There is something about cricket that is difficult to explain to someone who has never fallen in love with the game.
It could be the silence before the final ball of a close match. The excitement of a young player making his international debut. A five day Test match that changes direction in a single session. Or the conversations that continue long after the last ball has been bowled.
In India, cricket is part of everyday life. It is discussed at tea stalls, followed on phones during office breaks, celebrated in homes and argued over among friends. It connects generations and brings people together, even when they support different teams.
That connection is where The Cover Drive Story comes from.
Based in India, we are an independent cricket journalism platform with a global outlook. We want to cover the game we love, but more importantly, we want to help people understand it better.
Our ambition is simple: to build a home for cricket stories, knowledge and perspectives that matter, wherever in the world the reader may be.
Cricket From India To The World
India has an extraordinary relationship with cricket. It is home to one of the game’s most passionate audiences, a remarkable domestic structure, historic rivalries and a cricketing culture that continues to influence the sport.
But cricket does not belong to one country.
Some of its greatest stories are written in England’s Test grounds, Australia’s fierce summer contests, South Africa’s fast bowling traditions, the Caribbean’s rich cricketing culture and the growing cricket communities across the world.
We want The Cover Drive Story to reflect that entire picture.
From Indian cricket and the IPL to international Test matches, ODI and T20 cricket, women’s cricket, emerging teams and major ICC tournaments, our focus is on the game in all its forms.
If it is an important story in cricket, we believe it deserves to be understood in its proper context.
More Than Just Cricket Headlines
A score tells you what happened. A good cricket story helps you understand how and why it happened.
That is the kind of coverage we want to build.
We cover breaking cricket news, team selections, player injuries, transfers and developments that shape the game. But we also want to look beyond the immediate headline.
What does a selection mean for a team’s balance? Why did a captain make a particular tactical call? What does a young player’s performance tell us about his future? How could a result change the direction of a series?
These are the questions that make cricket interesting beyond the scoreboard.
Our coverage includes match reports, previews, analysis, predictions, player stories, cricket features, controversies and developments from domestic and international cricket.
We want our readers to leave with more than an update. We want them to take away a better understanding of the game.
Independent Journalism, With A Sense Of Responsibility
The Cover Drive Story is being built on the belief that cricket journalism should be independent, clear and responsible.
Speed matters in modern sports journalism, but getting the story right matters more.
We aim to verify information, provide context, identify the difference between confirmed developments and reports, and correct errors when they occur.
Opinions and predictions should be presented as opinions and predictions, not as established facts. News should be reported with care, and analysis should give readers a reason to think beyond the obvious.
We do not believe every story needs a dramatic headline. We believe every story needs a reason to be read.
A Global Cricket Community
Cricket has changed. Its audience is no longer limited by geography, and neither should its coverage be.
A reader in Mumbai may want to follow a Test series in England. Someone in London may be looking for the latest IPL team news. A cricket fan in Melbourne may want to understand an emerging Indian player, while a supporter in the Caribbean may be following the next generation of international talent.
We want all of them to feel at home here.
Our aim is to make The Cover Drive Story a useful destination for anyone who follows cricket, whether they have watched the game for decades or are only beginning to discover it.
Built in India. Connected to the world. Always about cricket.
Welcome to The Cover Drive Story.
A Home Of Cricket.