Desk 01 — Franchise
IPL 2026: purse maths, retentions and where to watch
Auction economics in plain language, impact-player tactics, streaming costs compared, and the squad holes each of the ten franchises still has to plug.
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Desk 02 — National
Team India selection: the player pool, format by format
Who is genuinely in the frame for each format, how the selection panel actually works, workload rotation rules, and the six positions still under real competition.
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Desk 03 — Red ball
Test cricket & the WTC cycle explained
Points percentage, over-rate penalties, venue-by-venue pitch profiles, and an honest pros-and-cons look at India's spin-first home template.
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Desk 04 — Women's game
Women's cricket: WPL economics and India's next XI
Franchise valuations, salary bands, ticket prices, the domestic pathway from under-19s to the senior side, and what still needs fixing.
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Desk 05 — Grassroots
The domestic circuit: Ranji, Duleep, Irani and beyond
How the season is structured, match fees and contract tiers, which state sides are actually producing internationals, and how to follow it for free.
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