New Zealand isn’t setting the world on fire at the moment, but calling them poor ignores recent history. Finalists in two World Cups, T20 in 2021 and ODI in 2019, they’ve long shown that clear thinking and role definition can outgun flash and noise. The fact that New Zealand has had to play much of […]
New Zealand isn’t setting the world on fire at the moment, but calling them poor ignores recent history. Finalists in two World Cups, T20 in 2021 and ODI in 2019, they’ve long shown that clear thinking and role definition can outgun flash and noise. The fact that New Zealand has had to play much of […]
In the past, before going to an international tournament like the ICC Cricket World Cup, we always saw South Africa’s cricketing squad generate the same old discussion topic: How will they find a good balance of playing aggressive (power) cricket and staying composed on the field? In the recent past, it was said that the […]
The 2026 T20 World Cup will be like balancing a champagne flute on a moving train for defending world champion India, possibly, but with a serious lack of humor to it. Entering the 2026 T20 World Cup as the number one team in the world, and as the current T20 World Champions, India are riding […]
India doesn’t often lose T20Is by 50 runs at home, and when they do, it’s rarely because of a single bad over or one freak collapse. Vizag, however, was different. It felt… avoidable. Almost self-inflicted. A 3-game sweep of New Zealand, sealed in their last win, gave India some flexibility to try something new […]
Some bowlers have the ability to bully batters using pace, while other types of bowlers bowl with patience, use angles, and put psychological pressure on batters to break down an entire batting line-up. This is where Mitchell Santner fits, and most teams know him as a bowler like this, but it would be fair to […]
The nature of T20 cricket is that it is designed for volatility. Averages were meant to fall dramatically as careers were typically short-lived. However, if we examine India’s T20 World Cup performance over the years, an interesting paradox can be seen: India has had success with a consistent “trinity” of superstars, not through the use […]
Every Under-19 World Cup throws up prodigies, but once in a while, a bowler arrives who doesn’t just take wickets; he rearranges expectations. India’s 204-run demolition of hosts Zimbabwe in Bulawayo wasn’t merely about Vihaan Malhotra’s commanding 109 or a towering total of 352. It was about a left-arm pacer playing his first match of […]
As we approach the 2026 ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup in February (and March) of 2026 in India and Sri Lanka with twenty teams and fifty-five games on the docket, as a natural result, the conversation again turns to those five major blows. Though conditions may be evolving, though strike rates are rising, though boundary […]
West Indies cricket has always loved flair, but lately, flair alone hasn’t been enough. The Caribbean giants can still clear any boundary on the planet, but in their recent 2–1 T20I loss to Afghanistan, they also exposed an uncomfortable truth: power without control is a fragile weapon. Too many dot balls. Too much spin-induced paralysis. […]
There’s something deliciously ironic about Australia prepping for a global tournament by cramming three T20Is into four nights. No slow burn. No extended experimentation. Just a Lahore sprint under lights, where decisions are made at full throttle. This three-match series against Pakistan, all at Gaddafi Stadium, isn’t about winning a bilateral trophy that no […]
Cricket has a love affair with redemption stories, but not nearly enough to give fans an arc that is dramatic. The story of Varun Chakravarthy’s fall from the world’s top cricketer in 2020 to not taking a single wicket in the 2021 T20 World Cup is still fresh on many fans’ minds. That same bowler […]