When you replace a captain with a 75% ODI win record and a Champions Trophy in his pocket, you’d better have a convincing reason. Yet, India’s selectors just swapped Rohit Sharma for Shubman Gill as their new white-ball leader. The stats say Gill’s a batting machine. But does that automatically make him a leader ready […]
When you replace a captain with a 75% ODI win record and a Champions Trophy in his pocket, you’d better have a convincing reason. Yet, India’s selectors just swapped Rohit Sharma for Shubman Gill as their new white-ball leader. The stats say Gill’s a batting machine. But does that automatically make him a leader ready […]
Once, West Indies cricket didn’t need shiny stadiums or million-dollar leagues to inspire greatness. The fire in the players’ chests did the job. But today, as Brian Lara’s words echo across a struggling Caribbean side, one can’t help but ask, is West Indies cricket losing more than just matches? Is it losing its heart? […]
What drives a team that has already conquered everything? For Ellyse Perry and the Australian women’s cricket dynasty, the answer isn’t just about winning another trophy; it’s about finding new ways to challenge themselves in a game they’ve already mastered. The question isn’t can they win again, but how much further can they push the […]
What takes place when patience meets precision? India’s Test supremacy has, for years, circled big names and bigger occasions: Kohli’s blaze, Ashwin’s spin, Bumrah’s bite. But in Ahmedabad, there was a quieter revolution. Siraj’s unrelenting lengths, Jadeja’s balance, and Kuldeep’s sleight of hand did not just win a Test match; they rescripted the strata of […]
While it may not necessarily be the most eye-catching ’79 you’ll see, it might be one of the most significant. After nearly nine months in the wilderness of ODIs, Heather Knight’s return innings against Bangladesh was about more than runs – it was about rediscovering her movement and recalibrating her instinct, quietly re-establishing her position […]
Two wins, but no sparkles. A cautious waltz has taken over as the manner of beginning the women’s World Cup campaign for India. Against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, the results have been gratifying, and the form not so much. So, the question is: is India’s stuttered beginning the canary in the coal mine, or is […]
KL Rahul’s Test career feels like a paradox: so much beauty, yet just a little short of greatness. Every time he looks destined for a daddy hundred, he stops right where the applause peaks at 100. It’s like watching a painter stop mid-stroke. But why does a batter of such supreme technique and calm temperament […]
Following the unprecedented distinction of leading India to a clean sweep of the Champions Trophy, Rohit Sharma has been decapitated. If this is beginning to sound like the cricketing equivalent of “thank you, but you are fired,” you may take it that it is. What can one expect of selectors to delate one of the […]
Bangladesh’s leg-spin factory has never been this busy, but out of all the new faces, Rishad Hossain is a name that echoes louder. The 21-year-old is not just a wrist-spinner but brings with him a certain attitude, agility, and ambition. The real question is how a shy boy from Dhaka became one of the tactical […]
Usually, if you suffer a 69 all-out defeat in your World Cup opener, you are advised to pack plenty of tissues for the return flight back home. But instead, South Africa’s women not only recover, but also change the scene. In three days, they went from embarrassment to excellence and turned a humiliating collapse into […]