Sharda Ugra

Sportswriter

The two-man heist

When Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif did their team proud in a tall chase in England

24-Sep-2023•Sharda Ugra

The battle of Bangalore

Over a hundred overs and 676 runs, two teams slugged it out and collapsed to the carpet at the same time

12-Sep-2023•Sharda Ugra

Mission 2028: what does cricket's road to the Olympics look like?

Cricket is officially making its push for the Los Angeles Games, but it has to hurdle many practical and logistical challenges on the way there

19-Aug-2021•Sharda Ugra

The balls of the century, No. 10: Shane Warne to VVS Laxman

Sometimes even a stock delivery can look spectacular (and change the course of a series)

22-Sep-2020•Sharda Ugra

The balls of the century, No. 13: Irfan Pathan to Adam Gilchrist

The whiplash departure. The death wobble. The fatal yorker

07-Sep-2020•Sharda Ugra

Chetan Chauhan: bat like you're the last man

In an age of modest achievements for Indian cricket, he was a stalwart partner to the only star

17-Aug-2020•Sharda Ugra

Whatever happened to Ravi Shastri 1.0?

When did the outspoken rebel, who always put players' interests first, turn into an establishment man?

22-May-2020•Sharda Ugra

Remember the 'cursed' West Indies rebels who toured South Africa in the '80s?

A new book sheds light on the lives of the 20 cricketers and the aftermath of their historic decision to play for apartheid pay

17-May-2020•Sharda Ugra

'There has to be a format where the bowlers are able to challenge batters'

Sachin Tendulkar talks about how ODIs are skewed in favour of batsmen, and looks back to his landmark Sharjah innings against Australia 22 years ago

24-Apr-2020•Sharda Ugra

Sanjeev Chawla's arrest logical follow-up, says former Delhi police chief

It's a chance to look at the case from a wider perspective, BCCI and ICC should also be involved now

13-Feb-2020•Sharda Ugra

What do India's cricketers have to say about the protests in the country?

The fans want their heroes to speak up at times like these

24-Jan-2020•Sharda Ugra

The good, bad and thorny of Indian cricket

The seventh edition of the Wisden India Almanack turns the spotlight on the big issues, and more besides

30-Nov-2019•Sharda Ugra

What Sourav Ganguly needs to do as head of the BCCI

He only has ten months, but there is plenty he can achieve if he wants to. Here's a list of things he needs to tackle

30-Nov-2019•Sharda Ugra

India have amazeballs fast bowlers? Surely I'm dreaming

An Indian fan accustomed to the gentle speeds of Indian quicks of the '80s and '90s struggles to comprehend that her team now has a fearsome pace attack

21-Nov-2019•Sharda Ugra

Cricket in the age of Empire

History, geography, princes and politics meet in Prashant Kidambi's book on the first Indian team's tour to Britain

06-Sep-2019•Sharda Ugra

A tale of match-fixing, told by a cop

A new novel looks at nefarious doings in the women's game in Pakistan

18-Aug-2019•Sharda Ugra

Wahab Riaz dreamed he would be picked for the World Cup. And then he was

The Pakistan veteran of three World Cups very nearly didn't make it to his third

04-Jul-2019•Sharda Ugra

'We were in control but it slipped' - Nicholas Pooran on disappointment of defeat

Nicholas Pooran scored his maiden hundred but was unable to be West Indies' saviour

01-Jul-2019•Sharda Ugra at Chester-le-Street

Mohammed Shami shows the Maestro in him to stop the music for West Indies

In a week, Shami went from back-up to match-winner. In six balls, he let West Indians know their World Cup was over

27-Jun-2019•Sharda Ugra at Old Trafford

Gayle, Holder urge the West Indies rookies to become "rock and soul"

Patience around the West Indies young stars, like the team's chances at the World Cup, is starting to run out

26-Jun-2019•Sharda Ugra in Manchester

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