Sports

Chander Shekhar Luthra -September 22, 2021

With Virat Kohli announcing that he will be giving up his captaincy of the T20 team after the World Cup, the Patriot takes a look at why he chose to do so and his possible replacements The odds are piling up against Team India captain Virat Kohli. The man known for breaching the three-figure mark […]

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Chander Shekhar Luthra -September 15, 2021

With the final Test match in Manchester being cancelled,  question arise around the true motives for the cancellations and the role of Ravi Shastri and Kohli   The Covid-19 related cancellation of sporting events in 2020 has created havoc in the minds of almost every country and every sports federation around the world. The loss of […]

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Chander Shekhar Luthra -September 8, 2021

After India’s stunning performance at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, the Patriot  takes a look at the athletes and the problems they have had to face   This is India, and in our country the challenges for the differently-abled are tougher. Above that if you are an athlete then apart from overcoming your body’s limitations, you […]

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Chander Shekhar Luthra -September 1, 2021

After the team’s poor performance at Headingley, questions are being raised about Kohli’s slump and Vikram Rathour’s ability to pull him through it, Patriot  takes a closer look    Two things are being talked about in public posts regarding the recent innings and India’s 76-run loss to England in the third Test at Headingley on the […]

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Chander Shekhar Luthra -August 25, 2021

Indian government’s move to privatise sporting facilities could not just make access to stadiums a lot more dearer, but also result in the country losing out on honing talent from the economically weaker sections of society One can easily judge the Indian Railways’ contribution to sports in our country by simply counting that 13 out […]

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Chander Shekhar Luthra -August 18, 2021

With the Taliban controlling Kabul once again, clouds of uncertainty shroud the future of Afghanistan’s cricket team  After the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, there have been serious doubts regarding the future of the Afghanistan cricket team, or for that matter all sporting activities there. Though the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has made it clear that […]

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Mihir Srivastava -August 17, 2021

Chhatrasal has produced world class wrestlers, won five Olympic medals for India. After Ravi Dahiya and Bajrang Punia it will be Aman and Rahul in the next Olympics  Chhatrasal Stadium is one of the best training grounds for wrestlers in the world. Thanks to this one institution India has won five Olympic medals and many […]

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Chander Shekhar Luthra -August 11, 2021

Winning its first gold in Track and Field has the country excited for the future, but will promises and photo ops be enough to transform the India’s sports infrastructure?  Everyone loves to love the champion! And if it is someone like Neeraj Chopra, India’s first ever Track and Field gold medallist, it’s little wonder that […]

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