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'Stood tall in storms': Tendulkar, Sehwag hail Pujara

'Stood tall in storms': Tendulkar, Sehwag hail Pujara

Rediff.com24 Aug 2025

'Pujara, it was always reassuring to see you walk out at No.3. You brought calm, courage, and a deep love for Test cricket every time you played.'

Why Today's Stars Ignore Gavaskar

Why Today's Stars Ignore Gavaskar

Rediff.com18 Aug 2025

'It's very unfortunate that our players don't go to him for advice.'

Jaiswal equals Sehwag, Dravid's record

Jaiswal equals Sehwag, Dravid's record

Rediff.com5 Jul 2025

Yashasvi Jaiswal etched another batting record to his name as he became the joint-fastest Indian to go past 2000 Test runs.

India's 5 Memorable T20 Wins Vs Pakistan

India's 5 Memorable T20 Wins Vs Pakistan

Rediff.com13 Sep 2025

India enjoy a dominant 9-3 win loss record against Pakistan in T20 Internationals, including a 7-1 margin in T20 World Cups.

PIX: A Glimpse At Women's ODI World Cup Venues!

PIX: A Glimpse At Women's ODI World Cup Venues!

Rediff.com12 Sep 2025

From Mumbai to Colombo: Venues to host ICC Women's World Cup 2025

Series win in Australia in 2018 best achievement of my career: Pujara

Series win in Australia in 2018 best achievement of my career: Pujara

Rediff.com24 Aug 2025

Cheteshwar Pujara understands more than anyone else that time was right for him to bid adieu without any regrets.

Gill's Historic 200 Rewrites Record Books

Gill's Historic 200 Rewrites Record Books

Rediff.com3 Jul 2025

Shubman Gill has not just scored a double hundred; he's rewritten the record books.

Pant outshines Viv, Dhoni, Rohit in record-breaking knock

Pant outshines Viv, Dhoni, Rohit in record-breaking knock

Rediff.com12 Jul 2025

Records tumbled at Lord's as Rishabh Pant, despite an injured finger, blasted his way into the history books

Leading By Example: The Gill Effect In Numbers!

Leading By Example: The Gill Effect In Numbers!

Rediff.com6 Aug 2025

Shubman Gill had a phenomenal Test series against England, leading a young Indian side in transition to a 2-2 draw and earning the Player of the Series award.

Leeds: India's young trio matches legends' 23-year-old feat

Leeds: India's young trio matches legends' 23-year-old feat

Rediff.com21 Jun 2025

Here's a quick look back to the day when India erased a good chunk of the stigma of being poor travellers.

79 years, countless memories: India's cricket story

79 years, countless memories: India's cricket story

Rediff.com14 Aug 2025

India's cricketing journey post-independence is a saga of triumphs! From iconic World Cup wins to unforgettable Test series victories, the nation's passion for cricket shines through.

Why There Won't Be Another Cheteshwar Pujara

Why There Won't Be Another Cheteshwar Pujara

Rediff.com25 Aug 2025

From Rajkot's maidans to cricket's grandest arenas, Cheteshwar Pujara carved a niche as the bedrock of India's Test side. He is one of only 14 Indians to feature in more than 100 Tests, and his innings often defined India's most memorable triumphs.

Sidelined with broken foot but Pant in high spirits!

Sidelined with broken foot but Pant in high spirits!

Rediff.com28 Jul 2025

Broken foot, unbroken in spirit: Pant gives update

India Will Remember These Pujara Knocks

India Will Remember These Pujara Knocks

Rediff.com25 Aug 2025

Cheteshwar Pujara was the cornerstone of the Indian batting line-up in Tests, featuring in 103 matches in which he scored 7,195 runs at an average of 43.60, with 19 centuries.

Sehwag, Dhawan Slam Pakistan

Sehwag, Dhawan Slam Pakistan

Rediff.com11 May 2025

Virender Sehwag and Shikhar Dhawan launched a bitter attack on Pakistan following its blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement with India on Saturday.

'Never Thought I Have Been Forced Out'

'Never Thought I Have Been Forced Out'

Rediff.com5 Sep 2025

'It was tough to give up cricket. But I received very good guidance from my mother. She told me to become a nice human being, whether I am a good cricketer or not.'

'Gill, Gill, Gill': Pathan, Kohli, Viru hail India's new Test skipper

'Gill, Gill, Gill': Pathan, Kohli, Viru hail India's new Test skipper

Rediff.com6 Jul 2025

Virat Kohli, former Test captain, lauded the team's resilience

'He Prays A Lot, That Is Cheteshwar's Secret'

'He Prays A Lot, That Is Cheteshwar's Secret'

Rediff.com26 Aug 2025

'That is how he developed his concentration and focus.'

Grit & Grace! How Pant Turned Pain Into Power

Grit & Grace! How Pant Turned Pain Into Power

Rediff.com10 Aug 2025

In the recently concluded five-match Test series against England, India's star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant stood tall as a beacon of determination, battling through injuries to deliver a string of gutsy, crowd-pleasing knocks that underlined his value to the side.

Sehwag Unfollows Wife: What's Up, Viru?

Sehwag Unfollows Wife: What's Up, Viru?

Rediff.com24 Jan 2025

Speculation about the couple's relationship grew after Aarti had made her Instagram account private, and Sehwag reportedly unfollowed her on the platform.

India deaf cricketers triumph over Australia

India deaf cricketers triumph over Australia

Rediff.com8 Mar 2025

India defeated Australia by seven wickets in the final to win the T20I Tri-series for the Deaf.

PIX: Rahul, Gill Battle Back To Keep 4th Test Alive

PIX: Rahul, Gill Battle Back To Keep 4th Test Alive

Rediff.com26 Jul 2025

Captain Shubman Gill and the ever-dependable K L Rahul gave India a glimmer of hope with resilient half-centuries after a well crafted hundred from Ben Stokes extended England's supremacy in the fourth Test in Manchester on Saturday.

'Very Disappointed With Hardik'

'Very Disappointed With Hardik'

Rediff.com27 May 2025

'When the bowling changes were needed at important stages, he didn't do it and I think because of that MI went on the backfoot.'

Sehwag slams Pak for escalation, Neeraj backs Armed Forces

Sehwag slams Pak for escalation, Neeraj backs Armed Forces

Rediff.com9 May 2025

Sehwag condemned Pakistan's intent and motives in a strongly worded post

PIX: Record-breaking Pant brings out pyrotechnics

PIX: Record-breaking Pant brings out pyrotechnics

Rediff.com22 Jun 2025

Pant now has three Test centuries on English soil.

Bumrah, Pant enter record books on Day 2 at Headingley

Bumrah, Pant enter record books on Day 2 at Headingley

Rediff.com22 Jun 2025

He has taken nine five-wicket hauls in SENA conditions.

Undertrial beaten to death inside Delhi court lock-up

Undertrial beaten to death inside Delhi court lock-up

Rediff.com5 Jun 2025

The two accused allegedly allegedly kicked him repeatedly and smashed his head on the wall, they said.

'This 17-YO will play for CSK for at least 10 years'

'This 17-YO will play for CSK for at least 10 years'

Rediff.com26 Apr 2025

Ayush Mhatre's dazzling start to his IPL journey continued in his first home game for Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday.

4 killed in fire at five-storey building in Delhi's Rohini

4 killed in fire at five-storey building in Delhi's Rohini

Rediff.com25 Jun 2025

Four people died and three got injured in a fire that broke out at a five-storey building housing multiple manufacturing units in Rithala area of Delhi's Rohini, the police said on Wednesday.

India's Forgotten Triple Centurion Returns

India's Forgotten Triple Centurion Returns

Rediff.com12 Jun 2025

Karun Nair never stopped believing. And now, eight years after his last Test, India's only triple-centurion since Sehwag is back - older, tougher, and hungrier than ever.

Sehwag, Gambhir, Raina Hail 'Operation Sindoor'

Sehwag, Gambhir, Raina Hail 'Operation Sindoor'

Rediff.com7 May 2025

Indian cricketers - both past and present - have voiced strong support for the armed forces following a daring cross-border strike

Miller Breaks Sehwag's 2-Decade Record

Miller Breaks Sehwag's 2-Decade Record

Rediff.com6 Mar 2025

David Miller's 100 came off 67 balls. Virender Sehwag took 77 balls for his century.

'Greats should play till 50'

'Greats should play till 50'

Rediff.com14 May 2025

Yograj, father of former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, reflected on the massive void the two icons leave behind.

'I had no clue...' Karun recalls dark days after snub

'I had no clue...' Karun recalls dark days after snub

Rediff.com16 Jun 2025

His Bradmanesque sequence of scores in domestic cricket in recent years have mingled with the most testing time of his career, but Karun Nair picks the "end of 2022" as the toughest he has had to endure, describing it as "quite a dark place."

Athletics coach Virender Poonia tests positive for COVID-19

Athletics coach Virender Poonia tests positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com8 Sep 2020

Virender Poonia is the husband of Olympian discus thrower and sitting Rajasthan MLA Krishna Poonia. He is now admitted to the Railway Hospital in Jaipur.

Can India Breach Fortress Birmingham?

Can India Breach Fortress Birmingham?

Rediff.com30 Jun 2025

India are yet to win a Test in Birmingham in nearly six decades -- boasting of a dismal record of seven losses and one draw in eight attempts.

Can Gill Recreate Dada's Leeds 2002 Heroics?

Can Gill Recreate Dada's Leeds 2002 Heroics?

Rediff.com19 Jun 2025

If history is anything to go by, Leeds always has room for a little magic.

Kohli leads wishes as Virender Sehwag turns 42

Kohli leads wishes as Virender Sehwag turns 42

Rediff.com20 Oct 2020

Also, he is the only Indian with two Test triple tons.

From 1932 To 2021: When India Reigned At Lord's

From 1932 To 2021: When India Reigned At Lord's

Rediff.com9 Jul 2025

With the emergence of their battery of fast bowlers, India have turned the tide at Lord's with two of their victories coming from their last three Tests -- in 2014 and 2021.

How mind coach helped Karun stay afloat after snub

How mind coach helped Karun stay afloat after snub

Rediff.com28 May 2025

Back from brink: Mind coach recalls gritty Karun's fight to stay afloat after Test snub in 2018