Behind every Test Series is an untold sub-plot that does not appear in the match report, a different battle that is fought, not in the center of the field, but behind the scenes of the practice net. While India was falling back to South Africa at the Eden Gardens Test, another story began unfolding away […]
Behind every Test Series is an untold sub-plot that does not appear in the match report, a different battle that is fought, not in the center of the field, but behind the scenes of the practice net. While India was falling back to South Africa at the Eden Gardens Test, another story began unfolding away […]
Australia hasn’t had a cricketing enigma like Cameron Green in a long time. At 26, he’s still young enough to be mistaken for the kid brother tagging along with “Dad’s Army,” yet he’s old enough in cricket years to have already lived three different batting identities. In the last 18 months, Green has been Australia’s […]
Cricket has always flirted with chaos, but the Abu Dhabi T10 has turned that chaos into a business model. Eight captains from Pollard’s towering swagger to Shakib’s icy calm assembled under the Zayed Cricket Stadium lights to open the 2025 edition, and the mood felt less like a press conference and more like a blockbuster […]
Every IPL season throws up a trade that looks minor on paper but ends up shifting the entire balance of a squad. Delhi Capitals believe they’ve pulled off one of those moves. By bringing in Nitish Rana for his existing ₹4.2 crore fee, they didn’t just sign a middle-order batter; they quietly addressed three issues […]
Some events in the world of cricket may seem as if they were destined to happen, while others are built solely through one’s determination to put forth effort, to persevere despite exhaustion of any industrial-type machine, or both. Mushfiqur Rahim reaching 100 Tests is the latter. No other Bangladesh player has traveled along that lengthy […]
Just when you think you’ve seen it all in Indian cricket, comes a plot twist no author would dare to script: losing your captain to a neck spasm after three deliveries in a Test you must win. Yet here it is. Shubman Gill, fresh from walking into the captaincy for a new era, strode away […]
Four years ago, Mitchell Starc walked into an Ashes opener like a man auditioning for his own job. Today, he walks into another Ashes opener as the only fast bowler Australia can’t afford to lose. That arc alone is wild enough to make a Netflix producer raise an eyebrow. In 2021, Starc was the […]
While the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 2025 season were a combination of experienced veterans, younger players, and professional coaches, for a great deal of the year, it seemed like they were trying to create a puzzle and finding themselves missing some of the key pieces. While statistically, finishing the 2025 IPL season in […]
Indian cricket has always carried two unshakable truths: Chennai biriyani tastes better during a Test match, and India does not lose at home. But suddenly, that second truth is wobbling like a dodgy DRS call. A 30-run defeat to South Africa at Eden Gardens on a surface that behaved like a bored cobra has […]
What happens when IPL franchises swing the axe on their squads and a 10-over blitz tournament shows up right after? You get the Abu Dhabi T10 cricket’s most chaotic talent marketplace disguised as entertainment. Starting November 18, the 2025 edition lands with perfect timing: IPL 2026 retention lists are out, reputations are dented, and several […]