When you think of Shubman Gill, you think of a stylish hitter who seems to effortlessly hit those cover drives. But don’t let that calm, boyish face fool you — there is a fierce competitor under there, who, once the button is pushed, will not hesitate to go aggressive. Whether it is a Test match […]
When you think of Shubman Gill, you think of a stylish hitter who seems to effortlessly hit those cover drives. But don’t let that calm, boyish face fool you — there is a fierce competitor under there, who, once the button is pushed, will not hesitate to go aggressive. Whether it is a Test match […]
Another day and another spicy chapter in the England-India Test series – Lord’s was showing off a bit of theatre and cricket. What originally should have been a benficial conclusion to a well-fought Test Match (and Day 3), spiralled into a mix of good old mind games and a bit of sarcastic fall out with […]
Hello cricket lovers, Australia is rocking the boat ahead of their T20 series with the West Indies, with some very interesting changes to the squad. They have added some youthful energy and fresh talent while resting a couple of well-established players. With the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka next year, […]
Remember England’s Test team that was Bazball—more concerned with brashness, confidence, and hitting their way to victory than batting in difficult conditions? Well, coming around the corner is a whole new thing. Blockball: a sort of new-age, strategic meditation, where defence is no longer mundane, but strategic. In a time where six-hitting and chasing 400 […]
You can doubt his form. You can doubt his technique. But one thing you can’t do is keep Joe Root quiet for long. Just as the whispers surrounding his performance began to rise following the Edgbaston slip-up, England’s reliable No. 4 reminded us all what he is capable of, A modern giant of Test cricket, […]
Just when you thought the dust had settled from the tour of the Caribbean, the white-ball shuffling now begins. The red-ball work is done, and with Josh Hazlewood returning home for a break, there is room for two new but familiar faces. With the arrival of Jake Fraser-McGurk and Xavier Bartlett in the Caribbean, it […]
Lord’s has a certain mystique about it. The sloped ground, the history, the atmosphere from the pavilion—it is a place where good cricketers strive to be great. To make a hundred at Lord’s? That’s cricketing prestige. To make more than one? That’s next-level stuff. On a cloudy Day 3 at Lord’s, KL Rahul entered that […]
Ball drama in cricket? Nothing new. But when the ball becomes the story in a Lord’s Test match—overshadowing even a century from Joe Root—you know something’s gone off the seam. From unexpected mid-over ball swaps to passionate chats with umpires, the second day of the England-India Test turned into a cricketing subplot no one saw […]
And then there were three. No, not a crime thriller, just the last day of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Europe Qualifier, which has about as much drama as any Netflix, edge-of-your-seat series. The shock elimination of Scotland by Jersey has turned the table on its head, and now Jersey, the Netherlands, and […]
They may say cricket is a batsman’s game – tell that to an Indian spinner on a dry Day 4 surface. India has produced some of the craziest, street-smart, good, and skillful bowlers the game has ever seen, and now Ravindra Jadeja has made his way into the top five Indian bowlers with the most […]
“I guess this is what getting old feels like,” Mitchell Starc quipped with a wry grin when asked about nearing his 100th Test. For fans who have grown accustomed to his thunderous yorkers and reverse swing over the years, it feels old too. Wasn’t it yesterday that a gangly left-armer fast bowler with excessive aided […]