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Kolkata Knight Riders’ Varun Chakaravarthy | Photo Credit: K.R Deepak After being India’s best bowler in the shortest format for the 18 months building up to the 2026 T20 World Cup, Varun Chakaravarthy went through a lean trot in the public glare at the business end of the marquee event. The slump spilt over to…
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Bumrah prepares for the T20 series against Afghanistan. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar In this year’s IPL, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had left jaws on the floor when he nonchalantly deposited Jasprit Bumrah over mid-on for a six off the first ball he faced from the ace pacer. On Friday, under lights at the Arun Jaitley…
When he fell on Wednesday afternoon, caught and bowled by off-spinner Kounain Quraishi one agonising run short of his ninth First Class century, it was the first time in nearly two months and six competitive innings that Tilak Varma was dismissed. Since making 53 in the final Twenty20 International against England in Southampton on July…
Shami was one of the fan favourites in the Duleep Trophy summit clash. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Mohammed Shami had a dream 100th First Class game, ending up with a winner’s medal around his neck, as East Zone clinched the Duleep Trophy here on Thursday. The India pacer was operating close to his best…
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The Cambridge Dictionary defines introspection as the examination of and attention to your own ideas, thoughts, and feelings. Introspection must be a ruthlessly honest endeavour. It’s not an exercise to impress others but to look inwards, reflect on what one is and what needs to be done to become the best version of oneself. It calls for taking…
X-factor: Gavaskar wants India to be patient with Sooryavanshi. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO In an unrelenting cricket calendar where monotony can set in over run-of-the-mill bilateral assignments, a multi-disciplinary event like the Asian Games holds the promise of a novel offering. The competition provides a unique opportunity for India’s high-profile cricketers to mingle with athletes from other…
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Second nature: Kishan kept busy without trying to be aggressive. | Photo Credit: R. RAGU Ishan Kishan led from the front with a sprightly unbeaten 111 (135b, 14×4, 1×6) as East Zone amassed 385 for four against South Zone on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy final at the MAC Stadium here on Sunday….
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Even before November 1999, a host of exceptional wicketkeeper-batters had graced the international scene, not least India’s own Farokh Engineer and the wonderful Andy Flower from Zimbabwe. But from the time a left-hander from Western Australia stormed the Test firmament at the Gabba in Brisbane nearly 27 years back with a bruising 81 on debut,…
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Jammu and Kashmir will face Rest of India in the Irani Cup. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar A scheduling mess by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) could leave Rest of India with a depleted squad for its prestigious Irani Cup contest against Ranji Trophy champion Jammu and Kashmir. Following the…
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How often does a draw feel like a defeat? And a stalemate assume the hue of a victory? Often enough, Shubman Gill will insist. Despite their own uneasy recent dalliance with the five-day format, India would have fancied their chances of bearding the Sri Lankan lion in its own den in a two-Test series that…
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