Shreyas Iyer is scoring runs, controlling chases, and dismantling spin attacks at a rate that would guarantee most batters an international recall without debate. His case for an India T20 return is not built on potential or past reputation. It is built on the present form that stands up to scrutiny across every phase of […]
Shreyas Iyer is scoring runs, controlling chases, and dismantling spin attacks at a rate that would guarantee most batters an international recall without debate. His case for an India T20 return is not built on potential or past reputation. It is built on the present form that stands up to scrutiny across every phase of […]
Rashid Khan, returning from back surgery, was always going to involve an adjustment period. What few expected was how quickly opposition batters would identify the specific technical shift that surgery produced. His variations are still dangerous. His googly is still present. His ability to beat batters in the air hasn’t disappeared entirely. But something in […]
The conversation around the Gujarat Titans’ batting problems has been aimed at the wrong phase all season. Rahul Tewatia and M Shahrukh Khan are being discussed as finishers who aren’t finishing, when the actual problem is that they’re never getting the chance to play their natural game. Both are being pushed into a rebuilding role […]
Ruturaj Gaikwad, the batter, was one of the most reliable top-order operators in franchise cricket. His timing, his ability to pick gaps against both pace and spin, and his consistency over multiple seasons made him exactly the kind of player Chennai Super Kings built their batting around. Ruturaj Gaikwad, the captain, is a different story […]
Delhi Capitals had their best bowler available, a ground that suits spin, and two set right-handers at the crease. Most T20 captains would see that as a moment to act. Instead, Delhi’s captain held Axar Patel back, waited for a perfect scenario that never materialised, and ended up with their most dangerous bowling option completing […]
Sunrisers Hyderabad built their entire batting identity around one principle: attack before the opposition can settle. Last season, that principle produced results that made them one of the most dangerous sides in the competition. This season, the same principle is producing something else entirely: a recurring collapse sequence that opposition teams have started planning around […]
Lahore Qalandars have the playing resources to challenge any side in this competition. They also have the results to confirm that those resources haven’t been applied effectively. Spin vulnerability, a fragile middle order, and a bowling unit that leans far too heavily on one name have combined into a pattern that now defines their campaign […]
Shivang Kumar and Sakib Hussain were not on anyone’s radar before this match. That anonymity turned out to be one of Sunrisers Hyderabad’s biggest advantages against CSK. When two bowlers arrive without an established reputation, batters have no blueprint to work with, no prepared counter, and no studied weakness to target. CSK discovered that problem […]
Delhi Capitals didn’t just bowl well against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. They made a quality batting lineup look confused and uncomfortable against a plan that shifted with every phase of the game. Axar Patel’s captaincy stood out immediately not for following a fixed script, but for refusing to have one. The result was a performance that […]
Jasprit Bumrah is still Jasprit Bumrah. His variations are landing, his accuracy hasn’t dropped, and on his best days, he remains the most difficult bowler in the tournament to score against. The problem isn’t Bumrah. The problem is what’s happening before he bowls. When the powerplay gives opposition batters 50 or 60 runs without a […]
Both teams are near the bottom. Both have problems. But sitting at the same point in the table doesn’t mean sitting in the same kind of trouble, and the gap between the Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders right now is more significant than the standings suggest. KKR’s failures have an identifiable source and a […]