Narender Grewal 12

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. […]

[This profile was first published on 7th July 2014 on tadpoles.in, an online youth magazine. The original post can be accessed here.  Narender Grewal’s signature style of shooting a basketball defines him. His Haryanvi good looks has girls swooning in every playing arena he enters. Being an Air Force officer only adds to his allure […]

The News 9 basketball‬ panel discussion with the Indian senior men’s team is out on YouTube. They called Joginder, “Narender”, and Akhilan as “Akhilam”, but all said and done, glad to have the Indian basketball men’s team on television. The panel featured BFI Head of Operations Himamshu Dabir, point guards Joginder Singh Saharan, Akilan Pari, small […]

India’s top international basketball superstars join UBA Basketball Season 4 rosters The most important basketball decision in India this season didn’t take place on the court. It wasn’t a coaching decision, a new defensive scheme, a right pass, or a clutch three-point shot. That decision, instead, was taken in some far less dramatic settings: in […]

In this Independence Day Special feature, ten different players describe what it means to play basketball for India On the eve of India’s 68th Independence Day, we learn from the nation’s top basketballers on what it means to play for India. All these players have represented the country either at the junior or senior level. […]