With the high stakes in Test cricket, emotions can sometimes run very high, particularly when it seems decisions are not being made fairly and at important times. Day 2 of the opening Test in Barbados between West Indies and Australia brought Daren Sammy, the West Indies head coach, to a boiling point after poor calls […]
With the high stakes in Test cricket, emotions can sometimes run very high, particularly when it seems decisions are not being made fairly and at important times. Day 2 of the opening Test in Barbados between West Indies and Australia brought Daren Sammy, the West Indies head coach, to a boiling point after poor calls […]
Cricket has a tendency to provide us with gritty encounters, where one player’s brilliance shines through while the rest of the team struggles. That is precisely what happened in Bulawayo when Zimbabwe hosted South Africa in the first Test. After two days of play, South Africa found themselves in the driver’s seat, ahead by a […]
Let’s face it— every time Jasprit Bumrah strides in with a red ball, there is an unspoken prayer from every Indian fan: “Please don’t break.” That’s the significance he holds. As the second Test against England approaches at Edgbaston and India are trailing 0-1, Bumrah is the biggest talking point. However, in all the noise, […]
Following India’s underwhelming defeat in the first Test of the series against England at Headingley, fans and analysts are already speculating as to who will be dropped before the second Test at Edgbaston, and in all of this noise, the name of Ravindra Jadeja has come up – and unjustly so. Sure, having had a […]
Let’s face it, captaining Team India on a Test tour in England is a tough gig. That’s the epitome of high-pressure cricket. Now, imagine being just 25 years old and being named captain on a tour of this nature. There’s been a fair amount of fanfare over the talented Shubman Gill – the right-handed batter […]
For a team still hurting from a heartbreaking loss at Lord’s just two weeks ago, Australia certainly didn’t take their time licking their wounds in Bridgetown. They dispatched the West Indies in the first Test of the 2025-27 World Test Championship cycle – and they did it in just three and a half days. The […]
Wow, that escalated quickly. Just a few moments after Bangladesh suffered a painful innings defeat to Sri Lanka, Najmul Hossain Shanto dropped a bombshell—he’s resigning from his role as Test captain. No leaks, no teasers, just a very heavy press conference. A post-match captain’s review was anticipated, and then the captain revealed he is stepping […]
We’ve all been there – that uneasy feeling of triumph just before it spirals out of control. That was India in Birmingham, 2022. With 378 runs needed to chase, fans were already dreaming satisfied dreams after the halfway point in the game. However, a trained Root and Bairstow flipped the script and made what should […]
From time to time, cricket produces a name totally out of nowhere that makes you sit up and take notice. Lhuan-dre Pretorius just did that—and then some. At just 19 years and 93 days, the young South African left-hander did not just announce himself with a fifty on debut; he obliterated a 61-year-old national record […]
Let us be real here – when Jasprit Bumrah first emerged as a bowler with that unique action and that ice-cold demeanor, a large number of people thought he was a white-ball magician. Now here we are, years later, and the man has morphed into a red-ball monster. The stage may be the MCG or […]
Have you ever seen a player who is a no-frills player? Quietly going about his duties in the background, whilst consistently performing, and based on those performances, winning was meaningful for the team? Sadeera Samarawickrama is exactly that sort of player. Now back after a long time out of the ODI environment, he’s back in […]