Rishabh Pant — Cricket — Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

The theatre of spin

Adverse conditions and hostile bowlers often distinguish the good batsmen from the great ones. And some of the most legendary matches have attained that status because of the tricky nature of the pitch

cricket, sportSiddhartha VaidyanathanMarch 22, 2021Anil Kumble, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Dan LawrenceComment

The draw that meant so much more

Australia, India and the triumphant draw in Sydney

cricket, sportSiddhartha VaidyanathanJanuary 22, 2021Greg Matthews, Narendra Hirwani, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant, Hanuma Vihari, R AshwinComment

The allure of Rishabh Pant

When Pant is in a rampaging mood – scooping, ramping, kneeling and scooping over fine leg, wind-milling his bat with abandon, lofting one-handed sixes over midwicket – there is no limit to what is possible

cricket, sportSiddhartha VaidyanathanApril 25, 2019Rishabh Pant, Atul Bedade, MS Dhoni, Dinesh KarthikComment

Cricketing star, mythical hero – MSD's value impossible to pin down

Dhoni the batsman has been subjected to a glut of analysis. Dhoni the wicketkeeper and Dhoni the tactician have been woefully let down by the stats.

cricket, sportSiddhartha VaidyanathanMarch 18, 2019MS Dhoni, cricket, Rishabh Pant, Virat KohliComment