There’s always something romantic about a teenage prodigy breaking into Test cricket — but not every story has a fairy dust beginning. For nineteen-year-old Sam Konstas, Australia’s newest opening risk, the magic has not arrived as of yet. His Caribbean tour was more like a nightmare than a dream: in six innings, he made just […]
There’s always something romantic about a teenage prodigy breaking into Test cricket — but not every story has a fairy dust beginning. For nineteen-year-old Sam Konstas, Australia’s newest opening risk, the magic has not arrived as of yet. His Caribbean tour was more like a nightmare than a dream: in six innings, he made just […]
Lords – the Home of Cricket – has an iconic level, and every player dreams of being at it. The pitch is unhelpful to spinners, and we all know conditions in England favour seam in the best possible way. Therefore, when it happens that Indian spinners do well here, they become lore for centuries to […]
If you tuned into the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025 final, you are likely still buzzing from that last over. Enter Rushil Ugarkar, a 22-year-old, to bowl to Glenn Maxwell and Glenn Phillips, both absolute beasts with the bat. What unfolded next is now part of T20 legend. Ugarkar remained the ultimate calm with the […]
Cricket is just as much a mind game as it is a skill game, because the best players of the game can go sideways once their minds get cluttered. The same guy who looked so classy and calm at Headingley and Edgbaston seemed to look like a damp squid all of a sudden. With two […]
If you are an Indian cricket follower, you probably said at least once, “If Kohli is at the crease, we can do it!” But now, with Virat Kohli retiring from Test cricket, that confidence certainly seems misplaced, doesn’t it? Former England skipper Nasser Hussain didn’t mince his words during the Lord’s Test, quipping, “No Kohli […]
When you have LA Knight Riders squaring off against MI New York, it’s going to be a banger. Big players. Big hits. Bigger stakes. Heading into Match 27 of the MLC 2025 season, all eyes are firmly on the batters who have caused havoc with their form and firepower. These aren’t just run-scorers, man, this […]
The Vitality Blast Men 2025 tournament is heating up, and Sussex (SUS) come into their next South Group fixtures against Hampshire (HAM) buoyed by a strong performance in which they comfortably defeated Kent by 34 runs. Sussex will be able to call on individual performances, a team effort, and strong momentum going into a critical […]
Big news! Former T20 captain Najmul Hossain Shanto won’t feature in Bangladesh’s T20I squad against Sri Lanka. It is an enormous upheaval that is getting the fans talking. So, where is this coming from, and what does it mean for Najmul and the team? Let’s find out! Santo’s Struggles and the Weight of Captaincy […]
When Glenn Phillips jumps in the field, it is not a jump – it is a show. If you have seen him leap and vault across a field, leaving gravity and physics behind, you would almost think he was made for the spectacle. However, behind those superhero leaps is an interesting multi-faceted cricketer: a trained […]
When you ask any batter what discomforts them most, more often than not, they will say a lively, left-arm quickie. There’s just something about that line across the right-hander, or that hooping inswinger, which has even the best-looking unsure. If we talk about left-arm quicks in the 21st century, there have been a few left-handers […]
Who said T20Is are all about high-profile adventures involving the world’s sporting powerhouses? Sometimes, the more understated, quirky tri-series can have the most fascinating sub-plots. As Zimbabwe hosts South Africa and New Zealand for a T20I tri-series beginning on July 14, there are more narratives than just silverware at stake. For all three teams, it’s […]