Sports

Shaunak Ghosh -May 31, 2019

Cricket’s biggest carnival

Cricket’s biggest carnival

As the top ten cricket teams face each other for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 in England, Patriot analyses the strengths and weaknesses of each team, and who will likely lift the trophy on July 14 at Lord’s — India The team that we will look forward to most are Virat Kohli’s men in […]

Patriot Bureau -May 24, 2019

Handling pressure

Handling pressure

With Virat Kohli emphasising on the need to handle pressure situations in the upcoming World Cup, we take a look at how India has performed in such situations in the past At a press conference ahead of the departure for the World Cup in England, India captain Virat Kohli said that performing under pressure holds […]

Shaunak Ghosh -May 24, 2019

The world at her feet

The world at her feet

Brishti Bagchi, the first footballer to be selected for professional trials in Spain, speaks exclusively to Patriot about her foot balling journey and the condition of Indian women’s football Brishti Bagchi, a 25-year-old footballer hailing from Bengaluru, made history as she was selected for the final trials for the reserve side of Madrid Club de […]

Shaunak Ghosh -May 16, 2019

Strikes of the season

Strikes of the season

As the 2018-19 English Premier League comes to a close, Patriot takes a look at the 10 best goals of the season The English Premier League 2018-19 season came to a close on Sunday, May 12, with Manchester City lifting the trophy for the second consecutive season. In terms of goal scored, 2018-19 has been […]

Shaunak Ghosh -May 10, 2019

The best eleven

The best eleven

Patriot picks the team of IPL this season, listing the best 11 players from the tournament The Indian Premier has now reached its final stages with the playoffs in progress. In the past few weeks, in the group stages, there were 56 matches played by the eight teams. Like every year there have been the […]

Shaunak Ghosh -May 10, 2019

The little magician

The little magician

Patriot settles the debate once and for all. Lionel Messi is indeed the greatest footballer of the world. Here’s why Eighty-four minutes of the first leg of the Champions League between Liverpool and Barcelona had passed. The Catalans were leading 2-0 in spite of a strong showing by the Reds. And then, Fabinho fouled a […]

Shaunak Ghosh -May 3, 2019

New ballgame

New ballgame

New entrants to the field of politics, can sporting icons sustain the pressure of representing lakhs of people in Parliament alongside other political stalwarts? A commentary on Gautam Gambhir and Vijender Singh Two of India’s most accomplished, cherished athletes have once again entered into active competition, right here in the heart of Delhi. But this […]

Shaunak Ghosh -April 26, 2019

Capitals’ main man

Capitals’ main man

Delhi Capitals’ captain Shreyas Iyer speaks exclusively to Patriot about his team’s phenomenal run in the IPL this season Delhi Capitals have done the unthinkable this IPL as they currently stand on the points table with 14 points from 11 matches, and on the verge of qualifying for the playoffs. Going by their current form, […]