Rajesh Pansare is a member of the Mumbai sports desk and writes on football and motor sport.
Articles by Rajesh Pansare
Ranji Trophy: Mumbai’s Suved Parkar hits 252 on first-class debut
Scores fifth highest score by a first-class debutant, helps Mumbai take control of their Ranji Trophy quarter-final against Uttarakhand at Alur-2 ground near Bengaluru
Published on Jun 07, 2022 08:34 PM IST
Rajesh Pansare, Mumbai
Ranji Trophy quarters: Red-ball switch after the IPL season
Players are busy polishing their game for first-class cricket as the Ranji Trophy knockouts start in Bengaluru barely 10 days after the T20 league ended
Published on Jun 05, 2022 09:36 PM IST
Rajesh Pansare, Mumbai
Sarfaraz and Musheer, Mumbai cricket’s family business
Hard-hitting batter Sarfaraz Khan is already set in the Mumbai Ranji team while younger will also be in the squad for the knockouts starting on June 6.
Published on May 28, 2022 05:53 PM IST
Rajesh Pansare, Mumbai
Max Verstappen cashes in as Charles Leclerc fluffs his lines
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has made far too mistakes in the first six races of this season and the Dutch reigning champion has punished him
Published on May 26, 2022 12:01 AM IST
IPL 2022: Rahul Tripathi’s 76 stands out in SRH’s three-run win over MI
Mumbai Indians’ good start and a late Tim David innings raised hopes but Sunrisers Hyderabad managed to clinch a narrow win at the Wankhede Stadium
Updated on May 18, 2022 07:50 AM IST
IPL 2022: Saha leads the way, relentless Titans beat CSK by 7 wickets
The wicket-keeper was unbeaten on 67 as he guided the chase of table-toppers Gujarat Titans, who had already sealed a playoff spot, after restricting CSK to 133 at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.
Published on May 15, 2022 08:17 PM IST
Rajesh Pansare, Mumbai
IPL’s opening gambit: Buttler, Warner ago all out, Rahul, Dhawan stay steady
Opening partnership reflect a team’s performance in T20 and this IPL season is no exception. But each pair and individual find a different way to set the innings up for the team
Published on May 10, 2022 07:44 PM IST
Rajesh Pansare, Mumbai
Three is consistency for CSK opener Devon Conway
Benched after one game in this IPL, the New Zealand batter took a break to get married, and has since struck three consecutive half-centuries in a late revival by the defending champions
Published on May 09, 2022 11:47 AM IST
Rajesh Pansare, Mumbai
Devon Conway hits third fifty in a row, CSK beat DC by 91 runs
Chennai Super Kings only have slim hopes of reaching the play-offs, but have found form late in the IPL after amassing 208 at DY Patil Stadium on Sunday
Published on May 08, 2022 11:44 PM IST
David Warner proves a point in Delhi Capitals victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad
Opener hits unbeaten 92 off 58 balls to help Delhi register a 21-run win and jump to fifth spot in the points table.
Published on May 06, 2022 12:08 AM IST
Rajesh Pansare, Mumbai
Mumbai Indians match-winner Suryakumar Yadav hopes to nail down No 3 slot
The seasoned batter hit his third fifty of this IPL to help beat Rajasthan Royals and register Mumbai Indians’ first win of this season
Published on May 01, 2022 03:41 PM IST
Rajesh Pansare, Mumbai
Suryakumar hits fifty to help Mumbai Indians win first game of season
The batter scored 51 and Tilak Varma made 35 as the five-time winners chased down Rajasthan Royals’ model total of 158/6, winning by five wickets at DY Patil Stadium
Published on Apr 30, 2022 11:56 PM IST
Rajesh Pansare, Navi Mumbai
Hardik Pandya finds a higher batting slot, a new gear
The finisher for India and in IPL before his back injury, ha has reinvented himself as an enforcer up the order for Gujarat Titans.
Published on Apr 24, 2022 11:00 AM IST
Rajesh Pansare, Mumbai
Hardik Pandya-inspired Gujarat Titans survive Andre Russell’s all-round show
KKR all-rounder took four wickets in the 20th over and hit 48, but had too much to do as Titans, led by skipper Hardik Pandya’s 67, squeeze an eight-run win
Published on Apr 23, 2022 11:13 PM IST
Rajesh Pansare, Navi Mumbai
IPL 2022: Rajasthan ride on Jos Buttler ton to beat Delhi
Opener’s 116, his third century of the season, helps Royals notch up a 15-run victory.
Published on Apr 22, 2022 11:43 PM IST
Rajesh Pansare, Mumbai
IPL tactic: Rein in the Middle Kingdom
The ever-innovative IPL teams have focused on going hard in the middle-overs - 7 to 16 - be it with the bat or ball
Updated on Apr 19, 2022 09:31 PM IST
Bhuvneshwar finds his old rhythm after a long phase of poor fitness and form
The India pacer has led the attack of former IPL champions Sunrisers Hyderabad, who are fourth in the points table and in a good position to challenge for a playoffs spot
Published on Apr 18, 2022 11:49 AM IST
Rajesh Pansare, Mumbai
IPL 2022: Bhuvi starts, Umran finishes in SRH’s sweep to victory
Fiery Umran Malik snaps up 4/28, three of them in the final over, a maiden while Bhuvneshwar took 3/22 in Hyderabad’s seven-wicket win over Punjab Kings
Published on Apr 17, 2022 09:55 PM IST
Rajesh Pansare, Navi Mumbai
Pandya, Ferguson take Titans to the top with easy win
Gujarat skipper scores at a rate of over 150 for the first time this season.
Published on Apr 15, 2022 12:00 AM IST
Rajesh Pansare, Navi Mumbai
With Shivam Dube CSK again show how to get the best out of players
This is the kind of impact Dhoni has on the youngsters, says former Mumbai coach.
Published on Apr 13, 2022 12:54 PM IST
IPL: Shaw, Warner and Kuldeep Yadav lead Delhi Capitals’ dominant win over KKR
The wrist spinner took four wickets, three of them in the 16th over, after fifties from the openers had helped Capital score 215/5. DC won by 44 runs at Brabourne stadium.
Published on Apr 10, 2022 10:17 PM IST
Rajesh Pansare, Mumbai
Batting giving Sunrisers Hyderabad the blues
Top order woes for revamped squad sans Warner, Bairstow and Pandey.
Published on Apr 07, 2022 11:38 PM IST
Rajesh Pansare, Mumbai
IPL 2022: Avesh snaps up four, Holder 3 in one over as Lucknow Super Giants win
LSG beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 12 runs after the 2016 winners mess up their chase of a modest target at the DY Patil Stadium
Updated on Apr 05, 2022 08:10 AM IST
Rajesh Pansare, Mumbai
Dew turns IPL 2022 into a game of the second half
Dampness makes gripping the ball tough for bowlers later in the game, making toss a huge factor in the outcome of games.
Published on Mar 29, 2022 08:37 PM IST
Rajesh Pansare, Mumbai
Smith, Shahrukh overshadow Du Plessis as Punjab Kings beat Bangalore
New skipper Faf du Plesssis’ 88 helped RCB post 205, but a calm chase finished by Odean Smith and Shahrukh saw Bangalore become the third big team, after CSK and MI, to lose in the first two days of IPL 15.
Published on Mar 27, 2022 11:53 PM IST
Rajesh Pansare, Navi Mumbai
Trying to give new bowlers role clarity: Rohit Sharma
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma feels that the challenge will be to make the new recruits “understand what is needed of them”
Updated on Mar 23, 2022 09:38 PM IST
From CSK nets to multi-million contract, Prashant Solanki charts dream course
Leg-spinner Prashant Solanki shed almost 20 kgs and aced the 2020-21 Vijay Hazare Trophy before being picked for CSK for ₹1.2 crore.
Published on Feb 14, 2022 09:49 PM IST
Rajesh Pansare, Mumbai
Max Verstappen deserved winner, F1 stewards stuck on the slow lane
A thrilling season finale ended in a new champion, dashing Lewis Hamilton's hopes for a record eighth title, but it was the race director's last-lap call that stunned the sport.
Published on Dec 13, 2021 10:28 PM IST
Rajesh Pansare, Mumbai
"Rohit doesn't panic and that's important when you are leading"
Sachin Tendulkar, while speaking to the Hindustan Times, spoke about Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, the 2nd India-New Zealand Test among other topics.
Published on Dec 04, 2021 08:17 PM IST
Manchester United needs a rebuild from the ground up
The last few weeks have shown just how clueless and frail United are at the moment. From its shambolic defence to its wayward midfield, everything needs to change
Published on Nov 22, 2021 09:23 PM IST