If you are a supporter of Shakib Al Hasan (or even just a casual cricket follower), you have likely seen some sparks fly in the Pakistan Super League this season. After months in hibernation, Shakib is back – and although it was not with fireworks, he re-entered with something a little more eyebrow-raising and hopeful. […]
If you are a supporter of Shakib Al Hasan (or even just a casual cricket follower), you have likely seen some sparks fly in the Pakistan Super League this season. After months in hibernation, Shakib is back – and although it was not with fireworks, he re-entered with something a little more eyebrow-raising and hopeful. […]
What happens when the team that backs into the playoffs suddenly finds its rhythm just before the final whistle blows? Ask the Lahore Qalandars. They began in fourth position on the table, and have turned their fortunes around in spectacular fashion, mauling their way to the final of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Their 95-run […]
With another IPL season done and dusted, CSK (Chennai Super Kings) fans will be feeling a bundle of emotions somewhere between pride and disappointment. No playoffs this year. Ouch. CSK has always found a way to bounce back strongly, but it seems that something needs to be tweaked. And as the auction gets closer, the […]
Just when Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) seemed set to secure a place in the top two in the IPL 2025 standings, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) came along and made it difficult for RCB to find that success. In a rip-snorting contest at the Ekana Cricket Stadium, SRH convincingly beat RCB by 42 runs, and this has […]
There was a time when Rashid Khan’s run-up would make batters want to flee. It wasn’t just his vicious googlies; the fact is, he was one of the best T20 spin bowlers on the planet, and the accuracy paired with his belief made him incredibly intimidating. Now, fast forward to the latest IPL season, and […]
The Gujarat Titans were, not long ago, comfortably in the top two in the IPL, as was expected from a team that we felt could easily belong there. Their top order was firing, Rashid Khan was doing his thing, and whilst the middle-order had not exactly revealed itself, that was more of a tell than […]
Just picture it: a last-over thriller in the PSL with a thick edge flying to the keeper, the umpire says not out, and the fielding captain is staring blankly at the big screen. No DRS. No review. No second chance. Now the PSL is facing those very uncertainties in 2025. With the business end of […]
Just when you thought the PSL eliminators couldn’t get any spicier, here comes a plot twist straight out of a cricketing movie! Rishad Hossain, Bangladesh’s next best leg-spinner, is back in the Lahore Qalandars’ fold ahead of the must-win eliminator against the Karachi Kings. After flying straight back from a T20I series that took place […]
In the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL), fans have witnessed breathtaking performances, record-breaking bids, and nail-biting finishes, its climax, a major change has captured the headlines. The IPL 2025 final has been relocated from Kolkata to Ahmedabad. As a result of the BCCI’s announcement, considerable discussion has taken place among cricket enthusiasts. This article […]
How can we forget how the Delhi Capitals were strutting around in IPL 2025 like absolute kings – like emperors, they started the competition with four wins in 4 attempts, demolishing the powerplays, and seemingly tipped to win the title? So, do we remember that? How about this – if the end of the competition […]
Wow! That was a crazy ride! What was thought to be a dreary battle between two playoff teams turned out to be a 59-run dumpster fire as the Mumbai Indians (MI) stomped the Delhi Capitals (DC) in Match 63 of this year’s IPL 2025. The scoreboard read as a complete disaster for DC, while MI […]