Wednesday, December 11, 2024

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Ravi Kant Singh

All in the name of Test cricket: But where’s common sense?

Common sense seems to have finally prevailed at the International Cricket Council (ICC), with a rider of course.  The much-hyped World Test Championship, whose final...

Football stands at the brink: Players or fans who’d call the shots?

The announcement that a 20-member group of football clubs is all set to launch a breakaway competition in Europe seems to have taken greed...

For God’s sake, we don’t need pink-ball Tests: Where’s the logic?

The day-night cricket Test between England and India wrapped up in little over five sessions of play at Ahmedabad, giving people the opportunity to...

Believe it or not, India might have won in Australia because of injuries!

Come to think, it might have been a blessing in disguise that India lost one fast bowler after another in the riveting four-Test series...

Indian Cricket: Diamonds are forever but they rather be not left uncut

Amid all the euphoria of an Indian conquest of the dreaded Gabba, there have been several rather sound lessons for the entire human race,...

DRS is making both players and fans unhappy: Then for whom cricket is played for?

India's tour of Australia is set to become memorable in more ways than one. Apart from the ups and downs of the players' performance...

After Australia, it’s England: Could Indian cricketers survive the bio bubble?

Indian cricket players went into the bio-secure bubble around mid-August to get ready for the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League played in United...

ODI Super League: Most teams have all the reasons to avoid marauding India

India makes its debut in the much-touted Super League for one-day internationals against Australia at Sydney. The International Cricket Council (ICc) has made it...

Rohit’s mess could be of his own making: The hope is fading by the minute

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced that neither batsman Rohit Sharma nor paceman Ishant Sharma will be available for the...

Race against time for Rohit: How bad would it be if he sits out?

Covid19 pandemic makes tough demands on people around the globe. So how can cricket be any different! Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma are both engaged...