India pacer Tushar Deshpande recalled the time he bowled to MS Dhoni in the IPL 2025 match between the Rajasthan Royals (RR) and the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). With Dhoni and Shivam Dube at the crease, Deshpande was handed the ball to bowl the penultimate over. He held his nerve and delivered a brilliant spell,…
Pakistan kicked off their T20I tri-series campaign with a 39-run win over Afghanistan in Sharjah. Skipper Salman Agha was named Player of the Match for his unbeaten 53 runs off 36 balls. After winning the toss, Pakistan opted to bat first. However, their top-order could not provide a solid start, as they were reduced to…
Irfan Pathan, not one to hold back, has supported Shubman Gill as India’s all-format captain going forward. In a podcast which addressed a host of issues, Pathan made some interesting observations regarding Gill. Answering a question how he evaluated Gill’s performance as a batter in England, Irfan said, “Very impressed. If you see the way…
“They say every ending will have a new start. My time as an IPL cricketer comes to a close today, but my journey as an explorer of the game across various leagues begins now.” With that tweet, Ravichandran Ashwin did more than announce his IPL farewell – he cracked open a door that Indian cricket has…
Aeons ago, as the sun faded away in the pink city of Jaipur, a young wicketkeeper-batter’s professional career was about to burn bright. Sanju Samson, all of 18, walked out to bat with his side in a spot of bother at 79 for 4 while chasing 125 against Kings XI Punjab. More than the 27…
Mohammed Siraj has always been a big Virat Kohli supporter. That the two have a special bond is well known. Siraj blossomed under Kohli’s captaincy, and has enjoyed playing under him. So, it was an obvious question to ask. Right through the England series, Siraj was the aggressor. He was the one who would push…
At the Rajkot Stadium, there were faint cries of ‘oohs and aahs’. A young Chesteshwar Pujara had just been beaten on the outside edge while facing Odisha’s Preetamjit Das in a Ranji Trophy game. Pujara, then just 20, had attempted a cut stroke, only for his bottom hand to take over and for the ball…
I have been reading a lot of articles that the white-ball series in Australia will be the last for Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. First things first, don’t club them together. That’s not the right thing to do. Secondly, while captaincy is indeed a call the management can take, how does anyone ask a player…
The selectors have chosen Shubman Gill as India’s vice-captain for the Asia Cup. As I have argued before, Gill is a very good player and a deserving candidate. He was the vice-captain when he was last part of the T20 set-up, and they have given the responsibility back to him with the Asia Cup and…
Shreyas Iyer’s exclusion from India’s Asia Cup squad has shocked former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali. He has criticized the Indian selection committee on leaving ‘A-class players’ from the tournament including Iyer. Speaking on the Game Time, a YouTube show, Ali lavished praise on young Indian talents, saying had they played for Pakistan, they would be…
