Field Hockey
Dhaka 33-20: Bangladesh's Real Evidence Is in the Second Half, and the Defence Claim Has No Ledger
The 33-20 Ledger: Bangladesh's Win in Dhaka and the Twenty Goals the Scoreboard Buried
Asian Champions Trophy: Bangladesh's Entry Is a Gift of Pakistan's Absence, Two Weeks' Preparation and Visa Uncertainty
Bangladesh's Asian Champions Trophy berth came from Pakistan's absence — but the 18-versus-16 arithmetic must be settled first
Asian Champions Trophy: Bangladesh Enter on a Seventh-Place Vacancy, a Two-Week Camp and an Incomplete Squad List
Asian Champions Trophy: Bangladesh's Entry Is a Gift of Pakistan's Absence, Two Weeks' Preparation and Visa UncertaintyA report from Dhaka seems ordinary on the surface—the Bangladesh men's hockey...
Bangladesh's Asian Champions Trophy berth came from Pakistan's absence — but the 18-versus-16 arithmetic must be settled firstThree dates sit in the same report: visa application at the Indian Embassy...
Asian Champions Trophy: Bangladesh Enter on a Seventh-Place Vacancy, a Two-Week Camp and an Incomplete Squad ListBangladesh's squad announcement for the Asian Champions Trophy mentions...
Eighteen Claimed, Sixteen Named: Bangladesh's Real Test at the Asian Champions Trophy Begins on Paper, Not the ScoreboardEighteen were announced. Sixteen were printed. Of the three men described as...
33 Goals, Nine Names and One Empty Column: Auditing Bangladesh's Win in DhakaAt the end of the first half the board read 13-9. At the end of sixty minutes...
Dhaka 33-20: Bangladesh's Real Evidence Is in the Second Half, and the Defence Claim Has No LedgerThe scoresheet from Dhaka I added up twice. Nine names, nine numbers — 7, 6, ...
Bangladesh's 33-20 Win on the Dhaka Court: The 20-11 Second Half Is a Fitness Story, Not a Tactical OneDhaka: The scoresheet shows a comfortable 33-20 win. Bangladesh's women's...
Sixteen Names, a Claim of Eighteen: Bangladesh's Champions Trophy Entry Is a Story of a Vacant SeatThe notebook opened before the stadium did. A flight on October 23, a first...
Asian Champions Trophy: Bangladesh Entered Only Because Pakistan Stayed Away, and Their Squad List Claims 18 Names but Lists 16On the morning of October 23 a Bangladesh squad will fly out of Dhaka, and on...
Eighteen Announced, Sixteen Printed: A Roster Audit of Bangladesh's Asian Champions Trophy EntryThe squad list was on my desk in Pune and I was counting names with my finger...