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Boy monster: the making of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

Behind the scenes of the bonkers rise of a super-young superstar

Boy monster: the making of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

Behind the scenes of the bonkers rise of a super-young superstar

Always super, all the time: the CSK way

Ambati Rayudu and Matthew Hayden talk the philosophy and culture that built the monolith that is Chennai Super Kings

Which was the greatest 2026 T20 World Cup performance?

A key fast-bowling spell? An attacking underdog? A raw talent unleashed? Our writers make their choices

Varun Aaron: 'I wish I was stupider and just did what I had to, without knowing too much about the craft'

The former India fast bowler talks about overthinking, being coached by Dennis Lillee, breaking Stuart Broad's nose, and coping with injury

AB's baby: Ian Harvey and the dressing-room encounter that was the making of his famous slower ball

The one-time T20 pioneer and maker of the first hundred in the format looks back

Feature

Axar Patel's time is now

Jan 28, 2026: India's vice-captain at the T20 World Cup and key allrounder doesn't like to look too far ahead; that way disappointment lies

Nagraj Gollapudi
Photo feature

Outside edges

Jan 22, 2026: When the form is the function

Deepti Unni
Talking Cricket

Wasim Jaffer: 'I was never happy with just a hundred. That was the Mumbai style of batting'

Jan 12, 2026: The former India batter on his life and times: playing school cricket alongside Sachin Tendulkar, his appetite for runs, and the famous India wins he was part of

Interview by Raunak Kapoor
Essay

From catharsis to conflict, and other stories

Jan 1, 2026: Extreme pitches aside, the year's red-ball contests were fierce, and home advantage wasn't as marked as before. And India's world title raised hopes for a revolution in the women's game

Sambit Bal
Talking Cricket

'T20 drains you mentally because every ball is an event'

Dec 18, 2025: Aaron Finch and Ambati Rayudu pick apart the intricacies of batting and captaincy in the shortest format.

Interview by Raunak Kapoor
Feature

The story of Robin Smith and the Judge

Dec 3, 2025: The former England batter was a beautiful man and a brilliant cricketer who took on the best and most threatening in the world and often won

Mark Nicholas
Photo feature

Hanging in the balance

Nov 29, 2025: How do cricketers find equilibrium?

Ekanth
Talking Cricket

Aakash Chopra: 'As a commentator, you are reacting. You're being honest but your opinion can be wrong'

Nov 24, 2025: The former India batter delves into the challenges of dealing with trolls and with players unhappy at being criticised

Interview by Raunak Kapoor
Feature

The omnishambles Ashes: how England broke on the Covid tour of 2021-22

Nov 17, 2025: Tours to Australia are never easy, but Covid restrictions made the series that much harder for Joe Root's England side

Vithushan Ehantharajah
Talking Cricket

'I wish someone had told me to enjoy my cricket and not worry about selection'

Oct 31, 2025: A domestic stalwart, briefly a Test player and now a sought-after broadcaster, Abhinav Mukund talks about the many twists in his career

Interview by Raunak Kapoor
Writers
  • Sidharth Monga
    MI vs PBKS Live Score, IPL 2026: Prabhsimran, Iyer ace chase of 196 with 21 balls to spare Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings Live Cricket Score & Updates: MI host PBKS in IPL 2026 Match 24 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Toss at 7:00 PM IST, match at 7:30 PM IST
  • Vithushan Ehantharajah
    Mousley makes his case to be a new breed of England wildcard Red-ball form is beginning to demand attention, after prior international dalliances
  • S Rajesh
    Flying fifties, sixy powerplays, and routine 200s - IPL 2026 a run-fest already There has been a powerplay overdrive and a surge of 200-plus totals in the first 20 games of the season
  • Firdose Moonda
    South Africa's youth vs India's might as teams fine-tune for T20 World Cup South Africa are without Kapp and van Niekerk and are coming off a 4-1 loss against New Zealand
  • Andrew Fidel Fernando
    Sanju Samson, number one in a field of one In three knockout matches at this World Cup, Sanju Samson has not only rewritten the narrative of his own career, he has written his name on this World Cup indelibly
  • Alan Gardner
    The IPL might be bigger but the PSL has all the major drama Our correspondent compares the two behemoths, and feels sorry for Beyers Swanepoel
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