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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 […]

The season 3 of the Mizoram Super League (MSL) – India’s first professional basketball league, tipped off on 21st March 2017 at the Khatla Indoor Stadium, Mizoram. Weeks 2 and 3 saw further additions to the squads in a bid to bolster their chances of winning the league. Signings and arrivals Newly promoted Chanmari Hollow […]

China is all set to host the BRICS Games 2017 from 17-21 June 2017 in Guangzhou city. This year’s BRICS games will feature basketball for men, volleyball for women (under- 20 age group), and wushu for men and women. The tournament will be played in a round robin league format. India has made two changes […]

India finish 4th at the BRICS Games 2017, after losing to Russia and South Africa, concluding their exposure tournament in China. The team was lacking in size in the absence of star centre Amritpal Singh, which resulted in them being outrebounded by heavyweights Russia and China. Forwards Amjyot Singh Gill and Rikin Pethani performed consistently […]

The season 3 of the Mizoram Super League (MSL) – India’s first professional basketball league, tipped off on 21st March, 2017 at the Khatla Indoor Stadium. Week 1 saw a total of 4 matches. Game 1 Khatla TBL 69 (Gurvinder Gill 29 pts,14 reb) bt. Chanmari Hollow 67 (Vanlalthazuala 21 pts, 8 reb) Defending champions […]