Mohammed Siraj is the man of the moment for India. A six-wicket haul and he has set it up for the batters to take control. The question I want to ask is how many of us thought if he was Hindu or Muslim when he was leading the team back to the change room? How…
As you step inside the main entrance of Edgbaston Cricket Ground, the atmosphere is unmistakably steeped in history, blended with modernity. To your left, nestled in the corner of the reception area, stands a magnificent wall—Edgbaston’s own Hall of Fame—divided under two poignant headers: “Our Bears” and “Where History is Made.”On Thursday, July 3, a…
t was October 2002, and I was a PhD student at Oxford University, working on the history of Indian cricket, when I got a call from an auctioneer in London. He had helped me with material and sounded very excited on the phone. “Come and see what I have found,” he told me. When I…
With doubts lingering over Jasprit Bumrah’s participation in the second Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, England captain Ben Stokes has made it clear that he is only concerned with his own team’s affairs. The Indian pacer’s availability remains uncertain, but Stokes insists it’s a matter for India to handle. Bumrah was initially scheduled to feature…
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is facing uncertainty over India’s scheduled white-ball tour in August 2025, due to the prevailing political situation in the region. As per the original schedule, India were set to tour Bangladesh for three ODIs and three T20Is starting August 17, but the series is now in doubt. BCB President Aminul…
In a candid and wide-ranging conversation with RevSportz at his London mansion, Lalit Modi, the architect of the Indian Premier League (IPL), opened up about his long-standing, but ultimately unrealised, vision for Indian football. From the failures of the system to the structural impossibility of replicating the IPL model in the sport, Modi didn’t hold…
Australia’s Test vice-captain Steve Smith is on track to feature in the second Test of the ongoing series against the West Indies in Grenada. Captain Pat Cummins confirmed that Smith has resumed batting practice after dislocating his finger during the World Test Championship (WTC) Final. After the final, Smith returned to his home in New…
Trisha Ghosal in Nottingham The dress rehearsal for the T20 World Cup 2026 will commence this evening. India’s women’s team will take on hosts England in a five-match T20I series. India haven’t played a T20I series since December last year. England, on the other hand, are in a rebuilding phase, with Charlotte Edwards and Nat Sciver-Brunt…
After Sri Lankan bowlers dominated proceedings on Day 1 of the ongoing second Test against Bangladesh in Colombo, Day 2 belonged entirely to the batters—led by an exceptional knock from opener Pathum Nissanka and a composed innings by Dinesh Chandimal. Having posted a modest total in their first innings, Bangladesh needed early breakthroughs to stay…
West Indies pacer Jayden Seales produced a fiery spell of fast bowling to dismantle the Australian batting line-up for just 180 runs on the opening day of the first Test at Kensington Oval, Barbados. Only 23 years old and ranked 10th in the ICC Men’s Test Bowler Rankings, Seales took charge and delivered an exceptional…
