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Before joining the opinion desk at The National, Chitrabhanu worked in the paper's sports section as a cricket and tennis writer, editor and podcaster. Prior to that, he was with Mid Day and The Indian Express newspapers. Once passionate about listening to music, hiking, playing gully cricket and biking along the beach, he now spends most of his spare time being overwhelmed by fatherhood.
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Joe Root's England and Virat Kohli's India are among the favourites to win the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Stu Forster / Getty Images
July 14, 2019: A date for sports fans to reckon with in England

Wimbledon men's singles final, Cricket World Cup summit clash and British GP are all scheduled for this day on what should be a hectic day of action

Other SportJanuary 22, 2019
Sandeep Lamichhane, Nepal's teenage leg-spinner, has bowled to UAE batsmen in the past. Courtesy International Cricket Council
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The Cricket Pod: 'Expect one UAE v Nepal game to end in a tie'

We preview the three-match one-day series between the sport's two most exciting Associate teams in Dubai this week

CricketJanuary 22, 2019
India captain Virat Kohli, centre, has good reason to be a happy man at the moment. Mark Dadswell / Reuters
Don’t doubt MS Dhoni and other Australia-India ODI takeaways

India's first ever bilateral ODI series win in Australia will give Virat Kohli's men lots of confidence ahead of the World Cup

CricketJanuary 19, 2019
Aiden Markram, left, and Kagiso Rabada represent the future of South African cricket. Shaun Roy / Getty Images
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The Cricket Pod: South Africa's youth give them World Cup hope

The Proteas led by Faf du Plessis will be a tougher lot in the May 30-July 14 tournament in England and Wales

CricketJanuary 15, 2019
The last two of the six Australian Open men's singles titles Roger Federer has won came in 2017 and 2018. Daniel Pockett / EPA
Australian Open predictions: Will Federer beat Djokovic to retain title?

The first major of the season begins on Monday as the ATP and WTA Tours arrive at Melbourne Park

TennisJanuary 13, 2019
Kuldeep Yadav of India is applauded by teammates after taking five wickets during day four of the Fourth Test match against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday in Sydney. Getty Images
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The Cricket Pod: India's pace attack among the best

We analyse India's historic series victory Down Under, and look ahead to the Cricket World Cup

CricketJanuary 10, 2019
Virat Kohli, left, led India to their first Test series victory in Australia since they began touring Down Under in 1947/48. EPA
A shot in the arm for Tests: Takeaways from India's series win in Australia

Here are five talking points following India's first ever Test series win down under

CricketJanuary 08, 2019
India's Virat Kohli, left, and England's Jos Buttler enjoyed a successful 2018 with the bat, and they will likely be key figures at the 2019 World Cup. Peter Cziborra / Reuters
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The Cricket Pod: We want more sport and less scandal in 2019

Graham Caygill, Paul Radley and Chitrabhanu Kadalayil cast their minds to 2018 and agree on what to expect in the new year

CricketJanuary 01, 2019
India need only a draw in Sydney to win their first Test series in Australia, but the hosts are expected to come hard at Virat Kohli's men. Julian Smith / Reuters
Ashwin could fill hole left by Rohit: Sydney Test talking points

India will be under pressure in the final Test, starting on Thursday, as a historic series win in Australia beckons

CricketJanuary 01, 2019
England captain Joe Root poses for photographs with the trophy after England won the third Test match against Sri Lanka in Colombo. Reuters
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Root edges Kohli for captaincy: Test cricket team of 2018

As 2018 nearly draws to a close, we release the best composite 12-man line-up to feature in the longest format of the game

CricketDecember 28, 2018
India captain Virat Kohli has had an excellent year with the bat in all forms of the game. Quinn Rooney / Getty Images
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Kohli's mixed year and rise of Lamichhane: 2018 hits and misses

Here's our list of winners and losers from the world of cricket this year

CricketDecember 27, 2018
Australia's cricket establishment was mired in a crisis this year after Steve Smith, left, David Warner, right, and Cameron Bancroft admitted to being involved in a ball-tampering episode during the Cape Town Test against South Africa. The trio was suspended and some of Cricket Australia's top office-bearers resigned. Justin Langer was appointed coach in place of Darren Lehmann, and it was decided that the team had to weed out their hyper-competitiveness and a win-at-all-cost mentality that had made them successful but unlikeable. It also meant having a relook at sledging. Dave Hunt / EPA
UAE, Kohli, Stokes, ball tampering: The good, bad and ugly of cricket in 2018

We list out why the gentleman's game found itself in the news for the right, and sometimes the wrong, reasons this year

CricketDecember 26, 2018
Australia captain Tim Paine, left and Indian counterpart Virat Kohli are all smiles here, but that was not the case during the Perth Test last week. EPA
Kohli's antics and Jadeja's fitness: Melbourne Test talking points

As Australia take on India in the third Test, starting in Melbourne on Wednesday, the tourists are grappling with a few issues even as the series is level at 1-1

CricketDecember 24, 2018
Virat Kohli of India bats on day four of the second Test match between Australia and India at Perth Stadium in Perth, 17 December 2018. EPA
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The Cricket Pod: EPL booming in Nepal, Kohli beaten in Perth

We talk to Andrew Leonard, the former ICC digital and social media manager, who is commentating at the Everest Premier League T20 competition

CricketDecember 18, 2018
India opener Gautam Gambhir was brilliant across all formats during a career that spanned more than a decade. Reuters
Gambhir – great Indian cricketer whose career comes to a tepid end

At a time when international teams are giving their greats made-for-TV farewells, the former opening batsman will make his last appearance in a less-than-spectacular setting

CricketDecember 06, 2018
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