Boxer Chandni Mehra

June 2025

KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant or Shubman Gill – who was India’s captain on Day 5? Questions Murali Karthik

In every team, there is a leadership group. When in doubt, a team’s captain goes to the players he trusts the most and asks their opinion. Seen as a tactical mastermind, Ben Stokes often consults Joe Root and Ollie Pope. One was a former captain and the other his deputy in Test cricket. This looked […]

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KL Rahul prioritised India vs England Tests over 3-month-old daughter, says Delhi Capitals head coach

Despite being a regular in India’s Test team, KL Rahul decided that he’d play one of the two practice matches between India A and England Lions. Following the retirement of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, Rahul is the most senior batter. He could have easily decided that he’d stay home with his 3-month-old daughter and

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Sri Lanka end Day 2 with 43-run lead after Pathum Nissanka-Dinesh Chandimal masterclass

After a high-scoring draw in the opening Test, which was also the farewell match of Angelo Mathews, the second Test between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh has been dominated by the hosts. Sri Lanka have powered their way in and have been quite superb after Day 2. Pathum Nissanka, the wrecker-in-chief, has continued his purple patch,

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Pathum Nissanka continues to be Sri Lanka’s Mr. Consistent, hammers consecutive Test ton

In a Sri Lankan Test side in transition, one man continues to stand tall quietly, and that is Pathum Nissanka. The 27-year-old opener added yet another gem, bringing up his fourth Test century on Day 2 of the second Test against Bangladesh at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) in Colombo. It was his second successive

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Will Karun Nair’s dream Test return end in Edgbaston to manage Rishabh Pant’s workload?

Rishabh Pant was undeniably India’s best batter in the first Test. It wasn’t just that he scored hundreds in both innings in Headingley but how he went about things in the middle. On a batting-friendly pitch where bowlers were trying to lure him into playing big strokes, Pant often curbed his instinct. He left and

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Jofra Archer returns as England announce squad for 2nd India Test, Gus Atkinson still injured

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced the squad for the 2nd Test against India in Edgbaston. Prior to the Headingley Test, a 14-man team was named. All those players who were part of the squad for the first game will continue, and Jofra Archer, who recently played his first first-class match in

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Rohit Sharma credits Axar, Virat Kohli for saving India from heart in mouth moment in T20 WC final

Team India’s T20 World Cup winning captain Rohit Sharma recalled some frightening moments from the final in 2024 where the team emerged victorious. The Men in Blue defeated South Africa by 7 runs in the final to lift the trophy after a gap of 17 years. Ahead of the one year anniversary of their win,

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We were angry: Rohit Sharma reveals the reason behind thrashing Australia in T20 World Cup 2024

Rohit Sharma didn’t hold back when he revealed the fire behind India’s emphatic win over Australia in the 2024 T20 World Cup. In a candid interview, he shared that the Indian team was still stung by their heartbreaking loss to Australia in the 2023 ODI World Cup final on November 19, a day he said

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