India v Bangladesh – The New “Big” Rivalry

It was the night before the start of the 2011 World Cup in Dhaka. I remember…

Champions Trophy, 2025: Zooming in on India and Bangladesh’s practice sessions

Bharath Ramaraj in Dubai Rohit Sharma, the India skipper, had a chat with Matthew Sandery, the…

Babar Azam’s fall from grace sums up the state of Pakistan cricket

Babar Azam was once compared to Virat Kohli. It was said that he was as talented…

Young and Latham tons help New Zealand thrash Pakistan in opening game

As is so often the case with ICC tournaments, the narrative arc for this Champions Trophy…

There’s a reason why Gill has been elevated to vice-captaincy: Rohit

Shamik Chakrabarty in Dubai Towards the end of India’s nets session at the Dubai International Stadium…

Shakib will not be missed: Bangladesh captain Shanto

“Ji na (No),” Najmul Hossain Shanto flat-batted the question on Shakib Al Hasan. There was no…

Champions Trophy 2025: Pace aces and brittle batting – The lowdown on Bangladesh ahead of India clash

Bharath Ramaraj in Dubai Who is Nahid Rana? The ‘Rajshahi Express’ spent his childhood days bowling…

From Dreams to Dubai, the Journey of a Cricket Storyteller

Vaibhav Tripathi in Dubai They say firsts are always special, and I couldn’t agree more. From…

Tale of two spinners – Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakravarthy

Kuldeep Yadav is an excellent cricketer in his own right and a very likeable person. Even…

A chance encounter with Andy Flower

Bharath Ramaraj in Dubai It is Zimbabwe’s first innings of the Delhi Test played against India…