The format, not form, is the obstacle, and it was stacked against India before the tournament began. India were seeded straight into the quarter-finals, so their batters get three matches at most, and the opener against Afghanistan was washed out without a ball bowled. Associate Nation batters, meanwhile, banked group-stage innings before India’s campaign even […]
The format, not form, is the obstacle, and it was stacked against India before the tournament began. India were seeded straight into the quarter-finals, so their batters get three matches at most, and the opener against Afghanistan was washed out without a ball bowled. Associate Nation batters, meanwhile, banked group-stage innings before India’s campaign even […]
Probably not before the 2027 World Cup begins, and possibly not until after it. Kohli reached 15,000 in Thiruvananthapuram in 303 innings, against Tendulkar’s 377, but he still sits 3,346 behind the all-time mark of 18,426. His recent scoring rate is superb, and his pace to every milestone beats Tendulkar’s. The problem is arithmetic: India’s […]
Cummins’ batting matters more than his bowling right now because Australia’s Durban defeat was lost below the top order, where nobody could stay in. They reached 129 for one chasing South Africa’s 297 for eight, then lost their last nine wickets for 101 runs and were bowled out for 230. Australia’s attack has enough weapons […]
It promises a genuine shot at 12,000 ODI runs. Rohit has batted twice at Barsapara and passed fifty both times, with an unbeaten 152 against West Indies in 2018 and 83 against Sri Lanka in 2023. He arrives for the second ODI on 30 September needing just 73 more runs for the milestone, and no […]
It would work as a remote, language-led role rather than a job inside the dressing room. Pietersen says he wouldn’t turn down helping the Test batters after talks with new head coach Stephen Fleming, and he’s clear he doesn’t need a seat among the staff. Calls, cues and occasional net sessions could carry his input […]
Australia should pick Nathan Lyon and Matthew Kuhnemann together at St George’s Park and go on the attack with both of them. Most previews frame South Africa’s slow bowlers as the main danger to the tourists, yet Gqeberha is the one ground where Australia can turn that threat back on the hosts. The Tests run […]
Dhir’s selection makes more sense because India needs a finisher who can also bowl, and he brings more bowling than Rinku Singh has shown in 50-over cricket. India named a 15-man ODI squad for the three-match West Indies series on 16 September, and Naman Dhir’s maiden call split opinion while Rinku missed both white-ball squads. […]
Guwahati is where India’s batters should chase the biggest hundreds in this series. Barsapara Stadium has produced five centuries in just two ODIs and averages 347.5 in the first innings, far ahead of anything Thiruvananthapuram or New Chandigarh can show. The series opens at Greenfield on 27 September, moves to Guwahati on 30 September and […]
Kartik Chadha is the wrist-spinner franchises should be scouting for in December because he offers wicket-taking control at a mini-auction price. The 22-year-old from Jalandhar finished second on the Sher-e-Punjab T20 League 2026 wicket list, dismissed Shubman Gill with a googly and spent two months bowling in the CSK nets at Chepauk. Most profiles stop […]
Mohammed Siraj leads India’s seam group on seniority, but Prasidh Krishna is the bowler best built to hurt West Indies. With Bumrah on Asian Games duty in Japan, the new ball passes to a four-man unit that also includes Gurnoor Brar and uncapped Auqib Nabi. Siraj brings experience and sharp powerplay form from IPL 2026. […]
Kohli should win this duel, but only if he takes the fight to Motie instead of waiting him out. His 15,000-run chase will grab the headlines, yet the series turns on how he handles left-arm spin through the middle overs. Kohli needs 59 runs to join Sachin Tendulkar past that landmark. Motie, West Indies’ first-choice […]