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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 6, 20253 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 29, 20253 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 26, 20253 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 22, 20253 min read


The Eternal Beauty of Test Cricket
Test cricket is the heartbeat of the game, the soul of sport, a canvas where resilience, grit, and glory paint stories that echo through...

Waleed Hussain
Jun 15, 20253 min read


Temba stands tall as Proteas ‘Hope’
By Kushan Sarkar New Delhi: Never ask Temba Bavuma 'what's there in a name'? They have trolled him for his pre-captaincy batting...
PTI
Jun 14, 20253 min read


(Mark)Ram ends ‘vanvas’
Proteas shed tag of chokers, win Test Championship London: Chokers no more. The South Africans consigned the word to history when they...
AP
Jun 14, 20253 min read


The Great Blame Game
What a tragic spectacle we’ve witnessed in Bengaluru, where a joyous celebration of Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) first-ever IPL...

Waleed Hussain
Jun 8, 20253 min read


Virat’s Impact on IPL
Virat Kohli’s impact on the Indian Premier League (IPL) is like a Bollywood blockbuster—larger than life, impossible to ignore, and...

Waleed Hussain
Jun 1, 20253 min read


Delhi court compounds defamation case against wrestler Bajrang Punia
New Delhi: A Delhi court has compounded a criminal defamation complaint against wrestler Bajrang Punia after he tendered an unconditional...
PTI
May 30, 20251 min read


The Universe’s Most Timely Masterstroke
Rejoice cricket fans, for the stars have aligned, the gods have spoken, and Virat Kohli, the eternal monarch of Indian cricket, has...

Waleed Hussain
May 25, 20253 min read


We were never really close friends: Neeraj Chopra on Arshad Nadeem
Doha: Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra on Thursday clarified that he and Arshad Nadeem were never really close friends and said things...
PTI
May 15, 20252 min read


Revisiting key moments
Test debut Shortly after the high of winning his first ODI World Cup, Kohli made his Test debut on June 20 with India cap No. 269 on the...
PTI
May 12, 20255 min read


Virat stops at 9,230 Test runs
Says it's not easy but feels right New Delhi: India's most successful Test captain and the fulcrum of its batting for over a decade,...
PTI
May 12, 20254 min read


PCB moves PSL to UAE as tensions with India escalate
LAHORE: The PCB on Friday decided to shift the remaining matches of its Pakistan Super League to the UAE because of the ongoing military...
PTI
May 9, 20252 min read


Same Old Script, New Clowns
The Indian Premier League, that glittering carnival of sixes, scandals, and the occasional whiff of something rotten in the state of...

Waleed Hussain
Apr 27, 20254 min read


Shree Mavli Mandal: Celebrating 100 years of sports commitment
Mumbai: “We believe in igniting the spark of champions…” The line instantly catches your attention while going through the profile of...
Dev Khelkar
Apr 24, 20253 min read


The Misuse, Mockery of the Impact Player Rule
The Indian Premier League (IPL), a global cricketing juggernaut, has long been a laboratory for innovation in the T20 format. From...

Waleed Hussain
Apr 20, 20254 min read


Pedalling Past Labels
It was barely past sunrise when I reached the starting line in Thane. For one shimmering morning, I felt charged with something rare and...

Gopal Sabe-Patil
Apr 19, 20252 min read


The Immortal Captain Who Won’t Let Go of the IPL Throne
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the eternal enigma of Indian cricket, the man who refuses to let the sun set on his IPL career. At 43, when most...

Waleed Hussain
Apr 6, 20253 min read
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