Author: Bharath Ramaraj

At one point of time, South Africa were 11 for 3 in the Ranchi ODI. Despite vital hands from Matthew Breetzke and Marco Jansen, South Africa then slipped to 228 for 7. Yet, the Proteas finished up with 332 in a chase of 350. Eventually, India did win the encounter, but question marks were raised over India’s bowling without Jasprit Bumrah, the spearhead. Just to put things into perspective, the conditions were rather unfair on the bowlers. Even in the first innings, the track seemed to resemble a motorway. With the dew also coming into play in the second innings,…

( Shubman Gill, PC-X) Will Shubman Gill partake in the upcoming five-match India–South Africa T20Is? And is the India Test and ODI captain coming to the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru for a rehabilitation programme? These are the questions lingering in every Indian cricket fan’s mind concerning Gill’s recovery from a neck injury. First things first, it is true that Gill is set to arrive at the CoE on December 1 (Monday). However, as confirmed by sources, he was yet to reach…

By Bharath Ramaraj Two shots in the India–South Africa first ODI, both over mid-off, told everything you need to know about Virat Kohli’s current form. They also showed that at 37, Kohli is batting as well as he ever has in ODIs, and nothing should really stop him from playing the next 50-over World Cup. Once he settled in, there was no doubt he would compile yet another century in his glittering one-day career. Returning to those two strokes early in his innings, the one off Nandre Burger in particular, it was of the highest class. The experienced batter shuffled…

The eagerly awaited WPL 2026 Auction had its share of thrills and spills. Here at RevSportz, we list out the top five auction buys in terms of value for money. Sophie Ecclestone – The UP Warriorz would be pleased to pick up Ecclestone for 85 lakhs. The left-arm spinner remains one of the best limited-overs bowlers in the cricketing landscape. She has 36 wickets in the WPL at an average of 18.38. Ecclestone has a very repeatable action, which contributes to her excellent control, and her height allows her to generate natural flight. She gave a glimpse of her class…

Picture credit – BCCI Let’s begin with a short quiz. When was the previous time India lost two Test series at home over roughly 12 months? The answer is 1983-84 and ’84-85, when India went down to both the West Indies and England. But before the two whitewashes versus New Zealand and South Africa, when did India last suffer a couple of clean sweeps at home over one year? Even a cricket aficionado would have to rack their brains. Yours truly recalled a couple of home series, what about the West Indies and Australia touring India in the late…

Outclassed. Outgunned. Outthought. These three words best describe the difference between the South African and Indian spinners in the ongoing Test series. Not just in terms of skill, but the visiting side’s spinners were also superior in strategy and execution. Where to start? Perhaps by examining the pace at which the Indian finger-spinning duo bowled, especially in the first innings in Guwahati. On a very slow deck, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar consistently bowled at over 92 kph, at times even touching 95–96 kph. Washington wasn’t far behind his spin partner when it came to firing it in at pace.…

Venkatesh Prasad is set to take over as the next president of the Karnataka State Cricket Association unopposed, in the aftermath of KN Shanth Kumar’s nomination papers being rejected during scrutiny. The highly anticipated election is scheduled to be held on December 7. Shanth Kumar, who belongs to ‘Team Brijesh’, is currently a director of The Printers (Mysore) Private Limited and the president of the DH and PV Sports Club. Shanth Kumar is said to have defaulted on the club’s annual subscription for a period of four years, which in turn goes against the KSCA’s bylaws. In that context, Kalpana…

Picture credit- Debasis Sen “You have to visualise the miracle for there to be a miracle.” Perhaps it is time for those eleven Indian players taking part in the ongoing Guwahati Test against South Africa to imagine a heist before Day 4 of the game. At the moment, only a jailbreak can save India from the ignominy of losing two Test series at home over the last 12 months. With the pitch not deteriorating much and bad light coming into the equation at the end of each day’s play, India might still draw the game. But with South…

Picture credits – BCCI Who is Senuran Muthusamy? What was the first impression of watching this cricketer? For that, yours truly has to take up the name of his former colleague, Sidhant Maheshwari. This former text commentator had a habit of reciting the names of the players aloud in relation to executing backend work. Probably, around a decade ago, he took up the name, Muthusamy, while adding this player to a website from the backend. While hearing the name for the first time, you pondered, ‘Who could be this first-class cricketer from India? Is he Muthuswamy or Muthusamy?’…

In the year 2020, while sitting on a sofa in Dubai, this writer ended up watching his nephew play cricket on Xbox. And in a few minutes’ time, the scoreline caught the attention: India had raced away to about 100 for no loss in just 5-6 overs against Australia in a Test match. More than five years later, in Perth, Travis Head put on such a spectacular show versus England’s band of fast bowlers that it made you ponder whether it was another of those Xbox games. The same England attack that had bowled with sustained hostility in the first…