It is somewhat unsettling in a quiet way that India is traveling to Bangladesh, and this has nothing to do with their ranking. On paper, India is dominant. In reality, based on history, what would normally be easy trips for Indian teams have become mental puzzles in Bangladesh. Losing two consecutive one-day international series there […]
It is somewhat unsettling in a quiet way that India is traveling to Bangladesh, and this has nothing to do with their ranking. On paper, India is dominant. In reality, based on history, what would normally be easy trips for Indian teams have become mental puzzles in Bangladesh. Losing two consecutive one-day international series there […]
The end of India’s T20I schedule in 2025 left the team at an impressive 71.42% win rate in T20Is (15-6 in 21), but the focus shifted to the batting depth and the ability to get runs in the last overs of T20s. However, if you go back one level further, the true game-changer was spin. […]
Cricket has always had a cruel sense of timing. Just when you’re written off as an IPL afterthought, domestic cricket taps you on the shoulder sometimes with a sledgehammer. Sarfaraz Khan’s 157 off 75 balls in the Vijay Hazare Trophy wasn’t just a big score; it was a public service announcement. Fourteen sixes, nine fours, […]
A certain nostalgia surrounds retirement at the SCG – The Harbour Breeze blowing over you; watching the pink sunset as it sets low on the horizon, and feeling the History of Cricket humming through your spikes. Usman Khawaja has earned this Farewell. He is retiring from International Cricket after 87 Tests for Australia (6,206 Runs), […]
In Indian cricket, there have been many stars who sell jerseys, appear on billboards, and are considered safe bets for fans to bet on. However, the Indian cricket ecosystem is slowly tipping toward the less glamorous yet more vital roles. The IPL is no longer just an opportunity for players to show their talent but […]
Cricket rarely provides clear conclusions to a player’s career. Most legends fade, grow old, or simply disappear. However, Virat Kohli, as expected, did neither in 2025. Rather than fade, grow old, or exist, he treated 2025 like a greatest hits collection released after announcing his retirement from Test cricket. Kohli announced he would retire […]
There are withdrawals, and then there are structural tremors. Ellyse Perry pulling out of WPL 2026 firmly belongs to the latter category. When a player who once felt like RCB’s entire batting insurance policy suddenly disappears, the ripple effects travel far beyond a team sheet. Perry wasn’t just RCB’s leading run-scorer in their 2024 title […]
In contrast to what could be described as “cricketing schizophrenia” by India’s men in blue during 2025, 2026 may be either the solution or the last straw. In 2025, the Indians were a perfect example of the two sides of Jekyll and Hyde: they were an absolute juggernaut with respect to their performance in white […]
There was a time when Australian cricket seasons followed a predictable rhythm: summer dominance at home, long winters spent squinting at overseas tours on dodgy time zones. But 2026 laughs at that tradition. This is a calendar that bends geography, challenges comfort zones, and quietly reshapes how Australia prepares for global dominance. The men […]
Cricket has a cruel sense of humour. Vaishnavi Sharma’s international career should have begun with a wicket off her 12th ball. Instead, it began with a dropped catch at short fine leg and a debut figures sheet that read 0 wickets. For many young spinners, that moment becomes a psychological pothole. For Vaishnavi, it quietly […]
Test cricket rarely suffers from an identity crisis. It knows exactly what it is: slow-burn drama, attrition dressed as art, patience weaponised. And yet, in the past three years, one ideology has dared to poke the five-day beast with a stick and shout, “Run towards the danger.” Bazball didn’t just tweak tempo; it detonated convention. […]