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 A winner of four IPL titles and the captain of Mumbai's last Ranji Trophy title, Aditya Tare played a stellar role in Mumbai's triumphant Vijay Hazare Trophy. Ahead of the Indian Premier League's 2021, besides detailing Prithvi Shaw's rise in Mumbai's colours, Tare looks back on his decade-long stint in IPL and spells out the secret of Mumbai Indians' excellence in the T20 league.

Will Glenn end up being Maxwell of MaxFail after yet another million dollar signing by the Royal Challengers Bangalore? And will the bowling attack including the likes of Bhuvneshwar, Natarajan and Rashid bamboozle others in Sunrisers' quest for another title?

Will Suresh Raina's return provide the much-needed impetus to Chennai Super Kings after its worst-ever outing last year? And will rechristening its own SRK lead Punjab Kings to a maiden title?

Despite a new captain in Rishabh Pant, with Shreyas Iyer being ruled out of the entire tournament, will Delhi Capitals continue their splendid run from the last year? And will Shakib Al Hasan prove to be the catalyst to revive Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League's 2021 edition. 

We start a sneak peek  into all eight teams ahead of the Indian Premier League's 2021 edition. Will Mumbai Indians create history by recording a hat-trick of titles and can Rajasthan Royals bounce back after ending the 2020 edition at the bottom of the points table?

Did you know minutes after Mahendra Singh Dhoni ended India's 28-year drought of a World Cup triumph at the Wankhede Stadium on April 2, 2011, chief selector K Srikkanth and his colleagues were forced to celebrate  with the crowd on Marine Drive. Surendra Bhave, the former Maharashtra captain who was a member of the selection committee, recalls the fascinating tale along with his other fond memori...

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shardul Thakur worked well in tandem; Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya not only waged an assault in the middle overs but have also given the top-order licence to kiss. Besides these positives, did India's ODI series in England, which saw Shreyas Iyer being all but ruled out for the next six months, signify the end of KulCha of Indian cricket?   भुवनेश्वर व शार्दूलची गोलंदाजीत क...

Sam Curran almost single-handedly ensured the good work of Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Shardul Thakur centre to zilch, but India managed to edge past England to end the season on a high.

England duo's pyrotechnics square the ODI  series off to set up a mouthwatering decider. Is it time for India to shade the conventional approach while batting?

A majority of seasoned players came good but it was Krunal Pandya and M Prasidh Krishna, both making debut in ODIs, who starred in India's convincing win in the first ODI versus England.

Have India found a new opening combination for T20 World Cup in captain Kohli and 'Hitman' Sharma? Has Bhuvneshwar Kumar proven his worth? Who is a better finisher: Shreyas or Hardik? And is the spin department a cause for concern? While reviewing the series win against England, we also take a look at the relevance, or the lack of it, of the forthcoming ODI series.

India's ploy to open with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli pays rich dividends as Men in Blue seal the series with a convincing win in the deciding T20I.

Suryakumar's sensational fifty coupled with Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur's effort with the ball leads to India's narrow win and sets up a mouth-watering series decider.

England's fearsome pace trio overshadows superlative innings by Virat Kohli and Jos Buttler to present captain Eoin Morgan a fitting gift in his 100th T20I.

Ishan Kishan's fifty on debut underlined his mettle, the depth of India's T20 strength and the feeder system headed by Rahul Dravid as India thrashed England in the second T20I.

Three England pacers consistently clocking more than 140 kph expose India's top-order to set up facile win in T20 series opener.

With an eye on the forthcoming T20 World Cup, to be played in October-November, India and England will try out various combinations. India, especially, will be hoping for their T20 specialists to fire.

Does the WTC final qualification mean India is unassailable in Test cricket? What makes Rishabh Pant special? Should top-order consistently not firing against England be a concern for India? We dissect all these aspects while reviewing India's emphatic series win versus England.

Washington & Axar deflated England with the bat and then the Indian spinners sliced through the mentally fatigued England batting.

Pant's game awareness and Washington Sundar's temperament allows India to gain the upper hand against a tiring England attack on the second day.

While England's batsmen continued to falter against spinners, besides India's tweakers, Mohammed Siraj made optimum use of his opportunity in Ahmedabad

Why will Australia cheer for England in the last Test of the series? And why would India not take a chance of offering a flat-bed at Motera?

What will the pink-ball Test be remembered for? Demonic pitch at Motera? Terrible batting by England or outstanding spin bowling by R Ashwin and Axar Patel? Also, a sneak peek into the Motera experience.

A combination of poor pitch, poorer batting and exceptional spin bowling resulted in the shortest Test match since the second World War

How Axar Patel and R Ashwin assessed the conditions at Motera on Day 1 of the pink-ball Test perfectly to expose England's lack of technique yet again