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Reverse swing will be a big factor in 1st Test: Tendulkar

Reverse swing will be a big factor in 1st Test: Tendulkar

Rediff.com4 Feb 2021

Tendulkar also felt that Leach doesn't vary his pace a lot which will be required on tracks offer turn.

Why Shabana Azmi's latest film is a must-watch!

Why Shabana Azmi's latest film is a must-watch!

Rediff.com1 Aug 2019

'It is very important for actors to do films that open up dark spaces in our society,' she says.

PICS: South Africa drub India in 2nd ODI, seal series

PICS: South Africa drub India in 2nd ODI, seal series

Rediff.com21 Jan 2022

Images from the second One-Day International between South Africa and India, in Paarl, on Friday.

England batsmen work at ironing out chinks against spin at nets

England batsmen work at ironing out chinks against spin at nets

Rediff.com2 Dec 2012

They dealt with spin quite well in the series-levelling win in the Mumbai Test but the visiting England cricket team's batsmen continued to practice against tweakers ahead of the third Test against India starting in Kolkata on December 5.

Specialty teas become popular with Assam's growers

Specialty teas become popular with Assam's growers

Rediff.com8 Sep 2018

Sale of India's specialty tea varieties from exclusive estates in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh are on the rise in the domestic market, and sought after in overseas markets too.

India ready for Kiwi pacers in opening Test

India ready for Kiwi pacers in opening Test

Rediff.com20 Feb 2020

Virat Kohli's top-ranked team, with 360 points in its kitty, is certainly the favourite on paper but the Black Caps under Kane Williamson are experts at wearing down opposition with their patience

5 Players to watch out for at the Euros

5 Players to watch out for at the Euros

Rediff.com10 Jun 2021

The Euro 2020 Championship is being held across Europe for the first time in the competition's 60-year history, with 11 host cities in total.

Rashid Khan reveals his bowling strengths...

Rashid Khan reveals his bowling strengths...

Rediff.com28 Oct 2020

SunRisers Hyderabad's Afghan spinner Rashid Khan says he focuses on bowling economically, whether I get wickets or not.

Muthoot Finance's chairman dies after falling from 4th floor

Muthoot Finance's chairman dies after falling from 4th floor

Rediff.com7 Mar 2021

Mathai George George Muthoot joined the family business as an office assistant and in 1979 he became the managing director and group chairman in February 1993.

Pant among Top 10 Indian Batsmen...

Pant among Top 10 Indian Batsmen...

Rediff.com11 Aug 2021

The Telegraph's Chief Cricket Writer Scyld Berry has picked Rishabh Pant alongside greats like Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendukar, Gundappa Vishwanath and Rahul Dravid.

India's tea export and the Iran connection

India's tea export and the Iran connection

Rediff.com10 Jul 2018

Iran is India's largest importer of tea in value terms while in terms of volume, it is the second largest after Russia

Vinoo Mankad, Sangakkara inducted into ICC Hall of Fame

Vinoo Mankad, Sangakkara inducted into ICC Hall of Fame

Rediff.com14 Jun 2021

'Vinoo Mankad's legacy has been to tell the aspiring Indian cricketer to believe in oneself. He was a great proponent of self-belief. He was the one who kept saying to me that you need to keep scoring runs and keep at it. When you get a 100, let that be the knock on the selector's door.'

Expect Indian pacers to perform better in Tests: Turner

Expect Indian pacers to perform better in Tests: Turner

Rediff.com14 Feb 2020

Former New Zealand skipper Glenn Turner is quite surprised that his country has its "nose ahead" in the ongoing bilateral series against India and the reason, according to him, is the underwhelming performance of the Jasprit Bumrah-led visiting pacers. However, Turner expects Bumrah and Mohammed Shami to lift their game in the upcoming two-Test series, which begins on February 21.

Namaste is the new Hello!

Namaste is the new Hello!

Rediff.com8 Apr 2020

The bear hug in which the Prime Minister loves to smother Western VIPs might strike as theatrical, boastful and, above all, unhygienic, in these stricken times, says Sunanda K Datta-Ray.

Will Sunrisers bring in Williamson against Mumbai Indians?

Will Sunrisers bring in Williamson against Mumbai Indians?

Rediff.com16 Apr 2021

Getting the combination right would be topmost on Sunrisers Hyderabad's to-do list when they take on a qualitatively superior Mumbai Indians in an IPL encounter in Chennai on Saturday, trying to arrest an early slide after back-to-back defeats.

'Current situation in Afghanistan is scary for women'

'Current situation in Afghanistan is scary for women'

Rediff.com17 Aug 2021

'India should play the role of a good neighbour, a mediator. and they should stand beside the people of Afghanistan. As a woman, as a human being, I will advise the Indian government to play the role of a peacemaker'

August Releases: Saaho, Mission Mangal, Batla House

August Releases: Saaho, Mission Mangal, Batla House

Rediff.com31 Jul 2019

A mix of real-life-inspired and fiction flicks will release this month.

10 places you must visit in 2020

10 places you must visit in 2020

Rediff.com30 Dec 2019

How many of these destinations will you add to your 2020 bucket list?

Green top at Hagley Oval excites Boult

Green top at Hagley Oval excites Boult

Rediff.com28 Feb 2020

Trent Boult said he expects the green top at the Hagley Oval to be more conducive for his brand of swing bowling compared to the Basin Reserve track

PHOTOS: 'Super blood wolf moon' lights up the sky

PHOTOS: 'Super blood wolf moon' lights up the sky

Rediff.com21 Jan 2019

As there won't be another total lunar eclipse until 2021, here are some of the images from around the world.

Umesh powers Vidarbha into Ranji Trophy semis

Umesh powers Vidarbha into Ranji Trophy semis

Rediff.com19 Jan 2019

Reigning champions Vidarbha routed minnows Uttarakhand by an innings and 115 runs to storm into the Ranji Trophy semi-finals.

PIX: Sri Lanka score consolation win over India in 3rd ODI

PIX: Sri Lanka score consolation win over India in 3rd ODI

Rediff.com24 Jul 2021

Images from the third One-Day International between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo, on Friday.

What dragged Prateik Babbar to this fashion show?

What dragged Prateik Babbar to this fashion show?

Rediff.com23 Aug 2018

The actor spoke about inclusiveness at the ongoing Lakme Fashion Week.

Jurel, Ankolekar help India win Quadrangular U-19 Series in South Africa

Jurel, Ankolekar help India win Quadrangular U-19 Series in South Africa

Rediff.com9 Jan 2020

Jorel hit 101 off 115 balls, while Tilak Varma struck 70 off 103 deliveries helping India post a competitive 259 for seven after being sent into bat.

Ranji roundup: Rahane, Dhull, Pandey hit centuries

Ranji roundup: Rahane, Dhull, Pandey hit centuries

Rediff.com17 Feb 2022

A round-up of Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday.

'The kiss had to be sensual, even sexual, not vulgar'

'The kiss had to be sensual, even sexual, not vulgar'

Rediff.com16 Nov 2021

'Today, 25 years later, Raja Hindustani is as much a Dharmesh Darshan film as it is Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor's 'different' love story.'

'Hum aapke saath mein hai'

'Hum aapke saath mein hai'

Rediff.com4 Mar 2022

'I want to show that we are also part of this society and want to participate just as much, whether it is for security or whatever community work there.'

Can the Kiwis halt the Indian juggernaut in first ODI?

Can the Kiwis halt the Indian juggernaut in first ODI?

Rediff.com21 Oct 2017

Hardly challenged in a dominating run this season, India once again start as overwhelming favourites when they take on an inconsistent-but-gritty New Zealand in a three-match One-Day International series, starting in Mumbai, on Sunday.

How 25 Indians Escaped Ukraine!

How 25 Indians Escaped Ukraine!

Rediff.com18 Mar 2022

'There were moments when you didn't know if you will get out of there alive.'

Why India could opt for seaming tracks in England Tests

Why India could opt for seaming tracks in England Tests

Rediff.com28 Jan 2021

India's quality pace attack, comprising a world-class operator in Jasprit Bumrah, could prompt the hosts to prepare seamer-friendly pitches instead of the traditional sub-continental spinning tracks in their upcoming Test series against England, said opener Rory Burns.

Ranji: Tons by Baba twins put TN on top vs Chattisgarh

Ranji: Tons by Baba twins put TN on top vs Chattisgarh

Rediff.com24 Feb 2022

A summary of the first day's proceedings in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.

Hema-Sanjeev Break-Up: The TRUTH At Last

Hema-Sanjeev Break-Up: The TRUTH At Last

Rediff.com19 Nov 2021

How did a superstar provoke the break-up? 50 years later, the truth can finally be told. A revealing excerpt from Hanif Zaveri and Sumant Batra's An Actor's Actor: An Authorized Biography of Sanjeev Kumar.

Archer set for Test debut as England drop Moeen

Archer set for Test debut as England drop Moeen

Rediff.com9 Aug 2019

As expected, fast bowler Jofra Archer was included in the 12 and looks poised to make his Test debut in the absence of England's record wicket taker James Anderson.

Ranji round-up: Ton-up Dubey steers MP to 218/2 vs Kerala

Ranji round-up: Ton-up Dubey steers MP to 218/2 vs Kerala

Rediff.com3 Mar 2022

A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday.

Netanyahu quarantined after aide tested positive for COVID-19

Netanyahu quarantined after aide tested positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com30 Mar 2020

Paluch, Netanyahu's adviser on ultra-Orthodox affairs, tested positive hours after her husband was hospitalised with COVID-19.

Deadly gun battle kills 6, including 1 cop in New Jersey

Deadly gun battle kills 6, including 1 cop in New Jersey

Rediff.com11 Dec 2019

Six people, including a police officer and three bystanders are dead after a furious gun battle that filled the streets of Jersey City, New Jersey, with the sound of heavy gunfire for about an hour on Tuesday

Ranji: Shorey's ton in vain as Jharkhand oust Delhi

Ranji: Shorey's ton in vain as Jharkhand oust Delhi

Rediff.com27 Feb 2022

A round-up of the fourth and final day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.

Meet Nadia Nighat, Kashmir's first female football coach

Meet Nadia Nighat, Kashmir's first female football coach

Rediff.com19 Dec 2018

The 20-year-old faced a lot of opposition for pursuing an unconventional career path, but she defied all stereotypes and orthodox mindsets.

All my controversial speeches are perfectly legitimate: Rajan

All my controversial speeches are perfectly legitimate: Rajan

Rediff.com9 Aug 2016

After his decision to return back to academia, there have been voices suggesting that his candid public speeches were one of the aspects which made the government uncomfortable about reappointing Rajan for another term

Jhulan fifty leads India to 17-run win over New Zealand eves

Jhulan fifty leads India to 17-run win over New Zealand eves

Rediff.com28 Jun 2015

All-rounder Jhulan Goswami struck a gritty fifty before the bowlers defended a low score to help India beat New Zealand by 17 runs in the first of the five-match ODI series here today and gather two crucial points in their bid to qualify for the 2017 Women's World Cup.