The crisp sound of the bat perfectly meeting the ball. The batsman’s perfectly still head. The high elbow. Knees bent. The ball skimming over the blades of grass. Fielders give up on the chase. The crowds oooh and aah in delight. Few shots elicit as…
It was the beginning of the summer of 1946 in England, and undivided India, under the captaincy of Iftikhar Ai Khan Pataudi, were all set to take on the mighty English at the Lord’s Cricket Ground. The BBC TV crew members were running helter-skelter to get…
A fun Q&A session on Cricket and Tech with Smriti Mandhana. In this episode, she discussed about her training regimes, mental preparations, and the role of technology in evolving the game. Watch till the end for an exciting rapid fire segment!
India is playing an ODI game against Australia at the Gabba. Chasing a target of 320, India is at 260/6 in the 44th over. The stylish left-hand Indian batsman, inching towards a century, looks to sweep a spinning delivery from a part time Australian off-spinner…
Cricket as we know today is vastly different from the game played during colonial times. You might ask, what has changed? The game is still about the battle between bat and ball and the basic rules are pretty much the same. MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club)…