Harmanpreet Singh and his men triumphed at the recently concluded Men’s Asian Champions Trophy, the win pumped in some much needed impetus to Indian hockey’s long-awaited revival. Cricket, cricket, cricket… If there is one sport that the Indian diaspora has pledged its loyalty to, it’s cricket. Over the past 40-odd years, the masses have sacrificed their sleep, peace and energy just to watch the ‘gentleman’s game’ weave its magic. And they never get tired of it. In…

England’s Test cricket side has identified a strategy to turn around their dwindling fortunes in the format, but is it really as brilliant as it seemed? Or is it even better? The English men’s Test side has for long been one of the pioneers of international cricket. Having contested the first ever Test match in history against Australia back in 1877, the history of the team goes back a long, long way.

If there is any batsman in world cricket who has undergone the brutal tests of sport, it is KL Rahul. But over the years, the Indian white-ball vice captain has fought, and fought hard. KL Rahul’s Test debut, or international debut for that matter, was far from impressive. It was chaotic, confused, and disorganized. The year was 2014, and up against the likes of Mitchell Johnson, Ryan Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Shane Watson and Nathan Lyon, on Boxing Day at the ever-intimidating MCG, the then…

MS Dhoni and Eoin Morgan massively underperformed with the bat in IPL 2021, yet were the two captains to meet in the final. What went wrong and what went right? IPL 2020 was one to forget for the Chennai Super Kings, as the men in yellow ended up at an ignominious 7th position on the points table, their worst ever finish. In fact, it was the 3-time champions’ only finish outside of the top four since the tournament’s inception in…

Devon Conway has stroked his way to a fantastic debut Test century at Lord’s, any batsman’s ultimate dream. On the way to accomplishing this, Conway has left behind some of the former veterans of the game. For a batsman, a century on debut is a great feeling. And a century on debut at Lord’s is an unbelievable feeling. Referred to widely as the ‘home of cricket’, Lord’s is the mecca of international and English domestic cricket, and to make the honours boards at Lord’s is a…

David Warner will be a miserable captain after the Sunrisers Hyderabad slumped to three consecutive defeats in their three opening games. A strong comeback is required, and Warner knows it. The Sunrisers Hyderabad are familiar with the word ‘consistent’. The men in orange have made the playoffs in every edition of the IPL from 2016 to 2020, and emerged victorious in the 2016 season. This season too, their friendship with consistency seems to have continued, but not in the way…

Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult together demolished opposition batting lineups with ridiculous ease in the 2020 IPL. Seems as though this year will be no different as the two pacers appear to be at the top of their game yet again. The world’s biggest and most anticipated T20 competition has kickstarted with a bang yet again. The IPL is back in India, and the excitement among the fans and players alike is electric. The first week of the IPL has been as entertaining as ever, with low-scoring thrillers, high-scoring cliff-hangers, dazzling…

Jannik Sinner is the latest revelation in the tennis world. The 19-year-old Italian has shown immense potential in his short career so far and has a great chance to try and end the rule of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. For around 15 years now, men’s tennis has been absolutely dominated by three particular individuals. Referred to as the ‘Big Three’, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have been making sure that no other players trudge onto their territory, that is, the Grand Slams. For almost 18 years, from…

Yuzvendra Chahal has been going through a brutal rough patch in the recent past. The leggie might want to conjure up ways to weave his magic once again, as a spot in the squad for the T20 World Cup is at stake. The ongoing five match T20I series between India and England is evenly poised at 2–2, with the decider promising to be a cracker of a game. Both the sides’ form seems to be peaking and dipping on alternate matches, with England winning the first game, losing the second, winning the…