Bumrah Breathes Fire: India’s Stand-In Skipper Leads from the Front with 4/17 in Perth

By Subhayan Chakraborty from Perth Leading India is never an easy task, especially with the regular…

A Comparative Analysis: IPL Mega Auctions and Football Transfers

The IPL 2025 Mega Auction is around the corner, and the Indian media fraternity and fans…

Punjab Kings Hit Reset: Will Ricky Ponting’s Overhaul End IPL Trophy Drought?

The Team Punjab Kings have been a part of the IPL since its inception in 2008,…

KL Rahul’s dismissal sums up India’s session of doom and gloom

As the first session came to its conclusion, India were left tottering at 51 for 4.…

From Jardine and Larwood to Bumrah and Kohli – The beauty of Test cricket

It was October 2002 and I was a PhD student at Oxford University working on the…

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Legacies on the line as India-Australia set for fiery Perth challenge

  Subhayan Chakraborty at the Optus Stadium “5-0 to Australia,” said one local fan outside the…

Pat Cummins – The smiling assassin who continues to have the last laugh

In January 2011, a domestic T20 tournament was being held in Australia. But most of the…

Bigger than the Ashes

“It’s all happening.” Yes, we miss Bill Lawry and his unmistakable nasal twang. A Richie Benaud-sized…

India v Australia: Celebrating 77 years of a unique cricketing rivalry

Cricket, it wouldn’t be wrong to suggest, was and is the true national game in both…

“I’d play Ashwin as first-choice spinner”: Bharath Arun, former bowling coach, on who India should pick in Perth

He played a stellar role in India’s wins Down Under in 2018-19 and 2020-21. Recognised as…