Sweat, seam and shine: Decoding the need to shine a cricket ball
For a random observer skimming through the phone, the discussion around need to shine a cricket ball and the discussion around sweat, saliva and everything in between might appear to…
Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma: Better ODI batsman
If two contemporary cricketers could be considered the greatest batsmen, especially in ODI cricket, then they would be Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Kohli is the artist, the one who…
Cricket post-coronavirus: ICC MUST take hard decision of postponing 2020 World T20
The coronavirus pandemic has stalled cricketing activity all over the globe ever since March. Two months later, plans have been formulated and a blueprint has been charted for the resumption…
Simultaneous series: Good on economics, setback for spectators
This would have been the time of the year when the whole of India would have been glued to their television sets or would have filled the stadiums ready to…
Vizag: Cricket’s ‘City of Destiny’ gets scarred by deadly gas leak
MS Dhoni and Shikhar Dhawan call it the ‘City of Destiny’. Southern superstar Allu Arjun calls the place his ‘lucky charm’. When you enter the city, people are greeted with…
Why Virat Kohli’s ‘ODIs not important this year’ comment is extremely problematic
India might not play anymore ODI cricket in 2020. Hell, there might not be any cricket until October or November due to the coronavirus pandemic that has stalled all sporting…
Cricketing formats: From timeless Test to T20 to The Hundred
ECB’s ‘The Hundred’, a unique 100 ball franchise cricket, when played next year will add a new format with its own rules to the cricketing history. But this experimentation with…
Sachin Tendulkar and me: How 24-year wait to meet a legend face-to-face ended
There are certain dates that an Indian cricket fan can never forget. July 7, 1981 is the birthday of MS Dhoni. November 5, 1988 is the birth of Virat Kohli.…
Jammu and Kashmir’s dream 2019-20 domestic season and the road ahead
Jammu and Kashmir always remains in the headlines. ‘Always’ really means all seven days a week. And ‘why is that?’, probably needs not to be explained. However, in a rare…
Dhoni, Pant or Rahul: India’s Wicket-Keeper For T20 World Cup 2020?
Dhoni, Pant or Rahul? Who Should be India’s Wicket-Keeper For T20 World Cup 2020? It was when the Indian Team, Management and its selectors, and media were discussing these question…