Saksham Mishra - Feature Writer
Saksham Mishra is a feature writer based in New Delhi, writing interesting looks at cricket and asking questions - before answering them in an insightful way.
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Australia vs India 4th Test Preview: Walking wounded, will India's grit be enough for Gabba challenge
Australia have not lost a test match in Brisbane since 1988 and start favourites despite botching up their chances of victory in Sydney.
Sri Lanka vs England 1st Test Preview: Undercooked visitors rely on pace to counter Galle's spinning conditions
The England team will have several new faces from the time they registered a historic 3-0 victory on their tour of Sri Lanka in 2018.
Cricket World Player of the Week - Ravichandran Ashwin
For his admirable match-saving 258-ball partnership with Hanuma Vihari over two and a half hours during which he wore umpteen balls on the body and battled a back spasm, Ravichandran Ashwin is the Cricket World Player of the Week.
Ireland tour of UAE 2021: Full squads, Fixtures & Preview: All you need to know
Ireland will be back in action, after their tour of England in July-August 2020, with a 4-match ODI series against UAE.
Australia vs India 3rd Test Preview: Dogfight for ascendency at Sydney amid bubbling tension
The controversy surrounding the breach of the biosecure bubble by five Indian players and India's resistance to undergo hard quarantine at Brisbane have added spice to the test series.
England tour of Sri Lanka 2021: Squads, Fixtures & Preview: All you need to know
Despite the Sri Lankan government imposing a temporary ban on commercial flights from the UK due to a new Covid-19 strain emerging in England, the England tour of Sri Lanka in January 2021 is expected to go ahead as planned.
Rohit or Mayank, Rahul or Vihari, Thakur or Saini or Natarajan - Who will India pick for New Year's Test?
The Indian team management is mulling three changes for the Sydney test, where they will have an opportunity of going 2-1 up in the series.
How Warner's inclusion can turn Australia's fortunes
Australia are set to replace both their openers, Matthew Wade and Joe Burns, for the third test of the four-match series against India at Sydney.
New Zealand vs Pakistan 2nd Test Preview: Babar-less visitors gear up for battle of attrition
New Zealand climbed to the top of the ICC test rankings for the first time in history after their 101-run win over Pakistan in the first test match. At the same time, Kane Williamson leapfrogged Steve Smith and Virat Kohli to the top ...
South Africa vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test Preview: Proteas set to make it 2-0 against injury-ravaged Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka will be without four of their first XI players - Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Dinesh Chandimal and Dhananjaya de Silva. Their leading pacer Suranga Lakmal also failed a fitness test.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021 (SMA T20): Teams, Player Squads, Fixtures & Preview: All you need to know
After being delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021, consisting of 102 T20s, will run between January 10 and January 31, 2021
Cricket World Player of the Week - Ajinkya Rahane
Ajinkya Rahane not only did a great job as the stand-in skipper in the Melbourne test, making astute captaincy decisions and team selection, but also bagged the Man of the Match for his game-defining 112 in the first innings under some seriously tough batting conditions.
