Australian Test opener Usman Khawaja believes one-day cricket is “dying a slow death” due to the rapid growth of domestic T20 leagues and the unsustainable calendar. Earlier this week, England superstar Ben Stokes stunned the cricket community by announcing his retirement from ODI cricket at the age of 31. Watch The Hundred. Every game live … Read more
Star shuttles including PV Sindhu will be chasing singles golds but doubles would also be in the spotlight as India look to retain the mixed team title and continue their steady run at the Commonwealth Games. Since Dinesh Khanna won India’s first badminton medal – a bronze medal at the quadrennial event in 1966 – … Read more
In recent years, Olympic medalists Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu have written the narration for Indian Badminton. But the men’s team added to the laurels earlier this month when they won the Thomas Cup, known as the World Cup of Badminton. On May 15, the Indian team defeated Denmark in the semifinals and overwhelmed 14-time … Read more
The Indian badminton team won its first-ever Thomas Cup title in 73 years on May 1st, beating 14-time champions Indonesia in a historic achievement in men’s badminton in India. On this occasion, The logical Indian The crew interviewed Aparna Popat, two-time Olympian, nine-time national champion in women’s singles and recipient of the 2005 Arjuna Award, … Read more
U Vimal Kumar was the hands-on manager of the 2022 Thomas Cup team that made history by clinching the coveted title in front of the unsuspecting noses of the three teams who had previously lifted the trophy – Malaysia, Denmark and 14-time champions Indonesia , who never knew what hit her as India recklessly beat … Read more
Indian badminton legend Prakash Padukone called men’s pairs Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy the “most valuable players” in the team’s historic Thomas Cup triumph in Bangkok last week. Renowned coach and former Olympic champion U Vimal Kumar, who was in Bangkok as India’s team manager, praised Satwik and Chirag, saying: “They played a very crucial … Read more
With the majority of the Thomas Cup 2022 winning contingent returning to India, HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth have stayed behind in Thailand to compete in the Thailand Open starting Wednesday. One of the main architects of India’s greatest sporting victory – similar to the 1983 Cricket World Cup triumph and perhaps also the 1975 … Read more