The Guy in the Stands

India Vs England 4th Test Living by the sword and dying by it, is the mindset that Stokes and his Bazballers have always been promulgating as their very own discrete brand of cricket. A mantra that has always put them on the brink of eternal glory or a colossal collapse like the one we witnessed at Rajkot in the third test of the five-match series against India. The latter has prevailed in the last two tests as the team faced a scathing indictment for their lack of perseverance while batting. And England’s aggressive style of play which had received much applause after their win in Hyderabad, came back under the scanner after their humbling defeat in Rajkot.  The poms in the first three tests have averaged 48.3 runs per wicket for their first two wickets. While it drops to 20.6 for wicket number three, four, and five combined, positions occupied by Root and Bairstow - both of whom have consistently failed in their roles.  Part of the “Fab Four”, the ever-so-prolific Joe R...

  Pic Credit: Business Standard By Naman Suri “No matter where you come from, we all share the same struggles as human beings, and my beginnings are no different.” ~Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, a Jamaican track and field sprinter Women’s cricket has been breaking records for the past few years, as it has seen a massive surge in its popularity, and the 2020 Women’s T20 World Cup final between India and Australia was reaping these gains. A record 86,174 people were in attendance for this match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia. Women are now starting to enjoy the same benefits as men's cricket. This surge in popularity can mostly be attributed to the inclusion of shorter formats into the game, for both men’s as well women’s cricket. But that too started back in 2004, the first women’s T20 international match played between New Zealand and England. The more appropriate thing to say here would be that the addition of franchise leagues has been the core of this surge in the popular...