Former West Indies fast bowler and Legend Andy Roberts says India were “lucky” to win the 1983 World Cup. India became the cricket champion of the world for the first time on 25th June 1983 by beating West Indies by 43 runs. India defeated all the then-favourites West Indies, England and Australia in the group stage as well as the Semifinals and Finals, Indian team was not even thought of a chance to qualify for the semi-finals, West Indies, the unbeaten champions of two editions of the World Cup (1975 and 1979) came into the tournament to conquer the trophy…
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Former Indian allrounder Ajit Agarkar has been appointed as Chief selector of Indian men’s cricket by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The post of chairman of selectors was vacant since February 2023, Former Chairman Chetan Sharma was asked to resign in February from the national selection committee chairman’s post for revealing classified information about the Indian team. Ajit Agarkar played 26 Tests for India, 191 one-day internationals and four T20 matches, taking a total of 349 wickets across all formats. He was also part of the 2007 T20 WorldCup winning squad. “The three-member CAC has unanimously…
The controversial dismissal of Jonny Bairstow in the second Ashes Test at Lord’s is still one of the most trending topics among the fans, the former players and the Umpires, Bairstow was given a run-out in an unusual way against Australia at Lord’s when he ducked a bouncer from Cameron Green and instantly got up & marked his guard and walked towards Ben Stokes, Alex Carey, the wicketkeeper of Australia, realising that the Englishman had left his crease in a hurry threw the ball and stumps down him to which Baritow got stunned and he was given out by the third umpire.…
Australian star batsman Steve Smith wishes to win the ongoing Ashes series and beat England in their home in his upcoming 100th test appearance. The former captain said, “It is something that has been on my bucket list”. Australia last won an Ashes series on England soil in 2001 under the captaincy of Steve Waugh when they defeated the English side 4-1. Australia has currently taken a lead of 2-0 in the ongoing five-match series. Steve Smith said: “Not too many people have done that in the Australian set-up. There have only been 15 or 16. To tick off that number is…
The dramatic match between Australia and England has ended but still, the controversial run-out of Jonny Bairstow persists in the media outlets of both nations with both the English and the Australian media not missing an opportunity to mock each other. That’s definitely not me, since when did I bowl with the new ball https://t.co/24wI5GzohD — Ben Stokes (@benstokes38) July 3, 2023 The West Australian posted a picture mocking Ben Stokes by showing him wearing nappies and “Poms take whingeing to a new level with ‘cheating’ drivel” read the newspaper and labelled the English side as ‘crybabies’ with a picture…
Australia batsmen Travis Head say Bairstow tried to stump him in a similar manner at Edgbaston. the controversial run-out of Jonny Bairstow is not dying down and both teams are accusing each other of cheating and mocking each other. Travis Head said: “Jonny wasn’t too pleased. And I sort of reminded Jonny last week I walked out of my crease at the end of an over. I quickly whipped my bat back and questioned Jonny on whether he would take the stumps and he said, ‘Bloody oath I would’, and ran off,” Head revealed on LiSTNR’s Willow Talk podcast. Read:…
Day 5 of the 2nd Ashes ended with full of controversies when England’s batsman Jonny Bairstow was given a run-out in an unusual way against Australia at Lord’s. Baristow ducked a bouncer from Cameron Green he instantly got up & marked his guard and walked towards Ben Stokes at the other end to which Alex Carey, the wicketkeeper of Australia, realising that the Englishman had left his crease in a hurry threw the ball and stumps down him to which Baritow got stunned he was later given out by the third umpire. Australian Skipper Pat Cummins Said: “I think (Alex)…
Australia beat England by 43 runs in the 2nd Test of Ashes 2023 on Sunday at the Lord’s, the match ended with lots of controversies, Three members of MCC has been suspended after angry fans confronted the Australian cricketers Usman Khawaja and David Warner in the Long Room at Lord’s following the unusual run out of Jonny Bairstow, the Australian side were accused of cheating by Angry (MCC) members. Usman Khawaja and David Warner got into a heated argument with a member of the MCC in Lord’s Long Room after Jonny Bairstow’s controversial dismissal, the MCC member exchanged words with Khawaja, and…
Former England Skipper Joe Root surpasses former Australia skipper Allan Border’s test runs record on Thursday to become the tenth-highest run-scorer with 11175 runs in Test cricket history. Root broke Allan’s previous record of 11174 runs, Root’s record came on his 132nd test match Indian Legend Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most Test runs 15,921. He is followed by Ricky Ponting with 13,378 runs and Jacques Kallis with 13,289 runs, Rahul Dravid with 13288 runs, and Alastair Cook with 12,472 runs is at the top for England.
New Zealand off-spinner Eden Carson became the first women cricketer to bowl 11 overs in a 50-over ODI match on Friday, Earlier, New Zealand Women won the toss and chose to bat first and set a huge target of 330 runs in 50 overs on the board for Sri Lanka to chase. During the second innings, Carson bowled the 45th over and thereby her quota to bowl 10 overs was finished, she took 2 wickets and gave 40 runs she again returned to bowl the 47th over the on-field umpires and the match officials did not notice the error as…
Pakistan will send a security delegation to access the venues in India before giving clearance for ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. The delegation would visit Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Ahmedabad to make a detailed report, the reports will be shared with the ICC and BCCI if the delegation has any concerns and if it requires a change in the venues where the team is designated to play. “The security delegation will go with representation from the PCB to inspect the venues where Pakistan will play and also the security and other arrangements made for them in the World Cup,”…
West Indies is all set to host the Indian team for the upcoming two-match Test series. The series is scheduled to begin on July 12, 2023. Notably, both teams will play two Test matches, three ODIs, and five T20Is. Cricket West Indies on Friday announced their 18-member squad for the preparation camp ahead of the two-match Test series. The preparatory camp will begin on June 30 in Antigua. Cricket West Indies on Friday announced their 18-man squad for the preparatory camp through their official Twitter handle “CWI Men’s Selection Panel today named the 18-member squad for the preparation camp ahead…
Cricket West Indies came forward on Friday to announce their 18-member squad for the preparation camp ahead of the two-match Test Series against India, Kraigg Brathwaite will lead the Windies squad. Cricket West Indies on Friday announced their 18-man squad for the preparatory camp through their official Twitter handle. “CWI Men’s Selection Panel today named the 18-member squad for the preparation camp ahead of the start of the two-match Cycle Pure Agarbathi Test Series against India in the Caribbean”. Tweeted Windies Cricket. Notably many prominent players from the West Indies side will be missing the match as most of them…
Ben Duckett opens up after he was dismissed on 98 runs and was unable to score his maiden Ashes Test hundred on Day 2 of the match at Lord’s on Thursday. The English player was dismissed by Josh Hazlewood in the 43rd over of England’s first innings when David Warner took a catch. Ben Duckett said: “It’s a shot I play and a shot I’ve scored plenty of runs with in my career. I would have been gutted with myself if I’d gone away from it, gone into my shell and gloved one behind”. “Ten metres on either side and…
Ashwin recalls the moment when he came to bat on the final delivery against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup match, he also revealed the conversation between him and Kohli. Ashwin said: “I was cursing Dinesh Karthik for asking me to do the tougher job. As I was just cursing him, When I walked at the MCG, I realised the enormity of what I was getting into. I haven’t witnessed such an atmosphere and crowd ever”. “Virat just gave me like seven options to play off that one ball. If only I was that capable of playing all those shots…
Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin ridiculed the report saying the team’s 10-year trophy drought in the ICC events and said we are a strong team and has a great chance this time. Ashwin Said: “India is a strong team except for a few factors, India has a great chance this time around. In fact, we went into the 2019 World Cup as strong favourites. But all the teams have had equal chances during every ICC event. If you ask me, any cricket match starts 50:50. But India do start as favourites ahead of this 2023 World Cup,” Ashwin said on his…
The ICC on Tuesday announced the schedule for the upcoming World Cup 2023 starting from October 5 in India. A total of 10 venues have been selected for the match including Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Dharamsala, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, and Pune. Inderjit Singh Bindra stadium of Mohali which has been hosting world cup games since 1996 has not been selected as it was denied by the ICC for not meeting the standards, This led to strong criticism from the officials of the association, the state sports minister also criticised the BCCI for not selecting Mohali for the WorldCup. Explaining…