Sandip G

Buttler’s strength and Mustafizur’s subtlety swamp Hyderabad

AB de Villiers has directly influenced three of RCB’s five victories, shellacking 204 runs at a staggering strike rate of 174 runs, the highest among any batsman who has scored more than 200 runs in this edition.

AB de Villiers continues to beguile, while Hetmyer’s dazzle ends in tears

RCB opener and rising Karnataka star Padikkal has a good head on shoulders and is adept off the frontfoot and backfoot.

The elites of European football would continue to work on this and generate a more appealing and fan-pleasing version of it. ESL’s creators would regroup, and no doubt come back.

A stocky teenager to Zimbabwe's greatest Test captain, Heath Streak was his country's man-Friday on the cricket field.

Flimsy as their middle-order has been for ages, Hyderabad’s best way to address this old malady of theirs is to blood in Williamson at the top order, thus elongating their batting line-up. The many virtues of Williamson would immensely benefit them as the tournament pulls along.

Nitish Rana and Rahul Tripathi take KKR to big score before middle-order blues return to haunt SRH.

When the elements sync, Glenn Maxwell is a definite a game-changer. He proved that in his relatively restrained knock of 39 from 28 balls against Mumbai Indians.

A usual Bangalore hero, AB de Villiers, and an unusual one, Harshal Patel, combine to clinch a thriller.

From Ooltah Chashmah to Unnaipol Oruvan, ad space to politics, the T20 league has become an inevitability of our times.

Ashwin has not featured in any white-ball cricket for his country in the last four years. He stands a chance to knock firmly on the doors of the World T20 side, for which a prosperous IPL 2021 will augur him well.

Touted as the best stroke-maker to have emerged from the Caribbean islands since Brian Lara — in full flow, a spectacle with his blazing game, a combination of power and timing —Hetmyer’s potential is undisputed.

IPL 2021: After a relatively indifferent white-ball series in India, there suddenly are doubts on Dawid Malan's proficiency against quality spin bowling, which he would encounter in abundance if he were to feature in the T20 World Cup later this year.

During the recent T20 internationals and ODIs against England, the medium pacer showed why he is operating on a different plane.

Bairstow and Stokes make mockery of big Indian total as England level ODI series.

Rahul & Pant have often seemed vying for the same spot in ODIs, but show they can work together in irresistible fashion.

Virat Kohli opening with Rohit Sharma was made possible on Saturday by the presence of a strong Team India middle order and it brings clarity ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup.

Suryakumar Yadav combined brilliance and audacity in his strokeplay to stamp his class during his international debut.  

Ten years after fans brought alive that insipid World Cup match in Mohali, here’s another chance for the supporters of the two cricket-crazy nations to go home with a lifetime of memories and impressions.

Self-abstinence and hours of sweat saw Mumbai Indian batsman Suryakumar Yadav burn 12 kgs in 3 months and refine his skills. Sandip G counts the ten thousand small steps that the IPL super star took before the decisive India leap.

With his brisk pace, Jack Leach has restricted Cheteshwar Pujara to the crease throughout the series

The state has a long and rich history of producing quality left-arm spin, from Vinoo Mankad to present-day Jadeja & Axar.

Two related but separate developments have all but ripped through England and Wales Cricket Board’s much-debated rotation policy for betraying their priorities.