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T20 World Cup: When Finn Allen Launched A Meteor Shower At Eden Gardens
Rediff.com9 hours ago

The South Africans had only recently wiped away their reputation of being chokers. Finn...

T20 World Cup: Mumbai Gripped By India-England Semi-Final Fever
Rediff.com1 days ago

Fans are so confident of India retaining the ICC World T20 title that that they would...

What Makes Sanju 'Chetta' Kerala's Darling
Rediff.com1 days ago

Whenever he has played a match-winning knock, the pride in Malayalees travels faster...

T20 World Cup: Any Doubts About Sanju Being A Match Winner?
Rediff.com3 days ago

When the script of the match was leading towards a sad ending for his team, Sanju...

T20 World Cup: Cracks In Eden Gardens Pitch Because Of Tremors?
Rediff.com4 days ago

Darren Sammy: 'We are most people's second favourite team, but we're playing against...

T20 World Cup: Cricket At Eden Gardens Is Not Just About Winning
Rediff.com5 days ago

Cricket magnifies the joy in the City of Joy. And with the stadium illuminated in World...

T20 World Cup: India's Big Win Must Have Created Doubts In Windies' Minds
Rediff.com6 days ago

It was a performance wrapped in authority and flair, one that re-instated the belief...

T20 World Cup: Why Can't Teams Just Admit They Played Badly?
Rediff.com7 days ago

After a big loss, teams often give excuses instead of honestly admitting they played...

T20 World Cup: India's Nets Session Resembled A Fireworks Display
Rediff.com25 Feb 2026

Batters launched balls so high into the sky that they looked like rockets taking off...

T20 World Cup: Thursday's Game Will Be Played Before India's Most Knowledgeable Fans
Rediff.com25 Feb 2026

It is said that in Chennai, fans do not watch cricket -- they analyse and debate it and...

T20 World Cup: 100,000 Fans Fell Silent, Disappeared Into The Darkness
Rediff.com23 Feb 2026

To witness over 100,000 people sitting in stunned silence is not a sight one can forget...

T20 World Cup: Can India Turn Super Eight Tension Into Triumph?
Rediff.com22 Feb 2026

It takes a lot of mental strength to play in front of nearly 100,000 people in...

T20 World Cup: Will Abhishek Sharma Score His First Run?
Rediff.com22 Feb 2026

What Abhishek should understand is that what defines a good cricketer is not the duck,...

T20 World Cup: When The Tiranga Inspires SKY's Team To Soar
Rediff.com21 Feb 2026

The sight of the Tricolour fluttering in the stands sharpens the resolve of the...

T20 World Cup: Super Eights: Is Dube India's X-Factor?
Rediff.com20 Feb 2026

Shivam Dube: 'I worked really hard, but there is something called support that is given...

Narendra Modi Stadium: Where Cricket Roars Loudest
Rediff.com19 Feb 2026

You don't just play here -- you must dare to play here because the sound from the...

T20 World Cup: Indian Fans Carry Celebrations Home At Airport
Rediff.com17 Feb 2026

From tears in the stands to songs in the airport, the India-Pakistan rivalry delivered...

T20 World Cup: India-Pakistan Contest: Big Fuss, All Fizzle
Rediff.com16 Feb 2026

'Isn't it silly to call India-Pakistan cricket's greatest rivalry when Pakistan has won...

T20 World Cup: Long Live Cricket, Long Live India-Pakistan Games
Rediff.com15 Feb 2026

In Sri Lanka, an India-Pakistan game becomes more than cricket. There will be only one...

T20 World Cup: Every India-Pakistan Game Means More Than Just Cricket
Rediff.com14 Feb 2026

Beyond the boundaries drawn on maps, beyond the noise of rivalry, beyond wins and...