Articles by Farah Sheikh
Covers the Indian sportspeople who don't get a cricket-sized share of attention — and asks why that's still true.
2 articles
India’s Asian Games Story Is Bigger Than the Cricketers Sent to Decorate It
A crowded medal day in Nagoya should force us to notice the athletes who train without cricket’s money, mythology or margin for failure. I’m tired of treating India’s non-cricket champions as inspirational visitors in their own sporting culture.
The Asian Games Should Not Be India’s Four-Year Audition for Our Attention
India’s non-cricket athletes do not need a fortnight of patriotic enthusiasm followed by silence. They need a sports culture that treats the years between medal ceremonies as the real event.