Let's not forget this IPL in a haste

Bikash Mohapatra takes a look at a few legendary names who failed to complete their Grand Slam collection following repeated failures at the French Open.It is labelled the toughest major of all.No doubt, the French Open has lived up to its reputation over the years. Players, not raised on the red dirt, have struggled to win the lone clay Slam.It took Andre Agassi 11 attempts and three final appearances to finally lay his hands on the trophy. Roger Federer took 11 years and four finals.And the ...

Multiple World table tennis champion Peter Karlsson tells Bikash Mohapatra if he can give the experiences he got as a player to other young players, he'd be more than happy. Seldom has a player who played second fiddle for most part of his career looked so content. Seldom has a player who witnessed a generation end with his retirement looked so hopeful. Seldom has a player accepted the reality as it is, and yet remained positive. Peter Karlsson is an aberration. For someone who is a ...

At the Madrid Open, Serena Williams became only the 10th woman to win 50 career titles. Bikash Mohapatra takes a look at players who preceded her at the elusive club. Serena Williams had a lot at stake going into the final of the Madrid Open. Her No.1 ranking was at stake. And the person who could have replaced her was facing her in the decider. Maria Sharapova's new-found form on clay has had her win in Stuttgart, Rome and the French Open – completing her set of majors ...

Bikash Mohapatra ellaborates on a 'hat-trick' which Kieron Pollard would like to forget in a hurry. Four straight chances to the same position. Three dropped. One taken. - Scorecard - Mumbai snap Chennai's 7-match winning streak - IPL PHOTOS: Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings All the chances involving the same fielder; for that matter, the same bowler. The Indian Premier League match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede stadium on Sunday had a weird ...

Bikash Mohapatra lists the batsmen who have unfortunately been dismissed without facing a ball during this IPL.It's anything but an enviable record. And a batsman has to live with it for no fault of his.Gautam Gambhir, however, admitted he was at fault."It was foolishness on my part. There's no point in rushing for a second run as the innings had just started and there was plenty of time left," explained the Kolkata Knight Riders' captain after his side suffered a humiliating seven-wicket ...

Bikash Mohapatra rates the 175 against Australia at Hyderabad in 2009 the best he's witnessed from the batting icon's blade, and prays for at least one more similar one before he calls it a day. The match was in November, 2009. India was playing Australia in an ODI at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium (Hyderabad).-Tendulkar turns 40 on Wednesday, wish him With the visitors having reduced the home team to 162 for four, and posting a formidable total (350), the writing was on ...

Bikash Mohapatra picks six individual performances that proved decisive in India beating Australia 4-0 in the just-concluded Test series. It's without doubt the biggest achievement since India became a Test-playing nation in 1932. Handing Australia a humiliating 4-0 whitewash, after having lost the toss in each of the four matches, isn't something even the staunchest Indian supporter would have fathomed, the quality of the visiting team notwithstanding. The fact that it was India's ...

While Martina Navratilova, Bjorn Bjorg, Steffi Graf, Pete Sampras and Roger Federer thrived at Wimbledon, the grass surface of the hallowed courts, says Bikash Mohapatra, also proved the graveyard of many other tennis greats.   It is now the only Grand Slam tournament that's played on grass court. And it is considered the biggest of them all. Every player wants to have a Wimbledon title in his/her resume.  While a notable few - Martina Navratilova, Bjorn Bjorg, Steffi Graf, Pete ...

Berhampur (Odisha), Jun 6 (PTI) Two key operators of a fake job racket were today arrested, three days after police took into custody three persons in this connection. Bandit Mohanty alias Bikash Das of Rasalpur in Jagatsinghpur district and Biswa ...