 Virat Kohli (Image: Debasis Sen) Marking his guard in the first over in an ODI against Sri Lanka might have taken Virat Kohli back more than 15 years, to where it all began. The middle of nowhere. The Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in central Sri Lanka is as far from the madding crowd as …
Virat Kohli – From the Middle of Nowhere to Centre Stage Read More »
 Photo: Debasis Sen For ages, winning the toss and batting first has been the preferred option in India in 50-over contests. On wickets that aid spin, teams have preferred to set targets rather than defend them. Not so, however, with this Indian team. The toss, may we say, has been taken out of the …
Jasprit Bumrah Leads Bowling Pack As Good as Any We’ve Ever Seen Read More »
 Photo: Debasis Sen There are teams that win cricket matches. And there are teams that decimate the opposition. India put up a display of the second variety against Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium on Thursday to seal their place in the semi-finals of the World Cup. It was difficult to believe at times that …
Shami and Siraj Blow Sri Lanka Away After Gill, Kohli and Shreyas Pile on the Runs Read More »
 Rohit Sharma (Image: Debasis Sen) With India set to take on Sri Lanka on Nov 2, 2023, at Wankhade Stadium, Rohit Sharma, the India captain, will achieve something unique. He will become the first Indian captain to lead the side in front of his home crowd at an ODI World Cup. In that context, …
Rohit Sharma First Indian to Captain a World Cup Game in Front of Home Crowd Read More »
 ICC ODI World Cup 2011 Final (Photo: ICC Cricket World Cup) It was Mumbai, and it was India-Sri Lanka in a World Cup final. A match that will forever have a special place in the history of Indian cricket. A look back. April 2, 2011 had just turned to April 3. However, it was …
 Quinton de Kock (Image: X) Indian cricket fans will remember him for a lot of reasons. He smashed three hundreds against MS Dhoni’s team in a three-match ODI series in South Africa in 2013. He has been a standout performer in the Indian Premier League (IPL). And he is hitting hundreds for fun in …
Delightful De Kock Just One Short of Famous Five Read More »
 Source: RevSportz This is one match that apparently should be the least concern for this Indian team. Home-team heroes flying high on the back of six successive wins should be ultra-confident against a Sri Lankan team which has won two out of six. On paper, this is not quite befitting of a contest between …
Will Shreyas Iyer stand tall against short ball in repeat of 2011 final? Read More »
 Fakhar Zaman (Image: TheRealPCB/X) If you listened carefully, even if you were in an airconditioned corporate box at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday night, you could hear the collective sigh of relief from the Pakistan dug-out over the din created by the fans. As Fakhar Zaman, their powerful opening batter, unfurled his powerful and …
Recalled Fakhar Zaman Breathes Life into Pakistan’s Dismal World Cup Campaign Read More »
 Source: Pakistan Cricket Twitter Pakistan finally stopped being a pretender in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and turned up against Bangladesh as the competitive, if nor fearsome, side that rose to World No. 1 in the ICC ODI Rankings not long ago. They did all things right – from picking the best combination …
Fakhar Blitz Sees Pakistan Home After Pace Trio Knock over Bangladesh for 204 Read More »
 Picture by Debasis Sen Babar Azam is facing the heat. The Pakistan captain has been subjected to pure vitriol, with the ARN – Abdul Razzaq Network – leading the way. Razzaq, an all-rounder of some distinction who played in the side that reached the 1999 World Cup final, has been at the forefront of …
