The Ranji Trophy was once the pulse of Indian cricket. Now, it runs the risk of becoming a postscript to it. With the start of the 91st season on October 15, one wonders if anyone is actually watching. With IPL trials, World Cup preparations, and a few Tests, India’s top red-ball tournament is fighting for […]
The Ranji Trophy was once the pulse of Indian cricket. Now, it runs the risk of becoming a postscript to it. With the start of the 91st season on October 15, one wonders if anyone is actually watching. With IPL trials, World Cup preparations, and a few Tests, India’s top red-ball tournament is fighting for […]
There comes a moment in every great player’s career when the opponent is not the bowler at the other end, but time itself. That is what is happening to Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. The clock continues to tick louder than ever. The 2027 World Cup is two years away, or thereabouts, but this pair […]
What do you do when you score 330 in a World Cup match and still lose? That was India’s cruel reality as Australia hunted down their towering total with almost casual audacity. What looked like a defining moment for India’s batting evolution turned into a masterclass in controlled chaos from the Aussies. It wasn’t just […]
Who would have believed – the team that had been bowled out for 69 runs in their opening match in the tournament now stands as one of the most confident batting sides in the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025? South Africa’s metamorphosis, a thirty-to-one to one from spin victims to spin survivors, has been dazzling. […]
Every Ashes cycle has that one underrated subplot, the bowler England dismisses too soon. In 2023, it was Scott Boland. The same man who once dismantled England’s batting with surgical precision in Melbourne was suddenly deemed “figured out.” But here’s the twist: while England’s Bazballers boast about cracking the code, Australia quietly believes the algorithm […]
Every time Rashid Khan bowls to Bangladesh, it feels less like a cricket match and more like a recurring nightmare. The Afghan magician doesn’t just dismiss batters; he disorients them. But here’s the irony: Rashid isn’t even spinning the ball extravagantly. So why do Bangladesh’s batters keep losing their composure? Spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed […]
Every Ranji season has its own subplot, but for Bengal, this one starts in the physio room. Mukesh Kumar’s hamstring and Shahbaz Ahmed’s shoulder aren’t just injury notes; they’re reminders of how fragile momentum can be in Indian domestic cricket. Bengal’s two most trusted workhorses from recent years are sidelined, leaving a vacuum that statistics […]
For years, 300 was the mythical mountain in women’s ODIs, the kind of score that made captains sleep easy. On Sunday in Visakhapatnam, India, they scaled that peak and planted their flag at 330. Then Alyssa Healy and Co. climbed higher, danced on top, and waved back. Australia didn’t just chase history; they redefined it, […]
Cricket’s defining rivalries have different colours through the various epochs. For decades, it was India vs Pakistan or England vs Australia, or Tendulkar vs Warne. A new soap opera is now unfolding in women’s cricket, scripted in high definition and high stakes: India vs Australia. Whenever they clash on the world stage, pandemonium descends, legends […]
When the Chennai Super Kings miss the playoffs, the first thing to follow is always a purge. Suddenly, proven all-rounders become expendable, “future plans” start trending, and nostalgia for Dhoni’s final act overshadows balance sheets. But if reports are true that Sam Curran could be released ahead of IPL 2026, the bigger question is this: […]