Devdutt Padikkal beamed broadly while receiving his India Test cap from Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday but the happy exterior masked the struggles the 23-year-old had to go through over the last two years to reach this dream moment. After making his India debut in 2021 during a T20I against Sri Lanka, Devdutt’s career graph did …
Sunil Gavaskar recently talked about Dhruv Jurel, an emerging talent in Indian cricket. He compared Jurel to MS Dhoni, which caught everyone’s attention. This happened when Jurel played really well in the fourth Test against England in Ranchi, Dhoni’s home ground. It was just his second big match, and he scored an impressive 90 runs, …
There is more than one way of doing almost everything. Even though one particular way might look better than others, especially in the immediate aftermath of a successful moment or period, followers of the other ways should not start doubting themselves.The same applies to sports, too. After the first Test in Hyderabad that England won …
India and England could not be further apart as they take to the pitch on Sunday. The Brits, defending champions, and – for all intents and purposes – out of contention for this year’s trophy. On the other hand are the Men in Blue; raring to go, having won five out of five of their …