MJ Akbar
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
As India gets ready for the final of the first World Test Championship against New Zealand, the inevitable question pops up
Making middle-order batsmen into openers in Tests usually doesn’t end well for India
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
Umesh Yadav returns from the fringes with a rare fast bowling feat -- only the third Indian pacer to take a 10-wicket haul in India
The all-rounder who helped India score their first victory of the Test series with a fiery bowling spell