Babar Azam is facing the heat. The Pakistan captain has been subjected to pure vitriol, with…
Author: S Kannan
India’s bowlers Deserve their Due, After Mastering Lucknow’s Dew
How often have we heard that bowlers never get their due in white-ball contests? On Sunday…
Rohit Sharma and a Hundred Games Wearing the Captaincy Burden Lightly
Rohit Sharma will walk out for his 100th toss as India skipper on Sunday when the…
Manu Bhaker in sublime form as she wins Paris Olympics shooting quota place
Manu Bhaker exorcised some ghosts of the past as she won India a quota place for…
“We Had to Give Everything on the Field” – Madan Lal on the Wicket that Changed India’s Cricket History
If Kapil Dev earned the sobriquet of “Devil” after his exploits during the 1983 World Cup…
Maninder Singh Rues ‘Crazy’ Collapse and 1987 Heartbreak
Maninder Singh gets angry and emotional when you talk about the Reliance World Cup semi-final between…
England’s Title Defence Goes Belly Up in Bangalore, with No Runs in Sight
S Kannan in New Delhi For a champion side, one loss can be an aberration, two…
Kirti Azad and the London-Underground Ball that got Ian Botham
It was hard to get Kirti Azad talking about cricket. For, the mortal remains of Bishan…
Columns over the phone, and stories of washing socks – Remembering Bishan Bedi the Lionheart
What lamps ceased to burn, and what hearts ceased to beat? The news of lion-hearted Sardar…
India Keep Cool and Find Heroes for Every Situation
There is something really cool about Team India these days. No, we are not talking about…