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Captaincy snub a punishment Hardik Pandya didn't deserve: How long can he take heartbreaks with a smile?

India, July 19 -- For a long time, Hardik Pandya was considered the natural successor to Rohit Sharma as India's white-ball captain as and when the latter decided to call time on his limited-overs int... Read More


Gautam Gambhir, 'second wall of Indian cricket' succeeds the OG, Rahul Dravid: What lies ahead for Indian cricket

India, July 10 -- "He has become the second wall of Indian cricket," Virender Sehwag had said in March 2009, hours after Gautam Gambhir had produced an 11-hour epic to help India save the second Test ... Read More


What next for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma following their retirement from T20 internationals?

India, July 1 -- Usually, it's the bitter aftertaste of defeat which spawns a slew of retirements after every major sporting event. For perhaps the first time in history, three storied individuals hav... Read More


Glorious T20I swansong, but Virat Kohli isn't done yet, not by a long way

India, June 30 -- If one is inclined towards believing so, this was preordained, written in the stars. That Virat Kohli would ride away into the T20I sunset not just with the World Cup winner's medal ... Read More


How Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav will decide India's fate in T20 World Cup final vs South Africa

India, June 29 -- Pitch No. 4. That's the 22 yards of real estate on which India and South Africa will battle it out at the Kensington Oval on Saturday morning in their bid to be crowned the T20 World... Read More


3 ICC finals in 12 months: Will India, the best all-format team, be third time lucky in T20 World Cup 2024?

India, June 28 -- Saturday will mark India's third appearance in the final of an ICC event in less than 13 months. Each has come in a different format. In June last year, India played, and lost, the ... Read More


T20 World Cup semifinal: Mistakes India should avoid making against England from Adelaide 2022

India, June 27 -- Until last Sunday, Jos Buttler had had a fairly quiet T20 World Cup. England's mercurial captain, who takes a few balls to settle in even in the 20-over format, had contributed 108 r... Read More


Rohit Sharma conquers left-arm demons, unleashes ruthless six-hitting storm to ease some pain of November 19

India, June 25 -- Thrice in four completed innings previously in the tournament, Rohit Sharma had been dismissed by left-arm seamers - Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi, Saurabh Netravalkar of US and Afg... Read More


Hardik Pandya buries IPL hate, converts boos into monstrous batting pyrotechnics en route to rediscovering his mojo

India, June 23 -- Until Saturday, Hardik Pandya had only three Twenty20 International half-centuries. Not surprising, because in 73 previous innings, he had batted above No. 5 just four times. The las... Read More


T20 World Cup: Time running out for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Do India need to press the panic button?

India, June 22 -- Until the start of this month, in five T20 World Cups dating back to 2012, Virat Kohli hadn't gone more than two innings in a row without a half-century. In four knocks in this editi... Read More