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Sourav Ganguly's Appointment As BCCI's President A Big Move

He has been holding posts in the Cricket Association of Bengal for the past five years where he currently serves...

Is Shami The Best Reverse Swing Bowler At The Moment?

He ended 2018 with 47 Test scalps, whereas in 2019, he has already accounted for 16 wickets. That’s an outstanding tally of 63 scalps in 16 Tests.

Shastri And Kohli The Most Powerful Combo In Indian Cricket

The two are the sole decision-makers in what they feel seem right for the Indian cricket team. You like it or not, that’s how things...

Is Rohit Sharma The Best Opening Batsman Across Formats?

Rohit never managed to get a run in Tests given his inconsistency outside Asia and the fierce competition for places. Therefore, Rohit had a start-stop career...

Comparisons Should Ideally Be Made At The End Of The Careers

These thoughts come to mind when the current buzz seems to be to compare the achievements of the Kumble – Harbhajan with the current...

Pant At The Receiving End Of A Raw, Unfair Deal

Pant’s inability to put a prize on his wicket has not been handled with kid gloves. While the selectors are well within their right to groom more than one player...

Jasprit Bumrah Has To Be Handled With Care And Understanding

In his limited career he has already run up stats that are absolutely unbelievable and is already regarded as the finest Indian specialist pace bowler...

Conflict Of Interest Only For Cricketers?

The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators need to address the anomaly where former cricketers are accused of...

How Mayank Agarwal Has Gone On To Become India's Principle Test Opener

After all the recent struggles that saw a flurry of openers losing their sheen, the entry of Mayank Agarwal solves so much of the issues. A champion domestic player, Mayank let everyone know about his intentions at the end of last year when he made his much-awaited debut against the Aussies at the MCG...

Bhuvi Has Slid Down The Pecking Order In India's New Ball Attack

Ever since he played his first Test, the theory has always remained that Bhuvneshwar can excel in conditions where the ball swings...

A Classy Player Will Excel In Any Format

Besides the obvious class and skill, technique and experience you need nerves of steel to come good under these circumstances and Rohit showed that when it comes to temperament...

Should Dhoni Call It A Day?

While the opinion about the treatment of Rishabh Pant has polarized people, what is not in doubt is the fact that the game between Dhoni and the Indian selectors has gone on for far too long...

Long Beach In Mauritius Is My Favorite Hotel— Rohit Sharma

Travel & Leisure

Quinton De Kock – A South African Great In The Making

The manner in which he played his strokes – vigorous and adventurous...

The Unhealthy Obsession With Dhoni

The alarm that is raised by every speculation about Dhoni retiring from the...

What World Cup Numbers Tell

Early last week, the ICC came up with figures that validate the fact that there is a huge appetite and viewership for the one day internationals...

I Like To Eat Chicken Biryani — Sourav Ganguly

Up, Close & Personal

Experimentation Should Not Be Overdone

It is all right to lose some games towards achieving a long term goal and here it must be said that preparations have already started for the World T-20 competition to be held in Australia about a year from now...

Why Is Imran Khan Using Cricketers In His Battle Against India?

Imran Khan has been quite vocal since the Indian government scrapped the special status of J&K besides the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A. The move didn’t go well with Pakistan...

Virat Vs Rohit Who Is Better In T20 Internationals?

The two get along well when batting together as well. This has been the crux of India’s dominance...

What's Next For Faf Du Plessis and South Africa?

The end of South Africa’s ICC Cricket World Cup did not anticipate the idea of the cricket board doing away...

Rishabh Pant Should Be Given A Lot Of Leeway

Much the same can be said of Pant. Sure, in his comparatively short career his choice of shots hasn’t always been wise...

How Can David Warner Emerge From His Failures In Test Cricket?

In ten Test innings in Ashes 2019, Warner scored just 95 runs at an average of 9.50. Warner has managed just one fifty, besides scoring...

Is Yuzvendra Chahal And Kuldeep Yadav's T20I Journey Over?

The two rose prominence in the Indian cricket team with some impressive outings in T20Is and ODIs. Although, they are the pillars in ODI cricket...

The Big Four Of International Batsmanship

Fans of the sport are lucky that Steve Smith, Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson and Joe Root are around to regale them. It doesn’t matter if the England captain his career Test average has slipped a little below 50...

A Shared Ashes Series After 47 Years

Contests between England and Australia are generally close and well fought out but one side emerges the victor...

How Can Rohit Sharma Hold On To The Position As An Opener In Tests?

Rohit was named in the side as expected but what materialized for him was...

Bad Boy Image Prerequisite For Success?

Ben Stokes was not satisfied being the toast of all England as he led the team into the depth of the tricky final hours of the ICC Cricket World Cup final 2019 in mid-July...

Still A Rosy Scenario For Indian Cricket

Indeed the second Test could well have ended in three days had Virat Kohli enforced the follow on. This reluctance on the part of captains...

Now Social Media Curbs For Captain, Coach And Teams?

Although a seemingly trivial side show, the controversies over comments on social media have tended to become more of an unwanted centerpiece attraction judging by the aggressive reaction...