Author: Rahul Giri

-Atreyo Mukhopadhyay Lyon’s share. Lyon-hearted. Lyon’s den. Clichés and puns may continue to shower, but what Nathan Lyon has achieved on Indian soil makes him arguably the best Australian cricketer ever to have performed in the country known for its historically strong ability to counter spin bowling. Yes, times have changed and Indians are not as proficient against this variety of bowling as they used to be. Yet, this off-spinner’s numbers in India are staggering. The owner of 479 Test wickets — which makes him the fourth best among spinners in the all-time list — is on his third trip…



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-Atreyo Mukhopadhyay Expectations were great. They started growing after news broke that Rohit Sharma had won the toss and decided to bat. Not used to watching Test matches in their city that often, people of Indore had started flocking to the Holkar Stadium from early in the morning. Their joy was about to peak after the Indian openers creamed a few boundaries off the new ball bowlers. The total read 26/0 after five overs. That’s when the mood started changing. Disbelief turned into a sense of resignation in a matter of overs as India went to lunch at 84/7. Many…



India are 2-0 up in the series, and under no pressure to ring the changes. But with the likes of Mayank Agarwal, who averages 69 in India, not even in the squad, Rahul is now very much in the last-chance saloon. Usually, when a team is 2-0 up in a series, having won both Tests emphatically inside three days, the last thing you’ll hear are rumblings about team selection. But this is Indian cricket, and things are seldom as straightforward as they should be. On the eve of the Test in Indore – given the Test at the very…





-Boria Majumdar He is known to speak his mind and is one of the sharpest brains to captain Australia. Needless to say he is pained and frustrated with the way Australia has played. Can they come back or as Sourav Ganguly has said, India will win 4-0. Here is Michael Clarke in a candid conversation with Boria Majumdar on Backstage With Boria. Boria- Sourav Ganguly has predicted a 4-0 scoreline. Do you think Australia can prove him wrong? Michael- I hope so. For if they don’t it will be hugely frustrating for every Australian cricket fan. At the same time…