Indian cricket is full of sudden departures; however, Ishan Kishan’s departure felt all too unexpected. A player who hit the fastest double-century in ODI history barely one year prior simply disappeared in December 2023, with “personal reasons” being the explanation for this abrupt exit. Just two months after stepping away, Kishan lost his central contract. […]
Indian cricket is full of sudden departures; however, Ishan Kishan’s departure felt all too unexpected. A player who hit the fastest double-century in ODI history barely one year prior simply disappeared in December 2023, with “personal reasons” being the explanation for this abrupt exit. Just two months after stepping away, Kishan lost his central contract. […]
Cricket has a funny way of saving its most outrageous scripts for the least expected names. Jack Wildermuth, a seam-bowling allrounder whose previous highest BBL score was a modest 31, didn’t just announce himself at the Gabba; he detonated the competition’s sense of logic. Two days after Brisbane Heat chased down 257 for 6, […]
In Indian T20 cricket, patience is often seen as a weakness. In many cases, players are elevated far too rapidly and conversely dropped with the same speed at which they were selected. This is something that Ishan Kishan has experienced firsthand. It is not just that it has been some time since Ishan last played […]
Ashes series are rarely lost in a single session, but they are often defined there. England’s latest Ashes campaign barely lasted 11 days, yet its post-mortem may take far longer because this wasn’t a failure of belief or ambition. It was a failure of timing. Under Bazball, England promised fearlessness. What they instead encountered […]
Jitesh was the same wicket-keeper that India chose as their first choice for the five-match T20I series against South Africa; someone who was capable of dealing with pressure situations by playing aggressively and batting at a time when it counts most. Despite this, he was left out of the recently announced World Cup squad, with […]
There’s something deliciously ironic about franchise cricket: stability is celebrated, but reinvention often wins titles. As SA20 2025–26 kicks off on December 26 in Cape Town, last season’s finalists arrive with sharply contrasting philosophies. MI Cape Town is backing continuity after finally cracking the code in Season 3. Sunrisers Eastern Cape, three-time finalists and last […]
Every IPL auction yields a few quiet signings that barely move the needle but spark deep curiosity among cricket enthusiasts. SunRisers Hyderabad’s ₹30 lakh investment in 21-year-old left-arm wrist spinner Krains Fuletra is exactly that kind of move. After a bruising IPL 2025 campaign where SRH’s spin department lacked penetration and surprise, Hyderabad chose not […]
Once upon a time, a World Cup arrival felt like a celestial event marked on calendars, debated in chai shops, and anticipated with the kind of nervous excitement that only cricket can manufacture. Today, it feels more like a notification reminder: another ICC event loading… The irony of Harbhajan Singh criticizing the ICC based […]
While few of the team selections made by Indian cricket are made quietly, dropping Shubman Gill from an Indian T20 World Cup roster is probably more than just a whisper – it may be a thunderclap. After all, this was the former vice-captain; the long-term project; the player that had been penciled into each of […]
Joe Root punching his bat felt less like petulance and more like a confession. In that moment under the Adelaide sun, England’s Ashes dream finally admitted what it had been trying to deny for three Tests: this series was always going to live or die with one man. And once he nicked off again, defending […]
The IPL auction rarely rewards subtlety. It’s a marketplace obsessed with six-hitting reputations, viral recency bias, and names that trend well on social media. So when Chennai Super Kings quietly snapped up Matthew Short at the base price in the IPL 2026 auction, it barely caused a ripple. No bidding war. No raised eyebrows. Just […]