Author: Issac Mathew

Indian cricketer and politician Manoj Kumar Tiwary announced his retirement from all formats of cricket on Thursday, The right-handed batsman made his international debut against Australia in the 2007–08 Commonwealth Bank Series. Tiwary was selected in the squad for the ODI’s against West Indies in November–December 2011 as a replacement for Yuvraj Singh. He played an amazing inning for his team when India lost 2 wickets for 1 run in the first over of the match, The 37-year-old smashed an unbeaten 104 of 126 balls in the 5th ODI at Chennai, he was then declared retired hurt due to cramps. Later India…

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Indian All-rounder Shardul Thakur opened up in the post-match interview, The 31-year-old said “Even if they don’t pick me for the World Cup, it will be their call, I can’t do much.” He continued to say “Whenever I play the game whether it’s bowling or batting or fielding at the end of the day I should be happy that I have made an effort and my performance should be impactful whichever department it is.” World Cup coming up, how important was this series and what were some of the objectives of the series? “I think with World Cup coming up…

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The Pakistan Cricket Board on Wednesday announced the formation of the Cricket Technical Committee (CTC) and appointed former captain Misbah-ul-Haq, former skippers Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Hafeez as part of Cricket Technical Committee (CTC). The board said it would help in providing recommendations on cricket-related matters, including overall domestic structure, scheduling, playing conditions, national selection committee appointment, national team coaches, central and domestic contracts and plans for developing umpires, referees and curators. PCB Management Committee Chairperson Zaka Ashraf said: “I am delighted to welcome Misbah-ul-Haq, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Hafeez on board for the betterment of cricket in our country. These three…

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On the third ODI against the West Indies at Brian Lara Cricket Academy Sanju Samson once again proved himself by scoring a half-century, The 28 years old was given a chance in the team after a long time in which he has performed well and showed everyone that he is worthy to be in the playing 11, Samson came to bat after Ruturaj Gaikwad lost his wicket early, Sanju had a good partnership with Gill which helped India put a good target in front of the Caribbean. Sanju Samson: Sanju shared how challenging his career had been and how he…

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India defeated the Caribbeans in the third & final OD I with 200 runs at Brian Lara Cricket Academy, West Indies, Earlier in the match West Indies won the toss and decided to bowl first, Batting first Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill gave a good start and made a partnership of 143 runs, Kishan scored 77 of 64 balls and Gill scored 85 of 92 balls, Sanju Samson and Hardick Pandya also scored their half-century which helped India put a good score of 351 runs on the board for West Indies to chase. From West Indies Romario Shepherd took 2…

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Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja during an interview replied to the Indian legend Kapil Dev’s comments “Sometimes, when too much money comes, arrogance comes”, Jadeja said everyone (ex-players) has their own opinion but I think there is nothing like that in the team, he continued to say that everyone is enjoying their game (cricket) and are working hard, he also said the current young team is very talented and are giving their 100% whenever they are getting the chances. Kapil Dev’s comments: “Differences come out, the good (thing) about these players…is that they are very confident. Negative point is they think…

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The BCCI on Monday announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming Ireland T20I series, The team will play under the leadership of Jasprit Bumrah. Ireland is all set to host India for three T20Is from August 18th to 23rd August, The games will be played in Malahide, Dublin. India’s T20I squad: Jasprit Bumrah (C), Ruturaj Gaikwad (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan Ireland’s T20I squad (Tentative): Andrew Balbirnie, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, George Dockrell, Gareth…

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The most awaited match between the archrivals India and Pakistan has been rescheduled to October 14, Earlier the match was scheduled on 15th October 2023 but due to the opening day of Navratri celebrations in Ahmedabad the match has been rescheduled, The local authorities had earlier requested the BCCI to reconsider the dates and told it would be very difficult for them to manage the fans and the local public simultaneously also it will be a great challenge for the Ahmedabad police concerning security. Some more changes are yet to be made and the changed fixture will soon be released…

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Former India captain Kapil Dev called the verbal spat between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir during the game between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 “painful”, Both were involved in a verbal fight during the customary handshake after the end of the game. The legendary captain said the Board of Control for Cricket in India should groom players to be good citizens. Kapil Dev Said: “They (BCCI) have to groom players to be good citizens also. What happened between Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli in the IPL, it was painful for me.…

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Former World Cup-winning Captain and Indian Legend Kapil Dev has slammed the Board of Control of Cricket (BCCI) and the Indian players in an Interview, The former all-rounder showed his disappointment with the Indian players and said they play IPL matches with injuries and don’t want to play for India with little bit of injury, He also said playing IPL is good but it can spoil you. He slammed the BCCI and said “There’s something wrong with the cricket board there”, the board has to understand how much a player should play Kapil Dev Said: “What happened to Bumrah? He…

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Former India cricketer and Legend Yuvraj Singh pens a beautiful note and wishes England fast baller Stuart Broad on his retirement from Test cricket. Broad announced his retirement from Test cricket following Day 3 of the final Ashes Test on Saturday, July 29, 2023. The 37-year-old has played 166 matches and and has taken 600 wickets in 307 innings at an average of 27.68 he has bowled more than 33450 balls in his 17-year test career. Stuart Broad’s Retirement message: “Tomorrow or Monday will be my last game of cricket,” Broad said as quoted by ICC. “It has been a wonderful…

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After the Day 4 of the 5th match of the Ashes series was washed out by the rain Australia is ready to chase down the remaining 249 runs target set by the English, The 4th day of the Ashes could only see 40 overs of play at The Oval. Earlier the Australian side had bowled out the English side for 395 runs. Playing the 2nd inning the Australian openers Usman Khawaja and David Warner gave a good start to the team of 135 runs before rain halted play. Usman Khawaja is playing at (69) and David Warner is playing at…

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Indian Star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Friday praised Umpire Nitin Menon for his controversial decision against Australian player Steve Smith in the 5th match of the Ashes series at The Oval, England. Australia ended the second day of the fifth Ashes Test with a 12-run lead with the help of Smith’s Inning of 71 runs In the 78th over of the innings of Australia’s Batting Steve Smith played a short in Chris Woake’s delivery towards mid-wicket and tried to steal a quick double. The 34-year-old had to dive to beat the substitute fielder George Ealham’s throw, Wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow gathered…

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Suryakumar Yadav was seen wearing wicketkeeper Sanju Samson’s jearsy in the 1st ODI match against the West Indies, This created confusion for the fans as to if Sanju Samson was playing on the ground even though he was not selected in the playing 11. According to the reports, SKY had earlier told about his jersey size to the management as the jersey given to him was ‘Medium’ but he wears a ‘Large’ size, The 32 years old did the photoshoot in his ‘Medium’ size jersey, expecting the new one to arrive by matchday. The Jearsy he got on the match day…

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BCCI Secretary Jay Shah on Thursday said that e-tickets will not be available for the upcoming  2023 World Cup matches. He further informed physical tickets would be available for sale 1 week before the match date, High-capacity venues like Ahmedabad and Lucknow are expected to face difficulties in managing e-tickets, leading to the decision for physical tickets. Jay Shah Said: “We can’t use e-tickets this time around but will ensure to have physical tickets redemption at 7-8 centers well in advance. But physical ticket needs to be retained”. “It will get difficult to manage e-ticket at high-capacity venue like Ahmedabad…

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Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj has been rested from the upcoming ODIs against  West Indies due to a sore ankle the BCCI informed on Thursday ahead of the first ODI match at Barbados. It has been taken as a precautionary measure ahead of the upcoming World Cup 2023. BCCI on their Official Website: “Mohd. Siraj has been released from Team India’s ODI squad ahead of the three-match series against the West Indies. The right-arm pacer has a sore ankle and as a precautionary measure has been advised rest by the BCCI medical team. The team has not called for a replacement…

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday released fixtures and schedules for the Senior men’s series that will take place at Home and the guests whom India is hosting,  The BCCI has also decided the venues for the home season 2023-24. India is scheduled to play a total of 16 International matches, comprising 5 Tests, 3 ODIs, and 8 T20Is with Australia, Afghanistan and England. India will be hosting Australia for a three-match ODI series ahead of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. The ODI series will start from 22 to 27 September. India will play…

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