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India needs to warm up to all-rounders like Axar Patel, value their worth and not dismiss them as utility cricketers. (AP Photo)

Axar Patel, the goofball with gumption: Winning like a skilled all-rounder – baaki gayu tel levaSubscriber Only

October 25, 2025 08:49 IST

Indian cricket's hype-machine might not get excited by cricketers like the utility all-rounder, but the Nadiad talent will retain his unapologetic confidence.

Sat, Oct 25, 2025

Virat Kohli started last year's tour of Australia with a hundred at Perth but by the end of the 5th Test at Sydney, questions were being asked about his temperament, skills, drive and ability to learn from his mistakes. (BCCI)

Last chance for Virat Kohli to figure out where his off-stump isSubscriber Only

October 18, 2025 07:54 IST

How effectively the batting great manages his old weakness in the coming two ODIs will decide how much longer he plays.

Sun, Oct 19, 2025

Picking Shubman Gill as Test captain was a bold call, but making him the ODI skipper of a team that had Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli has a whiff of bravado. (Sportzpics)

Rohit Sharma will be 40 in 2027, same as Imran Khan in 1992; selectors shouldn’t have fast-tracked Shubman GillSubscriber Only

October 11, 2025 07:29 IST

He built the team, won them trophies, and read the game like few could. Rohit Sharma did not deserve the unceremonious demotion from One-Day International captaincy.

Sat, Oct 11, 2025

This weekend, Nikhil Chaudhary, 29, is expected to become a first-class cricketer in Australia, with Tasmania. (Special Arrangement/Instagram)

Chopping onions in hotel, delivering parcels, he is now 2nd Indian ever in Aussie first-class cricketSubscriber Only

October 04, 2025 08:09 IST

Nikhil Chaudhary landed in Australia during Covid, got stuck, did odd jobs to survive, gave it all to play cricket. Five years later, the all-rounder will turn for Tasmania in Sheffield Shield.

Mon, Oct 06, 2025

By treating cricket as war, India and Pakistan do the game a disserviceSubscriber Only

September 30, 2025 07:10 IST

In trying to merge the two worlds in this Asia Cup, players, administrators and top politicians of the two nations have overplayed cricket’s significance and symbolism

Tue, Sep 30, 2025

Like five-time Wimbledon champion Bjorn Borg (R), Boris Becker too couldn't handle life without tennis. (Reuters)

Boris Becker & Bjorn Borg: Why the sharpest, calmest sporting minds do the stupidest of things?Subscriber Only

September 27, 2025 08:27 IST

Borg's tell-all memoir and Boris Becker's third autobiography go well beyond the glamour or grit of tennis' two storied champions.

Sat, Sep 27, 2025

Suryakumar Yadav's out-of-place comments — made months after the unfortunate events — triggered reactions and overreactions. (AP)

No handshake could have been Suryakumar Yadav’s compulsion but that’s where it should have endedSubscriber Only

September 20, 2025 07:56 IST

Stadiums are where fans turn up to escape the ugliness of the world, they don’t need to be reminded of guns, missiles and killings.

Sat, Sep 20, 2025

The many one-sided games aren't the ideal lead-up for the Asia Cup's main draw — the India vs Pakistan games whose Round One is on Sunday. (AP)

Asia Cup: Before Sunday’s India-Pakistan clash, a boring teaser featuring expat-heavy UAE, Oman and Hong KongSubscriber Only

September 13, 2025 07:58 IST

Doling out spots to half-cooked teams at the Asia Cup isn't how cricket will spread — at best it's just giving an opportunity for expats to rub shoulders with the game's icons.

Sat, Sep 13, 2025

Shreyas Iyer can take his team home in crucial games but he still isn't seen as a finisher. (BCCI)

Asia Cup: Why Shreyas Iyer lost out to Rinku Singh? Cricket’s ‘primitive’ mindsetSubscriber Only

September 06, 2025 07:59 IST

Had cricket moved with the times, batting-order flexibility seen as a norm and if Charlesworth had been an India selector for the Asia Cup, Shreyas Iyer would have taken Rinku Singh's place.

Sat, Sep 06, 2025

RCB won their first IPL title under the captaincy of Rajat Patidar. (Sportzpics/IPL)

How Virat Kohli reacted to Rajat Patidar’s appointment as captain and why RCB paid Rs 11 crore for Jitesh SharmaSubscriber Only

August 30, 2025 07:18 IST

On a non-match day during the India-England series, The Indian Express caught up RCB's cricket director Mo Babot to stack up the details of Bangalore's 2025 heist.

Sat, Aug 30, 2025

Best of Both Sides: Gaming Act corrects a wrongSubscriber Only

August 29, 2025 06:32 IST

Arguments against the ban overlook the statistics on gaming-related suicides and broken homes

Fri, Aug 29, 2025

Cheteshwar Pujara retires: The world took time to appreciate Cheteshwar’s method, but the Pujaras stuck to their philosophy of grind and gritSubscriber Only

August 24, 2025 11:14 IST

Cheteshwar Pujara is an outlier, the lone specialist batsman who isn’t from a major metro. In the crowd of achievers from Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad – he is the lone small-towner

Tue, Aug 26, 2025

Medvedev is just 29 and he has it in him to ensure that tennis doesn't become a boring Alcaraz-Sinner duopoly in years to come. (Reuters)

US Open: Why did Daniil Medvedev snap? The history and geography of the Russian star’s combustible on-court behaviourSubscriber Only

August 23, 2025 08:46 IST

Tennis needs characters like Daniil Medvedev, the Russian giant-slayer, to retain its charm and appeal, besides inspire the best from Novak Djokovic in his last leg.

Mon, Aug 25, 2025

Three images during the England tour helped convince the mind that Rohit isn’t the captain, Kohli isn’t the King. And henceforth, Shubman will do everything that Rohit and Kohli used to do. (X/AP)

How three images during England tour captured Indian cricket’s seamless transition into Shubman Gill eraSubscriber Only

August 16, 2025 07:25 IST

A relaxed Rohit Sharma at the park, a satisfied Virat Kohli on stage and Shubman Gill's show of gravitas at the press conference helped to process the change.

Sat, Aug 16, 2025

India's new batting modus operandi is closer to the good-old Test match approach and more refined than the batting philosophy prevalent over the last few years.

India’s batting success secret revealed: How did Gambhir and Gill effect turnaround in England after nightmare in AustraliaSubscriber Only

August 12, 2025 19:45 IST

‘Intent’, the buzzword of the earlier era that was abused, was buried, and old-fashioned ways of patience and trusting instinct was deployed by Gautam Gambhir and Shubman Gill.

Wed, Aug 13, 2025

Why Indian cricket doesn’t deserve Jasprit BumrahSubscriber Only

August 09, 2025 21:24 IST

The fickle fans and rent-a-quote experts have been exposed by their insensitive criticisms of a player fighting his body to do his best for the country

Mon, Aug 18, 2025

From India's stunning Oval win to Rishabh Pant's gymnastics and a fervent plea to Shubman Gill and KL Rahul, the England tour has been one of great memories. (AP/Sandeep Dwivedi)

India vs England Tour diary: From Rishabh Pant’s ‘rolly-polly sweep’ and Shubman Gill’s silky hundreds to memorable cafes and bus rides – much to bring joy during an enthralling seriesSubscriber Only

August 09, 2025 08:25 IST

India tour of England: Several things go missing -- a cat, a key, a tooth -- but a kindhearted Polish cafe owner, a bus driver and Indian cricketers kept thrill going

Sat, Aug 09, 2025

A team official told The Indian Express that while every Indian walked up to Chris Woakes who came to bat with a hand in a brace, admiring him for his courage, several English cricketers asked after how Rishabh Pant had been doing, given his broken toe. (PTI Photo)

Acrimonious series? India and England players meet and greet to celebrate an intense summerSubscriber Only

August 05, 2025 22:41 IST

Both teams assembled together to laugh, banter, respect, and savour an intensely fought series.

Wed, Aug 06, 2025

Shubman Gill’s pursuit of perfection: How Indian captain put in serious hours to prepare for English Test and came out trumpsSubscriber Only

August 05, 2025 06:00 IST

It was IPL time, he was training on what seemed like a ‘dicey’ pitch – some balls flying towards his face, others darting at his ribs. Shubman would stop training, dump the white balls back, ask for a shiny red new one. His quest to ace Test cricket in England began in earnest.

Tue, Aug 05, 2025

As president of Glamorgan County, Alan Wilkins played a big role in signing up Shubman Gill as their overseas player. (Alan Wilkins/X & Glamorgan Cricket/X)

Shubman Gill, Indian cricket’s prince of Wales at Glamorgan: Alan Wilkins recalls Indian captain’s county stintSubscriber Only

August 04, 2025 23:14 IST

A couple of years back, as president of the Glamorgan county, popular broadcaster Alan Wilkins played a big role in signing up Shubman as their overseas player. It is learnt that Shubman's county mates would give him inputs about playing conditions at various Test venues.

Tue, Aug 05, 2025