Circa 2024, Bumrah’s annus mirabilis

Make no mistake, Jasprit Bumrah has done the biggest ‘carryjob’ since Deigo Maradona at the 1986…

The Rohit-Kohli conundrum – Blame it on star culture

The gallows humour led to a bit of mischief. As Rohit Sharma failed yet again and…

Shami out of Border-Gavaskar Trophy reckoning – the end is nigh?

Short-term, Mohammed Shami is officially no longer in the reckoning for the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, as…

‘Ashwin created an illusion of spin’ – Sunil Subramaniam

What is spin bowling? The Cambridge Dictionary defines it as: “A way of bowling the ball…

Champions Trophy to be played in hybrid model, ICC confirms

It’s official. The 2025 Champions Trophy will be played in a hybrid model, the International Cricket…

Ashwin best off-spinner of the present era, mid-series retirement unfortunate: Erapalli Prasanna

Erapalli Prasanna called Ravichandran Ashwin’s mid-series retirement “unfortunate”, while lavishing praise on his junior. On Wednesday,…

Jasprit Bumrah: Leader and legend-in-the-making

There are several memorable lines in Sir Alex Ferguson’s Leading: Learning from Life and My Years…

Is Morne Morkel the right man to oversee India’s fast-bowling transition?

First some hard numbers… As Australia posted 445 in their first innings at the Gabba, India’s…

Champions Trophy: Pakistan likely to host 10 matches, India to play in Dubai, formal announcement on Saturday? 

Finally, the Champions Trophy deadlock seems to have been broken. According to sources, a hybrid model…

Gukesh’s triumph prompts change in narrative, Kasparov waxes lyrical

In the end, after a fortnight of fierce battle, plays and counter-plays, it had come down…