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The best of India in England, Part 2: Vengsarkar dazzles, Kapil Dev runs through Gower's men as India conquer Lord's

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


Has Virat Kohli emerged as a convenient scapegoat in the aftermath of the Chinnaswamy Stadium tragedy?

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


No disrespect to Anderson-Tendulkar, but renaming the Pataudi Trophy isn't quite cricket

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


The Best of India in England, Part 1: Ajit Wadekar's men script the perfect underdog story

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


IPL crown at last: Virat Kohli's tears, fans' roars, and a city's sleepless night mark RCB's epic redemption

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


Superstars failed RCB, chaos ruined PBKS; 18 years on, a new IPL champion will rise from history of pain and promise

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


Sarfaraz Khan vs Karun Nair: Who really deserved to be picked in India's Test squad for England tour?

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


Shubman Gill faces Azharuddin question from BCCI as India pick 'weakest' team for England: 'Miyaan, kaptaan banoge'?

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


Triple century, dropped without explanation, comeback after 8 yrs: Karun Nair and England's story is of guns and roses

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


Triple century, dropped without explanation, comeback after 9 yrs: Karun Nair and England's story is of guns and roses

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