Author: Rahul Giri



By Bharath Ramaraj On a Guwahati pitch where batsmen from both sides made big impressions, Nathan Ellis and Sam Curran employed cross-seam bowling to tilt the balance their team’s way. “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!” At first glance, that’s just a cliché. But on a very humid day in Barsapara, Punjab Kings made what seemed like a mission impossible, possible. With considerable dew around, their bowlers mixed steel with bowling smarts to trump Rajasthan Royals by a mere five runs. So how did Nathan Ellis wade through the dewy conditions and end up…

Lucknow Super Giants may have lost their previous outing, but they won’t be too despondent given how hard they pushed Chennai Super Kings while chasing a formidable target. Sunriers Hyderabad were beaten black and blue in their opener by Rajasthan Royals, with only some late flails from Abdul Samad and Umran Malik preventing their net run-rate from plunging to unsalvageable levels. On their home turf in Lucknow, the Super Giants will be tough opponents, but Sunrisers will undoubtedly be boosted by the South African duo of Aiden Markram and Henrik Klaasen. Markram, who led South Africa to the Under-19…







Having won a World Test Championship, and played in both the World Cup and T20 World Cup finals, Tim Southee’s vast experience could be a huge asset for Kolkata Knight Riders during a marathon IPL season. By Debasis Sen Tim Southee, who replaced Kane Williamson as New Zealand’s Test captain last year, has been an integral member of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad for the last couple of seasons in the Indian Premier League. He has been earmarked for a bigger role in the KKR bowling department this season. According to Southee, the inclusion of Lockie Ferguson and…





-Boria Majumdar Ravi Ashwin isn’t a natural T-20 player. Never was. He isn’t the best fielder on the park. Never was. He doesn’t run the fastest and no one knows these limitations better than Ashwin himself. And that’s what works for him. His desire to be out there. Take the critics on, defy the naysayers and just compete. Ashwin loves the game way too much to give up on it. And sometimes the desire to do something far outweighs the limitations. When Ashwin was picked in the 2021 world cup squad, many were surprised. He hadn’t played white ball cricket…