Anand Vasu

Columnist, TOI Online

Stories by the author

• Jasprit Bumrah: The man India turns to when it matters the most

  
  07 Mar 2026 12:06 AM IST
• ICC T20 World Cup: Sixes, chaos and a stunner as India edge England in Wankhede run-fest

  
  06 Mar 2026 11:06 AM IST
• T20 World Cup: Why India vs Pakistan is more than just a match

  
  15 Feb 2026 12:01 AM IST
• Why Suryakumar’s value to India’s T20 side extends past his batting number

  
  24 Jan 2026 11:32 PM IST
• The five-T20I series against New Zealand gives India one final chance to fine-tune their World Cup plans

  
  21 Jan 2026 01:37 AM IST
• View: Leaving Shubman Gill out shows India’s T20 World Cup call was about combinations, not status

  
  20 Dec 2025 11:21 PM IST
• Gill back as vice-captain; no place for Iyer and Jaiswal as India announce 15-member Asia Cup T20 squad

  
  19 Aug 2025 11:43 PM IST
• Stay vanilla, Shubman: The strength of being unapologetically simple

  
  20 Jul 2025 09:07 AM IST
• Gill Maange More: Shubman Gill appointed India’s new Test captain, Pant his deputy, for the tour of England

  
  24 May 2025 11:21 PM IST
• Three Chepaukmunks: Pant, Gill and Ashwin shine on Day 3 to help India take dominant position in the first Test against Bangladesh

  
  21 Sep 2024 11:48 PM IST
• India vs Bangladesh: Key players and strategies for the upcoming test season

  
  18 Sep 2024 11:49 PM IST
• What's at stake for Team India: Rishabh Pant’s Test return, 10-Test marathon & Gambhir’s first series at home

  
  17 Sep 2024 11:49 PM IST
• Short & Sweet: In shortest Test ever, India beat South Africa by 7 wickets to draw series 1-1

  
  04 Jan 2024 11:57 PM IST
• Era of franchise leagues: Four months in 2023, the IPL is the eighth franchise event of the year

  
  02 Apr 2023 12:12 AM IST
• Gill’s second Test century and Kohli’s first fifty in more than a year lead India’s strong reply to Australia’s 480

  
  11 Mar 2023 11:50 PM IST
• Rohit Sharma unhappy with pitches getting more focus

  
  03 Mar 2023 11:42 PM IST
• Ind vs Aus 3rd Test: India stares at defeat

  
  02 Mar 2023 11:28 PM IST
• Cricket: India wins second test by 6 wickets after Australia crumble

  
  20 Feb 2023 12:59 AM IST
• 2nd Test: Shami, Ashwin, Jadeja share wickets as India dismiss Australia for 263 on Day 1

  
  17 Feb 2023 10:40 PM IST
• India-Australia series: After long build-up, time for some action

  
  09 Feb 2023 12:10 AM IST
• ICC T20 World Cup: Nobody knows how the pitches will behave

  
  05 Nov 2022 10:56 PM IST
• Two of a kind: Suryakumar, Rossouw are making up for lost time and living their dream

  
  27 Oct 2022 11:47 PM IST
• As franchise leagues tighten grip on cricket calendar, the T20 World Cup assumes even greater significance

  
  16 Oct 2022 12:45 AM IST
• India v Sri Lanka: On a pitch that assisted bowlers, Shreyas Iyer helps post above par total

  
  12 Mar 2022 11:11 PM IST
• View: Life does not begin at 40. But athletes are showing us that the work you do is more important than the age in which you do it

  
  12 Jun 2021 11:11 PM IST
• View: India may have produced many greater cricketers, but as a triumph of spirit, this one’s for the ages

  
  5 mins read19 Jan 2021