Sandip G, Delhi-based, writes primarily on cricket and football. He pens a weekly football column, Total Football. In 15 years of sports journalism, he has covered a vast spread of sports, including World Cups in three different sports (cricket, football and hockey).

May 14, 2017 04:04 IST
It starts from the hand like a juicy half-volley begging to be hit out of the park. But mid-flight, just as the batsman is clearing his front leg, the knuckleball begins to wobble and dip alarmingly.
Sun, May 14, 2017
April 24, 2017 03:08 IST
Hashim Amla’s 40-ball 65 sets the stage for a 26-run victory for Kings XI Punjab against Gujarat Lions in Rajkot
Mon, Apr 24, 2017
April 04, 2017 10:20 IST
Cheteshwar Pujara, India’s most consistent batsman this season, rates his 92 in Bangalore above his double hundred in Ranchi.
Tue, Apr 04, 2017
March 30, 2017 05:33 IST
It might not have been as insanely high quality as the 2001 series but the just-concluded affair threw up lots of drama, controversy and spine-tingling stuff.
Thu, Mar 30, 2017
March 22, 2017 04:34 IST
Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja’s workload this home season has been monumental. How India will ease their burden remains to be seen
Wed, Mar 22, 2017
March 21, 2017 06:57 IST
The right-handed batsman came to bat in the first session and stayed for the entire day saving his side from a precarious position.
Tue, Mar 21, 2017
March 21, 2017 03:26 IST
Peter Handscomb & Shaun Marsh’s 62.1-over partnership for the fifth wicket helps visitors hold out after being reduced to 63/4 before lunch
Tue, Mar 21, 2017
March 20, 2017 02:31 IST
While he might not be the most gifted batsman, Wriddhiman Saha certainly transcends the limitations of his batting.
Mon, Mar 20, 2017
March 20, 2017 02:21 IST
Cheteshwar Pujara’s patient double and Wriddhiman Saha’s hundred deflate Australia; Ravindra Jadeja’s twin strikes in fading light put India on course
Mon, Mar 20, 2017
March 19, 2017 02:20 IST
Steve Smith and Virat Kohli had allayed any sense of tensions prior to the third Test but they were clearly visible on the third day.
Sun, Mar 19, 2017
March 19, 2017 02:14 IST
Cheteshwar Pujara scores 4th century of home season — 130 not out — to keep India afloat; hosts trail Australia by 91 with four wickets left
Sun, Mar 19, 2017
March 18, 2017 04:42 IST
An opening stand worth 91-runs between KL Rahul and Murali Vijay was their highest partnership in this series against Australia.
Sat, Mar 18, 2017
March 18, 2017 04:34 IST
This home season has featured an organic evolution in Ravindra Jadeja's bowling — not aesthetically — but in terms of skill and thought.
Sat, Mar 18, 2017
March 17, 2017 00:58 IST
On the best batting pitch of the series, the visiting skipper hits an unbeaten hundred, adds 159* runs with Maxwell to make it Australia’s day in Ranchi
Fri, Mar 17, 2017
March 17, 2017 00:53 IST
R Sridhar said that in Virat Kohli’s absence, Ajinkya Rahane kept the energy well as he made sure he communicated well with the bowlers.
Fri, Mar 17, 2017
March 17, 2017 00:46 IST
At times, especially when he came down the track, Maxwell looked more certain than the centurion skipper himself.
Fri, Mar 17, 2017
March 16, 2017 01:22 IST
Ind vs Aus: Even Pat Cummins has lost count of the number of times his body was subjected to the surgeon’s scalpel.
Thu, Mar 16, 2017
March 16, 2017 01:14 IST
Despite Virat Kohli and Steve Smith insisting on ‘moving on’ from Bangalore, there was enough evidence in their pre-Test pressers to suggest sparks would fly in Ranchi.
Thu, Mar 16, 2017
March 15, 2017 01:21 IST
Umesh Yadav, perceptibly, is bowling better than at any stage of his career, and in Pune he registered his second best figures in an innings.
Wed, Mar 15, 2017
March 15, 2017 01:15 IST
Ranchi’s PhD scholar-curator SB Singh gives no clue how the wicket will behave — or which surface on the central square will be used for the third Test
Thu, Mar 16, 2017
March 14, 2017 00:56 IST
Australia fret over the fitness of their frontline spinner, who suffered a finger injury in the Bangalore Test.
Thu, Mar 16, 2017
March 12, 2017 00:26 IST
Indian cricket team has been struggling to find a specialist fielder for short-leg position in Test cricket.
Sun, Mar 12, 2017
February 22, 2017 00:42 IST
For IPL franchises, market considerations are as important as talent
Wed, Feb 22, 2017
February 21, 2017 03:07 IST
Tamil Nadu's left-arm pacer is known for his yorkers and economical bowling.
Fri, Oct 02, 2020
February 19, 2017 01:08 IST
Virat Kohli might be few Test series wins abroad short of being likened to Steve Waugh, but he's moulding his team to look like the Australia’s Untouchables.
Sun, Feb 19, 2017



