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India tour of Zimbabwe: 5 key areas in focus

Shreyasi TalukdarJuly 22, 2026

A 3-match T20I series between the hosts Zimbabwe and India will start on July 23. Here are 5 key things to look forward to as a young Indian cricket team heads into the series to reset and rebuild: Reset and rebuilding Opportunity for India Coming off a tough UK tour where India suffered a historic...

Rohit Sharma’s Lord’s Redemption Can’t Mask India’s Bigger Questions

Saptak SanyalJuly 20, 2026

Ahead of the final ODI of India’s three-match series, the speculation was at its pinnacle. Some said it was going to be the final international game for the Indian batting stalwart Rohit Sharma as the selectors agreed to move on from him. But BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia obliterated all the news, and Rohit Sharma himself...

The Ultimate Cricketing Genius

Kalarab RayJuly 18, 2026

Do Bengali film-goers remember that song from the movie Jay Jayanti? The lyricist Shyamal Gupta, the composer Manabendra Mukhopadhyay, and the singer Sandhya Mukhopadhyay –none of them are alive today; they were all associated with that famous song from the popular 1971 film starring the Uttam Kumar and Aparna Sen duo. The real-life figures mentioned...

Why Hayley Matthews belongs at the absolute pinnacle of modern cricket

Shreyasi TalukdarJuly 17, 2026

Over the decade that followed, Hayley Matthews evolved from a youthful prodigy into a clinical, world-class machine. Unlike "bits-and-pieces" all-rounders who contribute marginally to specific phases, Matthews shoulders the heaviest burden in the sport.

A step 142 years in the making: What we learned from the first Women’s Test at Lord’s

Anirudh NairJuly 15, 2026

The Home of Cricket – Lord’s Cricket Ground hosted its first Test match in 1884. It was a time in the UK where women were not even allowed to vote. Autonomy was a rarity. It was only just two years prior that the government decided that women could be their own thing after marriage with...

How strategic preparation and clinical execution seal Lord’s win for India women

Shreyasi TalukdarJuly 14, 2026

While the scoreboard reflected a dominant four-day display by India women, the triumph was built far beyond the home of cricket. India’s victory at Lord’s was no fluke.

What next? India find no answers in the post-Suryakumar Yadav era after thorough drubbing

Saptak SanyalJuly 14, 2026

The Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee took perhaps one of the boldest calls in the history of Indian cricket. The first week of June was full of turmoil and headlines as Suryakumar Yadav, the captain of the T20 world champion Indian team, had been dropped from the squad. On 8th March, Suryakumar and his men lifted...

Narrowed gap is still a gap: Looking back at India’s 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup campaign

Anirudh NairJuly 7, 2026

“The kind of cricket the Indian team has played in the last four-five years….that gap has narrowed and I just feel now at this moment, especially in T20 cricket, it’s just about whichever team is having a good day is going to win the match,” is what Smriti Mandhana said before India’s do-or-die group game...

The Long Wait, the Subtle Clues and the Arrival of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

Sandipan BanerjeeJuly 6, 2026

By Sandipan Banerjee in Manchester From the moment India landed in the United Kingdom for the white-ball tour, one name dominated conversations wherever the team travelled: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. From Belfast to Durham and finally Manchester, the teenager remained the biggest attraction despite not featuring in a single game initially. At every training session, the same...