Vishal Menon

Dhawan anchors Delhi’s chase after stand-in-captain bails Punjab out of trouble

Some time back, Jadeja would struggle to clear long-on against pacers. He was fine hitting spinners but not against pacers, who stopped his attacking instincts by bowling short of a length. What changed?

Ravindra Jadeja hands CSK momentum with the bat, then spins a web around RCB with the ball.

KL Rahul, Chris Gayle take Punjab Kings home after bowlers apply the choke on Mumbai Indians.

KKR undone by RCB’s death-overs hangman, while Maxwell shows his maturity and Morgan misses a trick

Proteas’ swagger and Unadkat’s clever deceptions take Royals home

Despite the gulf in experience, Babar Azam is cut from the same cloth as Virat Kohli — adhering to the conventional modes of batsmanship rather than the slam-dunk style made popular by the advent of T20 format.

Shahbaz Ahmed does a Rahul Chahar, while Glenn Maxwell branches out for RCB

What was Russell’s ploy against Mumbai Indians? Why are batsmen struggling to play Russell? How have people reacted to this latest piece of innovation from Russell?

Rahul Chahar and Krunal Pandya’s classical tunes trump Andre Russell-Pat Cummins jugalbandi

Sanju Samson is blessed with fast hands, sinewy forearms and excellent hand-eye coordination. That apart, it's also the result of the hard work during the lockdown last year.

Sanju Samson brought up his ton in just 54 deliveries, carving out a four, six and a four off consecutive deliveries from Australian pacer Jhye Richardson

Three-time champions CSK witnessed a poor start to its IPL 2021 campaign, losing by seven wickets to Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.

An intimidating line-up that has Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult at its core, the champion side reaped the benefits of having the right man for the right job.

India’s spinners were largely listless in the ODIs against England, picking just one wicket in 39 overs, but that does not correspond to a brewing spin crisis ahead of the T20 World Cup.

Father Murali was a fast bowler, who represented college, while mother Kalavathi was a state-level volleyball player. At 14, Prasidh Krishna had to take a difficult call - to pursue volleyball or cricket.

Krunal Pandya with bat, Prasidh Krishna with ball make impressive debuts in India 66-run win over England in ODI series opener

The three-match ODI series to be held behind closed doors in Pune at the fag end of the England tour offers little context and relevance, with back-to-back T20 World Cups pencilled in before the next 50-over showpiece event in 2023.

Win the toss, bowl first and win the match seems to be the mantra for success in the subcontinent. Why are teams so keen to chase in the T20 format? Will these trends prove to be decisive in the T20 World Cup?

Pitches, ground dimensions and dew make batting second a big advantage in T20s in the subcontinent.

England pacers ran through hosts' batting before Eoin Morgan’s men made a mockery of a modest chase of 125.

India have a deep stream of T20 players, with multiple alternatives for each spot, making the task of filtering the best from the rest for the World Cup an arduous one.

India vs England T20I series: Perhaps rotating Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, and Shikhar Dhawan at the top of the order against England could make sense ahead of the World T20 in October.

Former cricketers lambast England's rotation policy, saying players should be docked money if they put IPL above national duty.