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Koodiyattam exponent Kapila Venu breaks the glass ceiling yet again in the new play Mricchakatikam

Koodiyattam, India’s only surviving Sanskrit theatre form, still has an untapped goldmine of ancient texts to dip into. The latest Koodiyattam play is Mricchakatikam (The Little Clay Cart), written by King Sudraka in the 5th Century, and has been directed by celebrated guru G Venu of Natanakairali, Irinjalakuda Mricchakatikam differs from the usual Koodiyattam repertoire…

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ICC Test Rankings: Rishabh Pant registers career-high ranking, Jasprit Bumrah holds firm; Joe Root leads the way

Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah The latest ICC Test rankings reveal a dynamic shift in the global cricket landscape following a week of standout performances in both the red-ball and T20I formats. India’s Rishabh Pant and England’s Ben Duckett headline the latest update, climbing to new career-best positions after delivering monumental knocks in the first…

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Shubman Gill ‘didn’t quite have that on-field aura’ as Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma: Nasser Hussain on new India captain’s ‘reactive’ approach

Rishabh Pant (L) and Shubman Gill (R) are the vice-captain and captains of the Indian Test team. (Getty Images) Former England captain Nasser Hussain analysed India’s loss in the Leeds Test match, agreeing with Ravi Shastri’s on-air observations about Shubman Gill‘s captaincy and India’s need for a seam-bowling all-rounder. Hussain highlighted how Gill’s leadership style…

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