The West Indies, once the kings of cricket, have earned the right to financial assistance with their capacity to draw crowds and it’s criminal that they have been allowed to languish
06 February,2025 08:09 AM IST | Mumbai | Ian ChappellLavishing praise on Chakravarthy, the former BCCI president, 52, said: “Varun must have worked very hard before this series. His control is tremendous, so is his length”
30 January,2025 06:34 AM IST | Mumbai | Debasish DattaIan Chappell also raised questions if Afghanistan is capable of hosting a Test series on their land, which is completely under Taliban rule or if Ireland has enough Test-standard stadiums. Afghanistan and Ireland were awarded Test status in 2018 and have since played 11 and nine Tests, respectively, winning four and two of them
27 January,2025 02:42 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentSharma’s recent form raises doubts about the opening position and captaincy. While KL Rahul is a decent alternative, leadership becomes a bigger headache whenever Jasprit Bumrah is unavailable
12 January,2025 08:03 AM IST | Mumbai | Ian ChappellAustralia’s teenage opener Konstas’ gregarious attitude energised Steve, who rediscovered his old-self and began to play with more freedom. Ex-captain’s strokeplay and skipper Pat Cummins’ determination put hosts on the path to a big total
29 December,2024 07:56 AM IST | Mumbai | Ian ChappellIndia need to find a way to seriously challenge Head with appropriate field placings that are matched by some sensible and aggressive bowling
15 December,2024 08:58 AM IST | Mumbai | Ian ChappellThe selectors had often unwisely left Redpath out of a few Australian sides but fortunately chose him in the squad to travel to New Zealand in 1974
10 December,2024 08:54 AM IST | Mumbai | Ian ChappellVisitors’ two previous series victories in Australia (2018-19 and 2020-21) were a warning that this was going to be a tough series
01 December,2024 08:40 AM IST | Mumbai | Ian ChappellThe 10th anniversary of Hughes’ demise is a timely reminder of what he meant to the Australian players—popular, loyal, ability to make them smile and keep the game in perspective
28 November,2024 07:30 AM IST | Mumbai | Ian ChappellIncredibly, the classy Yorkshireman sped past the 1,000-run mark for 2024 whilst piling up centuries at the incredible rate of around one every four innings. That is a superhuman performance
07 November,2024 07:24 AM IST | Mumbai | Ian ChappellADVERTISEMENT