Articles by R Kaushik
How Sam Konstas' brutal assault rattled Jasprit Bumrah and India at MCG
A 19-year-old Sam Konstas, on Test debut, took apart the best in the world Jasprit Bumrah, and it was a sight to behold.
How will India blunt Travis Head's blade and dodge Scott Boland's bullets?
Travis Head with the bat and Scott Boland with the ball can be India's biggest problem in the Boxing Day Test. How do they stop them?
Jasprit Bumrah a generational box office hero but what about his support cast?
How frustrating it must be to be able to summon only Jasprit Bumrah when the team is in a spot, not sure if the others will rise to the challenge?
Ravichandran Ashwin won a lot games for India on his own: Rangana Herath
Sri Lanka great Rangana Herath talked about Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and how he helped New Zealand to do the unthinkable on Indian soil.
‘Kohli and Rohit should watch videos where they scored centuries’: Gavaskar
In an exclusive interview with Hindustan Times, Sunil Gavaskar explained Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma can shrug off their barren run against Australia.
What are Rohit, Kohli's chances of following Ashwin into retirement next year?
Ravichandran Ashwin's retirement could be the precursor to a couple of more big announcements as early as 2025. Watch out.
Ashwin, master of his craft, consumed by burning inferno, enters glorious sunset
How will the cricket world remember Ashwin? A lion-hearted competitor, to start with. No situation fazed him, he didn’t believe anything was impossible.
Jadeja refuses to be ignored after Gabba rescue act; management forced to...
Ravindra Jadeja once again proved to be India's crisis man, forcing the team management to think about their decision to bench him in SENA nations.
Time to 'point fingers' as India's batting self-destructs again in Brisbane
Maybe, pointing fingers will spur batters into showing greater discipline.
Travis Head and shoulders above rest while legend of Bumrah keeps growing
Travis Head dominated the Indian bowlers with a terrific century, while Jasprit Bumrah led a one-man show among India bowlers in Brisbane.
Gill, Pant channelling spirit of Gabba 2021 as India aim batting resurrection
Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant will be hoping a repeat of their Gabba heroics three years ago as India aim to resurrect their batting in the third Test.
Kohli finds cure to outside off weakness; no concern over Bumrah's fitness
Virat Kohli made a conscious effort to desist from flirting at balls on the fourth and fifth-stump lines, focussing on the discipline.
Henry Olonga, known for battles with Tendulkar, now paints for hobby
Henry Olonga, now a 48-year-old, chuckled at Gate 12 of the Village Green inside the Adelaide Oval, where he got paid by the hour for painting live.
India's pink-ball frailties exposed under floodlights… again
Four years removed from the scars of 36 all out, India still don't seem to have mastered the art of playing pink-ball Tests, especially overseas.
No respite for Rohit Sharma as undercooked pink-ball plans fall flat
A return to the middle order has yielded scores of 3 and 6, which means Rohit now has been out for a single-digit score for 8th time in his last 12 Test innings
Nitish Reddy no Hardik Pandya, but it'll be baffling if he can't match him
Nitish Reddy has taken to Test cricket like fish to water and if he can continue batting this way against Australia, the sky is the limit.
Changes Rohit Sharma needs to make to justify his sacrifice for KL Rahul
Now that the call has been made, Rohit will need to recalibrate his mindset, more than his technique, which in any case has undergone a subtle change.
‘Why, Vinod, why?’: Kambli has no one to blame but himself, certainly not Sachin
Whatever anyone might say, Vinod Kambli has no one to blame but himself for his current predicament. Certainly not Sachin Tendulkar.
Prithvi Shaw's self-destruction worse than Kambli, deserted after IPL snub
At the IPL auction, Prithvi Shaw was shunned by those who invested plenty of time, energy and emotion in him.
Hazlewood's injury heightens pressure as Australia's Josh anything but high
In Perth, Hazlewood precipitated the Indian collapse with four for 29, then backed it up with 21 overs for just 28 runs and the wicket of Devdutt Padikkal
Sinned against, or sinner? Manjrekar’s radical points of view polarise opinion
Several of Sanjay Manjrekar’s comments have riled India’s sensitive cricketers, many of whom feel they are above even scrutiny, leave alone criticism.
Indian stars outshine overseas peers at IPL auction; no room for nostalgia
The IPL 2025 mega auction made one thing clear: Only performances will be rewarded.
Rohit Sharma feels the pressure after Jasprit Bumrah's captaincy shines through
Now that Jasprit Bumrah has fired the opening salvo, the pressure is back on Rohit Sharma to ensure India don't lose momentum in Adelaide.
Rahul rises above pressure and doubts to silence critics with well-crafted fifty
Rahul has been a soft target and his modest Test average lends itself to criticism, but when he bats like he did on Saturday, he both delights and infuriates.
Why India will miss Bumrah the captain when Sharma is back from 2nd Test onwards
Jasprit Bumrah has shown that he can walk the talk as he ripped the Australian batting line-up with 4/17 on Day 1 of the Perth Test.
How India vs Australia become the biggest cricket rivalry of modern era
India vs Australia has dwarfed the Ashes en route to becoming the biggest cricketing spectacle.
Kohli vs Bumrah heats up India's nets in Perth; Jaiswal troubled by pacers
Battle between Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah was the highlight of India's practice session in Perth while opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was in troubled by pacers.
Samson finally arrives but who opens for India when Gill and Jaiswal are back?
Sanju Samson has been successful as a T20I opener, but what happens when Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill return to the team?
BCCI's hurry to appoint Gambhir as Dravid's successor gets worst reality check
Was the BCCI too quick on the draw when it came to appointing Gambhir as Dravid’s successor? That can only be answered with the benefit of hindsight.
Abysmal India hit rock-bottom as attitudes and defensive techniques exposed
To be bowled out in less than 30 overs for 121 with two and a half days left is a low Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir will find impossible to live down
