We’ve all had those absolutely dreadful days — you know, where absolutely nothing that happens goes your way, and the more you try, the worse it gets. Unfortunately for Yashasvi Jaiswal, that day probably could – as a professional cricketer – not have come at a worse time till one would think of more — […]
We’ve all had those absolutely dreadful days — you know, where absolutely nothing that happens goes your way, and the more you try, the worse it gets. Unfortunately for Yashasvi Jaiswal, that day probably could – as a professional cricketer – not have come at a worse time till one would think of more — […]
Test cricket is a game of wee margins but big decisions. One wrong decision, either with the bat or the ball, and the game can go from deep in the bag to the other end of the spectrum. And that’s exactly what India experienced most recently (the hard way!) at Headingley. Having completed a warm-up […]
If cricket had a friend zone, Mosaddek Hossain and Nurul Hasan would be lifetime residents. Every season, Hossain and Hasan check all the boxes – they pile up domestic quantity, they are always fit, and they never lose hope – yet their names are inexplicably absent from almost every squad announcement! Bangladesh’s ODI squad for […]
While Nellai Royal Kings (NRK) – Dindigul Dragons (DD) in the 24th match of TNPL 2025 may appear to be all about the batters, don’t be surprised if it turns out to be a bowler’s game. In a tournament with plenty of six-hitting moments, this match must surely be a bowler’s playground. With Sonu Yadav […]
Being sent back from the Test side can feel like a gut punch – just ask Usman Khawaja. The long-serving opener, who has passed in and out of Australia’s Test squad more times than most of us care to count, has been there and done that. So, when Marnus Labuschagne – formerly a regular in […]
This is precisely what a nightmare looks like for many players. You receive the call-up to bat at three, and by the time you’ve padded up, you are somehow batting at no. 6. Inglis has made flexibility his career. Opening batting in white-ball cricket, batting in the middle order as an anchor to the innings, […]
What do you get when you throw in 500 years, a historic chase, and a brutal Ben Duckett all into a final day that was nothing short of a cracking Test? Cricketing carnage. Records tumbled and hearts cracked as England and India turned Headingley into a theatre of cricketing chaos at day 5. India, where, […]
Let’s be honest—a modern cricket opener is a tough occupation. A new ball, unpredictable bowlers, tricky pitches—and that is just the first over. Now, try to imagine the same across every format—Test cricket, ODI, and T20—and still look as though you were batting in the nets. As the fans debated as to who is […]
Let’s be honest: cricket fans are not so frivolous with names like Wasim Akram. He transcended fast bowling for a generation. But then, now and then, a player comes along and makes you reconsider the entire notion of fast bowling. Enter Jasprit Bumrah. Bumrah, with his unique action, immaculate accuracy, and freakish talent to swing […]
It is fair to say that when Jasprit Bumrah speaks of bowling, the cricketing world listens – not only because he is taking apart batting line-ups. After taking five wickets in the first innings of the 2025 Leeds Test against England, Bumrah shared his one-of-a-kind approach to bowling and gave fans insight into one of […]