There was a time when the biggest Indian stars viewed their domestic cricket career as nothing more than an old passport – it is important to have, but generally stored away in the cupboard, rather than retrieved to use. That era has also quietly ended. The Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) will begin the 2025-26 season […]
There was a time when the biggest Indian stars viewed their domestic cricket career as nothing more than an old passport – it is important to have, but generally stored away in the cupboard, rather than retrieved to use. That era has also quietly ended. The Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) will begin the 2025-26 season […]
Every T20 league eventually exposes a philosophical fault line. In SA20, that line runs straight through Paarl and Johannesburg. On one side, the Paarl Royals have doubled down on conditions, nuance, and tactical suffocation, slow pitches, clever bowling, and patience as a weapon. On the other hand, the Joburg Super Kings are rebooting almost entirely, […]
Delhi Capitals have often been IPL’s great underachievers, rich in talent, poor in timing. But something felt different on December 16 at the IPL 2026 auction table. No headline-grabbing bidding wars. No impulse buys. Just quiet, deliberate squad-building, the kind that doesn’t trend on social media but wins tournaments. DC didn’t just fill gaps; […]
Indian cricket is full of sudden departures; however, Ishan Kishan’s departure felt all too unexpected. A player who hit the fastest double-century in ODI history barely one year prior simply disappeared in December 2023, with “personal reasons” being the explanation for this abrupt exit. Just two months after stepping away, Kishan lost his central contract. […]
Cricket has a funny way of saving its most outrageous scripts for the least expected names. Jack Wildermuth, a seam-bowling allrounder whose previous highest BBL score was a modest 31, didn’t just announce himself at the Gabba; he detonated the competition’s sense of logic. Two days after Brisbane Heat chased down 257 for 6, […]
In Indian T20 cricket, patience is often seen as a weakness. In many cases, players are elevated far too rapidly and conversely dropped with the same speed at which they were selected. This is something that Ishan Kishan has experienced firsthand. It is not just that it has been some time since Ishan last played […]
Ashes series are rarely lost in a single session, but they are often defined there. England’s latest Ashes campaign barely lasted 11 days, yet its post-mortem may take far longer because this wasn’t a failure of belief or ambition. It was a failure of timing. Under Bazball, England promised fearlessness. What they instead encountered […]
Jitesh was the same wicket-keeper that India chose as their first choice for the five-match T20I series against South Africa; someone who was capable of dealing with pressure situations by playing aggressively and batting at a time when it counts most. Despite this, he was left out of the recently announced World Cup squad, with […]
There’s something deliciously ironic about franchise cricket: stability is celebrated, but reinvention often wins titles. As SA20 2025–26 kicks off on December 26 in Cape Town, last season’s finalists arrive with sharply contrasting philosophies. MI Cape Town is backing continuity after finally cracking the code in Season 3. Sunrisers Eastern Cape, three-time finalists and last […]
Every IPL auction yields a few quiet signings that barely move the needle but spark deep curiosity among cricket enthusiasts. SunRisers Hyderabad’s ₹30 lakh investment in 21-year-old left-arm wrist spinner Krains Fuletra is exactly that kind of move. After a bruising IPL 2025 campaign where SRH’s spin department lacked penetration and surprise, Hyderabad chose not […]
Once upon a time, a World Cup arrival felt like a celestial event marked on calendars, debated in chai shops, and anticipated with the kind of nervous excitement that only cricket can manufacture. Today, it feels more like a notification reminder: another ICC event loading… The irony of Harbhajan Singh criticizing the ICC based […]