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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

Mission England 2019

Patriot takes a critical look at the squad that will represent India in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup and aim for a third trophy for the country On April 15, chief selector MSK Prasad announced the 15-member India squad that will be travelling to England to challenge for the cup. Considered one of the […]

Playing the Insta game

Like politicians and film stars, sportspersons of India too have taken to Instagram to give us a sneak peak of their lives beyond the time we see them on the field Gone are the days when people used to follow newspapers and television channels to know what’s happening in the lives of their favourite sports […]

The United way

TO GET INTO THE TOP FOUR OF THE EPL, MANCHESTER UNITED NEED TO BUCK UP FOR THE DERBY VS MAN CITY AFTER THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LOSS VS BARCA Barcelona 3-0 Manchester United. A scoreline that sums up how we played at Camp Nou, a night which was possible because of that stupendous win at Parc […]

Halfway through, half to go

With the IPL group stage almost at its halfway point, we take stock of where the teams stand and who have been the best players so far The IPL league stage has almost reached its halfway mark since the tournament began on March 23rd. The tournament has already seen a rich haul of 7,419 runs, […]