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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 […]

This profile first appeared in the tadpoles magazine on April 1, 2014 and can be accessed here. “What is your favourite part of basketball: dribbling, passing or shooting?” “Defence.” pat comes the reply from Prasanna Venkatesh, a 21-year-old guard from Tamil Nadu. There’s a trace of aggression in his voice. It’s almost as if Prasanna is ready to play defense […]

  This post was originally published on March 24, 2014 in Tadpoles magazine and can be accessed here.  It can be quite disconcerting when a 6ft 9 inch behemoth says “thanks choo much” when you tag him in a picture on Facebook. But that’s Amjyot Singh Gill for you. The 22-year-old starting power forward on […]

The 4th edition of the Mulki Sunder Ram Shetty All India Basketball Tournament is currently underway at the Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium. The tournament is being played from 31st January to 4th February and features India’s top men’s club teams such as Vijaya Bank, Indian Overseas Bank and Income Tax. Bengaluru, 1st February 2018: The […]

Press Release/Ahmedabad 8th Jan, 2014: The women from Maharashtra were at their destructive best as they beat Delhi 89-49  in the semifinals of the 28th Federation Cup National Basketball Championship. Maharashtra fill now face an equally good opponent Chhattisgarh in the clash for top honours. Maharashtra Captain Manisha Dange scored 20 points, Shireen Limaye 19 and Renu Maurya […]