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In Varun Chakaravarthy we trust: Team India not fretting over mystery spinner's indifferent recent returns

India, March 5 -- Varun Chakaravarthy is no stranger to the T20 World Cup. Nearly four and a half years back, he figured in the 2021 edition in the United Arab Emirates, picked as a 'mystery' option w... Read More


Sanju Samson brings heaven on earth with godly knock, a decade of existential crisis ends with India's semi-final berth

India, March 2 -- Like Sunil Valson at the 60-over World Cup in 1983, Sanju Samson went through the entire T20 World Cup in 2024 without getting a game. Valson was the only one of the 14 who didn't fi... Read More


Sanju Samson brings heaven on earth, sheds decade-long baggage of inconsistency with India's semi-final berth

India, March 2 -- Like Sunil Valson at the 60-over World Cup in 1983, Sanju Samson went through the entire T20 World Cup in 2024 without getting a game. Valson was the only one of the 14 who didn't fi... Read More


Indian batters shed self-doubt, unleash full fury to show what they're truly capable of ahead of virtual WI quarterfinal

India, Feb. 27 -- After the embarrassing low came the exhilarating high. Within 96 hours of being bowled out for their second-lowest total in all T20 World Cups, India produced the second-highest tota... Read More


No more wake-up calls; sloppy India reach point of no return after record loss to South Africa

India, Feb. 23 -- Those who use hindsight as a benefit will insist that they saw this coming. The signs were ominously visible. They are, of course, only using hindsight as a benefit, so they are best... Read More


Kapil, Gavaskar rise above petty politics to aid ailing Imran Khan, remind of cricket's grace, dignity and humanity

India, Feb. 17 -- Just two days back, India and Pakistan played out a World Cup game which was marked, again, by a studied lack of handshakes, which is such a traditional and endearing part of all spo... Read More


After empty threats and hollow chest-thumping, Pakistan come face-to-face with reality as India reduce them to rubble

India, Feb. 16 -- First, was the buzz of anticipation. Then, the dampener in the form of a brazen boycott that was never going to fly. After this, eventuated hectic back-channel parleying to try and h... Read More


Rivalry or not, this is a match India and Pakistan are desperate to not lose

India, Feb. 15 -- "I feel you should stop asking this question on the rivalry. This is not a rivalry anymore." With his trademark smile plastered on his face, Suryakumar Yadav responded how he wanted... Read More


In-form Suryakumar Yadav runs into old bugbear Pakistan with unfinished business to settle

India, Feb. 15 -- If you are a batter, what would you take -- being out of form, or being out of runs? How do you make that distinction? What is it that defines form other than runs? Can one be indepe... Read More


Sahibzada Farhan and Usman Tariq, the aces in Pakistan's pack, plot a quiet but devastating India coup at the Premadasa

India, Feb. 14 -- Daryl Mitchell is the latest in a long line of batters who have gorged on the Indian bowling. The list is extended and illustrious and includes, among others, Javed Miandad and Zahee... Read More