‘Maybe, maybe not,’ says Ashwin about Chepauk Test swansong

Shamik Chakrabarty in Chennai After equalling Shane Warne, Ravichandran Ashwin spoke about his Chepauk swansong. On…

Ashwin, Jadeja run riot as India outclass Bangladesh on day 4

It didn’t take a complete session for India to bowl out Bangladesh and secure a 280-run…

Has Rishabh Pant already supplanted MS Dhoni as India’s best keeper-batter?

India had lost the 2019 World Cup semi-final to New Zealand in Manchester, and there was…

Rishabh Pant’s century, and a merry song of courage and resilience

Shamik Chakrabarty in Chennai Back in December 2022, when Rishabh Pant’s Mercedes crashed and caught fire…

Shubman Gill’s love affair with second innings

Shamik Chakrabarty in Chennai   First, some hard numbers… 104, 91, 52 not out and 119…

Centurions Gill and Pant put India on the brink of a big win

There was a huge influx of fans on Day 3 compared to the first two days…

Bumrah & Co put Bangladesh on the mat

Shamik Chakrabarty in Chennai The Indian fast bowlers went hunting in a pack. Bangladesh batting was…

Relentless hunger the secret of Ravi Ashwin’s greatness

How good is Ravi Ashwin, and what keeps him going? Each time you speak to the…

Ashwin and Jadeja make up for top order’s rustiness, turns Test on its head

India’s top order fell prey to red-ball rustiness, but Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja bailed the…

Three seamers in a home Test as India break pattern

Shamik Chakrabarty in Chennai India broke a pattern in the first Test against Bangladesh here at…