Author: Navneet Mundhra

Though India has had seven different captains across formats in 2022, their performance has not taken a beating. The necessity to appoint so many captains arose due to a couple of factors – injuries to deputed skippers before a few series and the policy of trying different combinations, especially in the T20I format ahead of […]

In the recently-concluded ODI series, India edged England 2-1 in their backyard. Let’s look at three positives India have drawn from the series: 1) Resurgence of Hardik Pandya, the all-rounder: 2022 has been a rite of passage for Hardik. Earlier in the year, he put up a dazzling all-round show in the Indian Premier League […]

Recently, the former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi created a flutter when he publicly announced he’s dating the former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen. The former cricket administrator, known for his in-your-face flamboyance, posted a slew of pictures of him enjoying vacations at exotic locales with Ms. Sen. The announcement elicited a volley of […]

BENGALURU: The ODI series between England and India stands levelled 1-1 after the two matches. The final match will be played on Sunday which will determine the winner. After the first two matches, the standout performer in the two teams is ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah who chalked up six scalps in the first match to […]

After India pummeled England by 10 wickets in the first ODI at The Oval, they moved to the no.3 position in the ICC’s ODI team rankings. New Zealand at present the numero uno team in this format, while England is at the no.2 position. The authenticity of the current rankings gains even more credibility if we […]

R Madhavan’s ‘Rocketry: The Nambi Effect’ generated enormous buzz before its release because it is based on the life of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientist Nambi Narayanan who was falsely charged for espionage and brutally tortured in the jail. Later, the Supreme Court of India absolved him of all the trumped-up charges. It […]

While Bollywood films are biting the dust one after another at the turnstiles, a Hollywood film ‘Thor – Love And Thunder’ is setting the cash registers ringing. The movie, which hit the screens last Thursday, raked in Rs 65 crore net in its extended first weekend. Though the collections took a slight dip on Monday, […]

JAIPUR (RAJASTHAN): The ghastly beheading of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur by Islamic extremists over a social-media post has sent shockwaves across India. The National Investigative Agency (NIA) has arrested seven people during the course of the investigation. Almost two weeks after the incident, The New Indian spoke to three veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) […]

England’s left-arm medium-pacer Reece Topley negated Suryakumar Yadav’s thunderous hundred as the hosts edged India by 17 runs in the 3rd T20I at Trent Bridge. The visitors had already sealed the three-match series after winning the first two matches. England got off to a roaring start after opting to bat first as the captain Jos […]

BENGALURU: Though Hardik Pandya deservingly walked away with the kudos by thumping a half-century and chalking up four wickets in the first T20I against England, the most stunning moment of the match was conjured up by Bhuvneshwar Kumar. In the first over, Bhuvi whipped out a vicious delivery which started one foot outside the off-stump […]