Latest Stories of Shubham Ghosh
West Indies vs India flashback: When Ashwin got run out in final ball and the match ended with scores level
Shubham Ghosh
| Wednesday, July 31, 2019, 13:01 [IST]
Bengaluru, July 31: India will tour the West Indies for a two-Test series starting on August 22. The series also comprises three ODIs and as many Twenty20 internationals. It will also be the two teams' first assignment of the ...
When Aussie James Pattinson's brother Darren played for England in a Test
Shubham Ghosh
| Wednesday, July 31, 2019, 12:32 [IST]
James Pattinson set to play first Ashes Test; his brother Darren had once stirred controversy by playing for England Bengaluru, July 31: Pacer James Pattinson is set to make a comeback to Australia's Test team after three-and-half years as ...
Why England-Australia Test rivalry is called 'Ashes'?
Shubham Ghosh
| Wednesday, July 31, 2019, 11:56 [IST]
Bengaluru, July 30: Thursday, August 1, will see yet another Ashes starting, this time in England. The five-Test series is being expected to be an explosive affair for it not only marks the inauguration of the ICC World Test ...
From talented to tainted: Prithvi Shaw must learn that scoring at early age alone doesn’t make a Sachin Tendulkar
Shubham Ghosh
| Wednesday, July 31, 2019, 11:37 [IST]
Bengaluru, July 31: Prithvi Shaw was being dubbed as India's next Sachin Tendulkar. Having dominated whatever tournament he played at home from the word go, the teenager batsman also made a sensational international debut last year by slamming a ...
Ashes 2019 could be a bowlers’ show, predicts Michael Vaughan
Shubham Ghosh
| Tuesday, July 30, 2019, 16:12 [IST]
Bengaluru, July 30: In 2015, after England won the Ashes 3-2 at home, a lot was said about the Dukes ball's influence in the series. It was even predicted that the Australian bowlers' failure in matching their English counterparts' ...
Was Kohli right in backing Shastri when selection process is still underway?
Shubham Ghosh
| Tuesday, July 30, 2019, 15:26 [IST]
Bengaluru, July 30: On Monday (July 29), India captain Virat Kohli clearly threw his weight behind Ravi Shastri as the head coach of the national team. It is not a new thing to know that the star batsman prefers ...
When Manjrekar was called next Gavaskar by Richards during 1988-89 series
Shubham Ghosh
| Tuesday, July 30, 2019, 15:03 [IST]
Bengaluru, July 30: Former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar is often slammed these days for his commentary. It is also said that he was a poor batsman during his playing days and somehow did not know to respect the current ...
Ashes flashbacks: When Stuart Broad rattled Australia with a hostile spell
Shubham Ghosh
| Tuesday, July 30, 2019, 10:59 [IST]
Bengaluru, July 30: England will lock horns with arch-rivals Australia in the high-profile Ashes series at home starting on Thursday (August 1). The Three Lions' winning the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 and the returns of David Warner and ...
India will have to be strategically smart to win World Test Championship
Shubham Ghosh
| Monday, July 29, 2019, 18:00 [IST]
Bengaluru, July 29: Virat Kohli's love for Test cricket is not unknown. He touched a new high as the country's Test captain in December-January by winning a Test series in Australia - something that no other Indian captain has ...
Steve Waugh won't be surprised if Smith and Warner are booed during Ashes
Shubham Ghosh
| Monday, July 29, 2019, 16:30 [IST]
Bengaluru, July 29: Australia have roped in Steve Waugh - their last captain to win the Ashes in England almost two decades ago in 2001 - to help them find a way to retain the urn in the upcoming ...
Ashes flashbacks: When Flintoff consoled crestfallen Lee
Shubham Ghosh
| Monday, July 29, 2019, 15:27 [IST]
Bengaluru, July 29: The Ashes had almost become Australia's own after England had beaten them on their soil 2-1 in 1986-87. For eight series thereafter played in either country, the Kangaroos kept won winning them. Ricky Ponting's side was ...
Why Amir is quitting & why Dhoni is not? The questions that expose sub-continent's bizarre mindset
Shubham Ghosh
| Monday, July 29, 2019, 13:53 [IST]
Bengaluru, July 29: The sub-continent is now debating two players' retirement calls - one that has happened while the other that hasn't. Both have dominated the public space and both players have been criticised to the hilt - one ...