Pakistan cricket supporters are notoriously hard to please, and for good reason. After the disappointments they have endured in recent times, perhaps two fortuitous back-to-back T20I victories over a disheartened Bangladesh won’t provoke many rounds of applause. But if you squint hard enough, you might detect the shadow of a team trying to escape its […]
Pakistan cricket supporters are notoriously hard to please, and for good reason. After the disappointments they have endured in recent times, perhaps two fortuitous back-to-back T20I victories over a disheartened Bangladesh won’t provoke many rounds of applause. But if you squint hard enough, you might detect the shadow of a team trying to escape its […]
It’s that time of the IPL season again—high stakes, packed stadiums, and complete nail-biters. Now, as we march into Qualifier 2 of IPL 2025, two seasoned campaigners, Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer, will weigh heavily on the minds of the commentators, as they have been the primary cogs in their teams – Mumbai Indians and […]
The Vitality Blast is in full swing, and Durham could not have asked for a better start. While some teams will ease their way into the tournament, Durham showed up like a team that had something to prove, scattering Edgbaston and putting the Birmingham Bears’ top order in disarray. In a game that had all […]
If there is one thing to take away from IPL 2025, it is that you cannot count out the Mumbai Indians. For the second time, they came back from the dead, stronger, smarter, and ready to pounce. And the kicker? Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan had also highlighted it. Just ahead of the important Qualifier […]
The IPL 2025 Eliminator delivered all of the savory delights we expect from the tournament – runs for fun, jaw-dropping sixes, star quality, and drama. And yet on top of Mumbai Indians’ professional but emphatic 20-run win over Gujarat Titans, it was a night of milestones and mayhem. From Rohit Sharma putting on a clinic […]
IPL fans have learned one thing over the years: Do not discount the Mumbai Indians. Just like the last boss of a video game who refuses to die, the MI have made it into the playoffs again, and now, they are headed to Qualifier 2 like a freight train. After defeating Gujarat Titans in a […]
In a league where every ball is valuable and every over can change the momentum of a match, tactical clarity is vital. That’s why fans were baffled when Gujarat Titans (GT), a team adept at data-led planning and having acute game awareness, put together a contradictory bowling plan in a high-stakes IPL 2025 game. Prasad […]
After a three-year trouble of Bangladesh’s T20I visit to the home series, Pakistan won in style. Although Sahibzada Farhan hit an explosive fifty, Hasan Nawaz waited, with patience, to finish the match calmly, aided by the seemingly effortless, match-winning spell of Abrar Ahmed’s spin. The 57-run victory at Lahore was not simply a win, it […]
Consider weeks on the bench, switching hotel beds that break your back, and then finally the moment arrives where you are walking out to open the batting and the guy walking next to you is Virat Kohli. This is exactly what happened to young England talent Jacob Bethell on his brief but unforgettable IPL experience […]
Pakistan cricket has taken a bold step toward the future in a surprise decision, and under the leadership of newly appointed head coach Mike Hesson, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced a revamped 16-player squad for the upcoming T20I series. News is not just about who made the squad, but also about who did not. […]
The IPL playoffs can cause strange things to happen—a bad day can ruin a season. Take, for example, 2025 Qualifier 1 – a Punjab Kings side full of all-star players stammered to a lowly 101 all out versus RCB in front of a raucous home crowd. That was no ordinary loss; that was a meltdown. […]