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Rohit Sharma: retired.Virat Kohli: retired.R. Ashwin: retired. Welcome to the Shubman Gill era! While the fans ride the IPL rollercoaster, a seismic shift is happening beneath the surface. India’s Test team isn’t just transitioning. It’s plunging headfirst into the unknown. Indian Test cricket has lived through it all: From Azharuddin to Tendulkar. From Ganguly’s fire... Continue Reading →
It’s happened again. CSK are out. Again. Chennai Super Kings have failed to make the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time in their illustrious history. Fortress Chepauk — once a citadel of dominance — has crumbled. Five straight home defeats. A record no CSK fan saw coming. The canary yellow has faded. The... Continue Reading →
“I really didn’t want to make it about myself…” - Ravinchandran Ashwin should’ve made it all about himself. India’s second-highest wicket taker in Tests calling time on his career is a mega event. He, alongside Jasprit Bumrah, has been India’s biggest match winner in red-ball cricket in the last decade. He was a massive cog... Continue Reading →
The streak finally snapped. It had to, sometime. However, the lackluster performance makes it a harder pill to swallow. Disappointment is the obvious emotion but how does tearing down the players help? We lost a game, a big one. There's no illusion about how big the game was, especially for a nation that's brought up... Continue Reading →
When Rohit Sharma tossed the ball to Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the last over of the 3rd T20I against South Africa, the match was hanging in the balance. It shouldn’t have been but a certain Christiaan Jonker decided to go bonkers at the Indian bowling. Shardul Thakur looked flummoxed. Jasprit Bumrah, uneasy. Bhuvi walked to his... Continue Reading →
November 5, 2009 brings back bittersweet memories for every Indian cricket fan. In a cliff-hanger against the mighty Australians, Sachin Tendulkar produced a modern age classic. Chasing 351 runs to win, Tendulkar scripted an epic knock of 175. But India fell short. India fell heartbreakingly short. India lost the game by mere three runs. The superhero's... Continue Reading →
As Jaspreet Bumrah walked away after the 19th over, Virat Kohli ran up to Hardik Pandya. Kohli left after a couple of pats on his back. Suresh Raina arrived. After a brief neck massage, Ashish Nehra was in his ears. By the time Pandya reached MS Dhoni, everyone had a twitchy bum. They knew what... Continue Reading →
Defending Champions -- sounds like a joke. Has any defending champion ever entered the World Cup as the least favourites to retain the trophy? It's depressing to watch the current Indian cricket team play. They are in shambles right now and going into the World Cup, this is the worst preparation ever. Forget winning, India... Continue Reading →
I like MS Dhoni. I love MS Dhoni. I love him as a Test batsman, a Test wicket keeper and yes, even as a Test captain. I loved the way he went about his job. Quaint, elegant and exuding a lot of class. The numbers didn’t add up, fair enough. They never do most times.... Continue Reading →
When Rahul Dravid was appointed as the batting consultant before the Test series in England, every Indian fan, including yours truly, was overjoyed. Suddenly, the atmosphere was electrifying and you got a feeling that BCCI has finally played a blinder in hiring a 'cool' customer. And after 28 years, the victory at Lord's was sweetly... Continue Reading →
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