Rishabh Pant did get back some of his lost form in 2024. He scored 446 runs in 13 innings at an average of 40.5 and strike rate of 155.4 which, when looked in absolute terms were fine returns, especially for a batter who was making a comeback after a near-fatal accident. But still, he is not retained by the Delhi Capitals for IPL 2025, why so?
Sanju Samson is the first Indian batter, and fourth overall, to smash T20 international hundreds in consecutive matches. But inconsistency continues to plague him
BY Nikhil Narain 10 November 2024
Be it Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's abject failure or Indian batting's overall woes against part-time spinners, the stats reflect the horror story that was the home team's 0-3 drubbing
BY Nikhil Narain 5 November 2024
KL Rahul led Lucknow Super Giants to the playoffs in 2022 and 2023, and has the highest aggregate in the IPL since 2018. Yet, he did not find a place amongst LSG’s five retentions
BY Nikhil Narain 3 November 2024
Kohli has seen a massive fall in his numbers in India since the start of 2020. He has scored just 773 runs in 25 innings at an average of 32.2 at home in the last five years
BY Nikhil Narain 30 October 2024
New Zealand became the sixth nation to win a Test series in India. England and West Indies have won five series each in India whereas Australia have won four. Pakistan, South Africa and New Zealand have all won one Test series in India
BY Nikhil Narain 27 October 2024
Ravindra was the Player of the Match and the architect of New Zealand’s historic win against India in the series opener in Bengaluru last week. It was just their third Test win on Indian soil and the first since 1988
BY Nikhil Narain 25 October 2024
Here's the analysis of four matches and the biggest upset of the year in Test cricket of the Indian team
BY Nikhil Narain 23 October 2024
Eight of India's 16 Test defeats at home since the start of 2000 have come in the opening match of the series, and four of them have been inflicted after 2017
BY Nikhil Narain 21 October 2024
India were bundled out for 46 in the first innings on Day 2 in Bengaluru. It is the lowest total for them at home in their Test history
BY Nikhil Narain 17 October 2024
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