Who would have thought that inside a week of its start, there would be so many encounters that would end up being some of the best games of Asia Cup 2018, isn’t it? One expected Asia Cup 2018 to be…
MS Dhoni will be very important for Team India in Asia Cup. Here’s why?
For a team that is often habitual of winning with ease and so used to seeing chase-master Kohli peaking despite challenges, one wonders, how would the narrative of the 2018 Asia Cup pan out? This is, especially when Virat has…
Few sights were as great in cricket as Shane Warne bowling! Why’s that? Some records
For the cricket purist, there always will be some images that shall uplift the spirit for time immemorial. It could either be playing a rewind of Sachin Tendulkar walking out to bat. For some, it could be reminiscing Saurav dancing…
South Africa Women’s vs West Indies Women’s promises to be a great contest
There’s so much to look forward to in the South Africa Women’s vs West Indies Women’s contest, one that involves 3 ODIs and 5 T20s. Where it comes to the briefest format, then the West Indies women began playing T20s…
Asia Cup 2018 Schedule: Take your seats and be ready for action
The Asia Cup 2018 schedule aligns the excitement of watching cricket’s powerhouses from Asia to an interesting destination of sorts where these nations will contest in a format of skill and daring. The continuity of tournaments like Asia Cup proves that…
Alastair Cook, retiring at 33, leaves Cricket wondering about ‘what-might’ have been
None can stop the changing vagaries of time. Today, Alastair Cook is an active player. Starting September 11, he will be addressed as an ex-English cricketer. Fans will miss him; English cricket would be in a state of permanent wonder…
Which doctor can wake Team India’s selectors up? Bring Karun Nair back now!
Knock-knock: Who? Respondent: Karun Nair! Asker: Karun Nair? Karun Nair Who? Respondent: Karun who was brought into Tests to score runs and left out, without giving him a clue! Few times are as polarised as Team India, apparently ICC’s number…
Everything to look forward to as India Women’s team gets ready for the Sri Lankan challenge
From the onset of September 15, 2018, the action in the women’s game will move to Sri Lanka, the tiny island paradise holding a sea-size of beauty and idyllic cricketing pleasures. But when you know what’s at stake- knowing there…
Why a bright future awaits Miguel Cummins?
Fast bowlers bring an interesting element to the game. You’d never have enjoyed the batsmen’s success, had they not been forced to work for their runs. It’s the pacers that hunt in pairs and also recede into oblivion, on account…
Sri Lanka’s Kaminu Mendis is creating buzz for an eccentrically talented skill
Kamindu Mendis is today a name that probably the international bandwagon of globetrotting fans that support the game do not know of. Kamindu Mendis also happens to be this name that not many would even care to search about unless someone…
India’s loss to England: the adventures of the unsung Indian cricket fan
India’s loss to England will not be forgotten ever by the Indian cricket fan. Of course. Not hard to understand why? Isn’t it? Probably, if you are next to an Indian cricket fan right now, you’d expect better than one…
Where is James Faulkner? Can Australia spruce a James Faulkner comeback?
He really shouldn’t have said that he hates or dislikes playing against the West Indies. It was the crucial quarter-final, a virtual mini-final of sorts in the middle of 2014 ICC World T20. We rewind back to 4 years from…
Can Modern Cricket Learn Something From The Great Sir Don Bradman?
Regardless of whether you believe in analogies or are a believer or non-believer in ironies, it doesn’t quite matter. For none of us may ever be able to divulge if the benevolent creator of things was trying to hint at…
An irreplaceable figure for the English Women’s Cricket Team: Natalie Sciver
She wasn’t introduced to the game at the tender age of 12. Nor did she break into international cricket while she was just a teenager, as one sees with many precocious talents. Natalie Sciver was already 21 when she stroked…
Another feather in Virat Kohli’s cap: Batsman becomes highest-scoring overseas captain for India
Finally, that sign of normalcy for Indian cricket arrived in England but no sooner than the Third Test, currently being played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. At a time where Jimmy Anderson is bowling his heart out, Stuart Broad is bowling…
Why Cricket needs to give Shivnarine Chanderpaul his true standing in the game?
It’s January 2009. The West Indies are in Napier. There are woollens everywhere you see in a picturesque ground. As the breeze flows over a lush green outfield, perhaps the beer tastes about as cool as the nip in the air.…
England’s Danielle Wyatt asks Arjun Tendulkar to carry groundsman duties diligently
The iconic Lord’s Cricket ground wasn’t the best place for fans who belonged to India on Sunday. However, if you were a fan of English cricket, you couldn’t be happier. That England have defeated India is a news that may…
A humble appeal to Cricket Windies: Bring back Darren Sammy
If looks could kill, you’d either resort to James Dean, Alain Delon, Natalie Wood, Rita Hayworth or Aishwarya Rai. If on-screen acting could rescue you from the edge of boredom, you’d put on a Tom Hanks film. If you had…
The emphatic charm of playing at Lord’s and questions Kohli has to deal with
The Ashes have often unfurled surprising outcomes here. It was here that India lifted their maiden world cup in 1983. Dravid struck his most phenomenal hundred here back in 2011, after missing out on one during his debut. Tendulkar hasn’t…
Virat is called King Kohli for a reason!
“There are good batsmen, there are great batsmen; then there’s a Virat Kohli” History repeats itself. But perhaps only then, when legends take control. The last time that India prayed together for a cricketer, that kids wanted to bat like…
Chris Gayle has proven there’s still fight left in him for his Windies
Not your best man when you’re probing his technique. Not an ideal fit for a Dream XI consisting of technically virtuous batsmen. He can purchase the biggest house in the Caribbean. But he cannot buy footwork in any part of…
Why is no one talking about the Indian Blind Cricket Team?
They beat Pakistan recently to clinch another edition of the Blind Cricket World Cup. And when you win against Pakistan- given the intense rivalry Pakistan’s closest neighbour shares with it- it’s supposed to be a mega achievement. They’ve always given…
Save Virat the blues, get back to scoring runs Pujara, Rahane in England
In the contest against Essex, an important practice game for Team India, there were concerns looming large around the top order. Dhawan- 0 and Pujara- 1 and you knew immediately that this isn’t a great start to the Test ambition…
Hashim Amla Scales a Rare Peak for South Africa, Reaches 9000 Test Runs
South African cricket isn’t the one to be submerged in a state of crisis. But in recent times, there’ve been a few concerns that they’ve had to live with. The constant state of injuries to Dale Steyn has been a…
The undoubtable talent and dilemma of Carlos Brathwaite
Dismay and dismal performances are often a customary mode of operation for the West Indies. In March 2018- the West Indies were participating in an embarrassing tournament so to speak. It was something probably none of their former heroes might…