England’s ‘bio-secure bubble’ a template for safe cricket
It was cricket in the shadow of fear. The world was in the grip of a virus that had snared more lives than mortuaries and morgues can handle and was,…
Brittle batting comes to haunt the Windies again
Another Test series, another familiar story for the West Indies. Their batting, which has come undone and has been easily worked over by the opposition in the recent past, put…
How West Indies lost Jofra Archer to England
From being a virtual unknown in world cricket, he is now the X-factor in English bowling line-up. From testing the best of batters with his furious pace to getting them…
Umpires who left the game, not our hearts
Umpires are the least animated and quietest men on a cricket field. While the bowling team jumps for joy at the fall of a wicket and the stands go wild…
Could COVID fear force sports stars into retirement?
COVID, a global public health emergency, the likes of which hadn’t been experienced in decades, put cricket in shackles for three months and forced cricketers, across nations, indoors. As a…
Opening conundrum for India as it heads Down Under
India will head straight into the lion’s den, as it were, on its return from the COVID-19 induced break from cricket. A full series against Australia, no less, is the…
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India tour of Australia: Task cut out for India on return to Test cricket
They could be the best side in the world, across formats, by a distance. But when you’ve been away from top level cricket for a long spell, as the Indians…
The lesser lights of Indian cricket
Over the decades, many cricketers have distinguished Indian cricket with their incredible skills with the willow or the red cherry. However, while some have left behind a lasting legacy and…
Wobbly Pakistan faces revival test in England
Once a preeminent force in the gentlemen’s game, Pakistan cricket has been on a slippery slope in the recent past. A run of abject defeats to cricketing powerhouses in all…
Stuart answers critics, puts England on Broad-way
Stuart Broad was sore at not being picked for the first Test of the ongoing home series between England and West Indies. By the time the visitors wrapped up proceedings…