India’s spin and England’s pace cross swords again as series shifts to Pune

Big picture: Series alive, using contrasting methods The five-match series between India and England was expected to be a high-scoring one. A battle of sixes if you will. But three…

Favourites India take on England in Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup semi-final

India have played in a manner befitting their defending champions status. This team, under Niki prasadis perhaps stronger than the one that had two internationals – Shafali Verma and Richa…

Will England have an answer to India’s spinners in Rajkot?

Big Picture: Fearless India meet wobbly England Fifteen wins and two losses in 17 T20Is since winning the T20 World Cup last June has made India almost impenetrable in the…

Can England’s batters find a way to test India’s bowling depth?

Big Picture: England vs spin England would have felt a sense of deja vu when they were skittled for 132 in the T20I series opener in Kolkata on Wednesday. In…

T20 heavyweights look to draw first blood ahead of five-round bout

Big picture: Teams in transition Gautam Gambhir and Brendon McCullum have many things in common. They were both stellar openers, they were both captain and coach of Kolkata Knight Riders…

Akash Deep and Marsh out of Sydney showdown

Big picture: SCG showdown to decide Border-Gavaskar Trophy From that first day , when 17 wickets fell in Perth, there has been intrigue in this Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Even the game…

India, Australia look to iron out flaws to edge ahead in high-octane series

Big Picture: Border-Gavaskar Trophy on the line This is big. If India win at the MCG, they retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. If Australia win, they remain on track for a…

Struggling batters brace for tough test at the Gabba

Big picture: A banger for the holiday season We’re back where we started with the series level and two teams with both promise and flaws squaring off again on fabled…

India’s batting order, Australia batters’ form in focus in pink-ball match-up

Big picture: Huge test for Australia Was Perth a case of a very fine team having a bad few days and another playing as well as they possibly could, or…

Settled Australia vs tentative India as fabled rivalry resumes

You run into fast bowlers everywhere in Perth. One of them was walking down Plain Street, which is a five-minute walk from the WACA, with a bag of groceries. Mitchell…