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File picture of Joe Root and Virat Kohli ahead of an India-England Test match. Watching the two contemporary greats in white-ball cricket has been fascinating, writes Suresh Menon | Photo…

It is now a fact of life that when a player has a bad day on the field at the IPL, he will be trolled by his team’s fans, by neutrals, and anybody with a social media account. The latest to…

One of the finest shots I saw on a cricket field came off the bat of Sunil Gavaskar. The bowler was Imran Khan who was fast and had been troubling Indian batsmen series after series. The…

Does cricket above all sports lend itself most often to such mental exercises as “the greatest Indian team of all time” or, to go one step higher, “the greatest-ever team of all time?” Even…

There is little room for experimentation in a one-off WTC final, with a combination of talent, experience and form being the only criterion to go by. | Photo Credit: AP After the _ (fill in…

India’s K.L. Rahul and Shubman Gill at a practice session for Team India during the Test series against Australia. Selectors are wondering what to do with the talented and in-form Gill or…

Selectors have been in the news of late, which may not be ideal. Actually, they should neither be seen nor heard; or perhaps just seen at matches so we know they are doing their job.…

India’s Virat Kohli celebrates his century during the 3rd ODI match against Sri Lanka, at Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram | Photo Credit: ANI “My God, look what…

The fearless strategy adopted by England skipper Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum paid dividends against Pakistan in the first Test at Rawalpindi on Monday. | Photo Credit: MATTHEW…

Sport in the subcontinent is often a story of early player determination, individual obsession that gets things done, family support or aggressive discouragement, politics and intrigues, and…