No Plan B for India as Ollie Pope Sweeps with Impunity

In a Test against Australia in Nagpur in 2008, there was an unusual day of play.…

Pope’s reverse gear on Indian soil soothes England’s Gatting woes

Reverse sweep on India soil doesn’t evoke pleasant memories for English cricket fans. Mike Gatting had…

Lack of quality spin options sets England back

Atreyo Mukhopadhyay in Hyderabad One innings is in no way a sample size to come to…

How KL Rahul redefined himself as a middle-order mainstay

A year ago, he was dropped from the team for the final two Tests against Australia.…

IND vs ENG: Opportunity Knocks for Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill

The focus on Friday will be on two players billed as the future of Indian batting.…

IND vs ENG: On a day of brisk scoring, a lull swings things India’s way

A flawless and rapid half-century by Yashasvi Jaiswal, a rearguard 70 from Ben Stokes, Ravichandran Ashwin…

India v England: Emphasis on spin, but don’t forget Bumrah and Siraj

India versus England as a rivalry in Test cricket goes back 92 years. It has been…

India’s Problem of Plenty in Batting and the Opposite in Bowling

Sometimes, thrilling matches throw light at reality. The third India-Afghanistan T20I, decided after the second Super…

Ranji Trophy 2023-24: Karnataka implode, Mumbai on a roll

Six matches produced results and 10 ended in draws in the second round of Elite Division…

Beckenbauer, first defender who became global football superstar

Football is about goals and the players who get them are the game’s most precious practitioners.…