Indian sportsman Archives

Slam dunk: India, Spain, or US, basketball pro Prudhvi Reddy ‘shoots’ to thrill everywhere

by Vikram Sharma | Jan 31, 2023

(January 31, 2023) Back in 2013, when Ambati Prudhvishwar Reddy began practising at the Europe Basketball Academy (EBA) in Barcelona, Spain — his acrobatic abilities, agility, swift moves, and teamwork — earned him a lot of admirers among professional athletes and...

Indian ace cricketer Ajinkya Rahane’s resolute belief in the game, and himself

by Vikram Sharma | Feb 11, 2022

(January 11, 2022) As a teenager, Ajinkya Rahane would be up at the crack of dawn, don his cricket wear, and scramble to Mumbai’s busiest railway station: Dombivli. His extremely weighty kit-bag was a constant companion – as he kept switching shoulders to handle...