Abhishek Purohit is an Assistant Editor at Indian Express.
October 22, 2022 16:31 IST
Finn Allen's 42 off 16, Devon Conway's 92 off 58 backed by bowling efforts of Boult, Southee and Santner help New Zealand stun Australia .
Sun, Oct 23, 2022October 21, 2022 21:12 IST
360 Focus on SKY- Team India's rising star Suryakumar Yadav always had the ability, but it would take shrugging off the careless ways of early 20s, for him to discover the full potential of his carefree batting
Fri, Oct 28, 2022October 18, 2022 08:27 IST
With one more practice game left against New Zealand, at The Gabba again, on Wednesday before India meet Pakistan in their T20 World Cup opener on Sunday in Melbourne, we take a look at some of the takeaways from the Australia match.
Tue, Oct 18, 2022October 13, 2022 08:55 IST
As cricket is seldom played in the late October-November window, the fag end of the Australian winter, the conditions for the World Cup could be unlike any other series the country has hosted; there’s little history to lean on, barely any patterns to crunch on
Fri, Oct 14, 2022October 03, 2022 22:50 IST
The opener has grown up putting a price on his wicket, but is learning to bat another way according to the current philosophy of the team.
Tue, Oct 04, 2022October 02, 2022 08:14 IST
With a repertoire of audacious strokes to ping every corner of a field and derring-do to pull them off in crunch time, Suryakumar Yadav is India’s most bankable T20 match-winner . Abhishek Purohit picks the best from the blade of the skilled batting maverick
Mon, Oct 03, 2022September 30, 2022 19:45 IST
India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah remains doubtful for the T20 World Cup in Australia next month due to a back injury. What are the reasons for stress fracture and does Bumrah's action make him more susceptible to it? We explain
Sat, Oct 01, 2022September 26, 2022 07:47 IST
India's bowling worries persist, with Bhuvneshwar and Co. blown away in Powerplay in absence of new ball movement
Mon, Sep 26, 2022August 22, 2022 22:45 IST
After his 130 from 97 balls, Indian opener takes diving catch at long-on to dismiss Zimbabwe's hero to end home team's fightback
Tue, Aug 23, 2022August 20, 2022 20:10 IST
Deepak Chahar’s replacement Shardul Thakur snapped up three wickets to send the hosts tumbling to 161 all out in 38.1 overs.
Sun, Aug 21, 2022August 18, 2022 20:27 IST
On return from injury, medium pacer Deepak Chahar takes 3 for 27; Openers Dhawan, Gill star in 10-wicket win.
Fri, Aug 19, 2022August 17, 2022 15:56 IST
Zimbabwe may not be expected to pose much of a challenge but stand-in skipper will look for runs, assurance on fitness.
Thu, Aug 18, 2022August 13, 2022 07:16 IST
With a new league, new stadiums and big investment, the game is again trying to crack the vast US market
Sat, Aug 13, 2022August 06, 2022 19:40 IST
For a sport that is not even acknowledged as one by many, and played at the most by a few hundred in India, winning a Commonwealth gold and a silver in a country with centuries of tradition in lawn bowls can well feel like getting the crown jewels back.
Sun, Aug 07, 2022July 28, 2022 12:37 IST
If Siraj can continue getting the ball to curve away, he provides India with a strike option in limited-overs too.
Thu, Jul 28, 2022July 28, 2022 00:19 IST
Test opener has shown potential to adapt to the 50-over format during the three games against Windies
Thu, Jul 28, 2022July 25, 2022 20:12 IST
Another aspect of his game that Axar has improved is attacking the wide yorkers designed to prevent him from slogging through midwicket.
Tue, Jul 26, 2022July 23, 2022 16:20 IST
Campbell, the Zimbabwean player, Aminul, former Bangladesh captain, and the two Indians Khuraysia and Khoda share how starstruck cricketers were by other athletes at the games village in Kuala Lumpur.
Thu, Jul 28, 2022July 18, 2022 00:38 IST
A maiden white-ball hundred (125 off 113) after a reprieve from Jos Buttler at 18, in a chase to seal an away series, completes an entertaining day for the keeper-batsman-finisher
Mon, Jul 18, 2022July 18, 2022 00:18 IST
Pandya's match-winning performance to clinch ODI series against England is further proof that the all-rounder is crucial to India's white-ball aspirations.
Mon, Jul 18, 2022July 12, 2022 23:26 IST
After a gap of a month, followed by another Covid-induced short break, Rohit has batted with refreshing freedom against England, first in the T20I series and then in the first ODI at The Oval.
Wed, Jul 13, 2022July 12, 2022 21:42 IST
At 26 for 5 in the eighth over, with a new-ball display for the ages, across any format and any colour of ball, ‘Boom’ had torpedoed England in a few minutes of masterly mayhem.
Thu, Jul 14, 2022July 10, 2022 00:22 IST
With a powerplay score of 36 for 3, England had fallen way behind India’s tally of 61 for 1 at the same stage, although the visiting batters were to stumble later.
Sun, Jul 10, 2022July 07, 2022 23:44 IST
Behind these unusually high numbers for a short period are a variety of reasons, from finding the perfect combination to tired legs, and fresh talents barging through the doors to comeback men
Sat, Jul 09, 2022July 03, 2022 09:30 IST
He is the most successful domestic coach in India, but his disciplinarian style and his ‘my way or high way’ ethic might not suit international teams
Sun, Jul 03, 2022