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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 grit

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

IND vs ENG: The making of Shubman Gill, the captain, and his ‘gun team’Subscriber Only

August 04, 2025 21:21 IST

How Gill forged the idea of new India with help from the coach Gautam Gambhir who let him take his own calls on field without any interventions.

Tue, Aug 05, 2025

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IND vs ENG: Mohammed Siraj rings in the dawn of Shubman Gill’s brand new Team India, after tying England 2-2Subscriber Only

August 04, 2025 17:50 IST

Indefatigable fast bowler put the finishing strokes to scripting team ethos that trumps superstar culture, in a series to remember.

Tue, Aug 05, 2025

Mohammad Siraj conjured a series of magical deliveries to inspire his team-mate Prasidh Krishna. (AP Photo)

Mohammed Siraj-inspired India refuse to die, Oval Test, series heading for thriller Day 5Subscriber Only

August 03, 2025 23:37 IST

England need 35 runs, India four wickets as the drama filled Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy gears up for another Day 5 finish

Mon, Aug 04, 2025

England had to deal with a traumatic day in which nightwatchman Akash Deep smashed a half-century, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a century, Washington Sundar blazed some towering sixes and Mohammed Siraj cleaned up Zak Crawley right at the end. (AP/PTI)

5th Test: Washington Sundar’s towering sixes, Mohammed Siraj’s end-of-day strike set up thrilling finale at the OvalSubscriber Only

August 03, 2025 00:12 IST

England need 324 runs to win the Test and lift the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, India need 9 wickets to go level

Sun, Aug 03, 2025

England vs India: Akash Deep half-century the unexpected windfall as visitors take control on fifth TestSubscriber Only

August 02, 2025 20:00 IST

Nightwatchman hits 66, his maiden fifty, in century partnership with Yashasvi Jaiswal as visitors strive to draw series.

Sun, Aug 03, 2025

In an inspired spell around mid-day, Siraj cherrypicked England’s two most solid batsmen and put them on his plate. (AP)

The heart, heat and craft that make Mohammed Siraj, India’s marathon man in the England seriesSubscriber Only

August 02, 2025 08:13 IST

The wicket column might not always show, but few bowl with as much as spirit and intensity as he does.

Sat, Aug 02, 2025

England's Ben Duckett, right, and Zak Crawley greet each other during the Test series against India. (Photo: AP)

In 13 overs, Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett turn into agents of chaos to give England headwaySubscriber Only

August 01, 2025 20:26 IST

The pair's onslaught induce panic in bowlers, muddled Gill’s decision-making clarity and made Test match cricket resemble a white-ball slugfest

Fri, Aug 01, 2025

IND vs ENG: How Karun Nair with his guts and defiance proved packing an extra man was worth itSubscriber Only

August 01, 2025 00:44 IST

His 52 shored up a teetering India, even though England had largely wasted the seamer-friendly conditions

Fri, Aug 01, 2025

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India’s 5th Test Playing XI: Karun Nair to replace Shardul Thakur; Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah miss outSubscriber Only

July 31, 2025 06:25 IST

India vs England 5th Test Match at The Oval, Playing XI: With the pitch having a layer of grass, left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep once again failed to make the cut. And that is also the reason India bolstered their batting line-up.

Thu, Jul 31, 2025

England vs India: Visitors raise red flag after umpires gave 30-overs-old replacement ball after 10 overs at Lord’sSubscriber Only

July 31, 2025 01:24 IST

Changed cherry offered much less assistance to Indian bowlers, allowing hosts to build match-changing partnership in a game they won by 22 runs

Thu, Jul 31, 2025

On Tuesday, it was the Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir versus the curator at The Oval. On Wednesday, when England named their playing XI, missing from the list was Ben Stokes. (AP Photo)

The Oval Test preview: No Stokes, Archer for England; question mark over Bumrah – a strange series set for intriguing climaxSubscriber Only

July 30, 2025 20:50 IST

In a series of twists and turns, final match sees England miss their cult hero in Stokes as India see light at the end of tunnel

Thu, Jul 31, 2025

India’s Kuldeep Yadav during a training session ahead of the fifth Test cricket match between India and England, in London, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (PTI Photo)

England vs India: Lack of trust in No 3 and wicket-keepers behind leaving out Kuldeep Yadav from playing XISubscriber Only

July 30, 2025 00:13 IST

Karun Nair and Sai Sudharsan have flattered to deceive, Rishabh Pant's approach has often kept team on the edge of their seats while Dhruv Jurel is untested overseas

Thu, Jul 31, 2025