Rain Dampens Day 1 Drama as Khawaja and McSweeney Steady Australia in Brisbane

A day that promised thrilling cricket was marred by persistent rain, allowing only 13.2 overs of…

Akash Deep vs Harshit Rana: Who Should Play the Pink-Ball Test in Adelaide?

The Indian team management faces a selection dilemma ahead of the pink-ball Test in Adelaide. Should…

The salient features of Mukesh’s new-ball threat

India pace bowler Mukesh Kumar might vividly remember October 30, 2015. On that day, he picked…

Pros outweigh cons of travelling to Australia with eight fast bowlers

If there is something that draws attention immediately to the Indian squad for the tour of…

A glance at India’s fast-bowling stocks for Australia Tests

Pace bowlers win you Test matches – This is an old hypothesis in cricket, especially when…

Tough to control runs on this pitch: Kuldeep Yadav

Subhayan Chakraborty in Bengaluru On Day 3 of the first Test against New Zealand at M…

The bigger picture in Akash Deep’s steady development

Shamik Chakrabarty in Kanpur Back in 2011-12, a Ranji Trophy match between Mumbai and Odisha became…

Mominul stands tall for Bangladesh on truncated opening day

In what was a truncated opening day of the second Test, only 35 overs were bowled…

Akash Deep, and the Rewards of Dreaming Big

By Shamik Chakrabarty in Kanpur A line from Bob Dylan’s Forever Young comes to mind: “May…

Good outings and positive takeaways from Duleep Trophy first round games

The first round of Duleep Trophy matches offered real excitement. In Bengaluru, India B beat India…