How a forgotten Man of the Series award in West Indies denied R Ashwin a world record
R Ashwin has been denied a world record with respect to ‘Man of the Series’ awards because of an adm...
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Saqlain Mushtaq’s advice helps Mohamed Enaan spin India to thrilling win over Australia in U-19 Test
It took only one session for former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq to reveal Mohamed Enaan’s USP. ...
Materialising a Indian father’s dream: Australian legspinner Vishwa Ramkumar torments India U-19
A dream that began in Chennai, while watching India’s victorious World Series triumph in 1985, bloss...
Mayank Yadav’s return to fitness showcases NCA’s evolution from a rehab option to a total fitness monitoring system
In any past cricket season, the sight of Mayank Yadav steaming down the run-up while forever threate...
Three openers, one spot: Irani Trophy could decide who is higher on pecking order for Australia tour
Beginning with the Duleep Trophy, the domestic season has already been an audition of sorts for the ...
Three big grounds with different types of pitches, sports science centre, fully-furnished gym – BCCI’s new Centre of Excellence inaugurated
Three grounds – including one with 85-yard boundaries across all sides – with 86 different types of ...
IPL 2025: The logic behind Rs 18 crore cap on foreign players and why they have to register for this year’s auction
The IPL Governing Council has introduced a new set of retention rules and player regulations ahead o...
Retention questions: Why can Dhoni be retained for only Rs 4 crore? What’s the fate of KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma? Will RCB use RTM on Maxwell?
The changes in using the Right to Match card this time makes the auctions all the more intriguing. A...
NUMBERS GAME: Ashwin-Jadeja are better than Kumble-Harbhajan, but with a rider
With every home series, India’s spin all-rounders R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja are rewriting the rec...
IPL retention rule: No certainty over MS Dhoni’s future as Chennai Super Kings mull various scenarios
Even though the BCCI is close to finalising the number of player retentions allowed, Chennai Super K...
Is Shubman Gill ready now to sit on the throne of games?
The showman’s bow from Shubman Gill on reaching a hundred is a sight that Indian cricket is beginnin...
India vs Bangladesh Chepauk Test: After a strong start, Najmul Hossain Shanto’s side pay the price for poor batting in first innings
Skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto’s dismissal in the second innings summarised Bangladesh’s struggles at...
Why Ashwin-Jadeja are India’s Most Valuable Pairing: Batting saviours, spinning superstars, all-round exemplars & home win architects
There was a wholesome feeling in the end as Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja embraced each ot...
Cerebral and patient: How R Ashwin baited Mushfiqur Rahim, Shadman Islam and Mominul Haque on a pitch with no help for spinners
At 1 pm even as several hundreds of fans were making a delayed entry into the MA Chidambaram Stadium...
Why Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill’s hundreds against Bangladesh are so valuable for India in the bigger picture
It was a tale of two centuries that was much more than the runs made and the occasion. These were hu...
India vs Bangladesh 1st Test: How Jasprit Bumrah foxed Musfiqur Rahim
For a young Jasprit Bumrah watching yorkers on television gave him a thrill. It was the first delive...
India vs Bangladesh: How Indian fast bowlers turned the heat on Bangladesh batsmen
The Chennai heat can be cruel. But not in September when it is usually pleasant with showers around ...
How R Ashwin, who went to USA to study batting dynamics between baseball and cricket, counterattacked his way in Chennai Test against Bangladesh
On the eve of the Test, India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir was asked whether he has plans to develop ...
India vs Bangladesh: Laid-back pacer Hasan Mahmud, who ran through top order, represents their fast bowling ambitions
Before Hasan Mahmud boarded the flight to Rawalpindi last month, his career was at a crossroads. He ...
Red-soil Chennai pitch sheds grass ahead of India’s first Test against Bangladesh
With India not ready to give any advantage to Bangladesh – who have three quality spinners in their ...
‘Adapt, not adopt one style’ Gautam Gambhir lays out his vision for India’s batsmen ahead of Test series against Bangladesh
Four months, three opponents, 10 Tests and a place in the World Test Championship final waiting for ...
Rohit Sharma backs KL Rahul: ‘He’s got the game to play the spin and seamers’
Rohit Sharma, who usually has a response ready in his lips, thought long and hard when asked to expl...
The street that kept R Ashwin rooted to cricket while Chennai’s hip-set went clubbing on Saturdays
It’s been more than 15 years, but Bhuvanesh Ketharnath has no trouble recollecting an incident invol...
India vs Bangladesh Test series: Despite historic high in Pakistan, visitors face a totally different ball game
Home Test wins over Australia and England, beating Sri Lanka and New Zealand in away Tests. Most sig...
View from India nets: Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir guide Yashasvi Jaiswal after struggles against pacers
Sometime in the middle of India’s training session on Monday soon after Jasprit Burmah sent Yashasvi...
Great Indian talent stock: Bounty of batsmen, shortage of fast-bowling all-rounders, bustling keeper-batsmen and limited spin variety
India’s talent pool has only been getting bigger with every passing season. The ongoing Duleep Troph...
Father wanted Manav Suthar to be a batsman the world fears, but he develops into a spinner the world could fear one day
When Jagdish Suthar enrolled son Manav at a coaching programme in Sriganganagar district that sits n...
IPL study report: Mumbai Indians head IPL branding valuation ranking, CSK second but IPL ecosystem valuation declines by 10.6 percent
For the first time in recent years, the Indian Premier League (IPL) ecosystem valuation has seen a 1...
Cricket West Indies CEO gives reasons for Jay Shah’s ICC elevation
Jay Shah’s success in pulling off lucrative broadcast deals and organising major events was the prim...
Why Jay Shah’s tenure is critical for cricket’s global leap
As expected, Jay Shah has been elected as the new chair of International Cricket Council (ICC), with...