Ravi Shastri says ‘you’ve got to miss IPL’ in order to be prepared if WTC keeps coming in June

Ravi Shastri says ‘you’ve got to miss IPL’ in order to be prepared if WTC keeps coming in June

Australia thrashed India by 209 runs in the final of the World Test Championship in 2023. The majority of the Indian team that was picked in the squad and played the game were coming on the back of two-and-a-half months of intense IPL T20 cricket, whereas some of the Australians, a few by choice and … Read more

‘Mom, what do I do?’: When Rohit Sharma recalled feeling helpless watching Cheteshwar Pujara bat during U-14 days

‘Mom, what do I do?’: When Rohit Sharma recalled feeling helpless watching Cheteshwar Pujara bat during U-14 days

If Cheteshwar Pujara manages to bat and dominate the pitch for a couple of days in succession, it could even break the spirit of his former India Test teammate Rohit Sharma in the opposition. Recounting the memories from their age-group cricket days during the launch of Pujara’s wife Puja’s book, ‘The Diary of a Cricketer’s … Read more

‘Exposing Prasidh Krishna to Rohit and Bairstow in Powerplay was a tactical error from GT’, says Tom Moody

‘Exposing Prasidh Krishna to Rohit and Bairstow in Powerplay was a tactical error from GT’, says Tom Moody

In the absence of Kagiso Rabada, Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill entrusted his leading wicket-taker Prasidh Krishna to move up to open the bowling alongside Mohammed Siraj in the IPL 2025 Eliminator match against Mumbai Indians. The move backfired heavily as Prasidh’s natural back-of-a-length deliveries fed into the strengths of MI’s veteran opening duo of … Read more

A coincidence between MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma’s retirement announcements

A coincidence between MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma’s retirement announcements

On one fine August evening, five years back, MS Dhoni announced his international retirement that caught the cricketing world by surprise. “Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout from 1929 hrs consider me as Retired,” is what his social media message read, accompanied by a video of moments from his career. It, as … Read more

IPL 2025: Rohit Sharma finds his touch, Suryakumar Yadav steps on the gas as Mumbai Indians maul CSK

IPL 2025: Rohit Sharma finds his touch, Suryakumar Yadav steps on the gas as Mumbai Indians maul CSK

CSK’s batting once again well below par as the Rohit-SKY show powers MI to a massive win in clash of 5-time champions MS Dhoni minced no words in the post-match interview as Chennai Super Kings lost their sixth match of the season out of eight to stay rooted at the bottom of the table. “We … Read more

Prasidh Krishna, Sai Sudharsan sparkle as Gujarat Titans roll over Mumbai Indians on black-soil Ahmedabad pitch

Prasidh Krishna, Sai Sudharsan sparkle as Gujarat Titans roll over Mumbai Indians on black-soil Ahmedabad pitch

Gujarat Titans’ choice to pick a blacksoil sluggish track for the game paid off as Mumbai Indians couldn’t adapt, and lost steam in the chase. Gujarat Titans’ assistant coach Parthiv Patel mentioned during the first innings that it was a deliberate choice from his team to choose a black-soil pitch in Ahmedabad that is on … Read more

Rohit Sharma says all Indian players who played in last 3 ICC tournaments deserve respect

Rohit Sharma says all Indian players who played in last 3 ICC tournaments deserve respect

Rohit Sharma said that every member of the Indian team that has played in the last three ICC tournaments i.e. the 2023 ODI World Cup, 2024 T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy 2025 deserve respect. In the aforementioned tournaments, India have played 24 matches and have won 23 of them with the only hiccup against … Read more

Rohit Sharma says he’s ‘not going to retire from this format’ after India win Champions Trophy

Rohit Sharma says he’s ‘not going to retire from this format’ after India win Champions Trophy

India captain Rohit Sharma cleared the air on his rumoured retirement plans by telling journalists at the post-match press conference that he has no plans to retire. “One more thing: I’m not going to retire from this format. Just to make sure that no rumours are spread moving forward,” Rohit Sharma said at the end … Read more

‘Putting India under pressure in Dubai gave us…’: New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner fires warning before Champions Trophy final

‘Putting India under pressure in Dubai gave us…’: New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner fires warning before Champions Trophy final

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner has signalled a warning for Team India ahead of the Champions Trophy final on Sunday, adding that putting Rohit Sharma’s side under pressure in the league-stage match in Dubai offered the Kiwis a confidence boost for the semi-final win in Lahore. Despite going down by 44 runs in a 250-run … Read more

Shubman Gill, Mohammed Shami, and spinners star as India beat Bangladesh in spin-friendly conditions

Shubman Gill, Mohammed Shami, and spinners star as India beat Bangladesh in spin-friendly conditions

It was the start that India needed to kick off their Champions Trophy campaign. Despite having all the arsenal that makes them a formidable white-ball outfit, there were a few doubts coming into the tournament especially against a spin-heavy attack. And through the course of their six-wicket win against Bangladesh, India went about ticking all … Read more