Guide
Cricket
Test Cricket, Explained: The Format, the Laws and Why It’s the Ultimate Test
Five days, two innings, endless drama. Everything a newcomer needs to fall in love with the longest form of the game.
Start Here
The guides we’d hand a friend who’s just getting into Indian sport.
The LBW Law, Finally Made Simple
The most misunderstood rule in cricket, broken down into the questions an umpire actually asks.
Offside, Explained Without the Diagrams
The rule everyone thinks they understand, described the way a linesman actually applies it.
The Rules of Kabaddi in Five Minutes
Raids, tackles and the do-or-die — how one of India's oldest games actually works.
How to Watch a Track Meet
Heats, lanes, staggered starts and photo finishes — a spectator's guide to an afternoon of athletics.
By Sport
The IPL, Explained
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The Complete Guide to the World’s Biggest Cricket League
Format, teams, the auction, and the moments that built the IPL — one evergreen guide that makes sense of it all.
Icons of Indian Sport
In Depth
Why Football Found a Home in a Cricket Country
Full stadiums, homegrown stars and a slow culture shift — the story of the game's steady rise.
The Long Road: How an Indian Club Builds an Academy
Scouting, residential programmes and the ten-year bet that youth development actually is.
The Akhada Roots of Professional Kabaddi
Before the floodlights and the franchises, there were village mats and wrestling pits.
The Newsroom
Writers who explain Indian sport for the love of it. Every byline is a person you can hold to account.
