Author: Rahul Giri

-Atreyo Mukhopadhyay The first day of the much hyped first Test against Australia could not have gone better for India. After Rohit Sharma lost an important toss and Pat Cummins chose to bat, it was up to the Indian bowlers to get the visitors out for as less as possible, considering that batting in all likelihood will become a tough proposition on this pitch at Nagpur’s VCA Stadium. The opposition all out for 177 thanks largely to comeback man Ravindra Jadeja’s five for 47 and the deficit reduced to 100 due to Rohit’s unbeaten 56, it was a good day…



Recent international form very much favoured Shubman Gill, while it’s hard to look past Sarfaraz Khan if first-class performances are the criteria for selection. There are few tasks in sport more challenging than picking the playing side from a carefully assembled squad. Whichever way the captain and team management go, there will be criticism and unhappiness. There’s an old truism that a player always looks better in observers’ eyes when he or she isn’t playing. And it also can’t be denied that the think tank is privy to information – matters of form, confidence and personality – that the layman…





-Boria Majumdar Pitches don’t win cricket matches. Quality cricket does. However, good or bad the wicket, you still need to play quality cricket to win the match. When India travelled down under in 2018 or 2020-21 not once did we hear Virat or Ravi Shastri complain about the wicket. Not once did Rohit or Ajinkya say the WACA wicket was not up to the mark. India played outstanding cricket and won. Most recently against South Africa the game at the Gabba ended in 2 days. Few blamed the pitch. Most said South Africa was poor. Yet when it comes to…

-Boria Majumdar With India missing the services of Pant and Bumrah, many believe this is Australia’s best chance. Can Smith and Marnus deal with Ashwin? Can Virat Kohli yet again bring out his best against Australia? Here is Australian legend Greg Chappell in a detailed conversation with Boria Majumdar in a special episode of Backstage With Boria. Boria- 24 hours to go for the start of the series. India missing Pant and Bumrah. What does it take for a touring team to beat India in India and is this Australia’s best chance? Greg Chappell- Pant and Bumrah are very important…



– Subhayan Chakraborty The eighth edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is set to take place in South Africa from February 10th to 26th. Ten teams will compete in the tournament, playing at three venues across the country. Before the commencement of the showpiece tournament, let us take a look at the squads and venue details from the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup. The tournament Is divided into two groups of five teams each. Group A consists of Australia, Bangladesh, New Zealand, South Africa, and Sri Lanka. Group B features England, India, Ireland, Pakistan, and West Indies. The…