There was a time not too long ago when England’s Test cricket felt rebellious again. Sixes flew, declarations came early, and defeats were shrugged off like moral victories. “Bazball” wasn’t just a tactic; it was a mood. When Brendon McCullum walked in after Joe Root’s 2022 resignation, English cricket desperately needed oxygen, and for a […]
There was a time not too long ago when England’s Test cricket felt rebellious again. Sixes flew, declarations came early, and defeats were shrugged off like moral victories. “Bazball” wasn’t just a tactic; it was a mood. When Brendon McCullum walked in after Joe Root’s 2022 resignation, English cricket desperately needed oxygen, and for a […]
There’s a delicious irony about the Women’s Premier League in 2026: while teams tweak combinations and franchises juggle late withdrawals, the league itself feels more stable and more visible than ever. Four seasons in, the WPL no longer needs permission to matter. It simply does. What has truly changed, though, is access. With Star […]
For a league once accused of running on emotion more than economics, the Pakistan Super League just produced its loudest financial statement yet. Hyderabad and Sialkot didn’t quietly slip into the PSL as expansion teams; they arrived kicking the auction doors off. When franchise fees crossed PKR 1.8 billion. This wasn’t just two new […]
For a franchise that thrives on noise, nostalgia, and near-perfect planning, the Chennai Super Kings have been unusually quiet about Jamie Overton. And that silence is precisely what makes him interesting. IPL 2026 has been framed as CSK’s great reset, with Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran traded out, Sanju Samson traded in, and a youth-driven […]
RCB has long been a paradox of sorts in regards to their “cricket” – massive star power with no major trophy to show for it; they’ve shown much promise, but so far, no payoffs. The opposite appears to be true for the women’s version of the league; this year, the 2026 Women’s Premier League seems […]
There’s something deliciously cruel about the Sydney Test producing 1,454 runs, the highest aggregate in an Ashes Test since Headingley 1948, and still feeling one-sided. In another era, that volume of runs would have screamed batting paradise, moral victories, and drawn contests. Instead, it underlined a harsher modern truth: Australia can now beat you even […]
Sometimes, the loudest story in an IPL auction isn’t about who was bought, it’s about who wasn’t even in the room. Ben Stokes skipping the IPL 2026 auction quietly created exactly that kind of vacuum. Here was England’s Test captain, one of cricket’s great momentum-shifters, absent while franchises scrambled for balance, muscle, and leadership. Ironically, […]
There are Test hundreds that arrive with fireworks, and then there are Test hundreds that arrive like a clenched fist, stubborn, bruised, and earned inch by inch. Jacob Bethell’s maiden Test century at the SCG belonged firmly to the latter category. On a tour where England’s batting has often resembled a highlight reel audition gone […]
The process of selecting ODI squads by India recently is also somewhat ruthless in nature. India does not host large press events for the selection of squads, nor do they recall former players emotionally; rather, they solely select the individuals that will provide the greatest advantage for the team moving forward. Although the 15-player squad […]
Cricket craves certainty. The schedule, the umpire is impartial; there are the Duckworth-Lewis tables to provide mathematically correct justice. However, it isn’t long before the game reminds itself of something that should be obvious – International Cricket does not operate in isolation. It operates in the Real World. Where you have politics, diplomacy, terror warnings, […]