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      Chitrabhanu Kadalayil

      Chitrabhanu Kadalayil

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      Before joining the opinion desk at The National, Chitrabhanu worked in the paper's sports section as a cricket and tennis writer, editor and podcaster. Prior to that, he was with Mid Day and The Indian Express newspapers. Once passionate about listening to music, hiking, playing gully cricket and biking along the beach, he now spends most of his spare time being overwhelmed by fatherhood.
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      Ravi Shastri will continue to hold the position of India's head coach for the next two years. Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
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      Volatile Australian makes good point about double standards in tennis, but he needs to take a hard look at himself

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      Captain Virat Kohli led India to a 3-0 Twenty20 series sweep against West Indies on Tuesday. Randy Brooks / AFP
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      Kohli consistent and Pant persistent: India player ratings

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      Gareth Bale has not been included for Real Madrid's pre-season friendly in Austria. Nick Potts / PA Wire
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      Real Madrid snub Gareth Bale for friendly against Salzburg

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      India hold a 2-0 lead against the West Indies in the three-match Twenty20 series. Randy Brooks /. AFP
      Kohli should bat at No 4 and other takeaways from India T20s

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      CricketAugust 06, 2019
      Australia's top-order batsman Steve Smith scored the 25th century of his Test career on Sunday. Andrew Boyers / Reuters
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      Australian eighth player to achieve feat in Test cricket's oldest and most traditional bilateral series

      CricketAugust 04, 2019
      Then Australia captain Steve Smith holds a replica of the Ashes urn with his teammates after winning the series 4-0 in 2017. Reuters
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      CricketJuly 30, 2019
      FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013 file photo England's captain Alastair Cook holds up the Ashes Urn during the presentation ceremony after the end of the fifth day of the fifth Ashes cricket Test against Australia at the Oval cricket ground in London. England batsman Alastair Cook will retire from international cricket after this week's test against India, it was announced on Monday, Sept. 3, 2018. The 33-year-old former captain has made a national record 12,254 runs in a 160-test career over 12 years. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
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      CricketJuly 30, 2019
      Rohan Bopanna is likely to be part of India's Davis Cup team to compete in Pakistan. Jeffrey E Biteng for The National
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      TennisJuly 28, 2019
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