Prasanna Venkatesan
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Prasanna Venkatesan
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The Hindu Sports Reporter
#MukeshChoudhary finished as the third-highest wicket-taker with 15 wickets in 6 matches at an economy rate of 8.81, for Maharashtra, in the recently-concluded #SyedMushtaqAliTrophy.

"I’m looking forward (to #IPL2025). Fit and fine, raring to go."

#ChennaiSuperKings
December 23, 2024 at 6:54 AM
The youngest and newest World chess champion is here! Everyone wants a piece of #Gukesh - airport officials and airline employees included - even before he could walk out of the airport terminal!
December 16, 2024 at 5:44 PM
#Gukesh's mentor & former coach #VishnuPrasanna: "It (chess) is going to be a huge sport in India, I hope. I'm sure the title will stay in India for a while... So, I'm sure that more people would be engaged with the sport and there will be more heroes in chess."
December 13, 2024 at 7:38 AM
GM #LeonLukeMendonca (18) spoke about the popularity of chess in Goa, his travels for training, how GM #VishnuPrasanna changed his playing approach, his breakthrough #TataSteelChallengers (Wijk aan Zee) title win in Jan, #ChessOlympiad2024, and his short-term goal👇🏻

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Leon Luke Mendonca Interview | Olympiad performance shows the progress India has made
Grandmaster Leon Luke Mendonca discusses his chess journey, training, breakthrough title, and aspirations in a detailed interview.
www.thehindu.com
December 4, 2024 at 1:45 PM
GM #LeonLukeMendonca (18) spoke about the popularity of chess in Goa, his travels for training, how GM #VishnuPrasanna changed his playing approach, his breakthrough #TataSteelChallengers (Wijk aan Zee) title win in January, and the inspirational performance of India men @ the #ChessOlympiad2024👇🏻
December 4, 2024 at 1:35 PM
‘If you see those who are doing well now, they did not start doing well all of a sudden. A lot of hard work has been happening in the past one decade for these kids, ’ R.B. Ramesh to The Hindu's @prasreporter (X / Twitter)

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R.B. Ramesh interview: ‘Young chess players believe they can be the best’
R.B. Ramesh discusses the rise of young Indian chess players, the need for more tournaments, and sustaining growth.
www.thehindu.com
November 29, 2024 at 11:47 AM
At the #ChennaiGrandMasters2024, R.B. Ramesh spoke about whether the current crop of talented young Indian players are the country’s best ever, what sets apart the present batch, and what could be done to sustain India’s dominance in chess.

On the Special Sports page of Nov. 27 The Hindu epaper👇🏻
November 29, 2024 at 11:45 AM