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The Absurdity of “Test Twenty”: Cricket’s Latest Monster
Oh, joy! Just when we thought cricket couldn’t get any more “innovative,” the powers-that-be have gifted us “Test Twenty.” Because nothing says “preserving the sanctity of the game” like smashing the five-day epic of Test cricket into a hyper-caffeinated, 20-over sprint. It’s like taking Shakespeare’s Hamlet and condensing it into a TikTok video: “To be or not to be? LOL, bye!” If you’re not already rolling your eyes, allow me to sarcastically applaud the ICC or whichever mar

Waleed Hussain
4 days ago3 min read


How a West Indies Cricket Tour Inflates Indian Batsmen’s Egos
Oh, the glorious, ego-pampering spectacle of a West Indies cricket tour—a tropical carnival where India’s batsmen strut like rockstars...

Waleed Hussain
Oct 123 min read


Dhruv Jurel: The Steady Hand to Fix India’s Wicketkeeping Woes in Tests
In the relentless grind of Test cricket, where endurance trumps explosiveness, India’s wicketkeeping conundrum has long centered on...

Waleed Hussain
Oct 53 min read


How Cricket Lost Its Balance
The game’s abbreviated formats have skewed the contest, leaving its essence at risk. Cricket was born in the English countryside as a...

Nilothpal Banerjee
Sep 293 min read


The Umpire Who Stood Tall in Cricket’s Golden Age
Harold Dennis “Dickie” Bird, the unmistakable figure in white who brought a touch of Barnsley banter to the world’s cricket grounds, has...

Waleed Hussain
Sep 283 min read


Finally, the Benchwarmer’s Redemption
Oh, joy of joys! In a cricketing universe where fast bowlers get bodyguards and batsmen get billion-dollar endorsements for breathing, we...

Waleed Hussain
Sep 144 min read


Will Shreyas Iyer Crawl Back into the Good Books?
Shreyas Iyer – the cricketing equivalent of that friend who keeps getting invited to parties but then spends the whole night awkwardly...

Waleed Hussain
Sep 73 min read


Ashwin: A spinner who spun narratives as well as balls
Ravichandran Ashwin, the eternal tinkerer of Indian cricket, has finally decided to hang up his IPL boots after the 2025 season. What a...

Waleed Hussain
Aug 313 min read


A Fond Farewell to Cheteshwar Pujara
In the fast-paced circus that is modern cricket, where sixes rain like confetti and strike rates are worshipped like golden calves,...

Waleed Hussain
Aug 243 min read


Cricket’s Latest Gift to the Lazy Elite
In a move that’s sure to revolutionize domestic cricket – or at least give senior players a golden excuse to lounge in the pavilion with...

Waleed Hussain
Aug 174 min read


Para-athletes merit a level playing field
While India’s para-athletes bring glory overseas, they face an uphill battle against indifference at home. In the scorching summer of...

C.S. Krishnamurthy
Aug 115 min read


Mohammed Siraj: The Relentless Warrior
In the annals of Test cricket, few series capture the imagination quite like a clash between England and India. The inaugural...

Waleed Hussain
Aug 103 min read


A Rollercoaster of Runs, Wickets, Whoopsies
Five Tests, a shiny new trophy named after two cricketing demigods, and enough drama to rival a Bollywood blockbuster. As the dust...

Waleed Hussain
Aug 33 min read


How to Gift England 600 Runs with a Smile
Shubman Gill, India’s bright-eyed “Prince” of cricket, was anointed Test captain at the tender age of 25. What a glorious spectacle it...

Waleed Hussain
Jul 273 min read


Fallen Empire of the Mighty Windies
How the mighty have fallen. Once upon a time, the West Indies cricket team was a juggernaut, a fearsome beast that sent shivers down the...

Waleed Hussain
Jul 204 min read


England’s Swashbuckling Swagger Sinks into a Snooze-Fest
How the mighty have fallen—or rather, how the mighty have been forced to sit down, sip some chamomile tea, and play like it’s 1995....

Waleed Hussain
Jul 133 min read


The Prince Poised To Inherit Kohli’s Crown
Picture this: a packed stadium, the air thick with anticipation, and a young man with a boyish grin strides to the crease. Shubman Gill,...

Waleed Hussain
Jul 63 min read


Shardul Thakur: A Masterclass in Mediocrity
Shardul Thakur, the self-proclaimed “Lord” of Indian cricket, how you’ve blessed us with your dazzling display of utter incompetence in...

Waleed Hussain
Jun 293 min read


Underdogs to Overlords
Kapil Dev’s audacious triumph at Lord’s in 1983 transformed India from an afterthought into the game’s undisputed superpower. On June 25,...

Rajeev Puri
Jun 263 min read


The Big Show’s Final Curtain Call
Once upon a time, Glenn Maxwell was cricket’s equivalent of a rockstar who could play a sold-out stadium gig on a broken guitar with one...

Waleed Hussain
Jun 223 min read
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