Australian captain Alyssa Healy has openly criticized India’s home pitch preparation, arguing that sharply turning wickets are doing more harm than good to their own batters and spinners.
Dinesh Karthik has issued a stark warning over India’s decision to promote Washington Sundar to the crucial No. 3 spot, arguing it could derail his career as a premier bowling all-rounder.
As criticism mounts over India’s batting collapse at Eden Gardens, former cricketer Robin Uthappa has come out in strong support of coach Gautam Gambhir, calling the backlash ‘double standards’ in pitch scrutiny.
After finally ending his 807-day century drought, Babar Azam’s week took a sharp downturn with an ICC misconduct fine and a golden duck against Zimbabwe—his third in six T20Is.
Fresh off a historic win at Eden Gardens, South Africa’s momentum is threatened by a major injury scare to key stars Simon Harmer and Marco Jansen just days before the Guwahati Test.
India’s shocking defeat to South Africa at Eden Gardens wasn’t just a loss—it was a systemic failure. From a crumbling pitch to technical frailties against spin and a squad lacking true Test specialists, the red flags are impossible to ignore.