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17 ARTICLES
From nations to corporations, cricket’s climate change moment is here
Heavy investment in franchises was the first step; the next is franchise owners demanding more playing windows at the expense of bilateral cricket
11 Apr 2025
India’s Men’s T20 World Cup squad defy IPL trend of bat vs bat
IPL 2024 is all about hitting boundaries and strike rates, but the Indian team announced in the middle of the tournament for the T20 World Cup in June doesn’t feature many top performers.
07 May 2024
No questions, no answers: How the BCCI’s institutional omerta is normalized
Questions are pointless unless they are met with answers. In the case of the BCCI, responses are scarce—and whatever answers do surface are sourced to anonymous “senior Board officials”.
04 Jul 2023
Reliance’s Viacom18 deal spooks investors
New investments in the entertainment company will see publicly listed TV18 lose control over its most profitable subsidiary.
19 Apr 2023
This IPL, it is streaming vs television
Even as the much-awaited cricket tournament kicks off, Reliance and Disney are going all out to draw viewers and advertisers. Who will prevail?
31 Mar 2023
The women’s IPL is a chance to dream big
Women’s cricket needs urgent fixing. But an opportunity, however delayed, is now at hand to create something beautiful.
03 Jan 2023
On Mithali Raj’s walk off into the sunset and Virender Sehwag’s spiritual successor
One of the most influential players in the women's game was allowed to depart with nothing more than a pro forma press release, while Rishabh Pant showed he is as untamed and destructive as Viru was in his pomp.
05 Jul 2022
Disney’s IPL loss is Reliance’s gain
The auction of IPL media rights is finally over. We take a look at the contenders, winners and losers.
15 Jun 2022
Amazon skips IPL + a breather for real-money gaming
The e-commerce company will not be bidding for the tournament’s media rights; the government is planning national legislation on gaming.
10 Jun 2022
From hero to bum, how form changes the fortunes of the best
For all the incessant talk about form, there is very little actionable understanding of how one can lose it overnight or what happens to an elite athlete when form deserts him.
02 May 2022