Author: Bharath Ramaraj

Somewhere in August 2018, Gary Stead took over the mantle of coaching the New Zealand men’s set-up from Mike Hesson. Over the next seven years, it turned out to be a rewarding journey for Stead and the New Zealand players. The Black Caps reached the final of ICC tournaments/Championship four times and took home the WTC trophy. On the other hand, not being able to cross the finish line despite scoring the same amount of runs as England after the completion of 100 overs and the Super Over in the 2019 World Cup final would have been a gut-wrenching experience…

According to Ryan Campbell, the Durham coach, there was a turning point in Brydon Carse’s career during the 2024 County match against Somerset. While playing for Durham, he didn’t just look threatening in that game with the ball in hand but also composed his second first-class hundred. Although he is better known for his hit-the-deck skills and a burst of pace, his coach believes that hundred gave him the confidence he can take his game to another level. In other words, it indirectly helped his main skill – pace bowling. Soon, Carse made his Test debut for England in Pakistan…

After interviewing the champion 100m hurdler, Jyothi Yarraji, you end up having a wish – In an imaginary sense, if one could wear her shoes just to gauge what might be going through her mind while trailing in a race. The simple reason for such a thought flashing in the chambers of the brain was because of Jyothi’s trait of coming from behind to win medals. Recently, too, she showcased her gifts in the final of the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi. After five hurdles out of 10, she was trailing Japan’s Yumi Tanaka and China’s Wu Yanni. However, after…

The township of Langa in Cape Town translates to “sun” in the English language. On June 14, 2025, bright sunshine smiled on both the Lord’s cricket ground and Temba Bavuma as he and the rest of his South African teammates lifted the coveted ICC World Test Championship (WTC) title. Australia, the defending champions, had more than 700 caps in their Playing XI. But as the sun wrestled with the clouds up and above in the sky, South Africa never gave up on their dream. Eventually, they usurped the fancied Australian side by five wickets. And it was Bavuma who led…

“I wasn’t a part of that Under-19 South African World Cup side (2012, Under-19 WC), but what I heard from the management staff was that it was revenge. I am glad that we could get one back on the Aussies,” Aiden Markram said ahead of the U-19 World Cup final in 2014. The Markram-led South African side didn’t just thrash Australia by 80 runs in that semi-final but also returned home with the silverware. This was the first time any South African cricket captain – be it at the junior or senior level – had hoisted the World Cup trophy.…

Here’s a small test. A piece of paper is given to you while sleeping and you’re asked to pick the current Indian Test team. In that, your job is to select the first name on the team sheet. The answer to that question is an obvious one – Jasprit Bumrah. In other words, the ace fast bowler has reached such impressive peaks in the recent past, that in an imaginary sense, even in deep sleep, one would pick him as the first name on the Indian team sheet. However, just one cricketer’s contribution isn’t enough for a team to win.…

Day 1 of the WTC final between Australia and South Africa at Lord’s had its share of ebbs and flows. On occasions, South Africa seemed to be ahead in the contest. Australia then fought back with the duo of Beau Webster and Steven Smith notching up fifties. Although Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen ran through the middle and lower order, Australia’s pace bowlers ensured that they would take the day’s honours by ripping through the cream of South Africa’s batting unit. Here at RevSportz, we list out the highlights from the day’s play. Kagiso Rabada – Cometh the hour, cometh…

Back in 1912, Australia and South Africa were part of a triangular Test series which also included England. It was unique in the sense that for long periods, Test matches have been confined to bilateral series. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a damp squib with rains playing havoc and the Australian cricketers having some internal problems with their board. That triangular tournament, however, was the closest that cricket came to hosting a World Test Championship for over 100 years. It was only in 2019 that the International Cricket Council (ICC) conceptualised and implemented a World Test Championship (WTC)…

“I won’t sleep tonight very well, but it’s okay,” Jannik Sinner said during the Roland Garros presentation ceremony after losing a titanic five-set battle in the summit clash to Carlos Alcaraz. Such was the quality of tennis on display that neither of them deserved to lose. However, there has to be a winner, and it was Alcaraz who hoisted the trophy aloft in the night sky. At that moment, when Sinner made his speech and said those famous words, one couldn’t help but feel some sympathy for the vanquished, as he had put his blood, sweat, toil and tears into…

He doesn’t have 5-6-7 different weapons in his quiver where the ball traverses in different arcs to befuddle his opponent. He doesn’t give the ball a fair amount of rip in order to impart considerable revs on the ball. Unlike a spinner from a bygone era, he doesn’t lure the batter into a trap with delicious flight. Yet, Krunal Himanshu Pandya turned out to be one of the vital cogs of RCB’s epochal triumph in the 2025 Indian Premier League. It wasn’t just about all the wickets that he took. It was about how he made an impact during crucial…