Snehangshu Dutta from Chinsurah, Hooghly, beat over one million applicants to become an official FIFA World Cup 2026 volunteer in Dallas. It is the second consecutive World Cup with a direct Bengal connection.
As a child, I played a game called 'Saap Seeri' (Snakes and Ladders). It was a simple pursuit: except for an occasion or two - having not mastered the "art of throwing dice" - I climbed the ladders of progress only to be swallowed by a snake that pulled me back to the threshold.
Yet beneath the soaring television promos and breathless studio debates lies a far less dramatic reality.
The victory also confirmed India’s qualification for the Super Eights, while Pakistan slipped to third in the group behind USA on net run-rate.
Ravichandran Ashwin has called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to revisit its international calendar, arguing that the increasing frequency…
“To be honest, the 2007 T20 World Cup that India won inspired me to start playing cricket, but it was the 2011 World Cup at home, with Sachin sir being part of it and everything that happened that year, that really left a mark on me,” she recalled.
Most players in the current Australian squad are no strangers to Indian conditions, having featured regularly in bilateral series as well as the Women’s Premier League (WPL).
Former India captain and World Cup winner Kapil Dev has weighed in on the much-anticipated India-Pakistan clash in the Asia Cup and urged people to avoid making it a big issue, stating that "government will do its job, and the players should do theirs".
In a landmark moment for Indian chess, four Indian women have entered the quarterfinals of the FIDE Women's World Cup for the very first time.
As Andre Russell prepares to call time on his international career, the Jamaican all-rounder has voted his quickfire knock in the 2016 T20 World Cup semi-final against India as his proudest moment representing the West Indies.
