Know Your Stars 15

An abridged version of this profile first appeared in the Tadpoles magazine. That post that be accessed here. “STAR OF THE DAY!” screamed the sports section of Times of India in an article dated January 28, 2014. The previous evening, India had played Angola in the basketball finals of the Lusofonia International Games in Goa. […]

Going by his game, he could be from the Himalayas. There’s icewater in his veins. The occasion was the 5th FIBA Asia Cup. The venue was Wuhan Sports Centre. The opponents were the mighty Chinese. 61st ranked India had never beaten 12th ranked China in any part of the world, let alone in its very […]

[An abridged version of this profile ‘Sahi is the Little John of Indian Basketball’ appeared in the youth online magazine tadpoles.in. It can be accessed here.] Some would say that his game reflects his personality: brash, energetic, in your face and always thoroughly entertaining. Talwinderjit Singh (‘TJ’) Sahi has lived and played on the edge. A […]

At a height of 7 ft and potential offers from the NBA, Amritpal Singh isn’t just standing tall but is an outstanding basketball player who initially took to the sport just to earn a livelihood. “I’m speaking to you from a khét (field)”, Amritpal Singh tells this incredulous reporter. The 22-year-old starting centre on the Indian senior […]

[This profile was originally published in the online youth magazine tadpoles.in. The original post and video can be accessed here.] Raspreet Sidhu remembers the prophetic words of Arnold Henry whenever she enters the court: Your limits are somewhere up there, waiting for you to reach beyond. Sidhu, a key member of the Indian women basketball team, […]