In life there are short straws and writing about a Sensible Rishabh Pant innings is one of those short straws. I’m not being ungrateful. A Sensible Rishabh Pant innings is still worth more than, say, all of Sir Alastair Cook’s most un-boring (the laptop is not allowing me to type “entertaining”) innings. A Sensible Rishabh … Read more
When India began their chase of 109 in the first T20I against Ireland in Malahide, they sent out Deepak Hooda, rather than the regular opener Ruturaj Gaikwad, to start their innings alongside Ishan Kishan. It seemed at the time to be a tactical decision, with the freer-scoring Hooda preferred in a game shortened by rain … Read more
India head coach Rahul Dravid has backed Rishabh Pant, saying he remains “an integral part” of the side, despite the wicketkeeper-batter managing only 58 runs at a strike rate of 105.45 in the five T20Is against South Africa. Coming into this series, Pant had scored 340 runs at an average of 30.90 in IPL 2022. … Read more
Update, Sunday, June 19, 3:45 pm – Fairfax County police are searching for DC rapper Noah Settles in connection with Saturday’s shooting that closed Tysons Corner Center and sent panicked shoppers fleeing or searching for places to hide. Settles is a DC-based rapper verified on Spotify with more than 148,000 monthly listeners. Police say Settles … Read more
An IPL game is now worth a record INR 105 crore (USD 13.44 million) making it – in terms of value per match – the second-most lucrative sporting product in the entire world, behind only the NFL (USD 35.07 million*). This figure may actually rise considering the e-auction for the T20 tournament’s media rights, which … Read more
Five IPL finals, five titles. One as a captain in his first season with a team making its debut and representing his home state of Gujarat. Player-of-the-Match performance in that final, including the wickets of the big three of the opposition. Yet, Hardik Pandya’s bigger goal in life is to win a World Cup with … Read more
Gujarat Titans, playing their IPL maiden, topped the league stage, won the first qualifier, and then cruised to victory in the IPL 2022 final against Rajasthan Royals in Ahmedabad. Here’s how some of their key personnel reacted to their fantastic victory. David Miller (481 runs at 68.71): “It’s been a phenomenal journey. Finishing at the … Read more
From the squad that took on Sri Lanka in their T20I series, also in India, in February this year, Mohammed Siraj and Sanju Samson have been left out. Kohli, who last played a T20I in February, against West Indies, had been rested for the Sri Lanka series as well. In fact, since stepping down as … Read more
Even before the season began, R Ashwin was told by the Rajasthan Royals management to be prepared to bat at No. 3, should they lose an early wicket. Having opened the batting in the practice matches, Ashwin previously did the job of a pinch-anchor or a pinch-hitter depending on the situation. On Friday against Chennai … Read more
Two men were shot Sunday morning during youth football games outside Benton Middle School, creating a chaotic scene as coaches and parents tried to protect children from gunfire. The shooter remained on the loose Sunday afternoon, and police said they were still trying to determine a motive. Shots rank out about 10:25 am outside the … Read more