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Rahul Dravid was made India’s head coach in 2021© BCCI/Sportzpics Current India head coach Rahul Dravid remains one of the most respected figures in the sport. Dravid came into the Indian team as the head coach after Ravi Shastri decided to step aside in 2021. Under Dravid’s guidance, India have done well but failed to … Read More “Rahul Dravid “Has An Advantage…”: Ravi Shastri’s Verdict On Legend’s Tenure As Indian Cricket Team Coach” »
Jayam Ravi in a still from ‘Agilan’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement For a country that takes pride in never invading or usurping foreign land after independence, our films ironically, do take water bodies for granted. After Duraisingam established that “Indians are the Kings of the Indian Ocean” at the end of Singam 2, we’ve … Read More “‘Agilan’ movie review: Jayam Ravi can’t save this mishmash of ideas watered down by insipid writing” »
Former coach Ravi Shastri’s assertion that the Indian team lost in Indore due to “overconfidence” has been termed “rubbish” by skipper Rohit Sharma, who minced no words while calling him an “outsider”. Shastri, who was the Indian team’s head coach for six out of seven years from 2014, wouldn’t be too amused to find out … Read More “On Ravi Shastri’s “Overconfidence” Remark, Rohit Sharma’s Sharp Retort” »
Dubai: Ravichandran Ashwin should be “right up there” among India’s all-time greats and his spin twin Ravindra Jadeja also isn’t far behind, feels former India head coach Ravi Shastri. Ashwin and Jadeja have emerged as one of the deadliest duo in world cricket as they have picked a staggering 462 wickets between them in the … Read More ““India’s All-Time XI”: Ravi Shastri’s Massive Comment On Ravichandran Ashwin And Ravindra Jadeja” »
File photo of Ravi Shastri© BCCI The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is around the corner with the first match starting in Nagpur on Thursday. It is a contest of the top two teams in the ICC Test rankings with a spot in the final of the World Test Championship in line. Spin is likely to play a … Read More ““You Don’t Want R Ashwin To Over-plan…”: Ravi Shastri’s Advice As India Gear Up To Face Australia” »
Nine of Ravi Varma’s chromolithographs will be exhibited at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Nine chromolithographs belonging to the Bengaluru-based Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation will soon be on view at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, as part of its upcoming show ‘Bollywood Superstars: A Short Story of Indian Cinema’. Modernist painter Raja Ravi Varma’s legacy is … Read More “Raja Ravi Varma’s chromolithographs at the Louvre Abu Dhabi” »
Modernist painter Raja Ravi Varma’s first commissioned painting, Kizhakke Palat Krishna Menon & Family , Photo Credit: Delhi Art Gallery At the intimate space of the Delhi Art Gallery (DAG), inside the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Colaba, a historic painting is under the spotlight. It is a family portrait by India’s first modernist painter, … Read More “Discovering the five people in Ravi Varma’s very first commissioned painting at the DAG” »
Chiranjeevi and Shruti Haasan in ‘Waltair Veerayya’ In his new Telugu film Waltair Veerayadirected by KS Ravindra aka Bobby Kolli, when Chiranjeevi says ‘records lo naa peru undadam kaadu, naa peru meede records untayi’ (it is not about my name being in the records, records are written in my name), amid loud cheers of course, … Read More “‘Waltair Veerayya’ Telugu movie review: Nostalgia-evoking moments prop up this Chiranjeevi, Ravi Teja and Shruti Haasan starrer” »
File photo of Ravi Shastri.© BCCI India could not have expected a better start to the 2022 T20 World Cup than with the four-wicket win against Pakistan. There was drama all along and some tense moments but ultimately Virat Kohli rose above all with a memorable 82* to take India home. After Pakistan gave India … Read More ““If India Pakistan Face Off Again In The Final…”: Ravi Shastri’s Got “Neat Touch Of Deja-vu”” »
Image for representative use© AFP The franchise-based Legends League Cricket has witnessed a global footprint of 1.2 billion fans. While the league witnessed a high level of competition from the greats of the game, the numbers are almost three times more than the first season which was played in Oman, last January. In an official … Read More ““Starting Legends League At Eden Gardens Was Master Stroke”: Ravi Shastri” »
