Ranajit Dhar 
Kuldeep Yadav may have transformed into India’s best all-format spinner today, but not too long ago, the left-arm wrist-spinner’s confidence had hit rock-bottom. After claiming a five-wicket haul against Australia in the Sydney Test, Kuldeep had to wait over two years to play his next Test match. While sporadic appearances in ODIs and T20Is every … Read more
Sachin Tendulkar, the legendary Indian cricketer, turned 51 today. Tendulkar’s career is marked by numerous records and milestones, including being the highest run-scorer in both ODIs and Tests, the first player to score 100 international centuries. His contributions to cricket have earned him numerous accolades, including the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, and the … Read more
Over 400 runs were scored at the MA Chidambaram Stadium and Australia’s Marcus Stoinis was the last man standing on Tuesday. Silencing the packed Chepauk with his counterattacking knock, Stoinis slammed his maiden Indian Premier League century to rescue KL Rahul’s Lucknow Super Giants in the high-scoring thriller against Chennai Super Kings. Finishing things off … Read more
From soaring run rates in powerplay to record-breaking totals, former champions Sunerisers Hyderabad have emerged as one of the front runners to secure an early place in the playoff stage of the Indian Premier League 2024. Mighty impressed with the free-scoring SRH side led by World Cup-winner Pat Cummins, legendary Pakistani pacer Wasim Akram has … Read more
Six years ago, Chennai Super Kings were faced with the task of chasing 197 by Kings XI Punjab. The start was decent, CSK got to 53/2 at the end of the powerplay before MS Dhoni predictably decided to play the waiting game and take the chase to the wire. He scored 32 off the first … Read more
Legendary Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag formally announced his retirement from international cricket back in 2015. Regarded as one of the greatest opening batters across formats, Sehwag recorded his final international appearance against Australia at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in 2013. On his 37th birthday, Sehwag confirmed that he is bidding farewell to Indian Premier … Read more
In a sensational display of power hitting, Marcus Stoinis led Lucknow Super Giants to a thrilling victory over Chennai Super Kings with a blistering unbeaten 124 off just 63 balls. The LSG found themselves in a challenging position at 88-3 after 11 overs, but Stoinis turned the game around with a crucial 70-run stand with … Read more
A superlative effort from Marcus Stoinis (124* off 63), flanked by vital cameos at the death from Nicholas Pooran and Deepak Hooda earned LSG a famous away win at Chepauk over the defending champions. Despite a century from captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and a six-hitting show from Shivam Dube, CSK suffered their first home defeat of … Read more
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad became the seventh batter to score a hundred in the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) so far. The CSK skipper smashed a superb 60-ball unbeaten 108, his second IPL hundred, was studded with 12 fours and three sixes during the Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) … Read more