We don’t often use the word “club” for IPL franchises, but no other word in the sports dictionary suits David Warner better than “Club Legend”. 4014 runs, 2 centuries, 40 half-centuries in 95 innings, a strike rate of 143, and an average of nearly 50 for Sunrisers Hyderabad. But like every beautiful thing in this world, his tenure at the Hyderabad came to an end. It was not the kind of ending fans expected; infact, it was 100% contrasting; the legendary t20 opener was sacked as captain in 2021 and even dropped after a few bad games, and the relations on both sides became so bad that Hyderabad ..read more

The stage was set for the 4th IPL mega auction. Along with the perennial chatter around the team’s retentions and auction strategies, another big story was the return of the inaugural finalists, Chennai and Rajasthan. Banned for 2 years due to involvement in illegal betting activities, both teams stole some thunder from an Aussie pacer’s return to the festival of cricket after, coincidentally, a 2-year break. Mitchell Starc has been one of the people who has defined the art of fast-bowling throughout the 2-ball era of ODIs. 1.97m of crude thew running towards the batter in the manner of an aes ..read more

There could be fewer menacing sights on a cricket field than witnessing 6ft 7 inches tall Curtly Ambrose thundering to the bowling mark in full cry. His intensity and aggression transcended regions few cricketers ever did, reminiscent of a Tsunami. There may have been faster and more versatile pace bowlers, but none surpassed Curtly’s accuracy. In full flow, he was as intimidating as Jeff Thomson, and he had no equal on a bad wicket.  On his day, he could rip the flesh of a batting line like no pace bowler could, exploding like dynamite. The perfect man for executing a demolition job. His ..read more

The West Indian community’s past is entangled with phrases such as colonial dominance, social divisions, struggle for emancipation and many more, with each having a very specific sequence of events associated with them. Among these set of words, there also is, “the gentlemen’s game”, cricket. Brought to the islands by the British army, cricket was a tool through which the English could control the cultural landscape of its colonies and westernise the island inhabitants (according to certain Victorian imperialists). However, cricket’s meaning within the West Indian society changed as the years ..read more

As of March 2024, Hardik Pandya might be the most hated cricketer in the world, and truth be told, right off the bat, there’s very little fault of his in this painful ordeal. Let’s see what has transpired since the last IPL mega auction. Hardik didn’t get retained by Mumbai Indians, so he went to Gujarat Titans for the IPL 2022 and helped them win the IPL, all while getting to captain the Indian T20I side for 16 games. He left Gujarat Titans in 2024, came back to Mumbai Indians, and was made the captain of the team in a rather unceremonious manner with the sacking of Rohit Sharma. It is fair t ..read more

Both Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings have felt the heat of defeat this season, Lucknow Super Giants are still searching for the first win of the season, meanwhile, Punjab Kings would be looking to overcome the sorrow of nail-biting defeat against RCB. Lucknow Super Giants will be playing their first game of the season, it would be interesting to see how the pitch plays, the same as last season or does it have something else for us to show…? Team Preview Lucknow Super Giants Justin Langer’s side will be playing their first home game in this year’s IPL. Last year the spinning track was a p ..read more

A rivalry made popular only on the basis of iconic and enthralling encounters, a new chapter awaits in Chinnaswamy on the 29th as Royal Challengers Bengaluru take on the Kolkata Knight Riders. Team Preview Royal Challengers Bengaluru Heading into the season with a monumental WPL trophy, Faf and co. got off to a disappointing start, losing the season opener to CSK. Wicketkeeper batsmen Karthik and Anuj Rawat were the upsides from the first innings whereas with the ball Siraj’s failure was early signs of worry given the rest of RCB’s bowling line-up’s lack of success in IPL. Chinnaswamy proved t ..read more

As we move to match number 9, we will witness another interesting encounter which is the competition between Rajasthan royals and Delhi Capitals. Royals have started their campaign with a victory meanwhile the Capitals have started the campaign with a defeat in a day game vs Punjab Kings. On paper, Rajasthan Royals looks like a very settled unit with the likes of Buttler and Yashasvi as one of the most destructive opening pair along with Sanju at the middle and Jurel at the end. With star bowlers such as Boult, Ashwin and Chahal, Rajasthan looks like a much-settled unit when compared to Delhi ..read more

As we move towards match number 7, we will get to witness the rematch of the last IPL Final that took place between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Giants at Ahmedabad where we all were on edge of our seats with no nails left on our fingers! CSK came to the top by dethroning the defending champions Gujarat Titans with Dhoni and his team becoming the most successful captain and franchise. This time the challenge will be bigger for Gujarat as they have got a new and fresher side with some good raw talent and CSK is also moving towards the phase of transition. Both the teams have started the tour ..read more

From Chandigarh and Chennai for the first 2 games, the IPL caravan now swifts its way to Chinnaswamy the epitome venue of T20 cricket. Flat pitch with a good bounce, a fast outfield, and perfectly small boundaries for six hitting. Along with these batting-friendly features, the crowd of Chinnaswamy, and the RCB fans make the atmosphere lit twice more with their energy. The first Monday of this IPL will feature Royal Challengers Bengaluru take on Punjab Kings at this prestigious venue. Team Preview Royal Challengers Bengaluru The start of the campaign wasn’t quite pleasing for the red army but ..read more