Pressing concerns: From vitriol to validation

The Lagaan victory While the 1983 final transformed Indian and world cricket forever, the other match…

How Lata Mangeshkar Sang for India’s World Cup Heroes

At the time when India won the Prudential World Cup in 1983, Indian cricket was not…

Looking back at the Champions Trophy win. Under MS Dhoni

India’s last ICC title. It was 9.30pm in Edgbaston and the presentation had just ended after…

Team India – Who Stays, Who Goes, Which New Faces Come In?

For India, another World Test Championship (WTC) cycle ended on a disappointing note with a 209-run…

Toxic Fandom Doesn’t Help Kohli, Rohit, or Indian Cricket

On the evening of the fourth day of the World Test Championship (WTC) final, soon after…

No one wants to win big tournaments more than the players, can’t fault their efforts: Dravid

  After India crashed to a 209-run loss in the WTC final against Australia, the Asian…

Old Wine in Old Bottles – Test Team Needs Fresh Faces

Let’s go back in time to the period when Rahul Dravid was the India captain, and…

Lessons India need to Learn from 2021 WTC Final, and Other Near-Misses

It was one of the best Wimbledon finals in history. Andy Roddick threw everything he had…

Rohit Sharma’s Tryst with Leadership Immortality

It was the first time I was meeting Rohit Sharma since that fateful day in Manchester…

Of Sunny Days, Dravid’s Follow-on, and a Modern Mumbai Master

In the three Tests that Rahul Dravid, now India’s coach, played at The Oval (2002, 2007…