Gujarat establish themselves as the Titans of 2025
GT’s COO talks about running an IPL franchise, Hundred owners have earned major ECB concessions, & ZIM’s return to the Test table.
Gujarat establish themselves as the Titans of 2025
GT’s mammoth victory locks in the Top 3, how Mayank Yadav got injured again, & a look at the support staff that make the IPL work.
GT beat DC by 10 wickets, taking them, PBKS & RCB through to the playoffs. ESPNcricinfo’s Karthik Krishnaswamy analyses how GT’s bowlers have perfectly supported their batters, while Indian Express’ Venkata Krishna B talks to Sai Sudharsan about how he has improved his game.
PBKS beat RR by 10 runs in the earlier game. ESPNcricinfo’s Sidharth Monga writes about PBKS’ uncapped lineup that rushed them to a 200+ score, while Cricbuzz’s Roshan Gede analyses RR’s chasing woes all season.
Times of India’s Sahil Malhotra reports on how Mayank Yadav got injured again, while Pratyush Raj reports on the support staff that helps run the IPL everyday and how they were crucial during the abandoned DC-PBKS game in Dharamshala.
The ECB dilutes their control over The Hundred
The new Hundred owners have earned major ECB concessions, Stokes quit alcohol, & Chase is WI captain.
The Times’ Simon Wilde reports that the ECB has conceded voting rights, board seats and a promise to unbundle The Hundred’s media rights from the English national team’s rights in 2032 to finalise the franchise team sales.
Ben Stokes quit alcohol in a bid to get his body right before the India series.
Roston Chase is the new West Indies captain.
There are rumours that Virat Kohli may play in the English county season to get his red ball fix, now that he’s quit Test cricket.
The Ashes were so popular it changed cricket’s business
How the 2005 Ashes changed cricket, ZIM’s return to the Test table, & the Kohli tributes continue.
The Guardian’s Taha Hashim writes about how the 2005 Ashes forever changed English cricket.
ESPNcricinfo’s Firdose Moonda reports on Zimbabwe’s season of plenty, as the African nation is suddenly playing 11 Tests this year. The Times’ Mike Atherton talks to David Coltart, the long-tome politician who has been a source of strength for the nation’s cricketers for decades.
The Virat Kohli tributes continue; Arrangements of White on Green’s Jon Hotten writes about watching Kohli in action at Edgbaston in 2018, while Lines on the Grass’ Sarthak Dev remembers Kohli as cricket’s true King of the Good Times.
Wisden’s Katya Witney analyses why Lancashire are languishing at the bottom of the County Championship despite their resources, while The Times’ Simon Wilde traces English cricketers’ obsession with golf through history.
A glimpse behind GT’s curtains
GT’s COO talks about running an IPL franchise, & Shane Watson on how the league changed his life.
Beyond23’s Michael Clarke talks to GT COO Arvinder Singh about what it takes to run a successful IPL franchise, including winning the whole thing in your first year of existence! [YouTube]
Times of India’s K Shriniwas Rao talks to Shane Watson about how the IPL has impacted his life, on and off the field. [YouTube]