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Right Season, Wright Reason
John Wright’s Indian Summers may not be a pithy commentary on the technicalities of the game but has enough substance to remind the stakeholders of Indian cricket to revisit the age-old system that runs it, as early as they possibly can.

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Playground of Empowerment
The International Institute of Sports Management (IISM) seeks to empower the young champions of tomorrow with the ability and agility to unfurl a new future of Sport and the business that surrounds it. Sudhir Raikar takes a closer look at the one-of-its-kind institute.

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Stumped by Cricket
It’s a fever at pitch that is scaling unbelievable heights. While cricket has been talked about forever, to the uninitiated, this game is an enigma.

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Polo: The Blue Blooded Sport
One clement day in the deepest beyond of Persia (now Iran), someone discovered a real fun thing; hitting a ball whilst riding a horse! Jump ahead 2,500 years and many thanks to the British cavalry, Argentine gauchos and closer home, inputs from Indian tea planters, slapping around a willow root s...

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Golf – the new age sport
Someone described a typical round of golf as - One minute you're bleeding. The next minute you're hemorrhaging. The next minute you're painting the Mona Lisa. It would suffice to say that for those who have taken a swing, stood there agape to see where the ball lands and whether it goes into t...

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A “Doosra” off the field
Even as left-arm spinner Nilesh Kulkarni ends his chequered cricketing career on a rather poignant note, he begins a new corporate innings on a cheerful high. As the director of International Institute of Sports Management (IISM), he now aspires to create a new generation of sports management pro...

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