Here’s a little quiz—Which T20 league is considered to be the best in the World? Which league gets the maximum number of entries into the Champions League, that too without the hassle of playing in the qualifier stage? Which team is allowed to field four (at times 5 players also) overseas players and also has [...]
BCCI has been meticulous enough in planning its string of first class tournaments – while the Ranji Trophy determines the best state side; it also throws in new talent that can last five day games. The Duleep Trophy is meant to take the standard a notch higher, for the best performers in the four zones [...]
836 runs in 78.3 overs scored in two consecutive Champions League matches in Bengaluru – daunting figures. This run-fest started with some breathtaking stroke-play like David Warner’s switch-hit sixes, but soon turned into a complete annihilation of the hapless bowlers. No matter where they bowled (lengths and lines) or how they bowled (pace, spin, etc.) [...]
Battered and bruised—that’s how I’m feeling after getting a serious pounding over five days in the season opener- the Irani trophy. Yes, the match was in Jaipur—our home ground and yes, the Rest of India team wasn’t as strong a team as it could’ve possibly been, yet it did little to change the outcome of [...]
Bengal was reeling at 48/3 against Madhya Pradesh when Subhomoy Das walked in to bat. It was the final match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy, India’s national domestic T20 tournament. He played the knock of his life when it mattered the most and scored a crucial 49 off just 29 balls to take Bengal [...]