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Somshuvra Laha

Somshuvra Laha

Somshuvra Laha has been covering sports through chaos and calm since 2008, all while calling Hindustan Times home. Equally at ease decoding seam bowling at Lord's, spin at Eden Gardens or 4-4-2, he sees every match as a chance to dissect the game in unique ways.

Articles by Somshuvra Laha

India’s fast bowling switch to Test cricket in the T20 era

India fast bowler Prasidh Krishna during the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on August 27. He took seven wickets in the two-match series played on slow pitches. (PTI)

Updated on Aug 30, 2026 24:41 IST

The veteran and his understudy

KL Rahul (left) and Devdutt Padikkal in action during the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. (PTI)

Updated on Aug 20, 2026 14:51 IST

Three deliveries, three variations: Why Suthar could be India’s long-term find

Galle [Sri Lanka], Aug 19 (ANI): India's Manav Suthar celebrates his five-wicket haul on the fifth day of the first test match between India and Sri Lanka at Galle International Stadium, in Galle on Wednesday. (ANI Photo) (ANI Photo)

Updated on Aug 20, 2026 24:51 IST

Suthar takes 10 as India take 1-0 lead in Galle

India's Manav Suthar, centre, celebrates after taking a wicket of Sri Lanka's Prabath Jayasuriya on day five of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka, in Galle, Sri Lank. (PTI)

Updated on Aug 19, 2026 12:22 IST

Galle Test: Pant, bowlers push India towards big win vs SL

India's Rishabh Pant plays a shot during the fourth day of the first Test cricket match between Sri Lanka and India at the Galle International Stadium in Galle on August 18, 2026. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP) (AFP)

Updated on Aug 19, 2026 24:57 IST

Another day, another Rishabh Pant show

India's Rishabh Pant scored 66 in the second innings in the first Test against Sri Lanka, in Galle, Sri Lanka, Tuesday. (PTI)

Updated on Aug 19, 2026 01:04 IST

India vs SL: Spinners take eight as India wrest 178-run lead

Manav Suthar in action against Sri Lanka on Day 3 of Galle Test. (AP)

Updated on Aug 18, 2026 03:56 IST

Among the great Test allrounders, Ravindra Jadeja keeps delivering

Ravindra Jadeja celebrates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Keshara Nuwantha on Day 3 of Galle Test. (PTI)

Updated on Aug 18, 2026 24:47 IST

Galle Test: India ahead after Devdutt Padikkal’s 167, Sri Lanka rally

India's Devdutt Padikkal plays a shot on day two of the first Test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Galle, Sri Lanka, Sunday

Updated on Aug 17, 2026 24:39 IST

Devdutt Padikkal’s maiden ton hands India early control in Galle Test

India's Devdutt Padikkal celebrates his century on day one of the first test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Galle. (PTI)

Updated on Aug 16, 2026 24:44 IST

KL Rahul, India’s ideal counterweight at the top in Test cricket

KL Rahul in action during the first day of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium. (AFP)

Updated on Aug 16, 2026 24:55 IST

For Gill and Gambhir, interesting times lie ahead

India's Captain Shubman Gill, left, with head coach Gautam Gambhir during a practice session ahead of the first test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka, in Galle. (PTI)

Updated on Aug 15, 2026 01:54 IST

Jaiswal’s next evolution: Why Sri Lanka could test more than his attacking game

File image of Yashasvi Jaiswal plays a shot on day one of a Test cricket match between India and Afghanistan, in Mullanpur, Saturday. (PTI)

Updated on Aug 14, 2026 01:19 IST

Rishabh Pant’s Test spot no longer guaranteed: Can he stay ahead?

Rishabh Pant bats against Afghanistan in the one-off Test in New Chandigarh on June 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)

Updated on Aug 13, 2026 24:45 IST

Joe Root 3.0 loading as England seek stability

By the time Joe Root had resigned in April 2022, he had led England in a record 64 Tests, winning 27 and losing 26. (Reuters)

Updated on Aug 12, 2026 06:18 IST

Without Bumrah, India must discover a new bowling identity

Jasprit Bumrah. (AFP)

Updated on Aug 12, 2026 09:59 IST

Gill’s confident 44 completes India’s Test top order

Shubman Gill in action during the warm-up match in Colombo on Sunday. (Pankaj Nangia / CREIMAS for BCCI)

Updated on Aug 10, 2026 01:03 IST

Devdutt Padikkal passes the No.3 audition with assuring hundred

Devdutt Padikkal’s artistic unbeaten 142 ensured India finished its first innings at 357 for eight in 90 overs. (BCCI / X)

Updated on Aug 9, 2026 01:18 IST

Cautious India frustrated by SLC XI on opening day of warm-up fixture

There was little to dislike about India’s first day of preparation for the Test series against Sri Lanka

Updated on Aug 8, 2026 02:20 IST

Sri Lanka XI frustrate cautious India on Day 1

Kuldeep Yadav of India celebrates the wicket of Ahan Wickramasinghe of Sri Lanka during Day 1 of the warm-up match between Sri Lanka XI and India at the NCC Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka, on August 7, 2026. Photo by Pankaj Nangia / CREIMAS for BCCI

Updated on Aug 7, 2026 15:41 IST

India in Sri Lanka: An away series that feels like a home audit

India's captain Shubman Gill, right, talks with head coach Gautam Gambhir . (AP Photo)

Updated on Aug 6, 2026 01:37 IST

England take the scenic route before factory reset

Joe Root reacts (Reuters)

Updated on Aug 4, 2026 04:02 IST

Mature Vaibhav Sooryavanshi helps India cruise past Zimbabwe

India's Vaibhav Sooryavanshi on way to his top-score of 81 in the third and final T20 International against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club ground on Sunday. (AFP)

Updated on Jul 26, 2026 16:06 IST

Mayank 2.0: One delivery, a career reborn

India's bowler Mayank Yadav gestures as he prepares to bowl during the first T20 cricket match between Zimbabwe and India in Harare, Zimbabwe. (AP Photo)

Updated on Jul 24, 2026 14:58 IST

Sooryavanshi record fifty snaps India’s winless streak

India's Vaibhav Sooryavanshi gestures as he celebrates 50 runs during the first match in the One Day International cricket series played between Zimbabwe and India at Harare Sports Club on July 23. (AFP)

Updated on Jul 23, 2026 16:51 IST

No fear of failure, says Iyer ahead of Zimbabwe series

File image of India's Shreyas Iyer celebrates his half-century during the second one-day international against England at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff, Wales. (AFP)

Updated on Jul 22, 2026 15:57 IST

Spain are proof their system is still humming

Spain coach Luis De La Fuente and players during a hydration break in the semi-final against France at Dallas Stadium, Arlington, Texas (REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 18, 2026 15:29 IST

Why Argentina never know when they are beaten

Enzo Fernandez #24 of Argentina celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Semi Final match between England and Argentina at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. (Getty Images via AFP)

Updated on Jul 17, 2026 14:37 IST

Preserving the lead isn’t an English virtue

England's Anthony Gordon (18) and Argentina's Enzo Fernandez (24) run for the ball during the World Cup semifinal soccer match between England and Argentina in Atlanta (AP Photo/Erik S. Lesser)

Updated on Jul 16, 2026 01:12 IST

A rivalry history refuses to leave behind

(FILES) Argentine legend Diego Maradona (centre) dribbles past three England defenders on June 22, 1986, in Mexico City during the World Cup quarterfinal. Maradona scored two goals, including the infamous ‘Hand of God’ goal. (AFP)

Updated on Jul 14, 2026 16:17 IST

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