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Test comeback on: Does Ishan Kishan’s Duleep Trophy heroics put him in contention?

Pramod AnanthSeptember 10, 2026

When Ishan Kishan requested a break in 2023 and did not tour with the team to South Africa, many wondered if he would ever return to play for India. After all, India were not short of wicketkeeping options in Tests, and also had more than capable batters to take his place in the white-ball formats....

Meet Sri Lanka’s Tony Greig: The 19-year-old with Bradman, Waugh and Lara in his family tree

Sandipan BanerjeeSeptember 2, 2026

By Sandipan Banerjee in Colombo The first thing people notice about Tony Greig is his name. The second is the names of his brothers. Steve Waugh. Don Bradman. Larry Gomes. Then there is his mother, Karuppiah Latha Mangeshkar, while the younger generation of the family includes his cousins, the sons of his father’s younger brother,...

Sweeps, runs and a golden future: Sonal Dinusha offers Sri Lanka hope

Saptak SanyalAugust 28, 2026

At the start of the fifth and final day of the Test match and the series, Sri Lanka had a slender lead of 16 runs. India needed only four good deliveries to wrap things up and complete a thumping whitewash. One obvious challenge for the visitors was the man in red-hot form. But Keshara Nuwantha’s...

An untapped force of nature: How the ETPL can bring European cricket into the limelight

Anirudh NairAugust 25, 2026

June 28, 2026. The Indian cricket team were fresh off securing back-to-back T20 World Cup titles, in the midst of a generational run in the shorter format, going unbeaten for 16 consecutive series and competitions, for a total 1040 days. But on that fateful Sunday, that streak came to an end. Not at the hands...

The Hundred 2026: A failure or still a work in progress?

Anirudh NairAugust 18, 2026

550,000. These were the ticket sales for the 2026 season of the Hundred as reported by the ECB on August 14. Factor in the 27,000-odd attendees from the final, and even then the numbers are roughly 3,000 short of what they were in 2025 at 580,000. The Hundred has been the ECB’s biggest experiment thus...

Nine-and-a-Half Decades and 600 Matches – ‘Testing Times’ for Indian Cricket

Kalarab RayAugust 15, 2026

It was known as ‘Sports for Kings’ when India started its journey way back on June 25, 1932 at Lord’s. They impressed right up front, but they lost because they couldn’t keep up the tempo. After exactly 34,384 days, today, on August 15, 2026, at the picturesque cricket stadium of Galle, India is playing its...

Out but not down: Kuldeep Yadav makes statement with short Yorkshire spell

Anirudh NairAugust 4, 2026

It’s been a confusing month or so for Indian cricket, to say the least. After a first-time series defeat to Ireland followed by a T20I and ODI series defeat to England, many questions have been raised about Gautam Gambhir’s leadership and, more importantly, his team selection. One of the biggest questions surrounded left-arm wrist spinner...

Trading Turn for Thunder: Bangladesh’s Fast Bowling Awakening

Tawhid QureshiJune 27, 2026

As Bangladesh begin their multi-format tour of Zimbabwe, it’s clear that their cricket, particularly the pace attack, is on the rise. But what has driven this transformation?

Headingley’s Most Fascinating Cricket Museum Doesn’t Have Four Walls

Sandipan BanerjeeJune 18, 2026

By Sandipan Banerjee in Headingley With Headingley hosting matches during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, the focus this week has understandably been on the action taking place inside one of England’s most historic cricket grounds. Yet some of Headingley’s most cherished cricket memories can be found outside the stadium gates. A short walk...

A statistical look at Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's IPL 2026. Photo Courtesy: X

From Samastipur to the Record Books: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s Extraordinary IPL 2026 in Numbers

Saptak SanyalJune 5, 2026

Only four batters in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) have scored more runs in a season than Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s 776 in 2026. No batter has ever hit more sixes in a single edition than his 72. And among players with at least 100 runs in a season, nobody has come close to matching...