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Tuesday – July 15th, 2014 India 49 62 Iran FINAL. IRAN WINS. Video credits: FIBA Venue:  Wuhan Sports Centre Gymnasium, Wuhan (China). Entry is Paid. FINAL India 20 29 36 49 49 Iran 12 26 48 62 62 Wuhan (China): For a while, it seemed like the Cinderella story would continue, that India’s group of determined young […]

India’s campaign at the FIBA Asia Cup 2017 tipped off today, after months of hype and excitement over the prospect that India’s time on the international basketball stage has finally arrived. This team has been called India’s best in recent times (possibly best ever), led by our very own ‘Big 3’ of Vishesh Bhriguvanshi, Amjyot […]

India’s experienced shooting guard Vishesh Bhriguvanshi, from Varanasi speaks to us after the Indian team won the 3rd South Asian Basketball Association (SABA) Championship 2014 that concluded in Kathmandu, Nepal earlier today. Team India were an unbeaten 4-0 in this championship and have qualified for the Asia Cup to be held in Wuhan, China in […]

In recent years, almost every Indian basketball performance abroad—positive or negative—has been accompanied with an asterisk. Due to injury or other professional concerns, India have often been short of a couple of big names in the lineups. In international tournaments therefore, India either played well despite missing out some important players or, or struggled because […]

On day four of the William Jones Cup, the Indian men’s basketball team lost 44-88 to Iran’s national team. India had fewer turnovers than Iran, but were outrebounded 51-26. Forward Prasanna Venkatesh Sivakumar posted 12 points and 6 rebounds. Next up, the Indian men play Lithuania on 19th July at 1300 hrs CST (1030 IST). […]