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Behind the on-court success of Lakshya Sen are a bunch of factors—tonnes of resources and years of hard work by not only him but also a dedicated team around him.
Editor's note: There was this time in Rediff when, for a World Cup, we got top cricketers from all participating countries to write for us. Our South Africa expert that year was Alan Donald’s new-ball partner Fanie de Villiers. I will write, he told us, but you email me questions, topics to cover so I know what to write about. Three days ahead of the deadline for his first column, we sent him an email with suggested themes and questions. No response. Morning of the deadline, and a Fanie-sized hole in our coverage plan for the day. So we call him—and a surprised Fanie goes, “Oh, you had sent the mail? So sorry, I am not good with email—when you send one, can you send a fax reminding me to check my mail?" I was reminded of that when, in response to WhatsApp questions, badminton great Prakash Padukone sent photos of pages from his notebook where he had scribbled down his responses on the grounds that “I write faster than I type”. The quirks of the greats... but I’ll leave that for …
Behind the on-court success of Lakshya Sen are a bunch of factors—tonnes of resources and years of hard work by not only him but also a dedicated team around him.
Editor's note: There was this time in Rediff when, for a World Cup, we got top cricketers from all participating countries to write for us. Our South Africa expert that year was Alan Donald’s new-ball partner Fanie de Villiers. I will write, he told us, but you email me questions, topics to cover so I know what to write about. Three days ahead of the deadline for his first column, we sent him an email with suggested themes and questions. No response. Morning of the deadline, and a Fanie-sized hole in our coverage plan for the day. So we call him—and a surprised Fanie goes, “Oh, you had sent the mail? So sorry, I am not good with email—when you send one, can you send a fax reminding me to check my mail?" I was reminded of that when, in response to WhatsApp questions, badminton great Prakash Padukone sent photos of pages from his notebook where he had scribbled down his responses on the grounds that “I write faster than I type”. The quirks of the greats... but I’ll leave that for …
The kingdom and its sovereign fund pull back on splashy global bets to focus on domestic returns as war and realities reshape priorities
Abu Dhabi’s Aldar and Dubai Residential REIT deliver strong earnings, UAE exits OPEC amid rising Gulf tensions and other news updates.
The war in West Asia offers a preview of how India’s next conflict could unfold—fast, multi-domain, drone-saturated and under a nuclear shadow. New Delhi must learn quickly.
The kingdom and its sovereign fund pull back on splashy global bets to focus on domestic returns as war and realities reshape priorities
Abu Dhabi’s Aldar and Dubai Residential REIT deliver strong earnings, UAE exits OPEC amid rising Gulf tensions and other news updates.
The war in West Asia offers a preview of how India’s next conflict could unfold—fast, multi-domain, drone-saturated and under a nuclear shadow. New Delhi must learn quickly.
