Author: Mohor Chaudhuri

Cricket has its way of testing your temperament before it rewards talent. Patience is the key to success, no matter what life throws your way. For Rinku Singh, the past few months have been exactly that – a period marked by quiet expectations, uncertainty about finding a place in the playing eleven, and constant scrutiny. In a squad full of flashy names, we often end up overlooking him, yet when the pressure peaks, Rinku has repeatedly shown why he belongs at the highest level. Despite being a regular in the T20I squad, Rinku has repeatedly struggled to cement a place…

Cricket is a team game. You win matches only when you have different people stepping up at different points of time. In the 2026 WPL, Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s blueprint has been built on this very maxim. With five out of five wins and five different player-of-the-match awardees, RCB have shown that teamwork is the essence of their success. However, the most striking difference between RCB and the other teams, has been the ability of the Indian players to take up responsibility and step up when the team needs them, instead of being overly reliant on the overseas options. It is…

In sport, it sometimes happens that certain days simply do not go your way. Saturday, January 17, was one such day for young captain Jemimah Rodrigues as her team, Delhi Capitals (DC), ended the Navi Mumbai leg of their WPL journey on a deeply disappointing note. The final game at the DY Patil Stadium once again became a display of dominance for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), who secured an emphatic eight-wicket victory over the Capitals. However, the silver lining for DC was Shafali Verma and her fearless knock, which came at a time when the side was…

When we talk about Indian cricket, we usually talk about big names – names that are absolute superstars of the game or are becoming one. However, in the process, we often end up forgetting someone who has been the unsung hero of the team and an integral part of it for a long time, and that is KL Rahul. One will never see him among the headline names or chasing credit. But whenever the team needs him, Rahul is that certain someone who always steps up. Needless to say, he is one of the most technically sound and reliable…

Indians are sports-loving beings. They are incredibly emotional about the sport they follow and leave no stone unturned in analysing everyone’s day-to-day performances. On the other hand, when someone is in the public eye, it is inevitable for them to be loved, respected, and even worshipped when they live up to audience expectations. But the moment things do not go their way, or they underperform, athletes immediately come on the radar of trolls – often the very same lovers of the game. Abuse is hurled with no sense of boundaries or decency, with even the youngest of the lot being…

India’s young prodigy, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, announced his arrival ahead of the Under-19 World Cup in style. The 14-year-old sent a thunderous warning to the world to prepare for the brilliance set to unfold over the course of the tournament. In the warm-up match against Scotland on Saturday, the young batter scored a scintillating 96 off just 50 balls, once again proving that his record-breaking form in South Africa was no fluke. After his brilliant season in the IPL with Rajasthan Royals, it was inevitable that Indian audiences would have high expectations from him. Known for his aggressive intent and…

Who knew that a young boy from New South Wales, with exceptional height, would end up becoming one of Australia’s most celebrated pace spearheads? Growing up in a tiny rural town, he led a very simple life in his childhood, riding bikes, swimming, and playing cricket in backyards with friends and family, often alongside his older brother. That is how it all started. His cricketing talent emerged early, which led him to join representative teams as a teenager, after which he eventually moved to Sydney to pursue the sport more seriously. Since then, the tall man, affectionately known as “Hoff”,…

In every sporting journey, the spotlight of a victory usually falls on the athletes; their every move is covered, every story is out there for the viewers to consume. Yet, behind every performance, lies a network of people whose contributions rarely come in front of mainstream cameras. They rarely find space on television screens or match reports, yet they are an inevitable part of the team who ensure the smooth flow of the major events as well as the sustenance of success, long after the initial applause fades. One such story focuses on the major contribution of gold medallist…

Women’s cricket in India is no more determined by just the performance at the international games, rather it is also quietly being nurtured and developed at the grassroots level. These domestic level tournaments are giving women the adequate exposure that they need and the scope of showcasing their talent at the highest level after getting noticed, while still being of very young age. The under 15 One Day Trophy Elite tournament, which took place at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur on Sunday, has been no exception to that. Batting first, Andhra Pradesh posted a gigantic target of 472 runs on…

Two major talking points coming out of the ODI squad selection that took place on Saturday were the omissions of top-order specialist, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan. If we solely focus on form, both seem to be in good rhythm across formats and have been performing with consistency. Their exclusions have raised questions among experts and fans, with some visibly baffled. Speaking of Gaikwad, he has a List-A average of 57, and has recently also made his presence felt with a monumental century against Uttarakhand in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy. He had previously got a chance to showcase…