Anish Pathiyil

𝗠𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗶 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀 – 𝗜𝗣𝗟 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 💪 Strengths 179.32 - Second-best batting strike rate in the death overs in IPL 2025 8.05 - Best economy rate between overs 7 and 15 in IPL 2025 ⚠️ Weaknesses Plenty of good quality foreign players to choose from, might pose a hindrance 👀 Player to Watch Jasprit Bumrah With many PowerPlay bowling options, Bumrah could be the wicket-taker in the middle overs @Anishpathiyil writes: shorturl.at/rDRdj #IPL2026 #MumbaiIndians

𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗶 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 – 𝗜𝗣𝗟 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 💪 Strengths 84.00 — Sanju Samson’s average in the PowerPlay since 2022 The firepower of youth in the batting lineup ⚠️ Weaknesses Lowest batting strike rate in the PowerPlay last season Worst spin economy rate in the PowerPlay among teams 👀 Player to Watch Sanju Samson If Samson settles into the role quickly, he could address one of the team’s biggest issues from last season: slow starts. @Anishpathiyil writes: shorturl.at/bxuSk #IPL2026 #CSK

In his latest column for Sportstar, Sunil Gavaskar asks whether the "Indian way and hospitality" is being taken for granted by overseas players in the Indian Premier League. Should there be stricter rules for foreign players? Read the full piece: shorturl.at/fpqyO 📷 Reuters #IPL2026 #IndianCricket

🚨 #SportstarConclave - Focus Bihar | Meet the Speakers 🚨 Smt. Raksha Khadse, Honourable Minister of State - Sports, Government of India, will deliver the keynote address. 🗓️ March 22 ⏲️ 9:45 a.m. onwards Follow the Conclave live on Sportstar's YouTube channel 👉 youtu.be/InojA19Cs5E @BSSABihar | @IndianOilcl | @TheOfficialSBI

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Spot a team in the puzzle and that’s your IPL 2026 champion 🏆 Comment what you saw first 👇 #IPL2026 #Cricket #Sportstar

𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐂 𝐁𝐀𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐀 🔥 Meet the heroes of India’s third T20 World Cup title (Part 2) To think that Sanju Samson wasn’t even the first-choice opener ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026 now feels astonishing in hindsight. A late inclusion, he featured in just five matches, but made every opportunity count, scoring 321 runs and clinching the Player of the Tournament award. Samson played a defining role in guiding India to their third T20 World Cup title. From not playing a single game in the 2024 T20 World Cup to becoming India’s match-winner in 2026 on home soil, this was redemption at its finest. Justice, at last, delivered by Sanju Samson. 🙌🏼 How would you rate this fairytale comeback on a scale of 1–10? ✍🏼 Catch the latest edition ➡️ shorturl.at/W1rQe #SanjuSamson #T20WorldCup #Sportstar

Three kids in Sanju Samson 🇮🇳 jerseys waited outside the @sportstarweb ACES Awards venue for autographs from any cricketer there. The wait ended with Glenn McGrath (@glennmcgrath11) signing on their shirts & them walking back, smiling. Full story ⏩ bit.ly/3P7DLKU

𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒂 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒋𝒖 𝑺𝒂𝒎𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝑮𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒏 𝑴𝒄𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒉, 𝑺𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒍 𝑮𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒂𝒓… 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒚 Three children waited at the Taj Mahal Palace, hoping to meet Sanju Samson after the Sportstar Aces Awards. The surprise: their mother was herself a former German hockey Olympian who soon found familiar company. ✍&📷 @Neeladri_27 Read more: shorturl.at/m7ufp

Met Shiny & M. D. Valsamma recently in Mumbai. So many memories between all 3 of us. Can you guess the number of Asian Games medals we all 3 have won in total ?

The difference b/w aggregators & journalists is that the latter are on the ground, finding stories, & the former are busy plagiarising them. Do better. Here is the link to the original story⏩ bit.ly/3P7DLKU The story+photos are both mine & belong to @sportstarweb.

The Kolkata Test of 2001 was a landmark moment in Indian cricket history. Down and out against Australia after being forced to follow on, VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid combined to script a scarcely-believable comeback. On the 25th anniversary of the Test, our reporter and photographer, @vijaylokapally and VV Krishnan, explain the game from their vantage. Read ➡️shorturl.at/DssVK

Emotions run high in the hall as Sunil Gavaskar, chair of the Jury, hands over the Lifetime Achievement Award to Nari Contractor 🥹 #SSAces2026 @Amul_Coop @casagrandhomes @SRM_Univ @TheOfficialSBI @ChristBangalore @ISCL_T9 @BPCLimited @TelanganaCMO @satg_sports @ntpclimited @REVAUniversity @BlueStarLtd

You have cast your votes — now it's time to present you the big winners! 🏆 The 2026 edition of the Sportstar Aces Awards is coming your way. Stay tuned as the stars of Indian sport take centre stage at #SSAces2026! 🔥 📆: Mar 13, 2026 🕡: 6.30 PM 📍: Mumbai Watch it live on our YouTube channel ▶️ @Sportstar1978" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@Sportstar1978 @amul_coop @casagrandhomes @SRM_Univ @TheOfficialSBI @christbangalore @ISCL_T9 @bpclimited @telanganacmo @satg_sports @ntpclimited @REVAuniversity @BlueStarLtd

- Can swing the ball both ways - Can pick a bucket-load of wickets - Can reproduce wicket-taking ability on docile tracks - Can lead the bowling attack through knockouts Auqib Nabi did it all this season for Jammu and Kashmir in the Ranji Trophy. 60 wickets in 10 matches at an average of just 12.56 — Nabi’s contributions have fuelled conversations about a national team call-up. And rightly so. @Anishpathiyil writes for the latest edition of Sportstar: shorturl.at/bixxP 📷 K. Murali Kumar

💫 COVER STORY 💫 India’s fifth World Cup victory, and the third in T20Is, is a validation of the team’s growth. The Test side may be nursing a slump after losses at home against New Zealand and South Africa, but in coloured clothing, India remains a many-splendoured team. @kcvblr analyses India's historic title triumph ▶️ shorturl.at/jWQtF 📷 @vsoneji24 & @EmmanualYogini

Cricket may be a team sport, but India’s T20 World Cup campaign might have well been buried six feet under if not for Sanju Samson’s belligerent interventions. ✍️ @SantadeepDey #FromTheMagazine | Read: bit.ly/4bAiNNi 📸 - @vsoneji24

🔹 Introduction of Sanju Samson 🔹 Jasprit Bumrah delivers again 🔹 Axar Patel dazzles in the field 🔹 Shivam Dube's crucial support 🔹 Suryakumar Yadav aces as captain @abhisheksainiii looks at the top five players who turned the tide in India’s favour and helped the Men in Blue lift their third T20 World Cup title. Read more: shorturl.at/JhsHr | 📷 @vsoneji24

Despite its effective simplicity and perceived ordinariness, the humble off-cutter emerged as one of the primary wicket-taking tools for the fast bowlers at the recently concluded T20 World Cup 2026. Of the 3⃣5⃣7⃣ wickets claimed by the quicks at the tournament, 6⃣8⃣ were taken using the off-cutter. @iraiva4716 crunches the numbers and analyses how the variation became the tournament’s biggest wicket-taking tool. Read here: shorturl.at/AxBYg | 📷 @vsoneji24 and @EmmanualYogini

On the road to the Narendra Modi Stadium, a banner proclaimed: ‘Some days are green, some days are red, today is all about blue’. The Men in Blue lived up to that billing during a rousing Sunday night. Among the list of milestone dates in India’s limited overs cricketing history - June 25, 1983; September 24, 2007; April 2, 2011; and June 29, 2024 - add March 8, 2026. At a packed venue, the defending champion dished out a commanding performance to claim the ICC T20 World Cup after defeating New Zealand by 96 runs. @kcvblr writes the match report: shorturl.at/N1FBw 📷 Emmanual Yogini