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The IPL, even until last year has had its fair share of thrills, riveting moments and images that takes it several notches above any other global league around the world. Yet, this year, it felt like that fatigue has set in. Even though the Sooryavanshi’s and Jaiswals and Priyansh Aryas of the league have gone bonkers, the nature of the pitches and the ease at which the runs have been scored have come under a lot of criticism. The bowlers have had flat decks to bowl on, T20

After shining brightly in the domestic season earlier this year, Saurashtra left arm spinner Manav Suthar and fast bowler Gurnoor Brar have earned their maiden India call ups as BCCI announced the squad for the test and Ofi series against Afghanistan that will be played in June. A handy left-handed batter lower down the order, with 1026 first-class runs at an average of 25.65, Harsh Dubey has also got the nod ahead of Axar Patel who was left out of the squad from India's last

After a rather impressive performance in the WPL earlier this year, Nandini Sharma, the lanky fast bowler from the Delhi capitals has earned her maiden call up to the Indian squad for the women’s world t20 in England in June. Sharma picked up two five wicket hauls and was the leading wicket taker for the capitals in the tournament. The squad also sees the return of wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia and all-rounder Radha Yadav to the side, while Anushka Sharma, Uma Chetry an

Two teams. Both at the top of the table…. Errr … sorry bottom of the table. Actually it isn't my fault… we are so used to seeing them dominate over the years that seeing them getting dominated the last few editions of the IPL is a bit sad. But since they have given us some unforgettable IPL games, listing down 5 is tough. But cracking tough nuts is exactly what we do at PitchPoint…. So here we go…. 5 : An MS Dhoni special pulls off a riveting win for the yellow army ( MI vs

Shardul Thakur bowls a length ball in the 11th over of the innings of the Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday evening. Shreyas Iyer plays a riveting uppish drive and sends it into the stands. He makes a mistake again in the 16th over, Iyer sends it further… way further ensuring that a handful of Punjab have their share of cheer amidst a sea of blue. Shreyas Iyer, who was trusted by the Punjab management last year after his successful stint with KKR in 2024, has

It's November 1989. A young curly haired batsman from Mumbai is struck on the nose by a sharp bouncer from Waqar Younis. The non-striker goes up to him and asks him if he is fine. He says “MAI KHELEGA”( i will play on) and whips the next ball for a glorious on drive. That youngster became Sachin Tendulkar and we all know what he did next. Multiple records shattered, multiple stories about how he literally halted trains, film shoots, and even a mention about how the American

The Indian men’s cricket team will have a jam packed home season as the BCCI have announced a packed schedule from November to March as Sri Lanka, West Indies, Zimbabwe and Australia come touring to enthrall cricket fans all over the country. The home season will kickstart with West Indies' white-ball tour - which includes 5 ODIs and 3 T20Is - on September 27 in Thiruvananthapuram. The series will run till October 17. While the ODIs will be played in Thiruvananthapuram, Guwa

23rd March 2007 . A dejected Indian team sat with forlorn faces in the dressing room in Barbados. They have been beaten by Sri Lanka, and a few days ago, Bangladesh gave them a shocker in their tournament opener and even though they won by a big margin against Bermuda, a loss against the Lankan lions meant that the doors were closed for them in the world cup of 2007. Then the T20 world cup win followed later that year, which somewhat healed the wounds and sent the nation int

18 April 2008. The success of the ICC World T20 six months ago gave birth to the inaugural edition of the INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE. And what a landmark decision by the BCCI to club entertainment and cricket was met by a thunderous response by the fans. Over the years, despite competition from the BBL, PSL, the hundred and recently the SA T20, the IPL has given the viewers, entertainment, entertainment and more entertainment. It is a mighty difficult job to list down 18 moments

A bumper 4 test series, a one since 2015 against New Zealand will take centre stage as Cricket Australia announced their bumper home summer schedule. Apart from New Zealand, England and Bangladesh too will come touring as LOI series of the men and women’s team have been announced. The season begins in the north with Bangladesh touring for two Tests in August, in Darwin and Mackay, before a white-ball leg featuring three ODIs and three T20Is for the women's side, all hosted a

There are moments in Indian cricket that are hard to forget. The more you remember them, the more goosebumps they give you. One such event was the test match in Kolkata in 2001. 25 years later, it still stands as one of Indian cricket’s watershed moments and still gives a bitter memory India lost the first test in Mumbai. Inside 3 days. Matthew Hayden was at the centre of this demolition job and Australia were looking for a record 17 consecutive test win under the talismanic

A pointless, rather absolutely pointless series is in store post a terrific T20 world cup. South Africa and New Zealand lock in a 5 match T20 series as the hosts will look to extend their dominance over the visitors as they did in that absolutely one sided semi final last week. While the next T20 world cup is still 2 and half years away, the fine tuning for both New Zealand and South Africa starts immediately as both have a new look squad, especially South Africa where the l

As the dust settles on another ICC tournament, in this case the men’s T20 world cup in India and Sri Lanka, it's time to look back on another exciting tournament and pick 10. It's always tough picking 10, but somehow, I have managed to knit-pick, So, here’s pitch point’s list of 10 most riveting moments of the slam bang tournament that enthralled the fans across the world. 10 : India, Pakistan, politics, and another lopsided victory. An India Pakistan ICC game has seriousl

Three weeks of riveting cricket, and now just two teams left. India and New Zealand, the two best teams, or rather the two teams who have played the best cricket clash at the Narendra Modi stadium on Sunday (March 8). The hosts, who will play their second final in 3 years, have a shot as they look to bury the ghosts of 19 November 2023. The high flying Kiwis, who walloped South Africa in a one sided semi final look to maintain their spotless record in ICC tournaments against

As they are set to play the World T20 semi final against New Zealand, South Africa have announced a bumper home schedule where they play England after quite a gap at home, but more importantly play Australia after that infamous cape town test of 2018 that changed Australia’s cricketing history forever.Bangladesh are also due to visit in a busy 2026-27 packed home season. The three-match ODI series against Australia will be played between September 24 - 30, starting at the Kin

In a surprising move, the Rajasthan royals have decided to name Riyan Parag as the captain of the Rajasthan Royals for the IPL 2026. With Sanju Samson transferred to the Chennai Super Kings and Yashasvi Jaiswal too young for the role, it was imperative that Parag was the lead contender for the post. Parag, who made his IPL debut in 2019, has spent all seven of his seasons with the Royals. He briefly led the side in eight matches last year when Samson was sidelined by injury

No team has won the world T20 thrice. No team has defended its world T20 title. No team has won the world T20 at home. Gautam Gambhir and Surya Kumar Yadav’s India are all set to change that as their campaign kicks off on February 7 in Mumbai as hosts India look to win their second successive T20 World Cup, and their first one at home. India, according to former winning captain MS Dhoni is one of the most dangerous teams and their recent record is a testament to that fact. T

In a tournament that has always been known for batting, 10 bowling performances are hard to pick. Yet over the 10 editions, there were some terrific performances that stood out. Again this is pitch points’ personal list, and not necessarily edition wise. So, here goes another list. 10 : Brett Lee (3/27 vs Bangladesh, ICC world T20 2007) As an Aussie should feature on every list, one of the greatest ODI bowlers of our era features in a T20 list… the reason??? Brett Lee steame

Another series won, another perfect home record maintained. The stage is set as India pocketed yet another home series in T20's as they begin their title defence at home this week. One of the key things that has gone India's way in this series is that Surya Kumar Yadav has got runs. He was never out of form, but out of runs as he mentioned, but both form and runs have come back with a bang this series. He along with Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma scored tons of runs to bat

As the ICC men's world T20 nears its 10th edition, I list down 10 of my favourite batting performances. This is Pitch Point’s personal choice and it isn’t based edition wise. The tournament has produced some riveting batting and picking 10 would be an injustice, but still we try. So here goes Pitch Point’s list of some of the most iconic knocks. 10 : Micheal Hussey ( 60 vs Pakistan, ICC world T20 2010). This moment was mentioned in the other great moment list and the reason