Batting great Sunil Gavaskar lamented a “sad day” on Wednesday after Anil Kumble stepped down as India coach over a rift with captain Virat Kohli, leaving the hotseat vacant once again. Kumble said his position was “untenable” after Kohli questioned his leadership style and told the Indian board he had reservations about the spin legend … Read more
India captain Virat Kohli has been named as the Leading Cricketer in the World in the 2017 edition of the respected Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, — ‘cricket’s bible’ — published this week. Meanwhile Pakistan’s Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan were named as two of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year. According to editor Lawrence Booth, Kohli had … Read more
Rallies took place across the capital on Tuesday in support of a Delhi University student who claimed she received rape threats after making controversial remarks over a row at Ramjas College before wading into the Pakistan issue. Student Gurmehar Kaur, 20, criticised the Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP) students’ union over its role in recent … Read more
Rallies were held in India’s capital Tuesday in support of a student who received rape threats over her controversial remarks on Pakistan after being mocked online by celebrities, including cricketer Virender Sehwag. Hundreds of students from several colleges in New Delhi took to the streets to protest against the threats and recent campus violence, amid … Read more