800 Review: Watch Out For The Spin

800 gets so lost in celebrating its grand subject that it forgets something pretty elementary: Cricket is a team sport!, notes Sreehari Nair. In 800, Director M S Sripathy creates a world of......

Guess Who Plays Murali In Bio-Pic?

IMAGE: Muttiah Muralitharan -- the only bowler to take 800 Test wickets -- bowling in his hey day. Photograph: Francois Nel/Getty Images One doesn't know if the 'Ms' in the two names have anything......

Our Biopics Are Bad, But There's Hope

I do have a dream biopic. It has as its subject Renu Saluja, the cosmically gifted editor, with a special focus on the Vidhu Vinod Chopra-Saluja-Sudhir Mishra love story, states Sreehari Nair.......

England's record wicket-taker Anderson to be knighted

IMAGE: England fast bowler James Anderson, who made his Test debut in 2003 at Lord's, retired from international duty in July last year after his 188th Test, having taken 704 wickets in a career......

From Injury To Glory! Shami's Dream Run

IMAGE: Mohammed Shami celebrates a wicket during the Champions Trophy match against Bangladesh in Dubai, February 20, 2025. Photograph: BCCI/X Mohammed Shami continued his incredible run with the......

'India, Pakistan Favourites For Champions Trophy'

IMAGE: Muttiah Muralitharan at the launch of Reliance Consumer Products Limited's new sports drink, Spinner, in Mumbai, February 10, 2025. Photographs: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com Spin great......

Ashwin opens about farewell Test

Ravichandran Ashwin is a class act both on and off the field. The former India all-rounder doesn't shy away from candid conversations. Now, on his YouTube channel Ashwin spoke about his retirement......

Is This Why Ashwin Retired?

'I do not think we have heard the last of that yet.' IMAGE: Ravichandran Ashwin finished with a record 537 wickets in 106 Tests -- the seventh highest wicket-taker in Test history. Photograph:......