Steve Smith Archives

Steve Smith is No Monster – In the New, Conscience-Free Version of Cricket

We need a new breed of cricketer for the new, callous version of the gentleman’s game. Ball tampering is only the start. Steve Smiths of the future will resort to all-out sabotage, even leaving chilly powder in their opponents’ crotch guards before the game.

Dushyant Shekhawat June 21, 2016

Sports

How Virat Kohli’s Aggression and Emotions Turned Him into a Better Sport

By interceding with booing fans on Steve Smith’s behalf, Virat Kohli proved he’s not just a no-nonsense Dilli boy with a never-ending reserve of expletives, but also a benevolent sportsman.

Jackie Thakkar May 13, 2016

Sports

Can We Please Take a Moment to Cheer for Hima Das?

Between Jofra Archer's deadly bouncers at Ashes and the shock draw in the Premier League, it’s been a hell of a weekend for sports fans. But amid all this frenzy, there is a soothing balm — and her name is Hima Das. The 19-year-old Assamese track star has quietly picked up six gold medals in as many weeks.

Kahini Iyer April 30, 2016

Sports

The Tale of the India-Australia Test Series Cannot Be Told in Statistics

The scorecard can never do justice to the historic India vs Australia Test series we just witnessed. This is not the story about great tons and wickets, it’s a story of heroics and emotions – of Cheteshwar Pujara’s bruises, Mohammad Siraj’s tears, Hanuma Vihari’s hamstring, and Ajinkya Rahane’s grit.

Hardik Rajgor April 9, 2016

Sports

Steve Smith is Back and It’s Like He Never Left

After a year in the wilderness, Steve Smith made his return to Test cricket amid adverse conditions, an intimidating crowd, a world-class bowling attack operating at their best, and a batting collapse to steady. The conditions were less than ideal, but Smith’s two centuries made it look like he had never left.

Parth Pandya March 24, 2016

POV

A League of Unorthodox Gentlemen

Kuldeep Yadav, who, like Steve Smith at the other end of the 22 yards, is a much-needed aberration in the game of cricket because he keeps a niche craft alive.

Anahad Madhav March 7, 2016

Pop Culture

The Eternal Appeal of the Ashes

For once, here’s a series that commands our attention without cheerleaders, Navjot Singh Sidhu, or tacky corporate branding.

Dushyant Shekhawat March 3, 2016