EP CRICKET

Team India may not need a new head coach. It may need a new coaching structure. A decade ago, one coach managing every format made perfect sense. Today, international cricket barely stops. India moves from Test series to white-ball tours, overseas assignments to ICC tournaments, often with very little time in between. The workload has […]

India’s hopes of returning from Sri Lanka with a valuable World Test Championship boost have suffered a major setback even before the series begins. Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the two-Test tour after failing to recover fully from the knee injury he aggravated during the ODI series against England. While Sri Lankan conditions

Ajinkya Rahane’s retirement has left Kolkata Knight Riders searching for a captain ahead of the IPL 2027 season, bringing the franchise’s leadership question back into focus. Rahane was handed the captaincy before IPL 2025 after Shreyas Iyer’s departure following KKR’s title-winning campaign in 2024. Venkatesh Iyer was named vice-captain, giving the impression that the franchise

Cricket has produced countless stories of resilience, but few are as extraordinary as that of Harry Lee. Long before representing England in Test cricket, Lee had been declared dead during World War I, survived captivity, overcome a career-threatening injury and narrowly escaped death for a second time. Despite those setbacks, he rebuilt his cricket career

England’s cricket board has reappointed Joe Root as Test captain, bringing back the 33-year-old batter to lead the team after stepping down in 2022. Root will replace Ben Stokes, who took over the role in 2022 but has decided to move away from the captaincy to focus on his playing career. The England and Wales

Test cricket has witnessed countless unforgettable matches, but none lasted as long as the extraordinary contest between England and South Africa in Durban in March 1939. Spanning 12 calendar days, including two rest days, it remains the longest Test match ever played and the final Timeless Test in cricket history. Unlike modern Tests, there was

Mohammed Shami’s return to the Indian team appears increasingly uncertain, with the selectors reportedly turning their attention towards building a new-generation pace attack ahead of the next World Test Championship cycle and the 2027 ODI World Cup. The veteran fast bowler, who played a pivotal role in India’s run to the 2023 ODI World Cup

Test cricket has witnessed countless great bowling performances, but none has surpassed Jim Laker’s 19-wicket haul at Old Trafford in July 1956. In the fourth Ashes Test against Australia, the England off-spinner claimed an astonishing 19 wickets for 90 runs, a feat that remains unmatched nearly 70 years later. With the Ashes level at 1-1,

When Yash Thakur made his India debut in Zimbabwe, it looked like the arrival of another domestic performer on the international stage. But behind that moment was a journey filled with decisions that changed his career, opportunities that slipped away and years spent proving himself in domestic cricket. At 27, the Vidarbha pacer had waited

For decades, West Indies and Pakistan were bound by more than memorable Test contests. Both built their identity around fast bowling, producing generations of quicks who could win matches on their own. But the recently concluded Test match in the Caribbean highlighted how differently the two nations have evolved. West Indies sealed the series with