India, June 8 -- Starting with their maiden Test in June 1932, India had played 10 matches at Lord's when Kapil Dev led his side to England in the summer of 1986 for a three-Test series. At what's oft... Read More
India, June 7 -- How quickly we turn on our heroes. How zealously we enjoy the process of putting them on a pedestal with painstaking determination, only to pull them down at the first hint of perceiv... Read More
India, June 7 -- In 2007, ahead of the 75th anniversary of India's entry into Test cricket (their first game was against England at Lord's in June 1932), the Pataudi Trophy was instituted as the covet... Read More
India, June 6 -- India's first Test on English soil was also their first ever Test, at Lord's in June 1932. For the next 39 years and 20 further Tests, there was no light at the end of the tunnel. In ... Read More
India, June 4 -- At the 'best' of times, Bengaluru's traffic is an unmitigated disaster, compounded by slabs of asphalt around gaping potholes. This was better than the best of times; a 17-year itch h... Read More
India, June 3 -- Over the last several years, in the lead-up to and during every season of the Indian Premier League, a popular refrain has seized the Royal Challengers Bengaluru faithful. E sala cup ... Read More
India, May 28 -- Last week, India's selectors announced an 18-man squad to tour England for a five-Test series starting in three weeks. Eighteen is not a huge number when one considers that these five... Read More
India, May 25 -- Miyaan, kaptaan banoge? Before Mahendra Singh Dhoni's 'definitely not' reply to Danny Morrison in November 2020 when the former Kiwi pacer asked the former India captain if it was his... Read More
India, May 24 -- It was against England that, in Mohali in November 2016, he made his Test debut as a starry-eyed 24-year-old. A gorgeous stroke for four, his first scoring stroke, was followed by a t... Read More
India, May 24 -- It was against England that, in Mohali in November 2016, he made his Test debut as a starry-eyed 24-year-old. A gorgeous stroke for four, his first scoring stroke, was followed by a t... Read More