ICC Cricket World Cup: Meet The Bharat Army that travels the world to cheer Team India

ICC Cricket World Cup: Meet The Bharat Army that travels the world to cheer Team India

Rakesh Patel, founder of The Bharat Army | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Amish You spends all his annual leaves following the Indian cricket team around the world. “This is probably why I am still single,” he laughs. The 32-year-old from London is a member of The Bharat Army — a global group of cricket lovers […]

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Rohit, Chahar, Sen ruled out of 3rd ODI against Bangladesh, confirms Dravid

Rohit, Chahar, Sen ruled out of 3rd ODI against Bangladesh, confirms Dravid

Indian captain Rohit Sharma, left, walks back as Bangladesh’ Mustafizur Rahman right celebrates winning the second one day international cricket match between Bangladesh and India in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. | Photo Credit: AP Three Indian players, including Captain Rohit Sharma have been ruled out of the third and final ODI against Bangladesh […]

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On one side, T20; on the other, Test and ODI: that’s the split

On one side, T20; on the other, Test and ODI: that’s the split

If the World Cup defeat has one lesson for India, it is this: T20 is a young man’s game. When India won the title in 2007 it was a fluke, and when India beat Pakistan in their inaugural match in Melbourne, it was another fluke. The problem with doing well by accident is that teams […]

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Rahul Dravid rested for NZ tour, Laxman to coach Team India

Rahul Dravid rested for NZ tour, Laxman to coach Team India

India is slated to play six white-ball games in New Zealand, including three T20Is and as many ODIs, starting November 18 in Wellington. India is slated to play six white-ball games in New Zealand, including three T20Is and as many ODIs, starting November 18 in Wellington. National Cricket Academy head VVS Laxman will be India’s […]

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Dravid hopes Suryakumar’s incredible form continues for long

Dravid hopes Suryakumar’s incredible form continues for long

Will take a call on strategy for semifinal against England after gauging conditions, says coach Will take a call on strategy for semifinal against England after gauging conditions, says coach A tournament campaign involves ticking many boxes and as India moved into the ICC Twenty20 World Cup semifinal, coach Rahul Dravid felt that his unit […]

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Don’t think players innately need to believe in match-ups, says Ravichandran Ashwin

Don’t think players innately need to believe in match-ups, says Ravichandran Ashwin

India’s head coach Rahul Dravid is a firm believer in match-ups and Men In Blue of late has been more of a data driven unit India’s head coach Rahul Dravid is a firm believer in match-ups and Men In Blue of late has been more of a data driven unit India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is […]

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Twenty20 World Cup | Often rushed into big events, preparatory camp in Perth will help players, says Soham Desai

Twenty20 World Cup | Often rushed into big events, preparatory camp in Perth will help players, says Soham Desai

Preparatory camp ahead of T20 World Cup will give players much needed time to work on their specific skills. Preparatory camp ahead of T20 World Cup will give players much needed time to work on their specific skills. India’s strength and conditioning coach Soham Desai feels the team is often “rushed” into big tournaments and […]

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Bumrah’s absence from T20 World Cup is big loss, will miss him: Dravid

Bumrah’s absence from T20 World Cup is big loss, will miss him: Dravid

Rahul Dravid said Bumrah’s absence opens up an opportunity for some other player to stand up and perform Rahul Dravid said Bumrah’s absence opens up an opportunity for some other player to stand up and perform India’s head coach Rahul Dravid on Tuesday admitted that Jasprit Bumrah’s absence from the upcoming T20 World Cup due […]

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Data | Virat Kohli’s century drought is no exception, most cricket legends had long hundred-less spells

Data | Virat Kohli’s century drought is no exception, most cricket legends had long hundred-less spells

Cricket’s greatest players have suffered agonisingly long dry spells, some longer than Kohli’s Cricket’s greatest players have suffered agonisingly long dry spells, some longer than Kohli’s On September 8, Virat Kohli scored a century against Afghanistan, 1,021 days after his previous hundred. The long dry spell was often used as an example by his critics […]

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