The Hinge upon which SRH’s season can change

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A three-wicket first over is one way to make the world excited about your debut.

🏏 Cricket Roundup: The IPL’s major trends, potential Crawley replacements, & reviewing the NZ-SL A series.

SRH beat RR by 57 runs.

Pratyush Raj profiles Praful Hinge after his 4-wicket debut for SRH.
📊 S Rajesh on the statistical trends of this new IPL season, Narbavi R on the merits of dropping Ruturaj Gaikwad down the order for CSK, Venkata Krishna B on the unravelled mysteries of Varun Chakravarty and Noor Ahmed, & Swaroop Swaminathan on the 4-hour 20-minute RCB-MI game.
🔒 Steve James thinks James Rew can challenge for Zak Crawley’s ENG spot, while Chris Stocks names 7 players who can replace the ENG opener.
Dom Murray has a diligent (and fun!) look at the NZ-A v SL-A series.

🗞️ Quick News: Wisden’s annual awards, Jio’s monopoly, & WC reward boost.

Wisden have announced their awards for 2025; Bharat Sundaresan on Men’s Cricketer of the Year Mitch Starc, Annesha Ghosh on Women’s Cricketer of the Year Deepti Sharma, Abhishek Mukherjee on T20 Cricketer of the Year Abhishek Sharma, & George Dobell on Wisden Trophy Winner Shubman Gill. You can read a summary of the awards here.
Wisden editor Lawrence Booth previews his editorial note on the IND-PAK Handshake-Gate, the Mustafissure saga, & ENG’s abysmal Ashes tour.
🔒 Kartikay Kashyap on Jio’s monopoly of cricket media rights.
RR manager Romi Bhinder has been given 48 hours to explain his phone usage in the dugout during the RR-RCB game.
The ICC has increased the prize money for the Women’s World Cup by 10%.

📺 A/V: Root on The Ashes, Vaughan x Cook on captaincy, & Jaiswal on opening.

“Scoring hundreds in Australia”
🎤 Phil Walker talks to Joe Root about The Ashes, England, the future of Tests, and more. [Apple/Spotify]
“The Art of Captaincy”
🎤 Steve Crossman talks to Michael Vaughan & Alastair Cook about leadership. [Apple/Spotify]
“The Mind Of An Opening Batsman”
📽️ Kevin Pietersen talks to Yashasvi Jaiswal about his career, the challenges of opening, and his growth. [YouTube]
“India’s Best Leg Spinner?”
📽️ Cricket by JB remember Poonam Yadav’s career for IND-W, and how the legendary spinner was dropped permanently by 30. [YouTube]