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The first Weekly Katta of 2024 is all about what lies ahead for the sports lovers in this leap year. Months of June, July and August will see the T20 World Cup, the Euros, the Copa America and the Olympics taking the sports fever to the next level. For Indian Cricket fans, the year is divided in a rather strange way. The T20 bonanza of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the T20 World Cup is sandw...

वर्ल्ड कप अंतिम सामन्याची निराशा दक्षिण आफ्रिकेतील कसोटी मालिकेतील विजयाने भारतीय संघ भरून काढेल? रोहित शर्माच्या फौजेसमोर काय आव्हाने आहेत? बलाढ्य विरोधी संघ, दक्षिण आफ्रिकेतील अवघड परिस्थिती, का शामीची अनुपस्थिती? भारताचा संघ काय असेल 'बॉक्सिंग डे' कसोटीत? आणि भारत खरंच सर करू शकेल 'फायनल फ्रंटियर'? आदित्य जोशी व अमोल कऱ्हाडकर, 'द हिंदू' चे क्रीडापत्रकार, चर्चा करत आहेत भारताच्या विजयाच्या शक्यत...

The younger sibling usually follows in the footsteps of the elder one. However, Shubham Shinde was inspired after seeing his younger brother Aditya on the field. Turning out for Bengal Warriors, Shubham is into his fifth season of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), while Aditya is playing his debut season with the same franchise. The siblings from Konkan share their Kabaddi journey with Amol Gokhale on...

७२ खेळाडू. २३०.४५ कोटींची उधळण. सर्वात मोठी बोली. आणि देशांतर्गत खेळाडूंची चांदी. IPL च्या १७ व्या लिलावाचा आढावा घेत आहेत अमोल गोखले व दुबईहून 'द हिंदू' साठी ऑक्शन वृत्तांकानासाठी गेलेला अमोल कऱ्हाडकर... 72 players were sold. Rs 230.45 crore were splurged. The highest bid ever in an IPL Auction was witnessed. And the relatively unknown domestic cricketers joined the Crorepati Club. Amol Gokhale a...

The stage is set for the IPL auction on December 19. Why this 'mini' auction matters? Which 'uncapped' players should one watch out for? How do IPL teams decide which player they want to 'go for'? Who will be a millionaire after the IPL? Which international stars will spark a bidding war? Troika of Sports Katta - Aditya Joshi, Amol Karhadkar, Sports Journalist, The Hindu, and Amol Gokhale explore...

The first season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) was a hit. The auction is an integral part of WPL and ahead of the second season, a mini auction will take place in Mumbai on December 9. Ahead of the WPL auction, here are the things you should know, Indian and foreign players to watch out for and how teams are stacked. Amol Gokhale explains on Weekly Katta… वूमेन्स प्रीमियर लीगचा (WPL) पहिला स...

Team India has already put the World cup final loss behind them. The team management and the selectors are already planning for the 2024 T20 World Cup. The recently-concluded Australia T20 series and the forthcoming T20s in South Africa are a clear indication of it. They are looking at Suryakuamar Yadav as a potential captain for the World Cup, should the need arise. Is it justified? Closer home,...

One journalist, That's all. Rahul Patil is a Maharastrian born in Solapur, brought up in Goa and based in Wellington. He was the only Kiwi journalist who covered the 2023 Cricket World Cup in India. But that isn't his full-time job. He is a banker with ANZ, New Zealand's largest bank, and is a qualified umpire at club level in Wellington. That's not all. He is the manager of a national team of Coo...

The 2023 World Cup is barely over and there’s already talk about the 2024 T20 World Cup happening in the West Indies and the USA. Now the key question for the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee is should they go back to Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli or should they persist with the young guns in the shortest format. ‘Should Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli play 2024 T20 World Cup?’ Amol Gokhale and Adit...

IPL २०२४ ची retention window २६ नोव्हेंबरला संपली. वर्ल्ड कप मधल्या भारताच्या पराभवानंतर हार्दिक पंड्या झोतात आला तो त्याच्या घरवापसीच्या चर्चेने. पण जेव्हा प्रत्येक संघाने त्यांचे 'retain' केलेले खेळाडू जाहीर केले तेव्हा हार्दिक पंड्याचा समावेश गुजरात टायटन्समधेच होता, मुंबई इंडियन्समध्ये नाही. पण ह्याचा अर्थ IPL २०२४ हार्दिक गुजरातकडून खेळेलच याची शाश्वती नाही. वीकली कट्ट्यावर आदित्य जोशी, अमोल...

India and Sri Lanka will face each other in the final of the Asia Cup on September 17. The tournament made the headlines for all the reasons. But the cricketers - past and present, fans and journalists, all enjoy the Sri Lanka tour for all the memorable reasons. In this episode of 'कट्ट्यावरच्या गप्पा', Amol Karhadkar takes a trip down memory lane with Sunandan Lele from the sea shores of Colombo…...

India played a perfect match against Pakistan in the Asia Cup Super 4s. Rohit Sharma, Shubhman Gill, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul smashed Shaheen Shan and boys around the park. Kuldeep Yadav topped it up with a splendid fifer and made Pakistan batters dance to his tunes. Finally, the focus has switched to cricket in the Asia Cup rather than all the outside noise. Amol Gokhale and Amol Karhadkar talk a...

Where are you watching India vs Pakistan in the Asia Cup? In what could turn out to be three back-to-back India-Pakistan games in Sri Lanka, it all leads the way to a mega clash on October 15 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. But India still has to find their No. 5 batter in place of injured KL Rahul. Will coach Rahul Dravid continue to experiment with the batting line-up? Rohit Sharma facing...

Team India’s 2-3 defeat against the West Indies has raised questions about Hardik Pandya’s captaincy. But is it too soon to judge him as a leader? What about the ‘performance’ of Rahul Dravid as a coach? Is time running out for Sanju Samson to showcase his potential? Jasprit Bumrah returns to international cricket with T20s against Ireland with some new faces in the team, including the head coach...

टीम इंडिया, विश्वचषक आणि नंबर चारचा घोळ, हे काही नवीन नाही. २०१९ ला झालेली गडबड कोणालाच विसरता येणार नाही. तीच चूक पुन्हा होत आहे? श्रेयस अय्यर फिट नसेल तर भारताकडे सक्षम पर्याय आहे? केएल राहुल दुखापतीमधून सावरला नसेल तर पाच नंबरला फलंदाजी आणि विकेटकिपींग अशी दुहेरी जबाबदारी संजू सॅम्सनला देण्यासाठी पुरेशी तयारी केली आहे? वेस्ट इंडिजविरूद्ध २०-२० मध्ये चमकलेल्या तिलक वर्माला फास्ट-ट्रॅक करावं? का...

The schedule is yet to be finalised. It results in sale of tickets being discussed only in WhatsApp and Telegram groups. With less than two months remaining for the 2023 Men's Cricket World Cup, it looks certain that the International Cricket Council and Board of Control for Cricket in India is on the verge of converting the World Cup into a royal mess. Amidst uncertainly surrounding various aspec...

Every time a girl marries a famous personality, the first question she faces is: “What about your career? Will you continue to work as you previously were?” Maharashtra all-rounder Utkarsha Pawar is no exception. Just that she is clear about it . “I will continue to play cricket. I have full support of mine and my husband's family.” If you haven't guessed it yet, Utkarsha happens to be the wife of...

The three-ODI series against the West Indies was billed as a part of process for the Team India’s World Cup preparations. But Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were given a rest. Did the ‘Team Management’ experiment too much in the series? Did it answer the question of who bats in the middle order? Jasprit Bumrah makes a comeback to international cricket as a skipper for Ireland T20s. Is this his ultim...

नागपूर मध्ये घराजवळ क्रिकेट अकादमी सुरु होताना बघून यश ठाकूरने क्रिकेट खेळायला सुरुवात केली. त्याला महेंद्र सिंह धोनी सारखं यष्टीरक्षक व्हायचं होतं पण तो झाला वेगवान गोलंदाज. आज उमेश यादवच्या जोडीला तो विदर्भाचा हुकमी एक्का आहे. भारताकडून तो १९-वर्षाखालील वयोगटात खेळला आहे आणि २०२३ मध्ये त्याने लखनौ सुपर जायंट्स कडून IPL मध्ये पदार्पणाच्या हंगामात चमकदार कामगिरी केली. सूर्यकुमार यादवला गोलंदाजी कर...

The rain gods played spoilsport on the fifth day of the Ashes and the final day of India vs West Indies but India bagged the series 1-0. There were plenty of positives for Rahul Dravid-coached side, like Yashasvi Jaiwal’s successful debut, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s return to form and Mohammed Siraj leading the attack. However, now the focus will shift to the ODI series with the World Cup on t...

Yashasvi Jaiswal stole the headlines with a scintillating hundred on debut against the sorry West Indies side. Ravichandran Ashwin keeps proving his worth again and again with match-winning knocks, but no point in dwelling on the WTC final. Rohit Sharma and his men will look to pocket an easy 2-0 series win. On a white ball front, Ruturaj Gaikwad has been elevated to a leadership role for the Asia...

Team India will begin their 2023-25 World Test Championships (WTC) cycle with a two-Test tour of the Caribbean. There will be a new face at No. 3 for the Indian cricket team. The only unknown is whether it will be Yashasvi Jaiswal or Ruturaj Gaikwad or Shubman Gill. Who will spearhead the bowling attack with Mohammed Siraj? Will Mukesh Kumar get an opportunity? But what about the ‘Big Guns’ of Ind...

१७ वर्षांची असताना आंतरराष्ट्रीय क्रिकेटमध्ये पदार्पण. १९ व्या वर्षी संघातून वगळले जाणे. आणि त्यातच आईचं अचानक झालेलं निधन. या धक्क्यांमधून सावरून क्रिकेटमधील रस गमावलेली देविका वैद्य पुन्हा मैदानावर यायला लागली आणि गेल्या वर्षी तिने भारतीय संघात पुनरागमन देखील केलं. तिच्या खडतर काळाबद्दल, आंतरराष्ट्रीय क्रिकेटमधील दुसऱ्या खेळीबद्दल व WPL मध्ये जाणवलेल्या 'प्राईस टॅग प्रेशर' बद्दल मारूया गप्पा देव...

Maharashtra Cricket Association president Rohit Pawar revived the Maharashtra Premier League (MPL) and the tournament was a success. In this episode of Saaptahik CCBK, Amol Gokhale analyzes the tournament, how icon players like Kedar Jadhavm Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Rahul Tripathi fared, the emerging players like Vijay Pawale and Arshin Kulkarni and what made Ratnagiri Jets so special to watch… महाराष...

Maharashtra Premier League पुन्हा एकदा चालू करून महाराष्ट्र क्रिकेट असोसिएशनचे नवे अध्यक्ष रोहित पवार यांनी दमदार सलामी दिली आहे. ती स्पर्धा चालू असतानाच वर्ल्ड कप २०२३ चं वेळपत्रक जाहीर झालं, आणि पुण्याला भारताच्या सामन्यासह तब्बल पाच सामने मिळाले आहेत. MPL पुढे जाऊन कशी मोठी करता येईल, खेळाडूंच्या करारासंदर्भात काही करता येईल का, आणि अर्थातच घराणेशाही अशा सगळ्या प्रश्नांची दिलखुलास उत्तरं रोहित...