Badminton’s future stars

In the first of a series of four stories, Patriot aims at looking into the future stars of badminton in India who can replace our current icons of the game SPORTS IN India apart from cricket has always been neglected. And while the country is aiming to soar higher in the field with improvement in […]

Meet the U-19 stars

With the under-19 world cup currently underway in New Zealand, let’s take a look at some youngsters that cricket enthusiasts can look forward to BEFORE MAKING a splash in the international scene, players need to prove their mettle in the junior stages of the game. And there is no bigger proving ground than the under-19 […]

Mohun Bagan: End of an Era

With Mohun Bagan entering the ISL from next season, the legacy of the 130-year old club is at stake ON SUNDAY, January 19, the biggest clash in Indian football, Mohun Bagan vs East Bengal or what is now popularly known as the Kolkata Derby was played to a usual jam-packed crowd at Kolkata’s Salt Lake […]

The Aussie test

Patriot analyses why the Indian team failed big time against Australia in the first ODI of the series and what they could do to bounce back INDIA, THE No. 2 ranked ODI team in the world consisting of world-beaters. The best   India has ever produced. All these adjectives and accolades had been achieved by the […]

The forgotten ones

Patriot takes a look at some Indian sportspersons who couldn’t make it big despite bundles of talent and performances in the lower levels of their respective sports INDIAN BOXING kicked up a storm recently with the spat between five-time world champion MC Mary Kom being challenged by 25-year-old Nikhat Zareen. Zareen had accused the Boxing […]

Sportspersons made India proud this year

From overcoming physical and financial odds to opening up about their sexuality, Patriot lists the Indian athletes who have inspired us in 2019 Indian sports went through a lot of highs and lows in 2019. From India whitewashing Australia down under in cricket to the whole controversy in women’s boxing, there have been several memorable […]

New development or commercial gimmick?

Manchester City have recently acquired stakes in Mumbai City FC. Patriot analyses if this partnership will succeed or go down the drain On November 28, 2019, 65% of the stakes of the Indian Super League club Mumbai City FC were bought by City Football group. Now, though this may sound as any other investment, the […]

Presenting BBC’s best player of 2019 – Ben Stokes

England’s success and star appeal of its players is a welcome change from the cloying subcontinent fixation that world cricket has run into A day before the final of the cricket World Cup this year, I was asked during a panel discussion to pick the team that I would like to win the coveted quadrennial […]