As it happens with every game on our little blue planet, there are friendships that last for a lifetime, there are winners and losers and there are rivalries that cannot be forgotten. Some of the listed players still can’t stand…
Chess Rules: Follow These Rules and be a Champion
Chess is a board game for two people. One player plays with the white pieces, the other player with the black ones. The goal of the chess game is to checkmate the opponent following the chess rules. That means that…
Do You Know Virat Kohli’s Brand Value?
His batting has an element of power and style to it. Bowlers dread facing him, batsmen love to follow him- both from his team as also from the opposition camps. Moreover, umpires tire out signaling fours and sixes that happen…
KL Rahul’s Phenomenal Run Continues, Attracts Praise From Sanjay Manjrekar
Southee rushes into bowl and pitches it in the good length zone. KL Rahul dispatches it over mid-wicket with the slightest of effort. The ball sails into the crowd. You don’t need the umpire to tell you if it’s a…
Which Is Kamran Akmal’s Favorite IPL Team?
Do you know which is Kamran Akmal’s favorite IPL team? Well, the former belligerent batsman from Pakistan has just opened up about his favorite IPL team from the one and only famous Premier T20 league held in India, one that’s…
Abhinav Mukund Crosses 10,000 Runs In First-Class Runs! Bravo!
The last that one saw Abhinav Mukund bat at the international level was back in 2017. It was against Sri Lanka, at Galle. India won that match under Kohli’s captaincy. A tall, uncomplicated opening batsman made a career-best 81. That…
What Thoughts Were Shared By Rohit Sharma On MS Dhoni?
Do you know what was said by Rohit Sharma on MS Dhoni? Leadership. Cricket is not just about the runs. It’s not only about the wickets taken and the partnership stands made or broken. It’s not also, at the end…
Shubman Gill Strengthens Claim For Test Spot Courtesy Unbeaten 204 For India A
He’s played 2 ODIs already. Yes, already! As if that was a great signifier of experience. He’s played 20 First-class and 57 List-A games. But so far, he’s scored nearly 4,280 runs from the two put together. What he’s also…
Jasprit Bumrah’s Record-Breaking Spell: As Good As You’ll Ever Expect Him To Be
Jasprit Bumrah’s performance in T20s vs New Zealand created a world record. It’s a ridiculously good one at that. But did it occur to you that he didn’t play against the West Indians who came calling late last year? Neither…
Talking points Ind v Aus women’s tri series 2020
Indian bowlers fought back hard and made Australia work for every run in a low scoring turnout after the visitors struggled to put only a paltry 103 on the board. You did wonder whether what India managed in the end…
The Prince Of Trinidad And Tobago Will Play In The Bushfire Cricket Bash
Soon… very soon! There will again be the 90-degree perpendicular backlift back amid us. Yet again, there’ll be someone sporting the flashing grin, exhibiting the famous high backlift, showing perhaps the most exquisite way to carve a cover drive. And…
New Names In BCCI’s Advisory Committee- Madan Lal, RP Singh, and Others
India has produced several cricket legends. It’s done so in the past. It will continue to do so in the times ahead, for the nature of the sport is such, given the excitement, it brings. On top of it, the…
Rani Rampal: Our World Games Athlete Of The Year Winner!
In an age of swag, she presides with boundless simplicity. At a time where shenanigans are just about an everyday exercise in myriad spheres of life, she stands for uncomplicatedness. In an age where perhaps there might not be a…
At 32, Can Umesh Yadav’s Comeback Be A Possibility?
At 32, Nagpur-born Umesh Yadav is neither too old for international cricket while also not being a ‘has-been!’ Isn’t it? For someone who overcame tremendous hardships in personal life, not having too much to fall back on, the journey –…
MCC Squad For Pakistan Tour Announced: The Right Step To Promote Sport In Cricket-Crazed Country
Recently, the MCC squad to tour Pakistan, a move that was long-awaited, was finally confirmed. What should prompt the cricket tragics to sport the widest possible smile is the very fact that a County-heavy or county-dominant squad if one might…
Sikandar Raza’s Best Bowling In Tests Sinks Sri Lanka In Second Test At Harare
What is Sikandar Raza’s best bowling in Tests? If this were a question put to you when your mind was engaged in the high-octane cricketing contest involving two of the game’s highly-attractive sides- India and New Zealand- then chances are,…
The Incredible Captaincy Feat Virat Kohli Has Overtaken Dhoni With
They are saying that Virat Kohli’s captaincy has raised the level of the game for the team. Can they ever be wrong? Who are they? Certainly, not the troll-army, right? Certainly not those who cannot digest the success of a…
As Series Whitewash Looms, Key Players On Both Sides- NZW v SAW
Frankly speaking, there’s not an awful lot at stake for South Africa during what has been a comprehensive performance in the NZW v SAW 2020 series. It’s the hosts who have faced the heat in two back-to-back games. In fact,…
Second-Division Bangladesh Cricket Competition Produces 818 runs, 48 sixes and 70 fours
Cricket isn’t just about a team winning or a team losing. Although obviously, that is the math and this is not going to change, we must ourselves, at the end of the day, realize whether there’s more to our beloved…
White Ferns vs Proteas Women 2020: Can The Kiwis Fly?
Ismail opens the inning. Kapp storms in from the other end and before the batswomen even stretch their arms or get acclimatized to the Auckland pitch, the White Ferns are 2 down. Kapp has taken 2 early wickets. At the…
5 Players who need to lift their game in India vs NZ 3rd T20 2020
Why do these 5 players need a very fine outing during India vs NZ 3rd T20 2020? Kane Williamson T20 Record- 1570 runs, 10 fifties, an average of 31, a career strike rate of 122. Record vs India- 10 games,…
5 Things to expect in India vs New Zealand 3rd T20 2020
India vs New Zealand 3rd T20 – What can be expected in the 3rd contest of the ongoing T20 series between India and New Zealand? Rohit Sharma’s return to form So far his 7 of 6 and 8 of 6…
Rahul-Iyer make light work of NZ! Talking points from India vs NZ 2nd T20I 2020
India vs NZ 2nd T20I 2020 – You wondered whether setting a target of 133 runs for a batting line up containing the likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, and not just that but Shivam Dube…
What were the big 5 talking points from India vs NZ First T20I 2020
A comprehensive victory by six wickets, the top order producing a flurry of runs unbound by the variety in New Zealand bowling, the captain seeming in fine touch, and a prodigy getting off to a fantastic start in his first…
5 Important T20 Players for New Zealand For India Series
New Zealand will rely on the promise and exuberance of the entire team to put their hands up if the 11 men are to cause an upset against a side that, it is needless to say, is contending with unmatched…