Ben Stokes has spent three years trying to drag England’s Test cricket out of its own pessimism. Faster scoring, braver declarations, bowlers told to hunt wickets instead of averages. Bazball promised liberation. And yet, as Brydon Carse floated another half-volley outside off stump at the SCG and watched it vanish through cover, England found themselves […]
Ben Stokes has spent three years trying to drag England’s Test cricket out of its own pessimism. Faster scoring, braver declarations, bowlers told to hunt wickets instead of averages. Bazball promised liberation. And yet, as Brydon Carse floated another half-volley outside off stump at the SCG and watched it vanish through cover, England found themselves […]
The process for picking India’s ODI teams is no longer much of a subject of discussion – it seems like there is an established format for the selection of players in this format, roles have been assigned to each player, and a hierarchy has developed among these players. Yet as the three-match ODI series between […]
Eventually, all leagues have their rivalries, and in the case of the Women’s Premier League, it will be based around differing philosophies expressed through two players. Those players are the two most likely to define how T20 is played as the season begins (January 9) with the Mumbai Indians taking on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. […]
Weather-related disruptions (rain), player injuries, or the International Cricket Council’s rescheduling decisions have always impacted cricket schedules; however, India and Bangladesh will see their white-ball schedule come to a standstill in 2026, for reasons much farther removed than cover drives or yorkers. As India prepares to depart for a three-ODI/three-T20I tour of Bangladesh in late […]
Today, few players enjoy an unassailable reputation with the public, and possibly none with the degree of confidence that Ravindra Jadeja enjoys with fans. Fans feel so safe (and protected) when thinking of Jadeja that as soon as his name is added to the lineup, suddenly batting looks longer, bowling looks tighter, and fielding looks […]
Cricket has always pretended to be apolitical until it isn’t. Kolkata Knight Riders learned that the hard way when the BCCI instructed them to release Mustafizur Rahman ahead of IPL 2026, a decision shaped more by geopolitics than form charts. For KKR, this wasn’t just the loss of a bowler; it was the removal of […]
In modern T20 cricket, reputation ages faster than form. One bad year can undo two good ones, and South Africa’s omission of Tristan Stubbs from the 2026 T20 World Cup squad is a textbook example of that uncomfortable truth. Stubbs, once hailed as the future of South African batting and a certified spin-basher, now finds […]
There’s something quietly ironic about walking past Steve Waugh’s statue at the SCG during this Ashes. Bronze bat raised, baggy green tucked under arm, Waugh’s 2003 hundred off the last ball of day two stands as a reminder of a time when not playing shots was considered a Test virtue, not a weakness. Fast-forward 23 […]
There’s a delicious irony to Usman Khawaja’s Test career ending, where it often felt like it began all over again in Sydney. The SCG will host his farewell Ashes Test, the 88th and final chapter of a 15-year journey that delivered 16 centuries, countless recalls, and more plot twists than a five-day draw in Rawalpindi. […]
English cricket is experiencing an unusual paradox today. England beat Australia at the MCG on their own for the first time since they won there in January 2011; however, they have lost the Ashes in only 11 grueling days. The win brought relief, but it did not bring redemption. In this awkward moment between celebrating […]