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Chitrabhanu Kadalayil

Chitrabhanu Kadalayil

Deputy Comment Editor
Before joining the opinion desk at The National, Chitrabhanu worked in the paper's sports section as a cricket and tennis writer, editor and podcaster. Prior to that, he was with Mid Day and The Indian Express newspapers. Once passionate about listening to music, hiking, playing gully cricket and biking along the beach, he now spends most of his spare time being overwhelmed by fatherhood.
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Chelsea manager Frank Lampard attends a training session ahead of their Uefa Super Cup match against Liverpool. Ozan Kose / AFP
Lampard leads Chelsea training ahead of Uefa Super Cup - in pictures

Premier League rivals all set for European clash in Istanbul on Wednesday night

FootballAugust 14, 2019
Chitrabhanu Kadalayil
Mohamed Salah of Liverpool in action during a training session ahead of their Uefa Super Cup match against Chelsea. Michael Regan / Getty Images
Uefa Super Cup: Liverpool conduct training ahead of Chelsea game

Premier League rivals all set for European clash in Istanbul on Wednesday night

FootballAugust 14, 2019
Chitrabhanu Kadalayil
Captain Virat Kohli led India to a 3-0 Twenty20 series sweep against West Indies on Tuesday. Randy Brooks / AFP
Kohli consistent and Pant persistent: India player ratings

Chitrabhanu Kadalayil evaluates the performances of India's players who competed a series sweep on Tuesday

CricketAugust 07, 2019
Chitrabhanu Kadalayil
Gareth Bale has not been included for Real Madrid's pre-season friendly in Austria. Nick Potts / PA Wire
Real Madrid snub Gareth Bale for friendly against Salzburg

Future of unsettled Welsh winger remains uncertain at Spanish club after move to China reportedly scuppered

FootballAugust 07, 2019
Chitrabhanu Kadalayil
India hold a 2-0 lead against the West Indies in the three-match Twenty20 series. Randy Brooks /. AFP
Kohli should bat at No 4 and other takeaways from India T20s

Here are some talking points after India ensured Tuesday's third and final T20 in Providence is a dead rubber

CricketAugust 06, 2019
Chitrabhanu Kadalayil
Australia's top-order batsman Steve Smith scored the 25th century of his Test career on Sunday. Andrew Boyers / Reuters
Smith first batter since 2002 to score two tons in Ashes Test

Australian eighth player to achieve feat in Test cricket's oldest and most traditional bilateral series

CricketAugust 04, 2019
Chitrabhanu Kadalayil
Then Australia captain Steve Smith holds a replica of the Ashes urn with his teammates after winning the series 4-0 in 2017. Reuters
England v Australia: All you need to know about Ashes 2019

Here is the lowdown on the world's oldest Test series, which gets under way on August 1 in Birmingham

CricketJuly 30, 2019
Chitrabhanu Kadalayil
FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013 file photo England's captain Alastair Cook holds up the Ashes Urn during the presentation ceremony after the end of the fifth day of the fifth Ashes cricket Test against Australia at the Oval cricket ground in London. England batsman Alastair Cook will retire from international cricket after this week's test against India, it was announced on Monday, Sept. 3, 2018. The 33-year-old former captain has made a national record 12,254 runs in a 160-test career over 12 years. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
Ashes urn and Paul Bunyan Axe - the 13 weirdest trophies in sport

Check out our list of the most unconventional pieces of silverware being hand out to winners across various sports

CricketJuly 30, 2019
Chitrabhanu Kadalayil
Rohan Bopanna is likely to be part of India's Davis Cup team to compete in Pakistan. Jeffrey E Biteng for The National
India to tour Pakistan in September – to play Davis Cup tennis

Asia/Oceania Group 1 away tie to be held on September 14-15 at Pakistan Sports Complex in Islamabad

TennisJuly 28, 2019
Chitrabhanu Kadalayil
Not all is reportedly well between senior India players, Rohit Sharma, left, and Virat Kohli. Andrew Boyers / Reuters
Kohli silent amid Rohit rift rumours ahead of Windies tour

Simmering of tensions between limited-overs captain and vice-captain ahead of flight to United States

CricketJuly 28, 2019
Chitrabhanu Kadalayil
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir is close to joing the team in England. AP
Amir joins Dhoni, Malinga and Afridi in quitting Tests early

Here is a list of cricketers who made the decision to quit the five-day game in order to extend their international careers

CricketJuly 27, 2019
Chitrabhanu Kadalayil
Rishabh Pant, right, cannot take for granted his wicket, or his place in the Indian XI, any longer. Andrew Boyers / Reuters
India tour of West Indies: Selectors shift focus to future

Here are some talking points following the announcement of the three Indian squads to visit the Caribbean next month

CricketJuly 22, 2019
Chitrabhanu Kadalayil
England all-rounder Ben Stokes reacts after an attempted run out results in four overthrows after ricocheting off his bat in the final. Michael Steele / Getty Images
Cricket World Cup: 7 fixes ICC must make before 2023 tournament in India

The International Cricket Council has been criticised over several issues that have dogged the 2019 edition

CricketJuly 16, 2019
Chitrabhanu Kadalayil
The England team pose for a photo with the World Cup trophy at the Oval on Monday. Jordan Mansfield / Getty Images
England celebrate Cricket World Cup win at the Oval - in pictures

Newly-crowned world champions pose for pictures with fans, including school children, at London's other hallowed ground

CricketJuly 15, 2019
Chitrabhanu Kadalayil
British prime minister Theresa May greets England captain Eoin Morgan at Downing Street. Vickie Flores / EPA
May hosts World Cup champions England team at 10 Downing Street

Eoin Morgan's men spend evening with British prime minister day after lifting 2019 trophy at Lord's

CricketJuly 15, 2019
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