A team that’s blessed with the twin-batting-talents of Kohli and Sharma- what could possibly be a great nadir? Yuvraj Singh has the answer! Virat Kohli’s Team India can be proud, very proud of the way it competed in the 2019…
AB de Villiers Defends His Stance To Play In The Ongoing World Cup
Among the most shocking stories in the ongoing world cup, a series that is currently counting the few hours that are left before the big final on Sunday happens to be one concerning AB de Villiers. It’s needless to say…
Rahul Dravid The Wall Appointed Head Of Operations, NCA
Man, Batsman, Wall, Mr. Dependable, and now, Head of Operations for NCA! He was called “The Wall” for his defensive batting style and importantly, that beautiful watertight technique that saved India from disasters on many an occasion in both Test…
South Africa Have One Last Chance To Redeem Themselves v Australia
Ideally, Amla should lead from the front, de Kock should make do for several lost opportunities (fire some mighty canons), and Faf should come good again- if South Africa are, in any way, to collect some useful gains against Australia…
Former Australia Captain Steve Waugh To Mentor The Current Team For Upcoming Ashes
He is, by far, the most acclaimed Australian Test captain that ever strolled down the field. At his pomp, there never seemed a day where Australia’s opponents would walk down on the Kangaroos. No. Not on his watch. He countered…
Virat Kohli’s India On Top Of the ODI World, Edge Out England In ICC Rankings
A 143-run defeat isn’t any less than causing an atomic explosion on the face of the defeated! Especially when it is the World Cup. And so it was, on June 27, where Manchester heard sounds of an explosion, from which…
Chris Gayle May Not Retire Immediately, After All!
Whenever there’s a contest going on that features the West Indies, it appears that Chris Gayle is about to explode into a big six-hitting pose. Isn’t it? But how long will this magic last, wonders the West Indian fan as…
What Sachin Tendulkar being trolled over Dhoni comments tells us about the Cricket fan?
“Only the god could’ve been trolled and taunted in God’s own country, isn’t it!?” Cricket is a funny game as they say. On a day you can surprise the strongest that there is. And on another lackluster day, you can…
Remember The Name: Carlos Brathwaite
Well over three years back, miles away from Queen’s England and thousands of kilometres away from the Kensington Oval, in the land of The Prince of Calcutta- one young man took Ben Stokes to the cleaners and put Eoin Morgan’s…
A Tribute to Mignon du Preez, The Unforgettable Spark of Protea Fire
Back in 2007, a smiling teenager marked her ODI debut against Pakistan. This wasn’t Pakistan with the likes of Diana Baig, Nida Dar, and the others. This was girls in green powered by the likes of Asmavia Iqbal, Urooj Mumtaz,…
Why The Shikhar Dhawan Injury Shouldn’t Bother India A Great Deal
Should the Shikhar Dhawan injury be bothering India? After hitting a sensational hundred against Australia, if there was a filmy statement that may have endeared Shikhar Dhawan to millions of cricket fans, then this was it: “Gabbar is back”! He…
Ro-Hits a fantastic 122 as India maul South Africa. Why’s the “Hitman” the Real Big Deal In CWC19?
A few hours back, the usually lush Rose Bowl appeared less of a rose and full of cactuses, where South Africa were concerned. Little wonder why. Rohit Sharma was the thorn in the Proteas’ path, Faf’s team not seeming certain…
Watch Out South Africa, Kohli and India Ahead! Can Faf’s men spark a revival?
It would be sad, utterly sad to see South Africa depart early from the World Cup. Even before the side could get over the ignominy of suffering a comprehensive defeat at the hands of the English, the Bangladesh team rendered…
Dear West Indies, What’s Your Back-Up Plan If Shai Hope fails?
The West Indies open their 2019 world cup campaign against Pakistan in a few hours from now. This, it must be said, is going to be a really interesting game and not merely for the fact that the West Indies…
England’s “X-Factor” Jofra Archer Makes Immediate Impact on World Cup 2019
To aim for the skies, one has to have his feet firmly placed on the ground. Guess whom this applies to? Well, Jofra Archer- the prime destructor of South Africa in England’s 2019 World Cup campaign-opening game, who else? At…
Why Shane Watson Is Among IPL 2019’s Biggest Heroes?
When Shane Watson hung his boots in the international arena, few spoke about the void that he was leaving behind in the Australian national team. This was both sad and painful for one knew the Ipswich-born was inarguably the finest…
Tom Shows He’s Indeed Moody, Breaks Down On Camera On IPL Exit
Tom Moody is considered a thorough gentleman. He is, has been, and the fact is, shall always remain one. Few people can forget the calmness under pressure and the grace (and decency) with which the mild-mannered Australian conducted himself in…
IPL 2019: Who’s The Youngest-Ever Bat In The IPL To Score A Fifty?
The IPL 2019 hasn’t been bereft of fantastic feats. There’s constantly some feat or the other that a player is registering to leave a sizable mark on the tournament. On the one hand, Delhi Capitals have broken their own record,…
A tribute to the Prince of Trinidad Brian Lara
It’s 1977. We are in one of the best party places in the entirety of the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago. A young kid, not even in double digits makes a bold declaration. “I’ll be a successful cricketer one day.” He’s…
Why we ought to tip our hat to the Hitman Rohit Sharma?
Consider a hypothetical situation. It’s the ICC 2019 World Cup contest. Team India are in for a bat, having won the toss. The crowd is ready with the placards and is all cheery. The weather is set and the anticipation…
Can Andre Russell Deliver In the Big World Cup Stage For his West Indies?
There are cars, then there are sports cars, and then there’s the supercar. In cricketing lexicon, Andre Russell is the super- sports car at the moment. Name one ground in the ongoing IPL whose distance hasn’t been measured by Andre…
Who is Claire Polosak and why’s she making news in men’s cricket?
Cricket is a funny game they say. Heard that one? Well, you probably may have. Not that cricket becomes a sport where stand-ups sit down in the middle of the field to lighten up things for those who are in…
Makes sense that Kieron Pollard has missed the bus to the World Cup 2019
Think of the following as an advertisement in the newspaper: Wanted: A batsman who can bowl; a bowler who can bat; an outstanding fielder in the deep; someone who can dismantle the best bowling attacks, and can bat in the…
Ajinkya Rahane, bruised but not battered in spirit, signed by Hampshire
If you are a cricket writer functioning on SEO, then probably the words Ajinkya Rahane Hampshire would be your thing. But that told, it’s not really any writers’ fault that the above seems the thing viable to say about Ajinkya…
Is Rishabh Pant alone handy for Delhi Capitals?
To be fair to Delhi Capitals that have been newly christened so, they still aren’t a team that would absolutely threaten the living daylights out of the others on the IPL roster. While, it’s one thing to win and quite…