A tale of two Tests- Headingley 2019 and Old Trafford 2020
The biggest story ahead of the second Test between England and Pakistan is for certain the non-availability of Ben Stokes for the rest of the series. Stokes has been England’s…
Maurizio Sarri and Juventus was a match made in hell
The writing was on the wall from the moment Juventus laboured to a 2-1 home win to end up being shockingly knocked out of the Champions League by giant-killers, Lyon.…
Masood and Woakes: Two contrastingly effective approaches
A Test match for the ages finished in Old Trafford yesterday with Pakistan hearts being broken by a late-order English surge. A three-wicket win for the hosts ended a game…
Deserted grounds and locked up kits: The story of Kolkata maidan cricket in COVID-19 era
The shops had opened but the stores bore a deserted look. A deathly silence hung over the famous Maidan market, the hub of sports goods in the city. The silence…
Mohammedan Sporting need to escape the ghosts of their illustrious past
In the hullabaloo surrounding ATK-Mohun Bagan’s grand unveiling and East Bengal FC’s supposed desperation to join the ISL, the other Kolkata maidan giants, Mohammedan Sporting Club’s attempts to reinvigorate their…
Ireland’s thrilling win over England is just the boost cricket needed
Cricket has a crippling problem. Yes, you read that right. For too long the proverbial have-nots of the sports have failed to match up to the traditional powerhouses of the…
Will successive IPLs help MS Dhoni resurrect his international career?
The moment the ICC sounded the death knell for the World T20, the decks were cleared for the IPL. Even though the former was cancelled for this year because of…
Curtis Campher- The new kid on the block needs to be handled carefully by Ireland
The prevailing joke in online message boards and YouTube comments about the current England-Ireland ODI series speaks about how Eoin Morgan is leading his team against his own country. Morgan…
ICC ODI Super League was the need of the hour
ÂFor years, bilateral ODIs, once the staple of the format, had stagnated. One can safely say that the whole concept of two teams battling it out for five or three…
Brilliant England dismantle imploding West Indies
When Shai Hope attempted an audacious hook off Chris Woakes in the most inopportune moment, only to top-edge it to Stuart Broad hovering in the square, one knew that West…