There’s nothing quite like when a player is considered a little bit special. It’s usually at that point where it even links to the other team’s captain becoming a fan of the player. England’s skipper Ben Stokes cut right through some of the pre-Test formalities in the lead-up to the second Test between England and […]
There’s nothing quite like when a player is considered a little bit special. It’s usually at that point where it even links to the other team’s captain becoming a fan of the player. England’s skipper Ben Stokes cut right through some of the pre-Test formalities in the lead-up to the second Test between England and […]
Upon being appointed as the head coach of India, Gautam Gambhir had the fans looking for fireworks, and he has delivered with fireworks in white ball cricket. But there is no value in T20s and ODIs. What about Test cricket? The predicament seems dire, with India already down 0-1 in this series that will be […]
England’s women lost their second T20I to India – this one at home in Bristol – and this wasn’t just another bad day in the office. This was a red flag. With a series defeat in sight, Heather Knight, the former captain who missed the match with a hamstring injury, made some honest comments: things […]
When we talk about milestones in contemporary cricket, few are as legendary as 100. Not just in terms of 100s with the bat, but playing 100 Test matches. With the game heavily tilted towards fast-paced formats and flamboyant fames, Kraigg Brathwaite quietly attained his 100th Test match under heart and determination, and the old-fashioned way. […]
Every cricket supporter has that one ground where their team just doesn’t perform to the level to which it is capable. For Indian supporters, that ground where their team has never been able to get it done is Edgbaston in Birmingham. India has hosted world-class lineups, individual brilliance, and even ignored parts of a dominant […]
Just when it looked like the West Indies had Australia sweating a bit, out comes Steve Smith—taped finger, tucked in shirt, and that familiar shuffle—back into the fold. The Aussies are about to face off against the Windies in the second Test at Grenada, and things will surely heat up. They are already in front […]
In cricket, injuries can, at times, just be that uninvited guest who arrives just when the party is getting going. Coming up to the second and final Test against Zimbabwe, South Africa’s left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj was the guest of his team. After such a great first Test win, the news of Maharaj’s groin strain […]
Imagine being the unfortunate player to score five centuries in a Test match, and still being on the losing side. It seems almost too cruel to be true, right? Well, this is exactly what happened to India in the most recent first Test against England at Headingley. This isn’t merely an oddity in cricket history—it […]
Ever felt like you had all the right answers, just not when the question was asked? This describes Kuldeep Yadav’s entire test career. The left-arm wrist spinner, who once bamboozled Aussie batters in Sydney in 2019, looks set to spend the rest of his career doing more watching than bowling, leaving a lot of people […]
Cricket lovers love an underdog story, and Mitch Owen has just offered one for the ages. You might remember him standing behind George Bailey as Bailey partied with a BBL celebration back in 2015. Fast forward ten years, and Owen is no longer a bit character; he’s the lead! Owen’s rise from an unlikely figure […]
Another skipper bites the dust, and once again, the Bangladesh Cricket Board is making headlines, this time for all the wrong reasons. Najmul Hossain Shanto is statistically the most successful Test captain in Bangladesh‘s short history in the sport, as always resigned. However, one question for the fans has to be, “Did he have a […]