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A file image of former India head coach Rahul Dravid. | Photo Credit: The Hindu World Cup winning former India head coach Rahul Dravid said the grammar of T20 batting has undergone a complete metamorphosis of late and bowlers have some serious “catching up to do.” Dravid, who guided India to its second T20 World…
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Feeling the ‘Yellove’: After 11 seasons with Rajasthan Royals, Sanju Samson already looks at home in Chennai colours. | Photo Credit: PTI The young scorer from the Kerala Cricket Association spoke of the two boys who had moved to the city from New Delhi just a couple of days earlier. “Could you take a look at…
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Virat Kohli and Ruturaj Gaikwad greet each other during their third-wicket stand in the 2nd ODI against South Africa in Raipur on December 3, 2025 | Photo Credit: R. Ragu When you silence a full house, you must have played out of your skin. South Africa did exactly that — initially through opener Aiden Markram’s…
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When Jasprit Bumrah bowls, batters’ individual agency is in a state of suspended animation. They can rarely choose what happens to them. Bumrah inevitably decides. Friday at the Eden Gardens was one such day as the maverick pacer blew South Africa away with a mesmerising performance (five for 27) on a lively pitch with not-so-consistent…
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India’s Arshdeep Singh. File. Photo: Action Images via Reuters Will he or won’t he? That was the question lingering on everyone’s mind during the recently concluded Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in England, where India fought back to draw the gruelling Test series 2-2. Given the conditions in England — aided by overcast skies and swing-inducing winds —…
Cricketer Arshdeep Singh. File photo | Photo Credit: RAGU R Harshit Rana has been the flavour of the season as far as India’s emerging crop of fast bowlers is concerned but one of head coach Gautam Gambhir’s finds is unlikely to start in India’s playing eleven in the Champions Trophy with Arshdeep Singh still considered…
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Rohit and Agarkar during the press conference in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Captain Rohit Sharma and selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar had contradictory reactions to the recent circulation of modified standard operating procedures (SOPs) for India cricketers that have surfaced in the aftermath of India’s disappointing season of Test cricket. In a two-page…
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Cracking the whip on the Indian cricket team’s “star culture”, the BCCI on Thursday (January 16, 2025) unveiled a 10-point policy to promote “discipline and unity”, making domestic cricket mandatory, imposing restriction on the presence of families and personal staff on tours and banning individual commercial endorsements during ongoing series. It is learnt that the…
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India’s coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Rohit Sharma. File | Photo Credit: AFP The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) met with key members of India’s men’s cricket team’s management to take a stock after a disastrous season of Test cricket and planning the way forward. The meeting was attended by Test and…
Rohit Sharma of India looks dejected after being dismissed by Pat Cummins of Australia on day five of the fourth Test in the series between Australia and India at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 30, 2024 | Photo Credit: Getty Images Rohit Sharma sat down and grimaced a little. Post-defeat inquisitions can be macabre even…
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