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Miracle On Soil - Act II: From The Ashes
India, Australia, Kolkata 2001.
Mar 15
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The Lights, The Noise, The Sound of the Bat
Not all talented kids make it to the top. Some get intoxicated to the smell of success.
Apr 5
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Miracle On Soil - Act III: The Coda
India, Australia, Chennai 2001
Mar 22
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Miracle On Soil - Act I: Inevitable
The first chapter of a three-part epic
Mar 1
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The Beat Carries the Song
This has truly been, as one journalist called it, the people's World Cup
Feb 22
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Notes From the World Cup: World Champions
Nov 3, 2025
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Vinesh Phogat. Hero.
Aug 11, 2024
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The Anatomy of a Fall
May 25, 2025
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The Song of Sweat and Fire
Oct 13, 2024
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The Theatre of Madness
On Vonn, Jones, and Marty
Feb 15
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The Rockstar and the Monk
On two interpretations of time, and time itself collapsing
Feb 8
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Another Dot in the Blur
Too many World Cups. Too little memory.
Feb 1
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A Familiar Faultline
On Mustafizur Rahman, the BCCI, and subcontinental cricket
Jan 25
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A Week in Da Nang
Vignettes from a unique, slow city
Jan 18
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2025 — The Year That Was
So much happened, so much more to come.
Dec 28, 2025
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Hope in the Islands
When Haiti, Curacao, and Cape Verde entered the party.
Nov 23, 2025
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One Thousand Games of Obsession
Seventeen years, one man and his chase for perfection
Nov 16, 2025
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Notes From the World Cup: Flight Out
Hungover scribbles from the terminal
Nov 9, 2025
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