by Amit Gupta | Jan 28, 2026 | Blogs
Sporting Boycotts Rarely Succeed The recent Bangladeshi decision to withdraw from the 2026 T20 World Cup has led to considerable discussion in India about the future of the game. The actual fact is that sporting boycotts happen all the time and they have a mixed...
by Amit Gupta | Nov 18, 2025 | Blogs
Attention Gautam Gambhir: Poor Pitches are a Bad Idea For some time now Indian cricket coaches and captains have been pushing for curators to make pitches that break up and start turning on day one of a test match. The logic has been that Indian cricketers are past...
by Amit Gupta | Jul 19, 2025 | Blogs
Why India needs to stop playing safe in cricket In the 1970s and 1980s the Indian cricket team had a simple motto: Don’t Lose. This led to the country being ultra-defensive in its approach to a cricket game and the goal was always to ensure a draw and then, possibly,...
by Amit Gupta | Jan 2, 2025 | Blogs
Developing Young Indian Cricketing Talent India’s bowling in the current test series against Australia has been described as Jasprit Bumrah accompanied by the bowling attack of an English county second XI. While Bumrah’s performance has led justifiably to him being...
by Amit Gupta | Dec 30, 2024 | Blogs
A 1960s Dream XI This article is the first in a series that goes down nostalgia lane by drawing up a list of the dream XI in each decade since the 1960s. Any such team is likely to stir up a debate since it involves tough choices on whom to include and to leave out....
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