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Riyan Parag strikes back. Three words that summed up everything about Friday night in Jaipur. A week of noise, embarrassment and public scrutiny that would have broken lesser people, and yet there he was, walking out to bat with his team in early trouble, carrying the weight of a thousand opinions on his shoulders and … Read more

Some nights in cricket stay with you. Tuesday at New Chandigarh was one of those nights. The crowd came expecting another Punjab Kings masterclass, another comfortable win from the team that had bulldozed its way through six opponents without a single defeat. What they got instead was something far more dramatic, far more memorable, and … Read more

After nearly two decades, the IPL slapgate controversy has erupted again! This time, with S Sreesanth finally breaking his silence, blocking Harbhajan Singh on social media, and walking away from a bond he once called brotherhood. Some wounds look healed from the outside. You see two men shake hands at events, share a laugh in … Read more

Nobody really gave Riyan Parag a fair chance when Rajasthan Royals handed him the captaincy ahead of IPL 2026. Riyan Parag’s captaincy, right from the moment it was announced, was met with doubt, discomfort and open scepticism from fans, pundits and former players alike. Some called it a gamble. Others called it a mistake. When … Read more

There is something quietly heartbreaking about watching a young captain fight for his team on the field while slowly losing the battle at the crease. Riyan Parag has shown composure, intelligence and maturity as the Rajasthan Royals skipper this IPL 2026 season. He has rotated bowlers well, kept his cool under pressure and led from … Read more

Some nights in cricket give you history and heartbreak in the same breath. Friday evening at Kingsmead, Durban, is precisely that kind of night for Indian women’s cricket. Smriti Mandhana breaks Rohit Sharma’s T20I record and steps into the pages of cricket history, but by the time the final ball is bowled, India have suffered … Read more

There are evenings in cricket that you simply cannot script. April 13 in Hyderabad was one of them. Praful Hinge, a 24-year-old boy from Vidarbha, bought for Rs 30 lakh at an auction where some players go for thirty times that amount, walked onto the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium turf for the very first time … Read more

Friday night at Guwahati’s Barsapara Cricket Stadium gave cricket fans two stories in one evening. The first was a batting masterclass that left the ground speechless. The second was quieter, more personal, and in many ways more important. Rajasthan Royals beat RCB (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) by six wickets to complete a perfect four wins from … Read more

The Mukul Choudhary’s story feels less like a sports journey and more like a deeply emotional tale of a family that refused to give up. In a small village in Rajasthan, a father once dreamed of a future he could not build for himself. Dalip Choudhary had faced failure after failure in life, from government … Read more

Sometimes, all it takes is one moment to change everything. One shot, one over, one chance. On a nerve-wracking night in Kolkata, a young cricketer held on to belief when the world around him was slipping away. Mukul Choudhary did not just play an innings; he lived a dream that many only imagine. Under the … Read more