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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 […]

As the final seconds ticked away in India’s Asian Games contest in Incheon (Korea) against the Philippines and an Indian loss was all but ensured, Indian swingman Pratham Singh suffered a nasty fall, hurting both his head and his back. As Pratham writhed in pain on court, a hush fell in the arena, and his […]

Saturday – January 25th, 2014 India 78 75 Angola INDIA WIN!   FINAL India 29 49 65 78 78 Angola 14 31 37 75 75     Team India. Copyright Ekalavyas. An inspired India came out all guns blazing to surprise the much higher rated Angola, ranked 15th in the world, to win a close […]

Sunday – January 26th, 2014 India 67 52 Cape Verde FINAL. INDIA WIN!   FINAL India 12 33 43 67 67 Cape Verde 12 26 43 52 52     Team India after its semis win. Copyright Ekalavyas After a listless and underwhelming first three quarters, the Indian men’s team finally got its act together […]

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. […]