Analysis 23

As the curtains came down on yet another successful title run for ONGC (men) and Southern Railway (women), spectators and followers alike will be left wondering: Are there any teams that can challenge the dominance of the oilers from Dehradun? Is there any combination of 12 women that can stop Southern Railway in their tracks? […]

The list of Indian basketball players abroad, committing to high schools and colleges as student-athletes, is steadily growing. This is both a heartening as well as disconcerting sign. It shows that India’s upcoming basketball talent is on par with the rest of the world. More importantly, it brings these players under the radar of top […]

Generally speaking, conducting sports events in college is an encouraging sign, especially considering our society’s obsession with academics over sports. However, for minor sports like basketball in India, sometimes, sports events themselves can cause more harm than good. It is a known fact that in our country, cricket is the one sport that is considered ‘King’, […]

  It is safe to say India is not known for its basketball, but with a population of over a billion people there surely would have come a time when an Indian would appear on America’s biggest stage, the NBA. Two players have appeared on the world stage in the last few years who have […]

The Supreme Court…. No it’s not in Delhi. It’s in every courtyard of every school of the country. Or at least that is what hoopsters in India would like you to believe.  For many of them, playing basketball is like being cast under a hypnotic spell from which there’s no escape. It’s wei wu wei of the […]