Jasprit Bumrah avoids travesty, India's greatest pacer deservingly gets on Lord's Honours Board: 'When my son grows.'

India, July 12 -- Ajit Agarkar has it, but Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar don't. Chetan Sharma has it, but Anil Kumble doesn't. Their names on the celebrated Lord's Honours Board, that is. In ma... Read More

Owner of Dukes ball-making firm arrives at Lord's after heavy criticism, controversy: 'Players will have broken back.'

India, July 11 -- Dilip Jajodia is in the eye of a storm right now, a storm not necessarily of his making but that has inexorably sucked him in. After all, he is the owner of British Cricket Balls Ltd... Read More

'Dekhna kal, rocket chhodunga': Jasprit Bumrah's missiles to make landfall at Lord's; England ready with Archer

India, July 10 -- 'Dekhna kal, rocket chodunga'. Ravi Shastri is the badshah of bombast, but these four words were uttered in private, without ceremony, to a friend in Cape Town. It was the night of ... Read More

Dukes no longer the lord it used to be; balls in ongoing Test series a disappointment: How is it different to Kookaburra

India, July 10 -- There was a time when Virat Kohli and Umesh Yadav, among others, advocated the use of Duke's balls for Test cricket in India. When Jasprit Bumrah insisted that he enjoyed bowling the... Read More

Ben Stokes won't take Edgbaston defeat kindly; Jofra Archer, spicy Lord's will present India, Gill its first real test

India, July 9 -- Pitch-making isn't an exact science, no matter what the experts might say. There are so many variables, not least the weather, which can thwart the best of designs. It's possible to p... Read More

'Take us lightly at your own peril': Shubman Gill's young India serve thumping notice, Bazball England into submission

India, July 7 -- An unprecedented five centuries. A five-wicket haul for the best bowler in the world. A target of 371 to defend in the final innings. And yet, a five-wicket loss which was every bit a... Read More

Well played Shubman Gill, but did you declare too late out of the fear of Bazball? India captain's tactics 'boring'

India, July 6 -- "Boring, Boring Indians." Loud chants rang out from the packed Hollies Stand, its occupants clearly in high spirits after generously having courted Bacchus. You could see where they w... Read More

Mohammed Siraj bowls with heart, fire and finally some luck to end second-fiddle perception in Jasprit Bumrah absence

India, July 5 -- 'Well bowled, bad luck' is one of the worst compliments a bowler can receive. Every bowler loves to bowl well, but he'd rather take a bushel of wickets not bowling well than the other... Read More

Shubman Gill to no longer operate under Gambhir's shadows? 269 may have opened doors never seen before in Indian cricket

India, July 4 -- On Wednesday, Shubman Gill became the fourth Indian, after Vijay Hazare, Sunil Gavaskar and Virat Kohli, to score hundreds in his first two Tests as captain. A day later, the 25-year-... Read More

Shubman Gill's calm exterior finally cracks as century roar lays bare rage fueled by captaincy pressure, selection flak

India, July 3 -- Shubman Gill is a gentle person. He speaks softly, he is respectful of those around him, and even when he is scoring runs freely and quickly, he treats the ball with respect. He doesn... Read More

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