Anirudh Suresh

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112 Average, 11.2 Economy: Rashid Khan’s Horror Start To IPL 2025 Keeps Getting Worse

RCB were 80/4 at one point, but Rashid conceded 54 off 4 overs against batters who are liabilities against leg-spin

Anirudh Suresh

02 Apr 2025

IPL 2025 Might Decide India’s Openers For 2026 T20 World Cup

Ahead of IPL 2025, we analyse all contenders for the Indian T20I team's opening slot

Anirudh Suresh

20 Mar 2025

Which Indian Batters Could Have A Breakthrough Season In IPL 2025?

Could IPL 2025 see Prabhsimran Singh finally realise his potential?

Anirudh Suresh

20 Mar 2025

Rohit Sharma's Legacy Lies In How India Embraced Fearlessness Under Pressure

Rohit, for all the right reasons, has ensured that he will be spoken of and looked back upon as a one-of-a-kind leader

Anirudh Suresh

09 Mar 2025

Steve Smith Bids Goodbye, As A Bloody Good ODI Batter

Smith, in ODI cricket, was an absolutely incredible batter in his own right

Anirudh Suresh

05 Mar 2025

Mohammed Shami Flips Spin Script In Dubai To Outfox Australia

On the day, Mohammed Shami came, he saw, and he conquered

Anirudh Suresh

04 Mar 2025

England’s Dismal Batting Capitulation Raises Questions About Team Culture

For real, though, can it get more embarrassing than England's showing in Karachi today?

Anirudh Suresh

01 Mar 2025

One-Sided And Boring: India-Pakistan Has Turned Into An Underwhelming Spectacle

After yet another one-sided snoozefest between these two sides, is anyone genuinely craving India-Pakistan anymore?

Anirudh Suresh

23 Feb 2025

Another ICC Event, And South Africa’s Batting Looks Just As Formidable

New year, new ICC tournament but South Africa’s batting looks just as dominant

Anirudh Suresh

21 Feb 2025

‘No-Intent’ Babar’s Match-Losing Knock Headlines Pakistan’s Woeful Karachi Showing

It was Pakistan's best player who ended up letting the team down on the grandest of stages

Anirudh Suresh

19 Feb 2025

Classy Tom Latham Roars Back In Style To Reaffirm His Brilliance

This might very well go down as Latham's personal favourite hundred, if not his best

Anirudh Suresh

19 Feb 2025

By Force-Fitting Jaiswal, India Are Trying To Fix Something That’s Not Broken

Jaiswal’s time will definitely come, but trying to force-hit him into the XI now might backfire for India

Anirudh Suresh

08 Feb 2025

Abhishek Sharma shows he’s here to stay with six-hitting exhibition at Eden

12 innings into his T20I career, Abhishek now already has three 50-plus scores with a strike rate over 200

Anirudh Suresh

22 Jan 2025

Shai Hope does a Bumrah, Avishka plays the knock of the year: ILT20 week one recap

If you’re someone who missed the action from week one, don’t worry, we’ve got you fully covered

Anirudh Suresh

20 Jan 2025

BGT 24/25: A series filled with curious ‘what ifs’ for both India and Australia

We look at a few 'what if' scenarios that could have completely modified the scoreline and the complexion of this series

Anirudh Suresh

06 Jan 2025

WTC Final: How India finished third in a two-horse race

After the win over Bangladesh in Kanpur, India topped the WTC table with a PCT of 74.24%. But they've now failed to qualify after finishing with a PCT of 50.00%

Anirudh Suresh

05 Jan 2025

India need to quickly figure out Washington Sundar’s role in away Tests

Across the Melbourne and Sydney Tests, Sundar was effectively a glorified specialist lower-order batter who barely bowled

Anirudh Suresh

05 Jan 2025

Best Test bowling spells of 2024 ft. Shamar, Bumrah & Pakistan’s spin twins

We look at the finest performances with the ball this year

Anirudh Suresh

31 Dec 2024

Despite MCG loss, India can still make it to the WTC Final - here’s how

Despite suffering a painful loss at MCG, India’s hopes of making it to the WTC Final are not completely over. We look at how they can still make it to the summit clash at Lord’s

Anirudh Suresh

30 Dec 2024

Kagiso Rabada has his ultimate ‘I’m him’ moment to propel South Africa to WTC Final

The cricketing gods couldn’t have written a better script even if they tried. What is cinema, you ask? THIS IS CINEMA

Anirudh Suresh

29 Dec 2024

Nathan McSweeney’s only fault is that Jasprit Bumrah exists

Australia felt like they had to make a ‘tough’ decision; so they made the easiest of the tough decisions, axing the rookie who had fared no worse than the seniors around him

Anirudh Suresh

20 Dec 2024

SMAT 2024: Which players could IPL franchises potentially rope in as replacement?

We look at the individuals who could turn out to be last-minute signings for franchises in IPL 2025

Anirudh Suresh

16 Dec 2024

RCB’s Jacob Bethell & a lot more IPL stars in action - all you need to know about BBL 2024/25

The biggest headline of BBL 14 is certainly David Warner’s return to leadership, but there are also plenty of other sub-plots to look forward to

Anirudh Suresh

14 Dec 2024

With Josh Hazlewood back, should Australia play four seamers in Brisbane?

With the ‘big three’ all being locks, there is only one way in which Australia can fit Boland into the XI for The Gabba - at the expense of Nathan Lyon

Anirudh Suresh

10 Dec 2024

Sherfane Rutherford is quietly in the midst of an outrageous purple patch

Rutherford now has 443 runs from his first eight ODI innings - no West Indian batter has scored more after eight hits

Anirudh Suresh

10 Dec 2024

WTC Scenarios: Can India and Australia still play the final?

South Africa are in pole position to make the WTC Final, but there are multiple scenarios in which India and Australia can end up playing the final as well

Anirudh Suresh

09 Dec 2024

Over-reliance on Bumrah, not willing to bat long - India have pressing issues

We look at the issues India will need to fix before the third Test at the Gabba in Brisbane

Anirudh Suresh

08 Dec 2024

STATS: Adelaide witnesses the shortest India-Australia Test in history

The contest lasted all of 1,031 deliveries, making it the shortest completed Test between India and Australia in history

Anirudh Suresh

08 Dec 2024

Seniors’ no-show under lights leaves India on brink of defeat in Adelaide

The constant no-show from India's senior players under pressure is now turning out to be a concerning pattern

Anirudh Suresh

07 Dec 2024

Under-pressure Labuschagne transforms into Marnus of the old to turn the tables

With Labuschagne finding touch again, Australia will now believe that they can count on their talisman in the remainder of the series

Anirudh Suresh

07 Dec 2024

Mitchell Starc’s wizardry under lights cements his legacy as the pink-ball GOAT

Through his six-fer, he reiterated a fact that’s pretty much undisputed now: that he is simply the best ever bowler to have held a pink ball

Anirudh Suresh

06 Dec 2024

Unfazed by pressure and circumstances, Nitish continues to grow from strength to strength

India keep throwing him into ludicrously high-pressure situations and he keeps delivering

Anirudh Suresh

06 Dec 2024

Hard work undone: India lose 3/12 to squander early advantage in Adelaide

At 69/1 with two set batters, India would have hoped to pile on the runs in the first innings. But instead they ended up squandering the early advantage

Anirudh Suresh

06 Dec 2024

Phil Jaques exclusive: Labuschagne’s relentless pursuit of ‘perfection’ might be hindering him

The Australian No.3 has passed double digits just twice in his last ten innings, and might have just one more game to save his spot in the Test side

Anirudh Suresh

05 Dec 2024

Decoded ft. Phil Jaques: Why has batting become harder in Australia?

Since July 2020, when cricket restarted after the pandemic, the batting average in Australia has fallen from 35.03 to 27.22

Anirudh Suresh

03 Dec 2024

IPL 2025 auction takeaways: Are teams no longer buying overseas players on reputation?

We look at the key trends and takeaways from the IPL 2025 player auction that happened in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, across November 24 and November 25

Anirudh Suresh

26 Nov 2024

Maxwell to CSK? Buttler to DC? Who are the dream picks for each franchise?

We look at which players will be the ideal pick for each franchise at the upcoming IPL 2025 mega auction, for various reasons

Anirudh Suresh

21 Nov 2024

The sadness of coming to terms with Steve Smith’s fading invincibility

For the longest time, Steve Smith in Test cricket was unconquerable. But in 2024, that is no longer the case

Anirudh Suresh

15 Nov 2024

Stats: Maxwell endures one of the worst years for an Aussie batter

It's been a rough w̶e̶e̶k̶ year for Glenn Maxwell, who has averaged 9.16 in ODI cricket

Anirudh Suresh

10 Nov 2024

India ‘A’ series Takeaways: Should Dhruv Jurel be a lock for Perth Test?

We look at the key takeaways from the unofficial Test series between India 'A' and Australia 'A'

Anirudh Suresh

09 Nov 2024

Race to WTC Final: every BGT scenario explained

How will different BGT scorelines affect India and Australia's PCT? We look at the same

Anirudh Suresh

03 Nov 2024

STATS: Rabada produces a Hall of Fame showing in Bangladesh

The South African decided to take the matter into his own hands across the two Tests against Bangladesh and produced one of the greatest EVER showings by a pacer in Asia

Anirudh Suresh

01 Nov 2024

IPL Retention Takeaways: Have RR overestimated Dhruv Jurel’s value?

We look at the key takeaways from the IPL 2025 retention day, which had a lot of drama

Anirudh Suresh

31 Oct 2024

Nathan McSweeney makes his BGT case on a brutal day for batting

Walking in at No.4, McSweeney scored 29* and faced 110 balls on a day in which no other batter even lasted 80 balls

Anirudh Suresh

31 Oct 2024

Can youngsters Nitish Reddy & Sam Konstas make their BGT case?

The crucial unofficial two-Test series between India A and Australia A begins on October 31 in Mackay

Anirudh Suresh

30 Oct 2024

How New Zealand pulled off the greatest upset in modern cricket history

We look at how, against all odds, New Zealand did the unthinkable

Anirudh Suresh

26 Oct 2024

India BGT squad takeaways: Have we seen the last of Shardul Thakur in Tests?

We look at the key takeaways from India's squad announcement for the five-Test series against Australia

Anirudh Suresh

26 Oct 2024

Who should be India’s reserve top-order batter for BGT 2024/25?

One of Sarfaraz Khan or KL Rahul will be the reserve middle-order batter, but who should the reserve top-order batter be for the Australia Tests? We analyze the same

Anirudh Suresh

23 Oct 2024

Inglis makes his BGT case, Smith fails but Carey remains unstoppable

A thorough round-up of everything that unfolded in the second round of the Sheffield Shield 2024/25

Anirudh Suresh

23 Oct 2024

Stats: NZ script history with a special win after 36 years

New Zealand registered their third Test win in India and the first in the 21st century

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20 Oct 2024

For Suzie Bates, it’s all been ‘building up to this moment’

Fairytales do exist, and there is one dangling right in front of Bates, with the White Ferns one win away from becoming world champions for the first time in the shortest format

Anirudh Suresh

19 Oct 2024

Stats: End of an era as South Africa snap Australia’s legendary streak

For the first time in 15 years, Australia Women won’t be a part of the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup

Anirudh Suresh

17 Oct 2024

How bad are Santner’s numbers in Tests? Way worse than you think

All the numbers point towards the left-arm spinner being a liability for the Kiwis in red-ball cricket

Anirudh Suresh

14 Oct 2024

Sheffield Shield: How did the Australian Test stars fare in round one?

A host of Australian Test stars took part in the first round of the Sheffield Shield 2024/25 that ended on October 11 (Friday). We look at how each player fared

Anirudh Suresh

12 Oct 2024

Colin Munro interview: ‘I wish I’d played more Tests for New Zealand’

On the sidelines of Zim Afro T10 2024, Cricket.com caught up with the legendary New Zealand opener, who spoke about a host of things

Anirudh Suresh

10 Oct 2024

Nitish Reddy has well and truly arrived at the international stage

India just can’t seem to stop unearthing superstars in the 20-over format

Anirudh Suresh

09 Oct 2024

Meet Corey Rocchiccioli, the off-spinning sensation rewriting history in Perth

The 26-year-old is statistically the best spinner Western Australia have produced in six decades and is on the cusp of national selection

Anirudh Suresh

06 Oct 2024

India series takeaways: Jaiswal's invincibility, Akash Deep's rapid rise & more

A look at the key takeaways from an Indian perspective from the hosts' 2-0 series win over Bangladesh

Anirudh Suresh

01 Oct 2024

Shakib Al Hasan’s Test career has (potentially) come to a very grim end

Reality has been brutal for the man who is arguably the greatest cricketer Bangladesh have produced

Anirudh Suresh

01 Oct 2024

Ravindra Jadeja: an all-round GOAT whose legacy is already immortalised

On Day 4 of the Kanpur Test, the left-arm spinner picked his 300th Test wicket

Anirudh Suresh

30 Sep 2024

IPL 2025: Which players will each franchise retain?

With the new rules bringing about a plethora of retention possibilities, we to look at which players each franchise will retain

Anirudh Suresh

29 Sep 2024

Why LSG will be praying that Mayank Yadav doesn’t debut for India

Due to the new retention policy, LSG might want India to not pick Mayank Yadav for the Bangladesh T20Is

Anirudh Suresh

29 Sep 2024

Women's T20 World Cup: Who is each side’s most in-form player?

We look at which players will enter the T20 World Cup as the most in-form player for their respective sides, statistically

Anirudh Suresh

28 Sep 2024

STATS: New Zealand suffer a generational humiliation in Galle

In an embarrassing morning, New Zealand registered their lowest ever total against Sri Lanka in Tests

Anirudh Suresh

28 Sep 2024

Welcome back, Rishabh! Test cricket missed you

Rishabh Pant the cheat code is back in Tests, and how!

Anirudh Suresh

21 Sep 2024

Unwanted nine-year first for Rohit as rotten run against Bangladesh continues

For the first time since 2015, the 37-year-old ended up getting dismissed twice for single digits in the same home Test

Anirudh Suresh

20 Sep 2024

Unstoppable Akash Deep keeps growing from strength to strength

On Day 2 of the Chennai Test against Bangladesh, the paceman further added to his growing legend

Anirudh Suresh

20 Sep 2024

Bangladesh pacers set 21st century record by taking 9 wickets in Chennai

This is only the sixth instance in Chennai’s history that 9 or more wickets in an innings have been taken by fast bowlers

Anirudh Suresh

20 Sep 2024

A counter-attack for the ages: Ashwin’s love story with Chepauk continues

The veteran produced one of his best batting performances ever, smashing his second-fastest fifty in Test cricket

Anirudh Suresh

19 Sep 2024

Virat Kohli is back in Tests, so is his fishing outside off-stump

It was a classic Kohli dismissal. One that we’ve been accustomed to for at least the last four years

Anirudh Suresh

19 Sep 2024

Rishabh Pant returns to Test cricket after 635 days

Pant last played Test cricket for India on December 25, 2022, in Dhaka against Bangladesh

Anirudh Suresh

19 Sep 2024

Travis Head’s 2024: the best ever by an Aussie & among the greatest in T20I history

If the 2021-2023 period saw him dominate Tests and ODIs, 2024 has so far seen the left-handed dynamite from South Australia absolutely own T20 cricket

Anirudh Suresh

16 Sep 2024

The Cricket.com Weekly - September 16th

Missed all the action this week? We've got you covered!

Anirudh Suresh

16 Sep 2024

Mehidy’s batting, Nahid Rana’s pace & other threats India will need to be wary of

Given Bangladesh are capable of causing a lot of damage, what exactly are the things that India will need to be wary of?

Anirudh Suresh

16 Sep 2024

Highest powerplay score, quickest chase in history: Australia SHATTER records

In a mind-boggling batting performance, Australia chased down 155 in just 9.4 overs, making it the quickest chase in T20I history

Anirudh Suresh

04 Sep 2024

Duleep Trophy: Pant’s return, Gill’s form & Sai Kishore in focus | India A vs India B

We look at some key Talking Points from the big clash at the Chinnaswamy Stadium

Anirudh Suresh

03 Sep 2024

Michael Vaughan, Allan Donald & others you may not know played T20 cricket

Even Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis played a total of 12 T20s between them

Anirudh Suresh

29 Aug 2024

Abu Dhabi to Hamilton: Pakistan’s worst Test collapses in last 15 years

We look at some of the horror third and fourth innings collapses endured by the Men in Green in the past 15 years in Tests

Anirudh Suresh

25 Aug 2024

Peak Shikhar Dhawan in Indian colours, you just had to be there

Dhawan was the ultimate ‘you just had to be there’ cricketer who had the vibiest career of all time

Anirudh Suresh

24 Aug 2024

How long will it take for Root to surpass Sachin?

He definitely can do it, but, realistically, when can Root go past Sachin?

Anirudh Suresh

17 Aug 2024

Karun Nair interview: ‘Every Indian batter needs to experience County Cricket’

The Vidarbha batter talks about his County experience, his Karnataka exit, his goals for the next 12 months and a lot more in an exclusive chat

Anirudh Suresh

15 Aug 2024

EXCLUSIVE: Full inside story of shambolic GT20 Canada playoffs saga

Bangla Tigers CEO and owner Zaffir Yasin spills the beans as he tells the story of what unfolded at the GT20 Canada playoff weekend that’s caused a huge uproar

Anirudh Suresh

13 Aug 2024

When was the last time Kohli, Rohit & others played domestic cricket?

We look at when the big names in Indian cricket last made a domestic red-ball appearance in the country

Anirudh Suresh

12 Aug 2024

In the form of his life, Axar is coming for Jadeja’s spot in ODIs

The Sri Lanka series reiterated why Axar is one of India’s most valuable white-ball players

Anirudh Suresh

09 Aug 2024

Meet Muhammad Hurraira and Kamran Ghulam, Pakistan's newest run-machines

The Men in Green have picked two new faces in Muhammad Hurraira and Kamran Ghulam, both of whom have been absolutely tearing it apart in first-class cricket

Anirudh Suresh

07 Aug 2024

5 highlights from the thrilling tie between India and Sri Lanka

Missed the epic clash between India and Sri Lanka today in Colombo? Don't worry, our recap has got you covered!

Anirudh Suresh

02 Aug 2024

An Arshdeep slog, an India capitulation and a tie to remember

What’s it with Gambhir and ties? He’s only been here for four games and India have already tied two of those

Anirudh Suresh

02 Aug 2024

Belligerent Rohit picks up from where he left in the 2023 World Cup

Playing the format for the first time in 10 months, the team India skipper didn’t skip a beat as he brought out his 2023 WC avatar

Anirudh Suresh

02 Aug 2024

Wellalage & a recovery act for the ages: Déjà vu for India in Colombo

This was truly a day where the 21-year-old batted out of his mind, reaffirming the fact that he’s a generational talent with a knack for the special

Anirudh Suresh

02 Aug 2024

Chaos in Colombo: Liyanage rules himself ‘out’ and walks despite being not out

The 29-year-old forced Joel Wilson’s hand by voluntarily walking off, giving himself out despite making no contact with the ball

Anirudh Suresh

02 Aug 2024

Who is Mohamed Shiraz, the Sri Lankan speedster making his debut vs India?

A right-arm speedster who has the ability to clock 140 clicks, Shiraz has quite an unbelievable List A record

Anirudh Suresh

02 Aug 2024

Stats: Ben Stokes smashes fastest ever Test fifty by an Englishman

This was a Test in which England, led by their skipper, broke multiple records

Anirudh Suresh

28 Jul 2024

36 thunderbolts, 5 wickets: A fiery Mark Wood spell for the ages

This was truly one of those spells where you just had to be there

Anirudh Suresh

28 Jul 2024

Kirk McKenzie endures worst ever series for a West Indies batter

His average of 5.50 here is the lowest EVER average registered by a West Indian batter in a series

Anirudh Suresh

28 Jul 2024

5 highlights from Day 2 as England take control at Edgbaston

Missed Day 2 of the third Test between England and West Indies? Don't worry, we've got you covered!

Anirudh Suresh

27 Jul 2024

Jamie Smith shows the merit of England’s intuition-based selection

Early days, but Smith is proving to be the wicketkeeper batter that Foakes simply couldn’t be

Anirudh Suresh

27 Jul 2024

Alzarri Joseph joins extremely rare list following 100th Test wicket

He is only the second bowler in Test history to not have multiple five-wicket hauls despite picking 100+ Test wickets

Anirudh Suresh

27 Jul 2024

Joe Root becomes second-youngest in history to 12,000 Test runs

The 33-year-old, however, is the second-slowest to the landmark in terms of innings

Anirudh Suresh

27 Jul 2024

5 highlights from Day 1 of the Edgbaston Test

Missed the first day between England and West Indies? Don't worry, we've got you covered!

Anirudh Suresh

26 Jul 2024

Rollercoaster day of missed opportunities sums up Windies’ frustrating series

Not for the first time in this series, this West Indian batting line-up ended up giving its fans and the very partisan ‘neutrals’ a ray of hope before inevitably breaking their hearts