IPL vs international cricket: Once the game resumes, what should be the main event?

From a purely economic point of view, the T20 league would make more sense.

Ashish Magotra

· Mar 30, 2020 · 03:00 pm

The silent playground: We have always taken the right to play sport for granted

One wonders whether we will look at the place sports has in our lives differently once the coronavirus crisis ends.

Ashish Magotra

· Mar 26, 2020 · 10:32 am

A game of memories: We’ll always have Sachin

Market research done by a broadcaster seemed to suggest that we had moved on from the master batsman. Then, the Road Safety World Series rolled into town.

Ashish Magotra

· Mar 21, 2020 · 09:30 am

The dismissal of Manjrekar: On the top of BCCI’s wishlist is a commentator who ruffles no feathers

The board wants to control the message they send out and that isn’t necessarily a good thing.

Ashish Magotra

· Mar 17, 2020 · 09:30 am

Cricket during times of coronavirus: Must the show go on?

Given the highly infectious nature of the disease is it alright to even be selling tickets and inviting thousands of people to come together in one place?

Ashish Magotra

· Mar 12, 2020 · 10:14 am

Of Kohli, by Kohli, for Kohli: India’s selectors need to start standing up to the captain

A dispassionate view is important and this is exactly why the selector’s sole requirement should not be to just keep Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri happy.

Ashish Magotra

· Mar 05, 2020 · 06:00 pm

Data check: Why is this generation of Indian cricketers so bad at playing swing bowling?

There clearly is a problem and India’s response to it will go a long way towards defining how the current generation will be remembered.

Ashish Magotra

· Mar 04, 2020 · 10:35 am

Missing seniors: India’s humbling defeat is on Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane

The veterans should have been ready for New Zealand but instead, they looked unsure and underprepared.

Ashish Magotra

· Mar 02, 2020 · 12:45 pm

Second Test: Mistakes show that Indian cricket is in rerun mode and that isn’t a good thing

The batsmen continue to fail and the opposition tail continues to wag. It feels like Virat Kohli and Co are stuck in a time warp.

Ashish Magotra

· Mar 01, 2020 · 02:20 pm

A series of unfortunate shots: India in trouble after Shaw, Vihari, Pujara fail to make starts count

India’s bowlers could still turn this around on day two but for now, Virat Kohli and Co will look at this as a lost opportunity.

Ashish Magotra

· Feb 29, 2020 · 04:47 pm

No risk, no reward: Kohli’s India can’t just keep ducking the short-ball question

How India’s batsmen tackle short-pitched bowling will play a key role in deciding the outcome of the second Test against New Zealand.

Ashish Magotra

· Feb 28, 2020 · 02:12 pm

Selection dilemma: Why India should choose Umesh over Ashwin or Jadeja for the Christchurch Test

The Hagley Oval should be the perfect ground for India to go in with an all-pace attack.

Ashish Magotra

· Feb 26, 2020 · 12:05 pm