#StraightDrive Forty wickets and 594 runs in a match of such brevity tell their own staccato tale — one of miscalculation, misjudgment and misplaced confidence
#StraightDrive Forty wickets and 594 runs in a match of such brevity tell their own staccato tale — one of miscalculation, misjudgment and misplaced confidence
#StraightDrive In this T20 series in Australia, if there was a single name that rose above the drizzle, it was Washington Sundar
#StraightDrive: A quiet craftsman who was once denied his dream returned years later to script another — guiding India's women to glory, and finding in their triumph the peace that eluded his own career
#StraightDrive: From Shafali's resurgence to Deepti's calm mastery, Harmanpreet's leadership shines on a night that will be remembered forever
It is more than a contest of bat and ball — it is a meeting of belief and balance, of purpose and poise
#StraightDrive: Alongside Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues built an alliance not of power, but of patience — 167 runs woven from trust and time
He looked at the world with a colourful lens; his stories wandered from the dunes of Jaisalmer to a casual observation during an inter-advertising agency cricket match
Special to The Tribune: If this indeed is their last dance, Sydney won’t just host a match — it will host emotion, writes Shishir Hattangadi
Born from the British colonial legacy, where cricket was a tool of empire, the Caribbean made it its own
#StraightDrive: India went about the chase clinically, as if determined to show that class is not about noise but execution
#StraightDrive: Sunday's India-Pakistan clash may decide who wins points on the field
#StraightDrive: PCB takes missed handshake like an international conspiracy
#StraightDrive: Pakistan demanding Andy Pycroft’s dismissal was not an argument of reason but of theatre, the sort of play-acting that turns administrators into actors in a comedy too long in rehearsal
Special to The Tribune: The missing handshake was no more and no less than a muted protest, unspoken yet unmistakable, writes Shishir Hattangadi
Special to the Tribune: When no handshakes were exchanged. It was a gesture, or its absence, that said more than any scoreboard ever could, writes Shishir Hattangadi
Special to the Tribune: Ex-Mumbai captain Shishir Hattangadi writes on the big cricket clash in Dubai
To be bowled out so quickly against a top team was a collapse without fight or resistance
SpecialToTheTribune: The structure, in theory, creates clarity, yet the recent selection calls highlight a puzzling break in this chain, writes Shishir Hattangadi
#StraightDrive:Shreyas, Jaiswal not included
In cricket, hindsight rewrites foresight—but the questions behind the choices never fully disappear
#StraightDrive: England’s cricket was a dare, and India’s a duel
Siraj’s searing spell gives India hope after morning dreams turned to ruin
#Special to The Tribune: Day 2 may reveal more, or it may deepen the intrigue
India stay alive in series after hundreds by Gill, Jadeja and Sundar
Record-breaking Root puts England in control and in sight of series win
#SpecialToTheTribune: Rishabh Pant’s return wasn’t just courageous—it was emblematic of Test cricket’s enduring theatre, writes Shishir Hattangadi
#SpecialToTheTribune: Being bowled out for 27 isn't just a statistical low—it’s a seismic jolt, a loud alarm for a once-dominant cricketing culture now on the brink
#SpecialToTheTribune:Somewhere behind closed doors, the team management will no doubt pore over a SWOT analysis, writes Shishir Hattangadi
Archer’s comeback, Sundar’s spell and Jadeja’s grit light up a classic
Rahul scores ton as India equal England’s first-innings score of 387