Sri Lanka’s batting blues

Shamik Chakrabarty in Colombo The tuk-tuk driver was frustrated. He followed the T20I series with interest…

Short-term, Sri Lanka ODIs; bigger picture Champions Trophy

  Shamik Chakrabarty in Colombo In microcosm, this is just a three-match ODI series, devoid of…

KL Rahul or Rishabh Pant – tough call for Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir

Shamik Chakrabarty in Colombo KL Rahul went first into one of the nets. Rishabh Pant went…

Epitome of courage, Anshuman Gaekwad loses battle to cancer

Only a few days ago, Kapil Dev had tried to raise the spirits of Anshuman Gaekwad…

Kohli sweats it out at the nets, engages in lengthy chat with Gambhir

Shamik Chakrabarty in Colombo For a long period, Virat Kohli batted at the nets, first taking…

‘Only 11 can play’: Washington accepts reality with equanimity

Shamik Chakrabarty in Sri Lanka “One thing is for sure, you always ask tough questions, controversial…

Consecutive ducks for Sanju Samson, back-up players disappoint

Sanju Samson would be disappointed. He was given another opportunity in a dead rubber, but yet…

Bowlers give SKY’s captaincy vote of confidence

Shamik Chakrabarty in Sri Lanka Riyan Parag made one turn sharply after pitching. Kamindu Mendis went…

Eyes on Shreyas Iyer as India’s ODI contingent arrives

Shamik Chakrabarty in Sri Lanka “What is the meaning of samaganda? Shreyas Iyer jovially asked the…

‘Sanju Samson needs to be given a long run’ – Tinu Yohannan

Shamik Chakrabarty in Pallekele For Sanju Samson, the opportunity to play the second T20I against Sri…