Cricket Dialectics

Cricket is a funny game. It can surprise the best of the experts at times. The sport has seen many surprises over the years. There have been plenty of upsets that have changed the course of the game. India’s World Cup win in 1983 was one such unexpected feat....

The IPL mega auctions were previously held in 2018. Teams had the option of retaining up to 3 players and picking 2 players based on RTM cards. This enabled franchisees to keep their core team intact. As the IPL was an 8-team tournament then, many of the talented players...

There are many current cricketers who express their views beautifully. Many of these players use social media platforms to talk about the game. There are a few of them who cheekily post tweets about the game. While there are a few who showcase their knowledge using digital media. These...

Indian cricket is blessed with talent. The talent depth is outstanding. In 2021 itself, the team has seen how young players now walk-in ready. The likes of Washington Sundar, Prithvi Shaw, and Suryakumar Yadav look all set to conquer the world. It has only got interesting with every domestic...

ODI cricket has undergone a massive transformation, especially since the 2015 ODI World Cup. The 50-over format is now a mere extension of the T20 format. Scores above 400 have become quite a norm in these big-hitting days. Batsmen have frequently started scoring runs in excess of 150 runs....

The Big Bash League (BBL 2021) is all set to enter its 11th season. BBL is Australia’s answer to the IPL. The tournament has been a breeding ground for many exciting talents around the world. Players who excel in the BBL normally go on to fetch handsome IPL contracts....

Winning an ICC world event is a dream that fuels many cricketers’ aspirations. The passion to win an ICC trophy is what defines a players’ career. There is an unbridled sense of joy when players end up winning a mega event, The feeling of winning a World Cup is...

Cricket is a gentleman’s game. Cricketers are often expected to be role models. To their credit, they almost always toe the line. But there are few instances when cricketers cross the line. They get carried away and put themselves in a spot. Few players don’t just embarrass themselves but...

An IPL contract is a matter of great esteem for every player. Cricketers from around the world vie for that exclusive IPL contract. There have been many instances of players missing out on an IPL contract narrowly over the years. So, here are the Players Who Could Get Their...

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 up until now features 8 teams barring a couple of seasons. It will be a 10-team affair from next season with 2 new teams being added to the mix. Owing to the league being an 8-team tournament, many quality players often had to miss...

Tim Paine was appointed as captain of Australia post the sandpaper gate scandal. He was built up to repair Australian cricket’s image. Paine was seen as someone who could uplift the spirit of Australian cricket.  Paine did a fairly reasonable job leading the men’s side. He retained the Ashes in...

Coaching the Indian Men’s cricket team is one of the most demanding jobs in the world of sports. Undoubtedly it is one of the highest paying jobs in the world but one has to pay quite a price on many occasions. There have been legendary Indian cricketers turned coaches...

We have seen many cricketers who plan to retire post an ICC event. The glittering multi-national trophy is an incentive for many cricketers. They desire to get their hands on the trophy one last time. There have been few cricketers who have been lucky on that front. They could...

The Indian team failed to qualify for knockouts in an ICC event for the first time since 2012. They looked jaded, out of depth in the most crucial opening games of the World Cup. But the writing was pretty much on the wall for the team as the squad...

It might not have been even a month since the conclusion of IPL 2021 but the preparations for IPL 2022 are already in full swing. Teams might be working behind the scenes to get their squad sorted before the mega auctions. Lets look into details Which IPL teams Might...

The India-New Zealand series will help India identify the template with which they want to play the game. They will also be looking to provide players opportunities at specialised places. This series will also test a few players who have a lot to prove. It might well prove to...

Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid will embark on a new journey starting today. The duo will take charge of India’s T20I fortunes first. Rohit Sharma’s appointment as T20I captain seemed inevitable. He has been a captain in waiting for the longest time. Here is Will The Rohit-Dravid Era In...

India and New Zealand will face each other in the 1st T20I game at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur on 17th November. Players from both sides will look to give their best in order to put their respective teams on a winning side, lets look at top players from IND...

Rahul Dravid will kickstart his new journey as a full-time India coach with the T20I series against New Zealand. He will be inheriting a team that is currently one of the world leaders in the game. India are arguably the best all-format team currently but unfortunately they don’t have...

Australia outplayed and out-batted New Zealand in a thrilling display of cricket in the big finals yesterday. New Zealand put into bat posted more than competitive total of 173. Australia lost an early wicket but didn’t put a foot wrong in the rest of the chase to romp home...

New Zealand and Australia have outlasted tournament favourites, form teams heading into this final. They are the unexpected title contenders. Trans-Tasman nations contesting a final in UAE is reflective of how they have played in the tournament. Both the teams are now just a step away from creating history....

New Zealand and Australia will contest the T20 worldcup Final 2021. They will fight in a bid to win their first T20 World Cup title. If New Zealand manage to win, it will be their first World Cup title across 2 formats. While for Australia, this one trophy has...

New Zealand walked into the tournament with very slim chances of making it to the knockouts. They were pitted in the group featuring two Asian giants, India and Pakistan. Many had even expected Afghanistan to go one up over New Zealand but apart from the solitary defeat against Pakistan,...

Australia stunned not just Pakistan but the whole world when they stormed into the T20 World Cup 2021 finals. They were behind the 8-ball for a large part of the semifinal. But Australia’s finishers arrived at the party in style taking down the best bowling lineup of the tournament....

New Zealand and Australia piped favourites England and Pakistan in the semifinals to set up the summit clash. It is a clash of both teams vying for their first T20 World Cup title. Here is 3 matchups that may well decide the outcome of the finals New Zealand especially will...

India's disappointing run at the T20 World Cup 2021 came to a sudden end. They were always behind the eight-ball post losing their first two games in the league stage. The Indian team was found wanting on intent, energy, and team selection. lets see some possible changes in India’s...