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A cricket crazy fan and a dynamic, unbiased critic of the game. Looks at cricket putting on a different lens, changing the focus and questioning the ordinary viewpoint. Grew up watching the Aussies rule the game, and turned an ardent fan of the game seeing India lift the World Cup.
NewsThe T20I series opener between India and Sri Lanka, The new captains Suryakumar Yadav and Charith Asalanka lead their teams, with surprising team selections and fresh strategies.
NewsNew revelations from the victim in the Sandeep Lamichhane rape case claim there was no rape and that her accusation was influenced by others
NewsJoe Root becomes the second youngest player to score 12,000 Test runs during the third Test against the West Indies. He joins Alastair Cook in this elite club and surpasses Brian Lara’s record. Despite not being the quickest, Root achieves this milestone in 261 innings, second only to Cook.
NewsSri Lanka pacer Binura Fernando is out of the first T20I against India due to a chest infection. Ramesh Mendis joins as a standby player. With a new captain Charith Asalanka, leading the team Sri Lanka aims to recover from a disappointing World Cup performance.
NewsT20 Asia Cup 2024, Semi-final 2: Sri Lanka women 141 for 7 (C Athapaththu 63, A Sanjeewani 24, S Iqbal 4-16) beat Pakistan 140 for 4 (M Ali 37, G Feroza 25, U Prabodhani 2-23) by 3 wickets.
NewsIndian all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer joins Lancashire County Cricket Club for a five-week stint, making his debut in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup and Vitality County Championship.
NewsT20 Asia Cup 2024, Semi-final 1: India women 83 for 0 (Shafali Verma 26, S Mandhana 55, J Alam 0-17) beat Bangladesh 80 for 8 (N Sultana 32, S Akter 19, R Singh Thakur 3-10) by 10 wickets.
NewsRuturaj Gaikwad becomes Maharashtra’s new Ranji Trophy captain for the 2024-25 season after being left out of the Indian team.
NewsCricket is set to return to the Olympics at the Los Angeles Games in 2028. Join Geoff Allardice, Rahul Dravid, and Harsh Jain at the India House event during the Paris Olympics for a panel discussion on this historic milestone.
NewsT20 Asia Cup 2024, Match 12: Sri Lanka women 94 for 0 (C Athapaththu 49*, V Gunaratne 39*, S Laommi 0-7) beat Thailand 93 for 7 (N Koncharoenkai 47*, T Puttawong 13, K Dilhari 2-13) by 10 wickets.
It is not my job to announce the winner
Rohit Sharma on being asked if England were rightly awarded the World Cup title in 2019