What cricketer Kumar Kushagra’s father learnt… — and 3 more from the IPL
2 short reads across IPL: What cricketer Kumar Kushagra’s father learnt from historian • Administrator Saurabh Tiwary, a vintage hard…
Quick sweep of stories worth flagging — each summarised in a line.
• What cricketer Kumar Kushagra’s father learnt from historian Romila Thapar and how it shaped his son.
• Administrator Saurabh Tiwary, a vintage hard-hitting batter, aims to make cricketers’ lives easy. The vintage hard-hitting batter is the secretary of the Jharkhand State CA now; the southpaw says that the modern batters are much better at power-hitting than he ever was; he waxes eloquent on Sooryavanshi’s talent and Kohli’s longevity.
• India Test squad: Why Anshul Kamboj gets the nod as Auqib Nabi misses out again.
• "Look at the longer run" - Abhinav Mukund picks between Shivam Dube and Nitish Reddy for 5th IND vs WI 2026 T20I. Former opener Abhinav Mukund has backed Nitish Kumar Reddy to retain his place in the playing XI ahead of Shivam Dube for the fifth T20I against the West Indies in Bengaluru.