TRENDS
IBC Amendment Bill brings in essential reform to speed up insolvency resolution
The underlying principle of IBC is that quick resolutions are more likely to preserve value in firms going through an insolvency process. The track record, however, is of timelines being breached frequently. The amendment bill tries to find a solution to delays and simultaneously empower creditors
SPORTS
Did you know, Sachin Tendulkar asked that the Mumbai IPL franchise be called Mumbai Indians instead of Mumbai Razors?
Why are there razors in the Mumbai Indians logo, why did the Punjab Kings (PBKS) logo originally have the letter KJHPH, what did Shah Rukh Khan want to call the Kolkata Knight Riders originally, how Virat Kohli went to RCB, how MS Dhoni became the most expensive player at the first IPL auction, and more astounding IPL trivia.
SPORTS
IPL 2024 captains: From Sanju Samson and Shreyas Iyer to Pat Cummins - what was expected from Indian Premier League captains going into the 2024 season
What was expected of Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer, Pat Cummins and KL Rahul in IPL 2024; what kind of experience and baggage did each IPL 2024 captain bring to the tournament; and where do the teams stand on the IPL 2024 Points Table.
SPORTS
Cricket history: Rajasthan Royals are at No. 1 in the IPL 2024 Points Table. How did they perform till 2023?
How did the top 3 teams in the IPL 2024 Points Table - Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad - fare up till 2023. A snapshot of how things stood ahead of IPL 2024.
SPORTS
Shikhar Dhawan vs KL Rahul as IPL captains: Records, strengths, leadership style
Lucknow Super Giants vs Punjab Kings IPL 2024 Match 11: Both LSG captain KL Rahul and PBKS captain Shikhar Dhawan have led India in the past. Both have much to prove in the clash at Ekana Stadium, starting at 7.30 pm. Coin toss at 7 pm.
SPORTS
RR vs LSG: Rajasthan Royals vs Lucknow Super Giants head-to-head, records, key players & stats
IPL 2024 Match 4 on March 24, from 3.30 pm, will be the fourth time the Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants clash in the Indian Premier League, and the second time the teams fight for IPL points in Jaipur.
SPORTS
All you need to know about Sanju Samson's Rajasthan Royals
Why are Rajasthan Royals called IPL’s Moneyball Team? Which major cricketing talent was discovered by the Rajasthan Royals (think Ravindra Jadeja)? How did Kamran Khan and Pravin Tambe find their way into the Indian Premier League?
SPORTS
All you need to know about Lucknow Super Giants: Team strengths, KL Rahul's batting position
Lucknow Super Giants: At least eight members of the squad can be classified as allrounders. Such all-round depth, coupled with the Impact Player, enables captain KL Rahul's Lucknow team to take risks.
SPORTS
Is Chennai Super Kings the greatest IPL team? CSK playing 11, CSK strengths, CSK IPL history
IPL 2024: Chennai Super Kings have played in 14 IPL seasons, and made it to the finals 10 times! CSK's team composition, MS Dhoni, and win/loss ratio of 2 on their home ground are all key contributing factors in the Chennai team's success. This year, the infusion of young new talent in CSK could also work to their advantage.
SPORTS
What you need to know about IPL 2024 captains: Shubman Gill, Gujarat Titans
Shubman Gill can bat through the innings as well as accelerate at will. He won the Orange Cap in IPL 2023 with 890 runs in 17 matches, and made the highest IPL playoff score - 129 - against the Mumbai Indians in May 2023. Gill has never led an IPL team, though. Add to that, Gujarat will be missing two Titans this season - Hardik Pandya, who transferred to Mumbai; and Mohammad Shami, who had foot surgery in February. A tough challenge, for a tougher batter - skipper?
SPORTS
IPL 2024 Captains | Rishabh Pant: IPL records & role in Delhi Capitals
Rishabh Pant as IPL captain: Rishabh Pant took over as captain of the Delhi Capitals for the second half of 2021, in the UAE. Delhi topped the points table that season under 23-year-old Pant before losing close matches in both qualifiers. Pant returned as captain in 2022, but Delhi failed to reach playoffs for the first time in three seasons. Pant’s performance will be closely monitored this time, not only by the Delhi camp but also by the Indian team management and selectors.
SPORTS
IPL 2024 captains | M.S. Dhoni: IPL records & role in Chennai Super Kings' success
IPL 2024 captains: M.S. Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings) | There were seven Indian captains in the first edition of the Indian Premier League. MS Dhoni was the only one who didn't come from the place whose franchise he was leading. Two years later, Dhoni had made such an impact that CSK and Chennai hailed him as their Thala (which translates as leader or sardar). That moniker has stuck since.
SPORTS
IPL 2024 factoids: Biggest winners & losers of Indian Cricket League vs Indian Premier League
How IPL began - Part 4: - The Indian Premier League sounded the death knell for the Indian Cricket League (ICL), which had to pack up after just two years (2007-09). BCCI and ICC also imposed bans on cricketers like Brian Lara, Rohit Gavaskar, J.P. Yadav, Chris Cairns and Inzamam-ul-Haq, who had signed up for the ICL.
SPORTS
IPL 2024 factoids: Remember Subhash Chandra's Indian Cricket League? Here what happened...
Beginnings of IPL - Part 3: Back when cricket did not pay as much, Indian players used to participate in privately organised masala matches for money. Subhash Chandra's Indian Cricket League, however, was far bigger than any private cricket events India had known till then.
SPORTS
IPL 2024 factoids: Lalit Modi & the beginnings of the Indian Premier League
How IPL began - Part 2: Lalit Modi submitted a proposal to the BCCI in the 1990s, for a 50-over cricket tournament with city-based, privately owned teams comprising Indian and foreign cricketers. The matches would be played under lights and have extensive television coverage. The entertainment would last four to six weeks a year.
SPORTS
IPL 2024 factoids: When was the first time M.S. Dhoni led India in T20 cricket?
How T20 cricket and the Indian Premier League began in India - Part 1: India was reluctant to play less than 50 overs in a game. Even when India decided to play ball in 2007, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, and Rahul Dravid all opted out of the World T20. Enter: the then young player from Ranchi, Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
SPORTS
Duncan Fearnley - bat maker to Ian Botham, Allan Border, Viv Richards, Sunil Gavaskar, Wasim Akram - dies at 83
Duncan Fearnley, first-class English batsman and maker of Duncan Fearnley bats, died on March 8, 2024. A look back at his legacy, including making bats for cricketers like Allan Lamb and Ravi Shastri.
CRICKET
Cricket history: Earthquake during a match & stranger things on England's past tours of India
Cricket history: From monkeys on the ground to a Guardian reporter almost getting inducted into the England XI - bizarre events on past tours of England in India.
CRICKET
What Rohit Sharma said to Shubman Gill is a drop in the ocean of skirmishes cricketers have had
Cricketers lashing out at each other is hardly new. Cricketers disagreeing with teammates on the field is rarer. A look back in cricket history, to the most memorable times cricketers have fought with teammates.
CRICKET
ICC Under-19 World Cup 2024: India U-19 stats, selection, winning strategy
ICC U-19 World Cup 2024 schedule: Matches begin on January 19. India U-19's first match is against Bangladesh U-19 on January 20. Here's why the stats and strategy are in favour of India U-19 doing well in the tournament - again.
CRICKET
Indian cricket to look forward to in 2024: 18 key cricket tournaments to watch this year
2024 cricket schedule: Women's Premier League Season 2 is expected to start in February; the IPL should begin by mid-March at the latest, to give players time to recover before the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup starts on June 4; and the Women's T20 World Cup will commence in Bangladesh in October 2024.
CRICKET
Lowest-scoring Test matches of all time
At 642 balls (107 overs) over two days, the game at Newlands, Cape Town between South Africa and India on Thursday was the shortest-ever Test match in cricketing history, and India became the first Asian side to register a victory there. However, it was far from being the lowest scoring in history.
CRICKET
22 strange things Indian cricket fans have done
From playing on a rarely used runway to meeting MS Dhoni as a condition for tying the knot, Indian fans have shown their love for cricket and its best practitioners in some strange ways.
CRICKET
Indian cricket in 2023 — the good, the bad, and the ugly
Australia Men will leave after the ongoing T20I series, India Men will fly out to South Africa, while England and Australia Women will come over. That, domestic cricket, the 2024 IPL auction, and we are done for the year. Here are 13 Indian cricket highlights of the year that made the headlines.
