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Chennai’s M.A. Chidambaram Stadium will host the final of the Duleep Trophy from September 6 to 10. The BCCI has decided to move the summit clash from Bengaluru to allow fans a chance to watch the country’s top players in action. While the initial plan was to hold the entire tournament at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) in the Garden City, only the quarterfinal and semifinals will now be held on campus.Last year, the Duleep Trophy was held fully behind closed doors at the CoE, much to the disappointment of the fans. Earlier this month, BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia had explained that there were restrictions on allowing fans at the CoE but had promised to consider hosting the final alone…

Captains Saly Samson, Vatsal Govind, Krishna Prasad, Sachin Baby, M.S. Akhil and Rohan S. Kunnummal | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement August is the month of festivities in Keralam and it is also the time when the cricket carnival arrives in the capital city.The Kerala Cricket League (KCL), a project which began as a platform for the State cricketers to showcase their talent, enters an eventful third season and will kick off at the Sports Hub Greenfield stadium on Thursday when Calicut Globstars takes on Thrissur Titans.The KCL will, however, face a challenge to attract spectators in the absence of its…

Manav Suthar. | Photo Credit: PTI In the pantheon of formidable left-arm orthodox spinners to have emerged from India’s stable, Manav Suthar has all the ingredients needed to belong. Having started his Test career against Afghanistan in June with a match haul of seven for 62, the 24-year-old’s stature has been further enhanced by bowling India to a 165-run victory over Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle on Wednesday. Following his four for 76 in Sri Lanka’s first innings, Suthar returned exemplary figures of 23.4-2-55-6 in the second.Among Suthar’s admirers already is Maninder Singh, a left-arm tweaker of…

KL Rahul in action during day four of the first Test match between India and Sri Lanka, in Galle, Sri Lanka, on August 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Diversity is innate to K.L. Rahul. For someone who can speak Kannada, Tulu, Hindi and English with equal felicity, the switch between cricket’s different formats or the fact that he is a link between the eras of Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill, comes easy.Trying to downplay his mentor’s role within the Indian unit, the vice-captain said: “It’s everybody’s responsibility to help your fellow team-mates and the dressing room here is always…

File picture of Gary Kirsten. | Photo Credit: Deepak K.R. Gary Kirsten has come a long way. From being the Indian coach under whom M.S. Dhoni’s men won the 2011 World Cup at Sri Lanka’s expense, to now being the guiding force for the men from the Emerald Isle, Kirsten has traversed diverse paths. Sri Lanka’s coach drew heart from the manner in which his wards stretched the first Test.“From being 90 for five on the third day and to take the Test into the fifth day was pleasing. There was a bit of fight and we were keen to…

Prasidh Krishna celebrates with teammates after taking a wicket of Sri Lanka’s Niroshan Dickwella on day five of the first Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Galle, Sri Lanka, on August 19, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI Ravindra Jadeja breached a stonewalling alliance between Sonal Dinusha and Dhananjaya de Silva, reducing Sri Lanka to 175 for six at lunch to push India closer to a victory on the fifth and final day of the first Test in Galle on Wednesday (August 19, 2026).Chasing a distant 372, Dinusha (65) and Keshara Nuwantha (8) were holding the fort for…

Revolving credit, one of India’s finest tools for financial inclusion, has made deep inroads in creating sustainable rural wealth. Still, rising risks of debt recycling have made the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) sceptical.For rural India, where income is mainly seasonal and contributes 46% to 50% of gross domestic product, revolving credit became an important component and shield against financial shocks as well as informal loan sharks.Structural rigidity in the formal credit framework led to mismatch in cash-flow needs of farmers, who incur expenses on seeds, fertilisers, labour and irrigation months ahead of income stream after harvest. Revolving credit bridges…

Aged soy sauce can have terroir, techniques and flavour notes, just as wine or whisky. On the Japanese island of Shodo, umami-rich soy sauce is fermented in centuries-old wooden barrels, that gives it a nuanced rich flavour. On August 22 and 24, Oberoi Hotels in Bengaluru and Mumbai are hosting a dinner that pairs these soy sauces with a curated Japanese multi-course meal, bringing together history and craft. Soy sauce being brewed in Yamaroku Shoyu, a historic soy sauce company, that has been family-owned for 150 years | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The dinner, titled Kioke Dojo, is helmed by…

Corporate investment, as a share of GDP, has been declining in India for some time now (Chart 1). This trend raises an important question: what explains this prolonged decline?A few things stand out in Chart 1. Corporate investment in India took off in 2004, when it jumped almost four percentage points, from 6.5% to 10.3%. After rising during the dream run of India’s growth story, it fell during the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), but began a steady revival till demonetisation hit the economy in 2016 (marked by a vertical line in the chart). Since then, the decline has been singular. So much…

It was a cruel joke, but after Bangladesh were dismissed for 54 in their warm-up game in Australia, a social media post suggested they were not good enough to play there; even that Australia could win the Darwin Test in a day. Others helpfully dug up similar posts from the past from the likes of Steve Waugh and David Hookes.Australia’s cricket board too seemed to feel that way. It had cancelled tours by Bangladesh in 2015 (on bogus security grounds), and 2018 (saying, in effect, “We don’t want you here”) and so there was universal joy at their comeuppance when…