To Luka Modric, from a CR7 loyalist

You’ve worn us down and won our hearts over the years Dear Luka, Congratulations on winning the men’s Ballon d’Or. You did the unthinkable—broke Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s decade-long hold on what could be considered the most prestigious footballing award in the world. And for someone like me, saying this takes more grit, gut, […]

So long, Daredevils!

The Delhi IPL franchise now has a new name – Delhi Capitals. Even though the owners feel this change will bring an era of positivity, the people seem to disagree Delhi has a new name. No, it is not the city that is being renamed. The city’s Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, previously known as […]

Delhi stumped!

Delhi’s domestic cricket scene is in shambles right now with poor performances in the Ranji Trophy and the sudden retirement of Gautam Gambhir Mohinder Amarnath, Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir , Virender Sehwag , Ashish Nehra – apart from being top performers for the Indian cricket team down the years, these names have another thing in […]

Adios gambhir!

Even in the most glorious moments of Gautam Gambhir’s 15-year career, the vicarious sense of being deprived never left his admirers When dealing with banal certitudes, most comebacks don’t rescue you from the inevitable. A mushy Facebook video replaces that imagined farewell speech that would have followed the last outing on the imagined big stage, […]

Caught at fine leg

With Indian women’s cricket in a mess, here’s how the game has developed in the country in the recent past Indians at this point of time have their eyes glued to the exploits of men in blue as they face off against Australia. But while India won the T20 series against Australia and is waiting […]

New kids on the block

At the Under-15 World Schoolgirls Championships in Japan, India managed to secure a record tally of seven medals. Patriot speaks to some of the medalists and the coach as to what went behind this achievement At international wrestling tournaments in the last few years, India has performed exceedingly well. From Sushil Kumar’s silver medal at […]

A RACE FOR SURVIVAL

India’s only F1 track in Greater Noida has not hosted the Grand Prix for five years but is kept buzzing with all kinds of events. Will this formula keep it afloat? On the outskirts of Delhi, is where rows of apartment complexes, some occupied and many under construction, lead the way to the Buddh International […]

India chants ‘kabaddi, kabaddi…’

The Pro Kabaddi league is the most watched non-cricketing league in India. Patriot traces the rise of the tournament and the impact it has had on the sport Cricket is the most popular sport in India by a country mile. But can anyone guess which is the second most watched sport in the country? Neither […]