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Articles by Aditya Iyer
IPL 2021: Devdutt Padikkal century sinks Royals in record chase
IPL 2021: For the entirety of the flawless chase, Devdutt Padikkal made the game seem like an exhibition match as RCB registered their fourth straight win in a row.
Published on Apr 22, 2021 11:24 PM IST
Aditya Iyer (Chief Cricket Writer), New Delhi
Chennai make most of Rajasthan’s soft middle in easy win
The fall of Morris saw Rajasthan lose 5 wickets for just 8 runs (from 87/2 to 95/7), ensuring the rest of the match was a formality.
Updated on Apr 20, 2021 12:16 AM IST
Aditya Iyer (Chief Cricket Writer), New Delhi
IPL 2021: Morris, Unadkat sizzle as Royals make Capital gain
South African batsman David Miller produced a combative knock of 62 runs in the Royals' chase while Chris Morris scored 36 to take the side over the line.
Updated on Apr 15, 2021 11:44 PM IST
Aditya Iyer (Chief Cricket Writer), New Delhi
Bhajji: The 40-year-old Version
IPL 2021: Harbhajan Singh has been playing for India/IPL longer than his KKR mate and latest Test sensation Shubman Gill has been alive.
Updated on Apr 14, 2021 07:15 AM IST
Delhi Capitals begin with a Saturday night Shaw
Opener hits 72 off 38 balls, stitches 138-run stand with Dhawan to make a chase of 189 against CSK look easy
Updated on Apr 10, 2021 11:49 PM IST
Pant leads DC: Why saddle the happiest kid on playground with responsibility?
IPL 2021: If his first taste of leadership in the IPL only adds to his joy, then it cannot be too bad a thing
Updated on Mar 31, 2021 04:15 PM IST
Aditya Iyer (Chief Cricket Writer), New Delhi
Eden ablaze: from the agony of 96 to the ecstasy of 01
Indian cricket's greatest low and highest high both came in Kolkata in March, separated by just 5 years.
Updated on Mar 16, 2021 06:57 AM IST
Coaching class: From great to greater
How India coach Ravi Shastri unlocked a young team’s true potential post the pandemic lockdown.
Published on Mar 08, 2021 07:59 AM IST
Aditya Iyer (Chief Cricket Writer), Ahmedabad
Lock, stock and three spinning barrels as India crush England 3-1
New world No.1 India put England out of their misery on Day 3 of the final Test to win the series 3-1 and qualify for the World Test Championship.
Published on Mar 06, 2021 08:02 PM IST
Rishabh Pant, pauses and then purrs for a glorious century
Pant was first about to prove just how reliable he could also be while employing the dead bat to play second fiddle to Sharma. Only much later, after a large swathe of time had been spent blocking and well after ensuring that India had closed in enough on England’s first innings total did Pant cut loose to bring up his first international hundred in India.
Updated on Mar 06, 2021 12:16 PM IST
Spinners keep England searching for substance
India once again placed themselves firmly on the driver's seat in fourth Test against England. After England opted to bat first, Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin got about their business to bowl the visitors' out for 205. In reply, India reached 24/1 at stumps on Day 1.
Published on Mar 04, 2021 10:26 PM IST
Winning, and not pitch or WTC final matters for Virat Kohli
When Kohli was asked if a rank-turner could backfire on his side, given that India only need a draw over the next five days to qualify for the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) final. “No. I don’t think so,” was the entirety of Kohli’s answer, hoping to make a quick getaway from the subject.
Updated on Mar 03, 2021 10:44 PM IST
Why Medvedev is the anti-hero tennis needs
The supremely gifted Russian is the perfect candidate to give the sport a big dose of what it has missed since the days of John McEnroe–a shot of spice amid the overload of syrup.
Published on Feb 23, 2021 09:49 PM IST
At Chepauk, Covid-19 is a distant memory
Throughout the second Test, the crowd at Chepauk tended to collect in large and unregulated clusters.
Published on Feb 17, 2021 07:34 AM IST
Aditya Iyer (Chief Cricket Writer), Chennai
Axar Patel stars on debut as Virat Kohli's India make a strong comeback
It all began with Patel’s very first ball in Test match cricket on Sunday, a delivery with which he ended up finding the outside edge of a batsman who had scored two double centuries and a daddy hundred in the space of his last three Tests in Asia.
Published on Feb 16, 2021 11:19 PM IST
India vs England: R Ashwin strikes another fifer, with the bat
All-rounder follows up his five-wicket haul with fifth century on Day 3 to leave India on verge of a series-levelling win over England in the 2nd Test in Chennai on Day 3.
Published on Feb 15, 2021 09:20 PM IST
India vs England: Ravichandran Ashwin spins his web again
India off-spinner takes second five-for in a row as hosts push for victory over England in the second Test in Chennai on Day 2.
Published on Feb 14, 2021 09:07 PM IST
Cheers and cheerleaders return to Indian sport
Fifty percent of the stadium’s box seats were released online for occupancy by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association—with a list of Covid protocols to abide by—and Saravanan ensured he was one of them.
Published on Feb 13, 2021 11:21 PM IST
India in a comfortable position against England on rank turner
India displayed a solid batting performance after winning the toss in the second Test against England. They reached 300 for six at stumps on Day 1 on a Chennai track that is has already started to turn a lot.
Published on Feb 13, 2021 09:41 PM IST
In India, the second innings belongs to the left-arm spinner
The absence of Jadeja (he dislocated his thumb in Sydney) was felt even more so because his like-for-like replacement in Shahbaz Nadeem didn’t quite go according to the think-tank’s plan, even in the second innings.
Updated on Feb 12, 2021 09:15 AM IST
Aditya Iyer (Chief Cricket Writer), New Delhi
Stage set for Jofra Archer vs Jasprit Bumrah
While it is remarkable that Jasprit Bumrah, just 17 matches and three years old in Test cricket, is the spearhead of possibly the greatest pace attack in the world in such a short time. Jofra Archer, on the other hand, comes to India with a reputation far greater than his experience and age.
Updated on Feb 05, 2021 07:34 AM IST
James Anderson’s sweet swing of success in India
No other active player understands what it takes to beat India at home better than James Anderson, who has featured in three Test wins on these shores.
Updated on Feb 03, 2021 07:47 AM IST
INTERVIEW | 'Outside the ropes there's no fielder, why not go for a six?': Pant
Gabba hero Rishabh Pant details his and India’s turnaround in the last Test, says going for victory was on his mind all along.
Updated on Jan 27, 2021 08:51 AM IST
Boys next door to household names
India vs Australia: Donning the Test cap in Australia can be overwhelming, but when opportunity knocked, India’s new picks were peerless.
Published on Jan 21, 2021 08:07 AM IST
Despite injuries to key players, India pull off miraculous comeback
India vs Australia: Defeated, depleted, and damaged, Team India rise from the ruins to fashion a miraculous turnaround in Australia
Updated on Jan 20, 2021 07:06 AM IST
Is this India's greatest Test win?
As many as five players at the Gabba – Shubman Gill, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Washington Sundar and T Natarajan -- hadn’t played Test cricket before the tour of Australia began.
Updated on Jan 19, 2021 03:11 PM IST
Rishabh Pant: The spark that triggered India's Sydney resistance
Playing Pant alongside wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha is bound to happen in the final Test at Brisbane anyway, given the spate of injuries in the Indian camp.
Published on Jan 12, 2021 08:15 AM IST
Score or survive? The big fourth innings question
India’s fate in Sydney now hinges heavily on its overnight batsmen, Cheteshwar Pujara and captain Ajinkya Rahane. They will restart proceedings on Monday, a delicious prospect where India need a further 309 runs in 97 overs
Published on Jan 10, 2021 11:01 PM IST
India vs Australia: Final session swings Test away from India
India vs Australia: On what should’ve been India's moving day, the visitors simply didn’t press on from a relatively strong overnight position, and ended up conceding a first innings lead of 94.
Published on Jan 09, 2021 09:45 PM IST
India vs Australia: Shubman Gill - With a punch off the back foot, a star is born
India vs Australia: Since Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir breached the 100-run mark in Centurion in 2010, Sharma and Gill’s partnership was the second best for an Indian opening pair away from the subcontinent.
Updated on Jan 08, 2021 10:25 PM IST
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