The Indian selection committee headed by former India wicket-keeper MSK Prasad has been in the firing line in recent times. They’ve been in the hot seat facing a barrage of questions and criticism for multiple reasons. One of the big reasons has been the lack of communication. The likes of Karun Nair, Murali Vijay and […] READ MORE
Dinesh Karthik: A Tale Of Poor Comebacks Back in 2004, Dinesh Karthik broke into the Indian team on the back of some fine domestic and U-19 performances. But his initial days were not fruitful and as a result he was replaced by the wonder boy from Ranchi, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Dhoni made the most of […] READ MORE
MS Dhoni: The Finisher, Finished? After England defeated India comprehensively in the recently concluded three-match ODI series, you’d expect the media to be talking about Joe Root’s spectacular runs in ODIs, Kuldeep Yadav’s magical spells or India’s middle order woes ahead of the World Cup next year. However, like you always see, the Indian media […] READ MORE
England vs India: The Story Of The ODI Series It was a clash between number one and number two in the world and though it’s a cliché it was aptly titled as a clash of the titans. England had been on their fairy-tale ride ever since the 2015 World Cup. But there was only one […] READ MORE
A FIFA Cricket World Cup The FIFA world cup makes life difficult for a cricket fan who is trying to keep up with both sports simultaneously. With the challenges of watching games with 4am starts as well as dealing with conflicting games, following both sports is just about impossible. As the world cup comes around […] READ MORE
Ireland vs India: T20I Preview You would not be at fault if you were found scratching your head when I asked you when was the last time India and Ireland played a T20 International. The way internationals are being planned and have been planned for some time now means that apart from the world tournaments, […] READ MORE
India’s Yo-Yo Fitness Test Revitalises Suresh Raina’s ODI Career The Yo-Yo fitness test was brought into effect in mid-2016 by the then coach of India, Anil Kumble. It was lapped up by two men big on fitness: MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli. Understandably it soon became the benchmark for selection. Among all their teams, India […] READ MORE
Dinesh Karthik: A Career Of Missed Opportunities It’s been a while since Dinesh Karthik has played a game of Test cricket for India. 8 years to be precise. He now makes a return to the Indian side to play the solitary Test match against Afghanistan in Bangalore. Initially he was overlooked for the Test regular, […] READ MORE
The Perpetual Rise Of Rashid Khan Imagine you are 19 years old and the greatest wicket-keeper batsman of all time, Adam Gilchrist, has your picture as his “DP” on Twitter. That would normally mean you have made it, wouldn’t it? Well, Rashid Khan has taken the world by storm and how! Playing for a team […] READ MORE
The Fairy Tale Return Of The Chennai Super Kings The stocks reached a new high, the TRPs jumped to a new pinnacle and the crowd, as usual, went berserk as the biggest T20 league in the world welcomed back its most consistent franchise: the Chennai Super Kings. IPL 2018 almost had its original eight teams […] READ MORE