Mindfulness fuels Starc, Boult and Ashwin’s stellar displays in big-ticket play-off matches

Mitchell Starc on Tuesday as well as Trent Boult and R Ashwin on Wednesday gave fans…

No contradiction in Kohli praise or criticism

On Thursday, I did a piece on Virat Kohli where I said he was brilliant for…

Ashwin Can Still Take Batters for a Real Spin in IPL 2024

All those who thought R. Ashwin was history, his performance against RCB in IPL 2024 shows…

A reverse chop shot that defied logic and defined Dinesh Karthik

A forehand chop shot is associated with table tennis and some other racquet sports. Even on…

Kohli’s best not enough to lift RCB team less than the sum of its parts

He made 741 runs at a strike-rate of nearly 155. Add at least 150 runs saved…

Kohli’s legacy will not be determined by IPL glory, but winning it would be embellishment

It would be preposterous to judge Virat Kohli’s legacy on the basis of his IPL trophy…

Fitness and romance, the Dinesh Karthik way

Sport is about characters and charisma. Few admire the boring types, the ones who perform like…

No coincidence, Gautam Gambhir has done it again for KKR

Three seasons and three Playoff appearances, twice with LSG and now with KKR he has gone…

Mohammed Siraj’s rediscovery of rhythm played no mean part in RCB’s Cinderalla story

Royal Challengers Bengaluru, embracing a name change in alignment with its home city but retaining its…

The Sunrisers Hyderabad template – Exhilarating and intimidating

‘See the ball, hit the ball’ – This simple maxim is usually the mantra for any…