Fourteen is usually the age of school exams and growth spurts. For Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, it’s already the age of responsibility. In a rain-affected Under-19 World Cup group clash against Bangladesh, India didn’t just need runs; they needed calm. What they got was a 72 off 67 balls that felt older than its author. India […]
Fourteen is usually the age of school exams and growth spurts. For Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, it’s already the age of responsibility. In a rain-affected Under-19 World Cup group clash against Bangladesh, India didn’t just need runs; they needed calm. What they got was a 72 off 67 balls that felt older than its author. India […]
Cricket grounds are supposed to echo with cheers, not sirens. Yet for over seven months, the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, one of India’s most iconic, high-octane venues, sat in uneasy silence after a tragic stampede in June claimed 11 lives. Bengaluru’s cricket heartbeat flatlined overnight. Now, cautiously and conditionally, the pulse is back. The Karnataka […]
Qualifiers are cricket’s great truth serum. They strip away reputation, expose preparation, and reward those who can perform when the safety net is gone. As the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier kicks off in Nepal, 10 teams arrive with the same dream, but only four tickets to England and Wales later this year. […]
India’s 2026 T20 World Cup squad appears settled on paper, but tournament history suggests that trophies are rarely won by the original XI alone. They’re won by squads that adapt faster than injuries strike. And injuries, inevitably, already have their foot in the door. Tilak Varma, one of India’s most progressive middle-order bats, is […]
T20 Cricket was meant to be the ‘young men’s game’. Lighter bats, quicker wrists, and shorter attention span made it ideal for youth. However, on a beautiful Sydney evening, two 35-year-old players took over the Big Bash and quietly showed everyone that Experience, when used as a weapon, is still the most lethal ability in […]
Indian cricket has always romanticized the idea of the seam-bowling all-rounder. Kapil Dev made it folklore. Hardik Pandya modernized it. Every generation now goes searching for the next dual-threat who can balance XIs and win matches twice over. Nitish Kumar Reddy was supposed to be part of that lineage, a medium-fast bowler with batting pedigree […]
Every great T20 side has a cheat code. Sometimes it’s a mystery spin, sometimes a death-over hit. Australia’s current one is simpler and far more brutal: survive six overs against Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh. If you do, you’re still behind. If you don’t, the game is already drifting toward the highlights reel. As […]
In a tournament where reputations often decide narratives before the first ball is bowled, the UP Warriors quietly flipped the script. Three games into WPL Season 4, they were still searching for balance, juggling combinations, absorbing criticism, and looking anything but settled. Then came the Mumbai Indians, the competition’s gold standard while chasing, armed with […]
There’s something deeply ironic about modern T20 cricket: never before has form been so visible, yet never has it felt so negotiable. On Thursday night in Centurion, Ottneil Baartman produced a spell that should have set phones buzzing inside Cricket South Africa’s selection rooms 5 for 16, including a hat-trick, dismantling Pretoria Capitals and cementing […]
There is a very particular, almost crushing pressure that characterizes the Under-19 World Cup. What was once simply an opportunity to develop and test one’s skills is now the global marketplace for cricket talent. With the launch of the 2026 edition scheduled for January 15 on the beautiful grounds of Zimbabwe and Namibia, a changing […]
Cricket has always loved its grey areas, but Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup dilemma has landed the ICC in a shade darker than Duckworth–Lewis ambiguity. With less than a month to go before the February 7–March 8 tournament, two senior ICC officials are flying into Dhaka not for ceremonial handshakes, but for what feels like crisis […]