led in success
During last week’s mega Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, most franchises sought to retain players who had previously featured for them in significant ways
Published on Feb 18, 2022 11:25 PM IST
Arjun Srinivas, howindialives.com
Number Theory: Has Punjab trailed country in its economic recovery after Covid?
According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, Punjab is ranked 14th among Indian states by gross domestic product (GDP) and 17th by per capita GDP. Its GDP growth slowed to 4% in 2019-20, from 6% in the two preceding years. In 2020-21, the state’s GDP contracted 7%.
Updated on Feb 11, 2022 02:45 AM IST
Salaries of IIM graduates rise despite economic slowdown
The increasing recruitment by Consulting firms, at the expense of FMCGs and Consumer Durables is indicative of the economic downturn
Updated on Mar 03, 2020 06:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Arjun Srinivas, howindialives.com
Poor monsoon fans concerns of 2016-like water crisis in South
Poor monsoon rainfall in 2016 in the catchment area of the Cauvery river caused an acute water shortage, leading to massive protests in Bengaluru, and an escalation of tensions between the neighbouring states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
Updated on Jul 17, 2019 02:04 PM IST
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Kharif sowing at 5-yr low due to sluggish monsoon
Data released by the ministry of agriculture and farmers’ welfare shows that as on July 5, the area covered by all Kharif crops was 27% below normal.
Updated on Jul 10, 2019 07:47 AM IST
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Looming El-Nino threatens monsoon in India
2019 has been termed an El-Nino year, and the impact of this abnormal ocean warming phenomenon on the Indian monsoon makes for grim reading
Updated on Jul 03, 2019 07:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | howindialives.com
3 pathways to BJP victory in Lok Sabha elections 2019
The key reason modi won was the saffron party’s higher success rate as compared to Congress, and to limit the loss in UP.
Updated on May 26, 2019 11:15 AM IST
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Lok Sabha elections 2019: Who would benefit from Congress’s income guarantee scheme?
The Congress has announced more details about the minimum income guarantee scheme that it promises to implement if voted to power. The scheme assures an annual income of ₹72,000 for the poorest 20% of Indian households.
Published on Mar 29, 2019 08:10 AM IST
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How Vajpayee fared in his Lok Sabha journey
In five Lok Sabha elections -- 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2004 -- former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee won from Lucknow.
Updated on Aug 18, 2018 03:21 AM IST
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