Why We Should All Mourn the Decline of Australian Cricket
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Why We Should All Mourn the Decline of Australian Cricket

Ravi Shastri said winning the Test series against Australia is bigger than the World Cup win of 1983. To be honest, it isn’t even the best performance by an Indian team Down Under, at least in the modern era. That would be 2003, when the Aussies had a team actually worth beating.
Why This World Cup Belongs Solely to India’s Bowlers
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Why This World Cup Belongs Solely to India’s Bowlers

In the last 18 months, India has set a new standard in one-day bowling. Led by Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav, and ably backed by Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, the Indian bowling attack might break tradition by upstaging the batsmen at this tournament.
She Pretended to Be a Boy: What It Takes for Indian Women Cricketers to Make it to the T20 World Cup
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She Pretended to Be a Boy: What It Takes for Indian Women Cricketers to Make it to the T20 World Cup

Sixteen-year-old Shafali Verma is turning heads at the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup. But only a couple of years ago, she had to cut her hair short and pretend to be a boy to play cricket. It takes a lot to be a woman sportsperson in India – fight gender stereotypes, and sometimes patiently wait for your brother to finish playing, so you can have a go.