Writer: Rohit Sankar

Opinion

The danger of being Rishabh Pant

Which route does he follow from here?

Opinion
Kagiso Rabada is good, but can he be Pat Cummins level good?

It’d be ridiculous to think Rabada is not capable of it

by Rohit Sankar / January 6, 2022
South Africa v India
Temba Bavuma has done the hard yards, it's now time to step up

He has one Test hundred in seven years

by Rohit Sankar / January 2, 2022
New Zealand v Bangladesh
Litmus test for Mominul Haque, the batter with potential to rival the world's best

Can Mominul change the age-old narrative around him?

by Rohit Sankar / December 30, 2021
Opinion
Let’s face it, a backs-to-the-wall Virat Kohli classic feels inevitable

The stars are aligned perfectly for the 71st

by Rohit Sankar / December 25, 2021
South Africa v India
Underestimate the South African pace attack at your own risk

South Africa's pace stocks appear replete with options this time despite the big star's absence

by Rohit Sankar / December 24, 2021
South Africa v India
India need to jump on the Prithvi Shaw hype train right now

His List A strike-rate is higher than Dhawan's T20 strike-rate

by Rohit Sankar / December 20, 2021
Opinion
This isn't about Kohli or captaincy, this is about the BCCI

Who even reads the last line of an email?

by Rohit Sankar / December 9, 2021
South Africa v India
Duanne Olivier is back and he just has one job to do

He has the best bowling strike rate in the history of Test cricket

by Rohit Sankar / December 7, 2021
India v New Zealand
The third wheel in India's spin attack, Axar Patel is carving a reputation on his own

Axar Patel has claimed four or more wickets in six of his seven innings in Test cricket

by Rohit Sankar / November 28, 2021

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January '22 Issue

A 12-page special feature on the racism scandal which has engulfed English cricket
Ashes – Dawid Malan speaks to Phil Walker about trying to nail down the No.3 position, James Wallace looks back at the painful recent history of English spinners in Australia, and Greg Chappell tells John Stern he’d rather spend time with David Warner than some of the more “squeaky clean” players
Columnists – Lawrence Booth questions whether Eoin Morgan is still worth his place in England’s white-ball sides, Andrew Miller says the Vaughan supremacy is over, Adam Collins analyses Tim Paine’s demise and Pat Cummins’ coronation, and Neil Manthorp argues that AB de Villiers’ career was unfulfilled
Jo Harman on the worrying issue of concussion in cricket
Misbah-ul-Haq on a career like no other
Kate Cross tells us she’s never felt more comfortable as an England cricketer

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Writer: Rohit Sankar

The danger of being Rishabh Pant

Kagiso Rabada is good, but can he be Pat Cummins level good?

Temba Bavuma has done the hard yards, it's now time to step up

Litmus test for Mominul Haque, the batter with potential to rival the world's best

Let’s face it, a backs-to-the-wall Virat Kohli classic feels inevitable

Underestimate the South African pace attack at your own risk

India need to jump on the Prithvi Shaw hype train right now

This isn't about Kohli or captaincy, this is about the BCCI

Duanne Olivier is back and he just has one job to do

The third wheel in India's spin attack, Axar Patel is carving a reputation on his own

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