IPL, the birthday teen, now an integral part of the Indian summer

Happy birthday, IPL. Many fans will cut a cake and celebrate the birth of the premier…

Difficult to have Pakistan players in the IPL; but nobody can predict future: Arun Dhumal

On April 18, 2008, cricket changed. On the field, Brendon McCullum was the king, hammering a…

Kohli for India is a necessity, not a debate

As the IPL 2024 season gathers steam, the anticipation among Indian cricket aficionados is palpably shifting…

Mayank Yadav the X-factor that Lucknow hoped he could be  

It was in late January that I got a call from Sanjeev Goenka, who sounded excited.…

Mayank Yadav sets stage on fire as LSG register first win against Punjab Kings

At midway during the match, Punjab Kings appeared to be on course for victory with Shikhar…

IPL and general elections are ‘rivals’ that have learnt to co-exist in India

A decade and a half is long time in the history of an event designed to…

How Sidhu’s pain-in-the-neck made Tendulkar an ODI legend

World history is full of ‘what-ifs.’ What if Adolf Hitler hadn’t launched Operation Barbarossa which led…

Rishabh Pant halfway to proving Sourav Ganguly right

It was the evening after India’s shocking defeat in the 2019 World Cup semi-final against New…

Keeping wickets and a cover drive: Rishabh Pantmakes statements on comeback

Not every comeback story has a fairy-tale start. Rishabh Pant’s did not. His team lost and…

Bigger, fatter IPL 2024 set to rock and roll

It seems like yesterday. MS Dhoni was the first player sold at the Indian Premier League…