Rasesh Mandani loves a straight drive. He has been covering cricket, the governance and business side of sport for close to two decades. He writes and video blogs for HT.
Articles by Rasesh Mandani
Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly meet on National Cricket Academy
Rahul Dravid flew to South Africa late Thursday night to be with the Indian U-19 team which is playing preparatory tournaments ahead of the World Cup, scheduled to begin from January 17.
Updated on Dec 27, 2019 08:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Rasesh Mandani
India, England, Australia boards plan four-nation event to counter ICC
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly had revealed plans for such a tournament last week. England and Wales Cricket board (ECB) confirmed the move on Monday.
Updated on Dec 24, 2019 08:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rasesh Mandani
15-yr-old Kabul spinner, 48-yr-old father of two: IPL 2020 auction’s youngest and oldest cricketers
Both spinners will go under the hammer at the IPL 2020 auctions on Thursday in Kolkata. Lakanwal is the youngest player on the auction list, Tambe the oldest.
Updated on Dec 19, 2019 12:34 PM IST
Mumbai | Rasesh Mandani
T20 Mumbai league franchise owner questioned by BCCI ACU
The former Mumbai player has told the BCCI ACU that he was approached by the franchise owner of a rival team to under-perform in a semi-final match in the league.
Updated on Dec 18, 2019 11:53 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Rasesh Mandani
IPL auction 2020: New Caribbean batch ready for IPL 2020 tryst
Nine players of the current 15-member West Indies ODI squad in India will be going under the hammer at the Indian Premier League auctions on Thursday.
Updated on Dec 14, 2019 11:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Rasesh Mandani
In T20s, Virat Kohli’s new aerial route
Of late, Kohli & Sharma are playing with a newfound approach in T20s—going for the big shots without inhibitions.
Updated on Dec 13, 2019 08:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Rasesh Mandani
India vs West Indies: This Walsh hopes to make a name as well
The 27-year-old leg-spinner, comes from a cricketing lineage. His father Walsh Sr as well as his uncle, played cricket for Leeward Islands.
Updated on Dec 10, 2019 09:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Rasesh Mandani
India vs West Indies: India’s bat-first woes continue, WI square series
Ind vs WIAs it turned out, India lost yet another match, this time failing to defend 170, a total that seemed more than competitive at the break, especially with the ball not coming on to the bat quickly.
Updated on Dec 09, 2019 08:52 AM IST
Thiruvananthapuram | Rasesh Mandani
India vs West Indies: Players warm up to TV umpires calling no-balls
There were three occasions where West Indies bowlers were guilty of overstepping. Every error was flagged upstairs and eventually signalled by the on-field umpire.
Updated on Dec 08, 2019 09:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rasesh Mandani
India vs West Indies: Windies seek bowling discipline in 2nd T20I
India vs West Indies 2nd T20I: India eye victory and improved fielding as visitors come to terms with conceding 23 extras in first match
Updated on Dec 08, 2019 09:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rasesh Mandani
Virat Kohli stars as India beat West Indies by 6 wickets in 1st T20I
India vs West Indies: The India captain delivered yet another dominant show with an unbeaten 94 off fifty deliveries. But the win wasn’t as comfortable as the scorecard suggest.
Updated on Dec 07, 2019 08:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rasesh Mandani
India vs West Indies: Action down south, eyes down under
West Indies are the defending T20 World Cup champions—but that was back im 2016 and since then, they have gone though a good-bad-ugly-good again phase.
Updated on Dec 06, 2019 05:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Rasesh Mandani
India vs West Indies: ‘I never thought I would get to sit in a BCCI AGM’ - Mohammed Azharuddin
Under the new BCCI administration, Azhar is well and truly back on the cricket circuit. He was a chief guest at BCCI President Sourav Ganguly’s felicitation by Cricket association of Bengal at Kolkata.
Updated on Dec 06, 2019 05:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rasesh Mandani
India vs West Indies: The return of India’s spin-twins
Ind vs WI: India wrist spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav, yet to play a T20 together this year, gear up for Windies
Updated on Dec 05, 2019 08:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Rasesh Mandani
Chance for Dube to make a point
The limited overs series against West Indies presents an opportunity for the all-rounder to build on his effective bowling spell in the Nagpur T20 against Bangladesh.
Updated on Dec 05, 2019 09:00 AM IST
Thiruvananthapuram | Rasesh Mandani
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Suspected bookie call in national T20 tournament being investigated
It has been learnt that the player approached belonged to the Karnataka side. He got a phone call during the Surat leg of the competition after which he promptly reported it to the Board’s anti-corruption unit (ACU).
Updated on Dec 03, 2019 12:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rasesh Mandani
BCCI decides to seek Supreme Court approval to relax tenure reform
The decisions to seek apex court’s approval for dilution of tenure cap, which is aimed at clearing the path for an extended stint for Ganguly, and appoint Shah for the ICC meet were taken at the Board’s 88th Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Updated on Dec 01, 2019 11:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Rasesh Mandani
BCCI AGM to go slow on reversing Lodha reforms
The cricket committees include the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) and the national selection committee, whose appointment the constitution says is the prerogative of the CAC.
Updated on Dec 01, 2019 08:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Rasesh Mandani
With five wickets in an over, Abhimanyu Mithun changes headlines
Thanks to a spectacular last over where he dismissed five Haryana batsmen—equalling Bangladesh’s Al-Amin Hossain’s all-time T20 record set in 2013—he would again feature in the news, this time for the right reasons.
Updated on Nov 30, 2019 02:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Rasesh Mandani
Throwing the number 6 safety net away
The Kohli-Shastri selections may not have always clicked in overseas Test matches in the recent past, but at home, they have formulated a strategy to make India unbeatable; and that formula does not need a number 6 batsman.
Updated on Nov 28, 2019 09:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Rasesh Mandani
Return of Umesh Yadav, the fourth horseman
A strapping and powerfully built fast bowler, Yadav always had the aggressive streak—he once dropped Sachin Tendulkar with a bouncer at a nets session before he made his Test debut—but it’s only with experience that Yadav has been able to mesh it with a knack to take wickets at regular intervals.
Updated on Nov 27, 2019 12:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Rasesh Mandani
TV umpire no-ball trials from India-West Indies series
A number of umpires in off-record conversations admit they are unable to keep up with the routine of watching the no-ball line and look up to adjudge leg before decisions within a split second.
Updated on Nov 25, 2019 10:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Rasesh Mandani
India vs West Indies: Mumbai police wants Wankhede T20 tie moved from December 6
Mumbai police will be on high alert on December 6, the anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition and also ‘Mahaprinirvan Din’ of late B R Ambedkar.
Updated on Nov 20, 2019 11:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rasesh Mandani
India’s fixing fight lacks teeth with no stringent law to punish culprits
New Sri Lanka provisions outlaw match-fixing; India is far behind, say experts from BCCI’s anti-corruption unit .
Updated on Nov 18, 2019 09:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Rasesh Mandani
‘It’s about picking the seam,’ Sachin Tendulkar explains the ‘critical factor’ in playing pink balls
Tendulkar welcomes his ex-teammate’s elevation to the BCCI top post and speaks on a range of other issues, from the health of one-day and Test cricket to India’s T20 World Cup prospects, in this interview. His keen eye for detail also stands out as he discusses India’s first pink-ball Test, against Bangladesh starting in Kolkata next week.
Updated on Jul 23, 2020 07:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Rasesh Mandani
IPL 2020: Ajinkya Rahane to leave Rajasthan Royals after 9 seasons as trade window approaches slog overs
Ajinkya Rahane will get to work under head coach Ricky Ponting and join forces with personal coach Pravin Amre, a talent scout with the Delhi franchise. Rahane had been with Rajasthan Royals since 2011. He led the side in 2018 as well.
Updated on Nov 15, 2019 07:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Rasesh Mandani
BCCI seeks sweeping amendments at December 1 AGM
These are some of the significant amendments proposed to the new constitution that are on the agenda of the first AGM with Ganguly as president to be held in Mumbai on December 1.
Updated on Nov 09, 2019 11:56 PM IST
Mumbai | Rasesh Mandani
KPL spot-fixing arrests ‘matter of when, not if’
Multiple players in KPL agreed to speak on condition of anonymity. “When they know some guys simply won’t do it (fix), they are extremely careful around us,” said a cricketer.
Updated on Nov 09, 2019 09:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Rasesh Mandani
Shubman Gill ready to wait for his moment
One of India’s brightest young talents, Punjab right-hander Shubman Gill is aware that the ease with which he scored runs in U-19 cricket will not repeat at senior level.
Updated on Nov 07, 2019 09:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Rasesh Mandani
IPL gets nod for friendlies abroad, separate umpire for no-balls
At least two franchises Mumbai Indians (MI) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have long been exploring the possibilities of cashing in on their popularity amongst the Indian diaspora.
Updated on Nov 05, 2019 10:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Rasesh Mandani
