Getting bowled out under 200 twice unlike No.1 Test team: Wasim Jaffer on India’s Wellington loss

Wasim Jaffer, a domestic cricket giant, says unless the Indian batsmen build on their starts and put a big total on the board, bouncing back in the Test series against New Zealand will be extremely difficult. India were humbled by 10 wickets by the hosts in the opening Test as the pace trio of Tim … Read more

Women’s T20 World Cup: Individual brilliance fine, can India’s batting unit step up collectively?

India could not have asked for a better start to their Women’s T20 World Cup campaign. A shock victory over defending champions and hosts Australia set the ball rolling for Harmanpreet Kaur and her girls. Two days later, India made it 2 in 2 with a relatively comfortable win over Asian champions Bangladesh. On Thursday, … Read more

Poonam Yadav and Ravi Bishnoi: Carrying India’s legacy in the art of leg-spin bowling

Indian cricket has always had its own share of spin bowling eras where one or a combination of spinners did most of the work with the ball. Such has been India’s bonding with this special art of bowling that they have carved a legacy out of it. You might think as to what prompts this … Read more

Tail-end batsmen put a price on their wickets but India’s tail does not wag in SENA countries

“I think sometimes we pay too much importance to saying we need to bowl out teams far quicker, and I am not saying we shouldn’t. But batsmen don’t get out anymore. Lower-order batters do put a price on their wickets,” R Ashwin had told reporters after India leaked 123 runs after taking the 1st 7 … Read more

‘COVID-19 is India’s chance to scale up API production’

Pharma industry leaders on Tuesday said the COVID-19 outbreak and the resulting pressure it has brought on the raw material imports from China should be viewed as an opportunity to scale up domestic production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Speaking at a CEO’s Conclave at BioAsia 2020, Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance president and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories … Read more