The indication, looking at the ongoing England-Pakistan ODI series, is that pitches for the World Cup matches are going to be on the flatter side.And what could bother India is the lack of spin on the...

Namaste England tries to pass off as a glossy, fun big-budget movie but is actually a desperate attempt to get Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra’s dwindling careers back on track. A regressive, head...

Home away from homeThis is the time of year when I miss being at home where I can experience the joy of braving crowds in wet weather to go pandal-hopping in Calcutta. The equivalent in Britain would ...

Near my home are two shops which sell second-hand books for as little as 50 pence. Although I have been instructed by family members not to buy any more books, I could not help but come away with five...

West Indies named a 14-man squad for next month’s proposed three-Test series in England, with three players refusing to travel owing to the coronavirus outbreak, the cricket board said on Wednesday....

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson still finds it “difficult to make sense” of the heartbreaking World Cup final loss to England last year and hasn’t yet figured if the epic match should count ...

Shine with hard workI really wanted to know about the personal side of Bhramar Mukherjee’s life. In Calcutta, she had been an academic high-flier at Presidency College and the Indian StatisticalInst...

Courtesy England’s thumping eight-wicket win versus Australia in the second semi-final at Edgbaston on Thursday, the World Cup will be having a new champion after 23 years.After New Zealand shocked ...

John Michael Brearley, an iconic captain who led England to the final of the 1979 World Cup, has picked the hosts as “favourites” to win the 2019 edition. “If the wicket is flat, England may jus...

There were messages of encouragement for the team that they may need now....