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Ashwin vs Tendulkar, Gavaskar, Kapil and more: India spinner primed to outshine all 100-Test GOATS in Dharamsala?

India, March 6 -- Milestone matches aren't necessarily breeding grounds for success stories. Perhaps it's because of the emotion of the occasion, perhaps it's the way of the whimsical cricketing Gods ... Read More


'We'll probably realise Ashwin's quality when he retires': Anil Kumble's tribute to India spinner ahead of 100th Test

India, March 5 -- It's not hard to see why Anil Kumble and R Ashwin have formed a mutual admiration society. There is much in common between the former India skipper, arguably the greatest match-winne... Read More


Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer's fall from grace: Road to redemption be long, arduous and taxing

India, Feb. 29 -- More dramatic than swift, Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan's fall from grace shouldn't have come as a surprise to those familiar with goings-on in Indian cricket. It's one thing to take... Read More


Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer's fall from grace: Road to redemption long, taxing and uncomfortable

India, Feb. 29 -- More dramatic than swift, Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan's fall from grace shouldn't have come as a surprise to those familiar with goings-on in Indian cricket. It's one thing to take... Read More


Dhruv Jurel, Shubman Gill come of age as India's young turks take charge

India, Feb. 26 -- There was a certain poetic justice to Dhruv Jurel applying the finishing touches to a stirring fightback that he was instrumental in orchestrating. If it was his fighting 90 in the f... Read More


Dhruv Jurel imbibes the 'VVS Laxman' spirit, teams up with tailenders to steer India's comeback in 4th Test

India, Feb. 25 -- "Test cricket? Easy-peasy, right?" Were this to be Dhruv Jurel's pithy assessment of the five-day game, one can't really blame him. Not on the selection radar three months back, the... Read More


Dhruv Jurel imbibes the 'VVS Laxman' spirit, takes charge to steer India's monumental comeback in 4th Test

India, Feb. 25 -- "Test cricket? Easy-peasy, right?" Were this to be Dhruv Jurel's pithy assessment of the five-day game, one can't really blame him. Not on the selection radar three months back, the... Read More


Novice Shoaib Bashir outperforms Ravichandran Ashwin despite fewer tricks, marathon spell in 4th Test

India, Feb. 24 -- Sometimes, being unidimensional can be a virtue, not having too many tricks up one's sleeve a blessing. Being metronomic and 'boring' need not be the worst thing. Not overthinking ca... Read More


Emotions over cricketing acumen sums up Rohit Sharma's DRS nightmare in 4th Test

India, Feb. 23 -- The Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS), as it was then known, was first trialled in international cricket during India's three-Test series in Sri Lanka in 2008. Despite the scienti... Read More


Jasprit Bumrah was keen to play all five Tests against England but got rested for Ranchi by decision-makers

India, Feb. 21 -- Workload management. That's become the latest catchphrase in modern-day cricket, a phrase that draws a flinch and a frown from many of the legends of the game who can't come to grips... Read More