Unlike in limited overs cricket, a result is not guaranteed. But that does not whittle the appeal of a Test match, if the teams are compe...Read More
Defeats in the first two ODIs can’t be glossed over. To put it bluntly, India were outplayed and outclassed in all three departments. At ...Read More
Disruption of India’s tour will not only disappoint fans, but also land Cricket Australia in a financial pickle
Two things grabbed attention in the last match of the league stage in IPL2020 between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad. One was eve...Read More
New captain has to rethink strategies and rework the chemistry. In the frenetic environs of the IPL, this can be a very tough task
The public and expert focus may have been loaded towards superstars Virat Kohli, M S Dhoni and Rohit Sharma, as is inevitable, but the fl...Read More
Messing up the cash-rich league with impetuosity would have been a travesty
Rules about on-court abuse are clear. This includes hitting balls and racquets in anger, physical and verbal abuse. The punishments are a...Read More
There is clearly no skew towards pace or spin where taking wickets in Tests is concerned, though fast bowlers, because of the stress on b...Read More
Dope-taking athletes enjoy an unfair advantage, which must be countered
All credit to England for turning the tables on the West Indies. It’s never easy to recover from a first Test defeat and win a three-matc...Read More
Unmissable, marvellous on-field action between England and West Indies in the first Test. What was more pertinent: there wasn't a single ...Read More
It is foolhardy to underestimate the threat of the coronavirus, as ensured by the ill-fated Adria Tour, three West Indies players pulling...Read More
Novak Djokovic’s charity event was reduced into a disaster with four players, including Djokovic testing positive. Elsewhere, the Pakista...Read More
The calendar has been messed up because of the coronavirus. The league and the T20 WC seem to be looking at the same window this October,...Read More
Silence betrays support for the other side. Barring Irfan Pathan and Jwala Gutta, other sportspersons in India have been unwilling or afr...Read More
Rahul Dravid raised a very pertinent question mark on the feasibility of a bio-secure environment in restarting sport at the highest level.
A recent survey asking my Twitter followers' reaction to sport being played without spectators in the stadium revealed that 58% 'Just wan...Read More
With sundry Grand Slam and ATP titles and an Olympic medal, why would Paes want to take any risk? But he did, and from 2003 has won more ...Read More
An update in the ICC’s Test rankings system puts India at No. 3, with the top spots taken by the down under - Australia and New Zealand. ...Read More