Harish Kotian salutes India's batting great Sachin Tendulkar, who called it quits from One-Day International cricket after a career spanning more than two decades during which he broke nearly all batting records.
Former India captain and manager Ajit Wadekar tells Harish Kotian the ace batsman will get over his bad phase and return to his best form soon.
Harish Kotian is stumped by the grit of Gurudas Raut, a 25-year-old with one arm, who bowled medium pace to India's batsmen at their nets session in Nagpur.
India's premier bowler Zaheer Khan was dropped was dropped from the squad for the fourth Test. Rediff.com's Harish Kotian delves on the the reasons and consequences of this bold move by selectors and asks if this means it's the beginning of the end for India's speedster?
Another milestone awaits Virender Sehwag in the upcoming second Test against England in Mumbai. He will play his 100th Test and join a select band of eight Indian greats to achieve the feat, writes Harish Kotian.
'No one makes someone a cricketer. As a coach, you can only guide them.'
'Why was he was given only a one-year contract?' 'Nobody has ever asked that question and obviously nobody has answered that question.'
Twenty 20 is perceived as a game for youngsters. India's failure in the World T20 should make the selectors take a re-look at its ageing side, says Harish Kotian.
India's loss to Pakistan, their second in their last three T20 outings, has cast serious doubts over their credentials as one of the favourites for the World Twenty20 crown, says Harish Kotian.
'In Mumbai cricket, your scores are only counted only if you score a hundred or more, below that doesn't mean anything.'
Having been introduced to shooting at an early age of two, it was no surprise that Shagun Chowdhary was destined for bigger things in the sport.
Did the selectors not have the guts to admit that Virender Sehwag was dropped because of a poor showing in Australia?, asks Harish Kotian.
In the Delhi Test one got the feeling that this might be the last occasion that fans would see Sachin Tendulkar bat in India, says Harish Kotian.
Virender Sehwag's coach AN Sharma tells Harish Kotian it was unfair to drop the dashing Delhi right-hander. 'He still has a couple of years left in him.'
2011 World Cup tournament director Professor Ratnakar Shetty discusses the preparation for the mega-event, which is returning to the sub-continent after a gap of 14 years, with Senior Associate Editor Harish Kotian.
Five-time boxing World champion MC Mary Kom is hoping to win the gold medal at the London Olympics next month for her twin sons Raengpe and Naidong.
We post two links, one an audio recording of the spat as it actually happened, and two, MCA officials giving their opinion on what they plan to do
Surely, you have some advice for SRK as well, on how he needs to get his act together and not let movie disappointments and personal problems get the the better of him. Tell the Badshah of Bollywood What He Needs to Do. Pronto!
Young Vidarbha pacer Umesh Yadav tells Harish Kotian he wants to bowl with the same consistency as former Aussie great Glenn McGrath.
Harish Kotian meets with 13-year-old cricket prodigy Prithvi Shaw ahead of his three-month coaching-cum-educational stint in the United Kingdom.
Harish Kotian looks at matches in IPL V that were won or lost because of a player's individual brilliance in the 19th over of the second innings.
Spin is going to play huge part on the upcoming tour of Australia, and, says Harish Kotian, India's young spinners R Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha will have to adapt quickly and deliver.
A few youngsters have played vital roles in their team's victories in the ongoing T20 league. Harish Kotian picks the most impressive.
Explosive West Indian opener Chris Gayle has backed day-night Tests and believes they could make the longest form of the game more popular.
Olympic Gold Quest's recently-launched programme, 'Power Your Champions', attempts to involve the country's sports fans in its quest for a gold medal at the Olympics.
'Day before yesterday I had spoken to him, asking him to come on my YouTube channel.' 'He had said, 'Anytime for you Kiri bhai'.'
Force India driver Paul di Resta discusses his first season in F1 and targets for 2012.
'The two of us got together and we put on a partnership of more than 300, it was amazing.'
An assessment of the Indian players' performance in the CB tri-series, involving Sri Lanka and Australia.
Eight years ago Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was the cynosure of all eyes when he won the silver medal at the Athens Olympics; today he sits on the crossroad, says Harish Kotian.
Following the absence of the regular openers, Shikhar Dhawan is likely to be handed his international debut in Wednesday's second ODI between India and Australia at Visakhapatnam, says Harish Kotian.
Sports anchor Mayanti Langer is a familiar face on television, having hosted a series of sports events over the last five years. But the Commonwealth Games has given her instant recognition. Senior Associate Editor Harish Kotian learns how the Delhi extravaganza has changed her life.
Around ten days back the Commonwealth Games Village was described as 'filthy' and 'uninhabitable'. Now, it seems every athlete is falling in love with the place.
Mumbai batsman Ajinkya Rahane tells Harish Kotian the secret of his success at the domestic level, and why he was not surprised at being called up for the England ODI series.
Niranjan Shah suggests that the BCCI not rush to take a decision and wait for a couple of months to see how the COVID-19 situation develops before taking a call on IPL 2021.
Even in this Olympics year, cricket will hog its share of the limelight, but one hopes the hype will be a tad less, at least for the period of the Games.
Clearly, Mahendra Singh Dhoni struggles as captain when it comes to Test matches overseas, as is being witnessed in Australia on the ongoing tour and in England last year.
Harish Kotian glances at the first day's play in the second Test between India and Australia.
Chennai and Mumbai have to win eight of their remaining 10 games to entertain hopes of making the play-offs in IPL 2022.
Karnataka pacer R Vinay Kumar tells Harish Kotian he was expecting the Test call-up since he is one of the most consistent performers in the Ranji Trophy.
