With Shreyas Iyer sidelined, former cricketer Irfan Pathan has thrown his weight behind young star Tilak Varma to fill the crucial No. 4 batting spot in India’s ODI lineup against South Africa.
The cricket world is buzzing about a perceived ‘pitch double standard’ after wildly different reactions to the Perth Ashes Test and the recent Eden Gardens fixture. We dive deep into the facts, the regulations, and the on-field evidence to separate bias from reality.
Legendary Sunil Gavaskar has launched a scathing critique of the international cricketing community’s hypocrisy, pointing to the muted reaction to the Perth Ashes Test’s two-day finish compared to the fierce backlash over the Eden Gardens pitch.
Sparked by Travis Head’s explosive Ashes century, Australia’s coach and captain are seriously considering a bold new tactic: rotating Test openers based on pitch and match situation, moving away from the traditional fixed opening pair.
Coach Brendon McCullum is defending England’s ‘Bazball’ philosophy after a humiliating two-day defeat in the first Ashes Test. Can the strategy survive, or is this the beginning of its end?
Indian spinners are under fire after a toothless performance on Guwahati’s flat pitch against South Africa. Is it the surface, the skill, or the strategy?