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Agony or ecstasy? One last hurrah awaits India, England in fitting finale to showdown for the ages

India, Aug. 4 -- If only Mohammed Siraj hadn't stepped on the rope. . but then, we would have had this classic, would we? Glass half-empty? Or half-full? More importantly, what does your gut tell y... Read More


Ravindra Jadeja's 3D supremacy hits new peak: rock-solid batter now leads India's fightbacks, not just finishes them

India, Aug. 3 -- It's not often that two Indian batters have made upwards of 500 runs in a Test series. Before this ongoing skirmish against England, only once previously - in 1971, during their histo... Read More


The mysterious story of an unplayable Mohammed in the absence of Jasprit Bumrah

India, Aug. 2 -- As soon as he disturbed Harry Brook's stumps via the inside edge on Friday evening, Mohammed Siraj took off on a celebratory run that culminated in a perfect Cristiano Ronaldo post-go... Read More


Karun Nair showed he's not here to be Plan B by overcoming batting collapse, lively green deck like a Test mainstay

India, Aug. 1 -- A little over a week ago, Karun Nair might have wondered if he had blown his second shot at Test cricket. Brought back after eight heartbreaking, frustrating, doubt-ridden years, he h... Read More


Gautam Gambhir's conduct unbecoming of a head coach, but Oval curator Lee Fortis a difficult character to work with

India, July 29 -- At the start of the summer, England's head coach asked their players to improve their 'humility' after comments made by several players in the media came under scrutiny. Pacer Mark W... Read More


Ben Stokes loses plot, allows frustration to get better of him; bid to deny Jadeja, Sundar Test centuries in poor taste

India, July 28 -- To say that Ben Stokes has been the difference between England and India over the first four Tests will be an understatement. England's talismanic skipper, him of the marathon spells... Read More


Ben Stokes' cheap tactics aimed at Jadeja isn't new; Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar faced a similar situation against.

India, July 28 -- Cricket, more than any other sport, is a numbers' game. Don't let anyone try to convince you otherwise. And cricketers, more than any other sportspersons, know exactly what their sta... Read More


Shubman Gill, KL Rahul may make India forget Dravid, Laxman but the self destruction shouldn't be forgiven

India, July 27 -- Every time India are in a pitched batting battle to salvage a near lost cause, the mind invariably drifts to Eden Gardens, the theatre of dreams, where VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid or... Read More


A giant Virat Kohli slump in form the only way to stop Joe Root from breaking Sachin Tendulkar's Test world record

India, July 26 -- To many people, turning 30 comes with its own set of challenges. They experience what is popularly referred to as a 'quarter-life crisis', a time when they assess their choices and g... Read More


Gautam Gambhir's self-inflicted chaos shreds Anshul Kamboj's confidence; Kuldeep Yadav's omission shows pig-headedness

India, July 26 -- When Anshul Kamboj arrived in Manchester early this week to link up with the Indian Test team, there was a sense of optimism. Hope, yes, but also the belief that he was the real deal... Read More