In Focus – An exhilarating epic for the ages

Over the years, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy has had no dearth of extraordinary cricket and riveting drama. But what transpired in Brisbane on 19th January 2021 was in a different realm altogether. Embattled by injuries and forced to field a greenhorn bowling unit, defending champions India entered the fortress of the Gabba needing at least a […]

Review – 2019 Test cricket recap

Though 2019 was the year of the World Cup, Test cricket assumed significance with the arrival of the World Test Championship (WTC) in August. The year saw 39 Tests, nine less than were played in 2018. As many as 35 of them ended in a result – of which 25 were home wins – […]

Review – 2019 Test Team of the Year

The Cricket Cauldron’s Test team for the year 2019 features four players from Australia, three from New Zealand, two from India, and one each from Afghanistan and England. This year’s team has only one player in common with last year’s team – India’s Virat Kohli. Mayank Agarwal (India) Having impressed with 76 on […]