The third but not the final Test of the ongoing series between India and England saw a complete turnaround in the 2021 Series, arguably one of the most incredible contests of a year that’s been largely about IPL’s truncated season,…
Only Kohli Knows What He’s Doing!
He was a man they called the king. He was a batsmen bowlers feared, crowds cheered and the opposition tried to rile up. Not that it would ever yield any successful results. In playing cricket for a decade, Virat Kohli…
Joe Root- Thou Shall Never Ever Give Up!
Runs weren’t coming in India. The conditions, of course, were absolutely alien to what he finds at home, here in England. At the back of a poor series, the English captain managed no more than 368 runs, which according to…
Carlos Brathwaite Sees Potential For The Hundred Rules Making Their Way Into T20 Cricket!
In 2016, he struck four consecutive sixes, brought home the world cup for the West Indies, made a world record for being the only batsman to hit four back to back sixes in a T20 world cup and got celebrated…
Will The ‘SKY’ Fall Upon Cheteshwar Pujara For The 3rd Test vs England?
The last half century that came from Cheteshwar Pujara‘s bat came in February, 2021. It was a grittily constructed 73 at the MA Chidambaram stadium, against the very opponent he’s today seen struggling to put bat to ball. Since then,…
Taliban Extends Full Support To Cricket In Afghanistan!
Truth be told, one doesn’t quite know what to call it, how to address this kind of news. Is this a strictly cricket-only or cricket-relevant news, or is this a geopolitical sort of narrative. That being said, just to be…
Kyle Mayers, Nkrumah Bonner- Where Are Your Runs?
The runs aren’t coming. Well, they are. But guess what, they actually aren’t? To nine in ten- this could be some drunk writer not sure of what he’s trying to do. There exists and it’s not hard to identify a…
Two Justins- Langer and Bieber With The Same Problem! Okay, Let’s Focus on Mr. Langer For Now!
Every serious situation in cricket, a sport with lots of drama and heartache, needn’t be scrutinised with fire or knife-wielding. Isn’t it? At least, on certain occasions, we can spare someone the invisible sword hanging over one’s head. Therefore, in…
Marnus Labuschagne Dreams About Playing In The T20 World Cup!
For someone who was introduced into the highest-annal of the game, Test Cricket, not as a main or first choice, but as a concussion substitute, replacing no ordinary batsman but Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne after playing only 31 Test innings…
From Cricket To Carpentry: Is That What Xavier Doherty Is Up To?
If you have made around 75 international appearances for Australia, then it cannot be said that you aren’t talented. While you may not be a numero uno cricketer in the world, there definitely is some gift in your craft that…
Stuart Broad Gutted On Having To Miss The India Test!
A weapon. A dangerous one at that. An accomplished destroyer of willow wielders. A lanky pacer who’s made a name for himself by consistently making things difficult for batsman who are supposed to be the life of the game. One…
Who Does Michael Holding Think will Win The Ongoing Series Between India and England?
Three years shy of turning seventy, but never shy, let alone afraid, to voice his views- passionate and intimidating that they may be, much like his own bowling craft: Michael Holding was a menace on the field for batsmen. And…
A Siraj Bouncer Fells Mayank Agarwal, Batsman Ruled Out Of First England Test!
When India invited England recently in the summers, England were left hammered left, right and centred, regardless of the format. And the key thing to note was that the Tests were followed by a T20 and later, by an ODI…
Sri Lanka’s Isuru Udana Calls Time On Career At 33!
Another day and another sad news for Sri Lankan cricket. It hadn’t even been 24 hours since the ill-fated news of Sri Lankan trio of Dickwella, Gunathilaka, and Mendis being banned from international cricket arrived, that there’s another news concerning…
Big Blow Of Sri Lankan Cricket! Not Good News Of Any Sort!
There are days where you are at your absolute best and then, there are those where you’d much rather not want to even step out for there’s a lot of harshness out there to deal with. Not even two full…
Salman Butt Of Pakistan Lavishes Praise On Suryakumar Yadav!
Suryakumar Yadav has, in a space of very few international games, made a name and place for himself in the vastly-competitive annals of Indian cricket. Truth be told, it’s easy to dream about the sport and to aspire to play…
Parthiv Patel Sheds Light On An Indian Cricketer He Really Admires!
He was, still is a baby-faced competitor. But behind the innocent childlike face is a steely heart and lots of courage. He was barely writing the first chapters of his cricketing career, when he, of all people, exchanged a few…
The Wall Dravid’s Impact Immediately Effective On Players! Deepak Chahar Hits A Personal Best Score!
Few players have had the kind of impact that Rahul Dravid, rightly called Mr. Dependable, has had on youngsters. A batsman extraordinaire, the man born in Indore, who grew up in Bangalore and became the Wall for India, finds much…
Yuvraj Singh Lavishes Praise On Kohli
In his playing days, he was called the prince for a reason. Brian Lara might have been the Prince of Trinidad, but India was utterly delighted to have its own prince, or Yuvraj of cricket- the Prince of Punjab, aka…
Meg Lanning: Women’s Test Cricket Should Be 5-Day Contests!
The Australians have always painted the great game of cricket in vivid colours; decorating the canvass of the sport with sheer zeal and an endless search for greatness. A search, which eventually yields a surge for greatness. Whether you speak…
Dale Steyn On Cheteshwar Pujara: He’s Lost Part Of His Game! Is That Really True?
Cheteshwar Pujara is no ordinary batsman. He is someone who’s already faced over 14,000 deliveries in Test cricket, has played the most number of deliveries in a single inning to reach a double hundred in the five-day game, 525 to…
Vengsarkar Apparently Not Happy With Indian Team Taking 20 Day Break After WTC Final Loss!
The loss that the Indian Team suffered at the World Test Championship final 2021 wasn’t just an ordinary loss; it was gruesome and painful for the Indian team that had been playing some exceptional cricket all along, having beaten the…
Turns Out Windies Didn’t Only Lose Badly; Bowled Overs Rather Slowly. The Team’s Woes Don’t Seem To End!
There’s not an awful lot that can be said any which way about a team that, despite contesting in home conditions, succumbed to horrendous losses in successive tests, both of which were played on the sam turf, on the very…
Shafali Verma And Smriti Mandhana Shine For India, Score India’s Highest Opening Stand In Test History!
Before India nosedived to a rather unflattering score of 187 for 5, having been 167 without a wicket lost at one stage, it was all about a sterling show by Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana in the one-off Test against…
Here’s What Famous Leggie Imran Tahir Had To Say About Pakistan Cricket!
There are spinners, there are leg spinners, and then there’s a certain Imran Tahir. Born in Pakistan but having played for South Africa did little to curtail his worldwide fame. For he was a bowler much liked for his spirited…