Author: Bharath Ramaraj

These days, before the commencement of any ODI series involving India, the buzz is mainly restricted to the participation of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. So much so that before any India game, almost every move of the star duo is scrutinised. However, as the Indian selectors indulge in some brainstorming to pick the squad for the New Zealand series, there are enough subplots to consider. One of them is the fast-bowling cartel, especially with Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya all set to be rested. At RevSportz, we analyse India’s options. Harshit Rana: This inexperienced cricketer has been trolled incessantly…

Just mention Vaibhav Suryavanshi, and a host of his achievements flash through the mind. There is his blistering 58-ball hundred on his Under-19 Test debut; the fastest for an Indian Under-19 player. He also essayed a ton in a Youth Test against Australia Under-19 last year, alongside his astounding knock of 144 off just 42 balls while playing for India A against the United Arab Emirates in the Asia Cup Rising Stars T20 match. Lest we forget, at the tender age of 14, he composed a quickfire 35-ball century in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL). In a freewheeling chat…

“That’s an unacceptable scorecard. I don’t care if it was 50 millimetres of grass,” Matthew Hayden was quoted as saying on the All Over Bar Cricket Podcast. “You need to be better than that. Head, Weatherald, Labuschagne, Khawaja, Carey, Green, they’re all at sea with their basic techniques. The only technical thing I see is coming from our bowlers, who look more technically sound than our batters. Why is that? “The faceless men in this cricket team are always an issue. Michael Di Venuto has been there for at least five years … we need some generationally different voices that…

‘Rishabh Pant could be dropped from the ODI squad ahead of the New Zealand series.’ Over the last few days, this particular line has been on the front-pages of numerous portals and newspapers. If that is truly the case, then what could be the reasoning behind such a move by the selectors? In this context, let’s try to bring together the connecting points of the aforesaid topic and explore different layers. One of them could be his not-so-good record in ODIs – he averages 33.5 in that format. Consequently, in the 2025 IPL, his strike rate was just over 130.…

Saurabh Kumar has diligently plied his trade for more than a decade in domestic cricket, taking close to 350 first-class wickets with his left-arm spin. However, only 12 of those wickets came during the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy season. His sudden dip in form came as a major surprise for domestic-cricket faithfuls. Saurabh, though, didn’t give up. The bowling all-rounder shifted his base from Uttar Pradesh to Andhra and rediscovered his form. In the ongoing Ranji season, he has already plucked 23 wickets at an average of 19.08. In an exclusive chat with RevSportz, this is what Saurabh had to say…

Sometimes, by a mere coincidence, you could end up witnessing an unexpected event. Back in early 2018, yours truly in the office premises was navigating through a few cricket videos on YouTube. And just like that, the eyes zoomed in on a small YouTube clip from 2017 that had Kamlesh Nagarkoti ripping through an England Under-19 side, in Chesterfield. By then, Nagarkoti was a well-known figure in the Indian cricketing circles. There was another promising pace bowler from the opposing side that caught the eye. The name of the bowler was Joshua Charles Tongue. Outside of the Worcestershire club and…

Ten millimetre – That is the amount of grass the curator left for the ongoing Boxing Day Test between Australia and England. Is that perhaps too much grass cover for a Test match? Just to give you an idea, for the corresponding MCG Test between Australia and India, in 2024, the grass cover was around 7 mm. For starters, with 10 mm live grass, the leather ball is set to move off the seam considerably. No wonder, 20 wickets went down on day 1 of the Test. Of course, you can add a counter narrative that some of the shots…

What to make of Rishabh Pant’s 79-ball 70, in a Vijay Hazare trophy game played between Delhi and Gujarat at the Centre of Excellence? Your first thoughts could be it must have been a frenetic innings, comprising audacious shots, one-handed hits, and a few plays and misses. However, the reality was something different. In conditions where the odd ball stopped on the batter, Pant was prepared to bide his time against the spin trio of Amit Desai, Vishal Jayswal and Ravi Bishnoi. Jayswal, in particular, troubled Delhi’s batters as they slid to 109 for 4. It wasn’t as if Pant…

Virat Kohli once more brightened up the Centre of Excellence by exploring every nook and cranny of the ground. However, unlike the other day, when he cracked a scintillating ton, he had to be satisfied with 77 versus Gujarat, in a Vijay Hazare trophy game. On a pitch that offered a little more help for the pacers and spinners, Kohli was in good rhythm right from the start of his innings. The batting maestro, who walked out to bat 2 for 1, gave a glimpse of what was to come by thwacking Chintan Gaja down the ground for a six.…

For a few minutes, just observe the pendulum of a clock. It oscillates to and fro with a tick-tock sound. Somewhere, the Indian cricket team’s performances too swung back and forth across formats in the year 2025. At Revsportz, we list out some of the highlights of the Indian cricket team across formats. Test cricket: In the longest format, the Indian team had more lows than highs. India were whitewashed in their own den by South Africa, suffering their second clean sweep at home over 12 months. Even if you go back to the 1950s, you won’t find India slipping…