'We in the dressing room know the value of a bowler's performance. According to me, Ashwin is one of the greatest match-winners of our country. He has won a lot of matches for us and has been a consistent performer.'
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting revealed that he was approached by the BCCI to coach India before Rahul Dravid was chosen for the coveted job.
Jaiswal's selection comes after an impressive performance in the domestic circuit across various formats,
Set to return after an injury-induced break, two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu is aware the road to Paris will be "challenging" and she needs to be "smarter" in her pursuit of coveted gold medal in the French capital.
About 21 per cent Indians born between the mid-1990s and mid-2010s say a potential partner not aligning politically with them is a dating red flag.
'What the film shows is an India, which was headed in a completely different direction than where we are headed.'
A desperate India seek to restore parity against South Africa and remain consequential in the World Test Championship.
rediffGURU Dr Vivek Mahajan, interventional cardiologist at Fortis Hospital, Kalyan, explains how young Indians can correct their lifestyle in order to protect themselves from sudden and unexpected cardiac arrests.
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri said K S Bharat would be the 'obvious choice' of the team management for the wicketkeeper's role in the WTC final against Australia
Young India pacer Khaleel Ahmed is learning everyday on his maiden tour of Australia and getting the much needed help from senior pro Bhuvneshwar Kumar on how to bowl on the hard and bouncy tracks Down Under.
'You are one of the drops that make that ocean, but when you leave it makes no difference to the ocean.'
Divya Nair lists 2023's Malayalam movies that can be enjoyed by all ages.
New Zealand will firmly bank on their potent batting line-up to ward off Bangladesh's capable spin attack on a slow Chepauk pitch on Friday.
Varun Gandhi adds that communists always joke with him and say he is a "communist in the BJP".
Rohit said he never doubted Jaiswal's talent and, during their opening partnership, kept telling the debutant that he belonged at the Test level.
R Praggnanandhaa's ability to defend seamlessly in pressure situations and the deductive mind to quickly gauge his opponent's weakness is the hallmark of a world class player, national coach GM M Shyam Sundar said on Tuesday.
'Overall, it's based on two things. First, it's identifying talent. And then the quality of the educational programme and the coaching is absolutely vital. The AIFF has to take charge of the education with us and we need good cooperation.'
'I feel the boys are young, but they played maturely'
'It indicates the grooming of the party's new leadership.' 'It is also a signal to the states that these ministers represent.'
India will look to take an unassailable 2-0 lead when they face Sri Lanka in the second ODI
Friday Night Plan's sweet-natured heart and sanitised humour are happier focusing on the inherent niceness teenagers are capable of, observes Sukanya Verma.
'Find a name that changes the words honor killing and hopefully it includes the word murder.' 'If you use the words, you are trying to justify the murders.'
'Over the years, India has taken great strides in many fields, especially in the context of science and technology. Yet even as external disarmament is necessary, inner disarmament is no less important'
Prabha Atre, the woman who could have been lawyer, scientist or doctor but became a globally renowned Hindustani classical vocalist instead, died in her Pune home on Saturday hours before she was to leave for a concert in Mumbai. She was 92.
In India, 60 per cent said they think they have the skills needed for their careers
'If you are a young Indian today instead of just going with the flow it is the right time to sincerely think what your passions are, and pursue it for a few years... we are the first generation in India for whom the risk of doing anything we are passionate about is almost zero,' believe two young IITians who have quit their cushioned jobs to help India's underprivileged get quality education at affordable price points.
Australia captain Pat Cummins says while he would love Cameron Green to focus all his energy playing for the national team, he will not stop the young all-rounder from taking part in IPL 2023.
Shubman Gill is pegged as the next big thing in Indian cricket having quickly risen to top in all formats. But how does the youngster handle the immense pressure?
Leander Paes feels India will find it tough in singles but the country can hope to win a medal in the Asian Games
This isn't a hatchet job, and my excuse for the exercise is my feeling that when you invert some of the clichés mentioned here, you might just arrive at the portals of genuine movie-making energy, says Sreehari Nair.
It was in the deep hours of Wednesday night Namboori Tilak Varma shared the news of his India selection to his parents, Nagaraju and Gayatri Devi, over a video call.
'A dream does not become a reality by accident, it is the result of sweat, commitment and hard effort.'
...current industry models will soon fade out, notes Ajit Balakrishnan.
"What the legislature cannot do is to say that we think the judgment is wrong and therefore we overrule the judgment. The judgment of a court cannot be directly overruled by the legislature," the CJI said.
The author finds out if India's love affair with Old Monk has ended
'I was confident that I would surely get into any of the IPL teams, but I was not picked.'
'I know he is on record saying that the Test match game is probably a little bit hard on his body. But for a one-off game... he's been bowling every game through this IPL and he's bowling quick.'
'If Rahul couldn't persuade his colleagues without resorting to theatrics, then maybe politics wasn't his calling
Images from the second One-Day International at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday.
'Even if they try to silence us, even if they kill so many of us, we won't give up.' 'We won't give up doing the good work we are doing for society.' 'Because we love this country.'
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