The T20 challenge

IPL made T20 one of the most popular formats of cricket. India, ironically, is struggling to register the first-ever defeat from Bangladesh in a T20 match A major upset in a cricket field sets tongues wagging, a celebrity sports person becomes the butt of a joke. Castigating players is apparently a way to come to […]

England’s best, 100 games down

As the English Premier League 2019/20 season completes 100 games, here’s a look at which team stands where currently On 27th October, the 2019/20 season of the English Premier League completed 100 matches after 10 weeks of riveting footballing action. With the points table beginning to shape up, fans have already witnessed the highest of […]

The jeopardy of Test Cricket

Does India’s latest Test series win indicate it’s ahead of all other teams in the world? The Indian cricket team in their latest home series against South Africa was expected to have a big challenge on their hands, with the number one ranked side facing the Proteas who stand at no. 3. But what transpired […]

A new innings for the prince of Kolkata

Sourav Ganguly is set to be the next BCCI president. How will he fare as a top cricket administrator? Is an innings in politics next for the former captain? In 1996, a lanky young left-handed batsman – Sourav Ganguly —announced himself to the cricketing world when he scored a scintillating debut century at Lord’s, the […]

The new tsar of cricket?

If things go according to plan, in all likelihood journalist Rajat Sharma will be the new BCCI chief, a position he can hold for more than five years Rajat Sharma has become an interesting news story himself. Arguably the most influential broadcaster in the country with a direct hotline to the prime minister, Sharma is […]

Is the Ronaldo-Messi era coming to an end?

Age is catching up with the two footballing maestros The start of the 2019-20 football season has seen both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi missing from most of their respective club’s matches. For someone like me, who has grown up watching the two maestros compete with each other for over a decade, I must say […]

The fitness mantra

Indian athletes are hitting the gym and staying on strict diets to improve their game at the highest international level. Patriot breaks down this recent trend Recently, Anand Mahindra in his Twitter page shared a video that showed World Badminton champion PV Sindhu working out in the gym. The world champion shuttler was busy doing […]

FIFA’s best?

Patriot takes a look at players who have been wrongly snubbed in FIFA’s best XI for 2018-19 season In the recently concluded FIFA “The Best” award ceremony, it was Lionel Messi who took the crown of the world’s best player for a record sixth time – and that decision was unanimously accepted by one and […]