Boria Majumdar
India’s biggest sport brand is set to get bigger and better
All matches are now played in a covered stadium, any batsman who hits the ceiling is given an eight. The old helicopter shot is passé, players are hitting perpendicular rockets into the air
New India doesn’t have time for a five-day sport but Tests survive on the back of the game’s adaptability to shorter formats
It is the second most important job in the country and only the few able to withstand its pressures leave a legacy
The coach’s role is more than just a psychological foil for the captain and there is very little public information about what Shastri’s approach is to coaching
The convoluted logic of BCCI asking Hardik Pandya to explain his thoughts at parties