Shamik Chakrabarty in Pallekele The first ball that Mohammed Siraj bowled in the second T20I against…
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Axar Patel revels in stability and enjoys pressure situations
Axar Patel in the T20 WC 2024 (PC: BCCI/X) Shamik Chakrabarty in Pallekele After 14 overs,…
Gambhir’s opening act: Specialists, not bits and pieces
Shamik Chakrabarty at Pallekele The template remains the same — going gung-ho from the outset —…
First day first show for Gambhir and SKY, as Dravid sends special message
Shamik Chakrabarty in Pallekele Wanindu Hasaranga overlooks the Colombo-Kandy highway from a billboard. That was a…
SKY speaks about change: It’s a complete swap
In 2014-15, Suryakumar Yadav was a callow 24-year-old, whose Mumbai captaincy stint ended in acrimonious circumstances.…
Vice-captaincy doesn’t change anything for Shubman Gill the batsman
As the Hyderabad-Colombo flight started its descent, the mind raced back to 2005. About two decades…
Gambhir bells ‘workload’ cat
Last year, in a hard-hitting column, Sunil Gavaskar had called out the Indian players who skipped…
Gambhir’s winning mentality could be the key to successful transition
Many moons ago, when Gautam Gambhir was an active international player, this correspondent had an interaction…
Gambhir backs Rohit and Kohli to play until 2027 World Cup
Never mind Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli hanging up their T20I boots. The two greats still…
‘Harsh on Hardik, but SKY is Rohit Sharma by default’
Less than a month ago, Hardik Pandya was on top of the world. He had a…