Every time the topic veers around that glorious Test, which I feel has redefined the future of Test cricket itself, I can visualise how it all happened. We had a camp in Chennai before the 2001 Test series. The Aussies arrived in India on a high, with that unbeaten run in Tests. So, the whole…
We came to Kolkata after the demoralising loss in Mumbai, where we were beaten by 10 wickets. Obviously, morale was low, and the defeat was hurting us. We had to bounce back. After the first innings (171 all out), it seemed like a distant dream. How could we tame the mighty Australians? But V.V.S (Laxman)…
What a match it was! We were beaten in three days in the first Test in Mumbai, but we were determined to reverse the trend in Kolkata. The team was motivated. Of course, we never thought there would be such an exciting contest running for five days. The game was decided in the final session…
Five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champion Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will host a mega fan event titled ROAR ’26 on March 22 at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium. The franchise said the event will celebrate the journey of the club and its supporters, featuring a reunion of former CSK players, including Suresh Raina, Matthew Hayden,…
The Pakistan Cricket Board on Saturday denied the imposition of fines on members of its T20 World Cup squad for not reaching the semifinals of the tournament. Amir Mir, the PCB spokesperson, refuted the reports to that effect that appeared in a section of the media. “No player has been fined but yes, the board…
Rahul Dravid, Mithali Raj, and Roger Binny will receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at the BCCI’s annual awards ceremony, the Naman Awards 2026. Dravid and Binny will both be awarded the Col. CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award, while Raj will be awarded the BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award for Women. Binny has been selected for his contributions…
It was a really big series, and Australia obviously wanted to win. It was seen as their final frontier. I remember there being a lot of hype and excitement around that series. The expectation was that Australia were the favourites. We lost in Mumbai, and then there was a short gap before we played in…
Three-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champion Kolkata Knight Riders unveiled its new jersey ahead of the upcoming 2026 IPL season, which is set to begin on March 28. KK revealed its new threads on Friday, with the return of the iconic, shiny gold patches on the shoulders and side panels. The KKR franchise won its…
Pakistan batter Salman Ali Agha was left furious after he was controversially run out by Mehidy Hasan Miraz in the second ODI between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Mirpur on Friday. Agha was at the non-striker’s end on 64 in the 39th over of Pakistan’s innings when his batting partner Mohammad Rizwan defended the ball back…
Pakistan batter Salman Ali Agha said Mehidy Hasan Miraz should had shown the “sportsman spirit” after the Bangladesh captain ended his innings with a controversial run-out in Friday’s ODI in Dhaka. Short of his crease at the non-striker’s end, Agha bent down to pick up the ball to return it to the bowler after his…
