When India swept Pakistan 3-0 in the Asia Cup, the scoreline told only half the story. Led by Salman Ali Agha, Pakistan improved with each outing. The defeats shrank from seven wickets to six and then five — the final margin barely reflecting how fiercely contested that clash was. It took a special knock from […]

India head into their clash against Namibia in New Delhi knowing their vaunted T20I batting needs a timely reset. Over the past two days, India’s top order has spent long hours in the nets, working on loosening up shoulders that looked uncharacteristically restrained in recent outings. The USA and Mumbai games took some of the […]

India remains a firm favourite for the T20 World Cup 2026 despite suffering a heavy 50-run defeat to New Zealand in Vizag, a result that briefly exposed the risks of experimentation. The hosts went in with a six-batter, five-bowler combination and were made to pay as New Zealand’s aggressive batting and disciplined bowling turned the […]

By his own admission, Suryakumar Yadav is still striking the ball as cleanly as ever in the nets. Match days, however, have brought a different challenge. The India T20 captain has faced growing scrutiny for failing to convert promising starts into match-defining innings. With just five games to go before he leads the defending champions […]

The Ro-Ko caravan has rolled into Rajkot, and with it has come a wave of excitement that refuses to slow down. The Niranjan Shah Stadium is expected to be packed to the rafters for the second ODI against New Zealand, underlining just how powerful the Rohit Sharma–Virat Kohli factor has become in modern Indian cricket. Since […]

India kick off their 2026 international calendar by hosting New Zealand in a three-match ODI series, a contest that sets the tone for a packed season leading into the T20 World Cup and, more importantly, the ODI World Cup scheduled next year. The series opener will be played on Sunday at Vadodara’s BCA Stadium, marking […]

Barabati Stadium in Cuttack is set to witness a historic first as it prepares to host its inaugural match on a red-soil surface. In a venue known for its traditional black-soil pitches, this shift brings a fresh layer of intrigue ahead of the opening T20I between India and South Africa. Red soil is known to […]

India are rarely confronted with doubts about their Test dominance at home, but the past year has brought an unusual shift. Consecutive clean sweeps at the hands of New Zealand and South Africa have raised uncomfortable questions about their red-ball readiness. In that context, the shift to ODI cricket comes as a welcome breather for […]

Preparing and reading a cricket pitch is a science of its own—almost a parallel sport that demands deep technical understanding and a bit of instinct. Curators constantly balance how much water to use, how the weather might behave, how much live grass to keep on the strip, and which rollers to use at what times. […]

Kolkata often feels like a city caught in a beautiful time warp — a place where nostalgia breathes through every tram line and colonial street. It’s a city that seems to have hit pause somewhere in the 90s and never quite pressed play again. Even today, trams rattle through its narrow lanes, carrying with them […]