Imagine prepping for the Ashes, arguably the fiercest rivalry in cricket, and leaving your best spin bowler on the bench. Sounds like a gamble, right? That’s exactly what’s happening in England’s camp, according to none other than Aussie off-spin wizard Nathan Lyon. As spin continues to play a huge role in modern Test cricket, especially […]
Imagine prepping for the Ashes, arguably the fiercest rivalry in cricket, and leaving your best spin bowler on the bench. Sounds like a gamble, right? That’s exactly what’s happening in England’s camp, according to none other than Aussie off-spin wizard Nathan Lyon. As spin continues to play a huge role in modern Test cricket, especially […]
We’ve all faced those maddening stretches—where every little thing feels cursed, like the universe hit shuffle on your bad luck playlist. Now multiply that by five extended Test matches. That’s the Indian experience through this topsy-turvy series in England. The fact that they lost every toss, coupled with wickets that fell in the most ridiculous […]
Australia is playing cricket in winter? Yes – you read that right. This August, while many of us are still thawing out after the constant cold, the Aussie men’s T20 will be summiting northwards due to a white-ball series against South Africa in Darwin and Cairns at midyear. There is not only a geographical difference; […]
Let’s face it, Test cricket isn’t easy these days. Between packed schedules, squads on rotation, injuries, and much more, keeping a team fully focused and firing on all cylinders is difficult anyway, and even more so when you’re adding in a younger squad, difficult conditions overseas, and added expectations. That’s the storm Shubman Gill is […]
Let’s not kid ourselves—debates about the selection for Test cricket can get as fiery as a summer in Delhi! Everyone becomes an expert when a team sheet comes out. With a few curveballs in their Oval squad, India didn’t just raise eyebrows—they practically gave fans whiplash. With Bumrah taking a well-earned breather and Pant sidelined […]
When it comes to the toss, it’s just luck – but when you lose five in a row, people start asking questions. Here, Shubman Gill – India captain in his first Test series – is finding himself on the wrong side of history. Five Tests. Five toss losses. This is the kind of thing that […]
Sunil Gavaskar drops a truth bomb, and you know it reverberates through the cricketing world. This time, Gavaskar, who has opened many innings for the nation, did not hold back. When it looked like the oval pitch was mown by a lawnmower, Gavaskar completely obliterated “Arey unke paas bowling hee nahi hai” as he, and […]
World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025 has taken an unexpected turn as the highly expected semi-final clash between India Champions and Pakistan Champions was officially cancelled. The decision came after Indian team rejected to participate in the match, explaining recent tensions and national sentiment. As a result, Pakistan Champions qualified direct to the WCL 2025 […]
World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025 has been nothing short of a cricketing event, but one name has dominated headlines and fan conversations alike — AB de Villiers. With two consecutive centuries in this high-profile T20 masters tournament, he proved that age is just a number, proving to the cricket world why he earned the […]
If Test cricket were an animal, David Gower says it would be the tiger. Regal, rare, and quietly disappearing. While the world gets drunk on T20 fireworks and franchise glitz, the purest form of cricket is slowly getting sidelined. Gower, one of England’s classiest batters and sharpest minds, recently sat down with TOI and gave […]
Let’s be honest—watching India’s pace attack this series has felt like a rollercoaster ride. We’ve had peak thrills (hello, Akash Deep at Birmingham) and a few dips (sigh, Prasidh Krishna at Birmingham again). Now, with the fifth and final Test of the England series upon us, former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has come in swinging—not with […]