Sports

Development and Sports

Racial Quotas: Right-ing the Wrongs in South African Cricket

Co-authored by Sreeradh Radhakrishnan and Parkhee Rattan In Depth Despite their reputation for choking in major tournaments, South Africa has been among the best sides in...

Making India Great: The Urgent Need for Sports Technology

Co-authored by Aditya Vikram and Tanay Gokhale It doesn’t take an ardent sports fan to notice that technology has insidiously impacted the way we view,...

Checkmate: Why is there a World Women’s Chess Championship?

Written by Parkhee Rattan At various levels in almost every sport, tournaments are conducted as platforms where the best athletes compete against each other for...

Turning Back Time: Cricket in the USA

Written by Arvind Pennathur It is peculiar that cricket, the second most popular sport in the world, is practically non-existent in arguably the most influential...

#MeToo? Silent Screams of Sexual Abuse in Competitive Sport

Co-authored by Kartik Sundar and Aditya Vikram The revelation that the USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar abused over 250 young women briefly drew global attention...

A “World Cup” of 10 Teams?

Written by Sreeradh Radhakrishnan 2007 was one of the worst years for any cricket fan in India and Pakistan. Fans of both teams saw their...

Show Me The Money!

Co-authored by Parkhee Rattan & Tanay Gokhale A few months ago, Neymar Jr. shifted from FC Barcelona to Paris St. Germain for a whopping sum...

The Great Indian Golf Story

Co-authored by Parkhee Rattan & Tanay Gokhale As intense, visually exhilarating sports like Cricket, Football, Badminton, Tennis, Kabaddi, etc. capture the Indian consumer, Golf -...

Qatar’s Rocky Road to 2022

Researched by Swagam Dasgupta Written by Sreeradh Radhakrishnan 2017 was a turbulent year for the State of Qatar. Qatar’s involvement with regional actors such as Hamas...

Two Sides of a Coin: The Intimacy Between Sport and Development

Co-authored by Parkhee Rattan and Tanay Gokhale Last month, the University of Basel awarded an honorary doctorate to one of Switzerland’s biggest sports stars, Roger Federer. Arguably the...