Harish Kotian started out at Rediff.com as part of the email support team before his love for sports soon led him to the Sports Desk. In the last two decades, he has covered several big-ticket sporting events, including 2009 T20 World Cup, 2011 World Cup, 2012 Olympics, 2010 Commonwealth Games, among others. He currently serves as a Consultant with the Rediff Sports Desk, balancing writing and reporting on sports with relentless desk work. You can e-mail the author at harishk@rediff.co.in
It's been weeks since Virat Kohli stepped out onto a cricketing field to huge cheers from his fans.
The batting star gave us a peek into how he spends his day during the lockdown.
With all sporting activities around the world coming to a complete half, Roger Federer devised an unqiue training method to pass his time at home.
Jharkhand spinner Shahbaz Nadeem and Saurashtra batsman Sheldon Jackson rise to the challenge in these dark times.
With no action on the field due to the coronavirus outbreak, our cricketers are keeping their fans entertained on social media during the lockdown.
Our cricketers, who rarely get off-time, have had to spend the last week locked down in their respective homes like the rest of us across India.
'Everyone has to recalibrate their plans, preparations, peaking, meaning the tournaments they will play in in the lead-up to the Olympics.'
'We are not the best side in domestic cricket, we are not the best side in terms of skill sets or in terms of match-winners, but I think we are the best when it comes to being a unit, when it comes to playing like a family.'
'I am confident of my skills more than ever.'
'Our boxers are mature and strong enough to withstand these kinds of shocks.'
'He has gone through ups and downs, he knows how to handle himself and is somebody who can get the team together.'
'I will get an opportunity to talk about my game with big stars like Ben Stokes, Steve Smith, Jos Buttler.' 'I hope to learn a few things from them and I am confident of doing well,' says the top-scorer in the Under-19 World Cup who will play for the Rajasthan Royals this IPL.
Former West Indies captain Daren Ganga believes Chris Gayle should continue to play for the West Indies in the T20 format.
Former West Indies captain Daren Ganga is proud of his Indian heritage and has started to trace his family's roots in the country.
Virat Kohli's horror run with the bat brought back memories of England 2014 while Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara also failed to live up to their top billing. A look at how the Indian players fared in New Zealand.
Pick your Playing XI for the second Test against New Zealand.
928 runs in 6 games. One triple century. One double century. One century. Two fifties. Sarfaraz Khan has made a dream comeback to first class cricket.
Who do you think should feature in India's playing XI for the first Test against New Zealand starting in Wellington from Friday?
'Kobe is easily among the five greatest basketball players of all time. This is such a tragic loss.'
'If you are reducing Tests to four days, you are tampering with the time, you are tampering with the skill, you are tampering with the patience, tampering with the technical part.'
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