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Can We Expect West Indies’ Resurgence Under Kraigg Brathwaite?

Since going down famously in a home series to Australia back in 1995, West Indies have suffered 120 losses in their 240 Test matches and won just 55. The record is poorer when we account for matches against the traditional top 8 sides: 120 losses and just 35 wins from 211 Tests. Away from home […]

March 29, 2022

IPL 2021: Where Should Moeen Ali Bat For Chennai Super Kings (CSK)?

Moeen Ali, England’s all-rounder, will be playing for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the forthcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), starting April 9. Moeen was roped into the CSK set-up after the franchise made a winning bid of INR 7.00 crores for him at the recent IPL 2021 auction in Chennai. After spending […]

March 29, 2022

Women’s IPL is in progression stage: Anjum Chopra

The idea of having a full-fledged women’s IPL is in a “progression stage” and a World Cup title for India can actually help in turning that into a reality sooner than later, says former captain Anjum Chopra. Under the leadership of Harmanpreet Kaur, the Indian team sailed into the final of the last women’s T20 […]

March 29, 2022

You can’t keep Ashwin out of shorter formats: Saqlain Mushtaq

Pakistan spin great Saqlain Mushtaq fails to understand how a proven performer like Ravichandran Ashwin has been kept out of India’s limited-overs set-up, saying a successful Test bowler is bound to succeed in the shorter formats. Ashwin, a regular in the IPL, has been kept out of the shorter formats since July 2017. Same was […]

March 29, 2022

Top 10 Best Knocks In The Indian Premier League (IPL) History

As the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) looms large, we looked back at the Top 10 best knocks played in the IPL history. Over 13 seasons, the IPL has witnessed some of the greatest innings played in the history of T20 cricket. Year by year, players from India and abroad have taken […]

March 29, 2022

Spotting talent was my forte, found teenager Virat exceptionally talented: Dilip Vengsarkar

He remains India’s best chairman of selectors by a distance for his sheer ability to spot talent and Dilip Vengsarkar always knew that Virat Kohli was “exceptional” when he first saw the Indian captain in age-group cricket. The former skipper’s tenure as chairman of the national selection committee between 2006-08 is often cited as a […]

March 29, 2022

IPL 2021: Should Finn Allen Be One Of RCB’s Four Overseas Picks?

Finn Allen, the young New Zealand right-hand batsman, will be playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the forthcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Allen, who had gone unsold at the IPL 2021 auction in Chennai, wasn’t initially part of the RCB squad but entered in as a replacement after Australia’s Josh Philippe […]

March 29, 2022

Ravindra Jadeja is my role model: Atharva Ankolekar

Almost every Indian boy harbors the dream of walking down the stairs as he receives a grand reception from a jam-packed stadium. The dream of donning the Indian blue overshadows other aspirations of life as the boy spends his initial years playing cricket on the streets. The imagination runs wild as the little boy perceives […]

March 29, 2022

IPL 2021: Can Tewatia Do A Tewatia Again?

When Rahul Tewatia completed a rejuvenation act for the ages in an IPL 2020 match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Sharjah, the Rajasthan Royals (RR) spin all-rounder made people eat their words about his innings, and became an instant hero. The magnificent end to Tewatia’s otherwise criticised innings, including five straight sixes off pacer Sheldon […]

March 29, 2022

India vs Australia series in numbers: Rohit, Kohli, Kuldeep and other record-breakers

After Australia handed a comprehensive trashing in the first match, not many would have expected India to win the series. This was also after India had lost their last three ODI matches against the same team at home prior to the first match of this series. After losing the toss at Mumbai, they lost the […]

March 29, 2022

Yastika Bhatia opens up about her maiden India call-up, Women’s T20 Challenge experience, future goals and more

21-year-old Yastika Bhatia is an exciting wicketkeeper batter who came through the ranks of domestic cricket. She received her maiden India call-up for the South Africa series at home. Although she didn’t get a chance to play in the ODI series, the youngster was over the moon after sharing the dressing room with some real […]

March 29, 2022

Would love to be a part of the first World Cup-winning New Zealand team: Mark Chapman

November 15, 2015: An engineering student was sitting in the examination hall, writing the final exam for the semester in New Zealand. After completing the paper, he rushed to the airport to depart for Dubai where he was set to feature in the ICC World Cricket League Championship after being named in Hong Kong’s squad. […]

March 29, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Recalling Scotland cricket’s memorable win over England and the needs of Associate cricket with Calum MacLeod

“You want to beat them. Show them that you are no lesser brother. We don’t want to be that younger sibling living in the shadows.” The innate passion and pride to be a Scotland cricketer comes through vividly in Calum MacLeod’s voice even as the network makes his voice tremble right through the phone conversation. […]

March 29, 2022

Cricket’s new reality bubble a distant dream at non-elite levels

Sanitizing stations, hotels and training facilities on the ground, practicing with their own set of balls, restricting themselves within the same circle for the whole tour duration and possible quarantines before and after a series — the bio-secure environment England Cricket are planning to create for cricket to resume amidst the COVID-19 pandemic has been […]

March 29, 2022

Exclusive with Nitin Menon: India’s new ICC elite panel umpire talks of pressure on the field, player habits, fitness of officials and the IPL

At 36, Nitin Menon is the youngest ever and the third Indian to make it to the ICC elite panel of umpires. He replaced Nigel Llong in the panel for the 2020-21 season after first officiating in an international game in 2017. This is what the ICC elite panel looks like for the 2020-21 season. […]

March 29, 2022

“Age is just a number”: Robin Uthappa opens up about joining Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for the IPL 2021 season, his batting exploits for Kerala, deriving inspiration from Roger Federer, Colonel Sanders and more

As Rohit Sharma raised his bat while walking back to the pavilion after his record-breaking 264-run knock, he receieved a standing ovation from the crowd as well as the Indian dressing room. But there was another Indian player alongside him at the crease, who perhaps, had an even bigger role to play in helping the […]

March 29, 2022

Exclusive! Anrich Nortje: “I enjoy bowling in the death”

Anrich Nortje has just watched his countrymate, Kagiso Rabada go for 23 runs in an over that included three towering sixes from Eoin Morgan. Kolkata Knight Riders need 31 to win from 12 balls. Crazier things have happened in this IPL season and at Sharjah of all grounds, with Morgan in zen mode and clubbing […]

March 29, 2022

Ashwin retained by Kings XI Punjab on head coach Kumble’s insistence

Kings XI Punjab co-owner Ness Wadia on Monday said the franchise decided not to trade Ravichandran Ashwin with the Delhi Capitals following a “rethink” by the Board. It has been learnt that the newly-appointed head coach Anil Kumble was also keen to retain Ashwin, who captained the side in the previous two editions. “The (KXIP) […]

March 29, 2022

In wake of World Cup final drama, ICC tweaks super over rule

The International Cricket Council on Monday tweaked the super over rule for all its major events following the uproar over the outcome of the men’s World Cup final in July when England were declared winners against New Zealand on boundary count. New Zealand and England had headed into the super over after scores in the […]

March 29, 2022

ICC Test rankings: Kohli one point away from top-ranked Steven Smith

Virat Kohli reached within one point of top-ranked Steve Smith in the Test batsmen rankings after the India skipper scored an unbeaten 254 in the second Test against South Africa to help his team seal the series 2-0. Opener Mayank Agarwal also rose in the rankings, breaking into the top 20. His innings of 108 […]

March 29, 2022

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