Cricket conversations
T20 started in the early 2000s but what if the format was invented 15 years earlier. Who were the players who would have excelled in the shorter format? Would the great ODI batters have adapted to the format or would a whole new set of players become superstars in T20s?
We review the fifth Test between India and England in Dharamshala – where India stamped their authority with a win by an innings and 64 runs. Talking Points: A one-sided – and thoroughly expected – end to a Test series in India The Bazball delusion England’s inadequate bowling resources thoroughly
We review the fourth Test between India and England in Ranchi – where India sealed a series with a magnificent five-wicket win. Talking Points: The third-innings bowling that capped another brilliant third-day fightback India’s forced accelerated transition – with a team full of youngsters Dhruv Jurel’s expert batting with
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We review the third Test between India and England in Rajkot – where a terrific all-round performance helped India go 2-1 up. Talking Points: India’s magnificent bowling on Day 3 How the flat pitches in this series are neutralizing Bazball India’s spinners – turning the ball more with greater control
We review the second Test between India and England in Visakhapatnam – where Jasprit Bumrah powered India to a 106-run win. Talking Points: A celebration of Test cricket A series with echoes of the 2016-17 home series v Australia Are England really playing Bazball? India’s decision to play five bowlers
We review the first Test between India and England in Hyderabad – where India lost a Test match at home after gaining a first-innings lead of 190. Talking Points: One of England’s greatest wins Ollie Pope’s freakish 196 India’s approach to facing left-arm spin Why England choose to sweep
We rewind to England’s tour to India in 2001-02 – when India won the three-Test series 1-0 and England leveled the six-match ODI series 3-3. England arrived in India on the back of terrific series wins in Sri Lanka and Pakistan – and despite a green bowling attack managed to
We review the two-Test series between South Africa and India – which ended 1-1 after a bowler-dominated shootout in Cape Town. Talking Points: India’s missed opportunity to finally win a series in SA Why the Cape Town pitch backfired on South Africa India’s lack of fast bowling depth – a
We chat with Karthik Krishnaswamy and Kartikeya Date about the role of luck in cricket and how we can better describe the game by separating actions from outcomes. Talking Points: Luck v skill – and why the two are not opposed to each other The traditional method of describing cricket
We are thrilled to have novelist and cricket writer Rahul Bhattacharya to talk about his experiences from the World Cup. Talking points: Cricket writing v cricket analysis – and how each is a specialised job Does the BCCI care for what is written about them in the press? The antipathy
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