Pakistan and West Indies are today playing the match out in the final ODI of their 3-match series at the Multan Cricket Stadium. Although, the contest had to be stopped due to dust storms in the city. Due to poor visibility, West Indies and Pakistan performers had to walk back after 33 first innings overs. Pakistan was 155/5 when play was stopped. While the match resumed after a brief pause, the game was reduced to 48 overs per side due to bad weather. Especially, performers from the Windies camp were seen wearing face masks on the cricket ground. However, they weren’t wearing masks…
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Sri Lanka’s fast bowlers Kasun Rajitha and Matheesha have been ruled out of the 3rd T20I of the 3-match series that is set to be performed on Saturday at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele. Both cricketers experienced injuries during practice, and the Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLC) had earlier named replacements for the duo. Asitha Fernando and Pramod Madushan have been included in the team for the final 20-over game of the series. While Rajitha experienced an injury on his left hip, the ‘Young Malinga’ picked up an injury on his right elbow. In a series of tweets regarding the same, SLC…
Gautam Gambhir assumes the Indian Premier League (IPL) should not be Avesh Khan’s sole target. He added that the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) fast bowler could excel in all 3-match formats. Avesh went immorality in the initial T20I against South Africa on Thursday (9 June) as Team India was unsuccessful in defending a 212-run goal. Although, he was not too costly, conceding 35 runs in his 4-over spell. During a conversation on Star Sports, Gambhir was asked about his experience working with Avesh in TATA IPL 2022. The LSG mentor replied: “This bowler has a lot of talent, he has pace, a…
Team India cricketer Shreyas Iyer has shed light on his previous issue in the publicity to the home series against South Africa. The 27-year-old led the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL 2022) to the 7th spot with 7-wins and 7-losses. Iyer, on the back of his great run of form for Team India in 2022, was picked in the team for the 5-match T20I series. He completed 401 runs during his primary season for KKR at an average of 30.85. After defecting to qualify for the playoffs, the franchise caption left the bio-bubble break to recharge ahead of the…
Indian women’s cricket caption Mithali Raj has announced her retirement from all forms of international cricket. The 39-year-old in recent times captained India in the ICC Women’s World Cup that was retained in New Zealand. She was also the Test skipper at the time of her retirement. Mithali wrote a note on her official Twitter handle on Wednesday, declaring that she is quitting all forms of international cricket. Her post read: “I set out as a little girl on the journey to wear the India blues as representing your country is the highest honor. The journey was full of highs…
Former Australian cricketer Shane Watson believes that England batter Joe Root will finish his Test career with best runs than the other members of the ‘Fab 4’ club – Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, and Steve Smith. He also said that Root will get really close to Sachin Tendulkar’s Test record by the end of his career and, probably, could even surpass the Indian legend. Former England skipper Root has secured 10015 runs from 118 Tests at an average of 49.57. While Kohli has managed 8043 runs from 101 Tests, Smith has 8010 from 85 games. New Zealand captain Williamson, concurrently,…
Cricketer Prerak Mankad performed a vital role in Saurashtra, deciding their maiden Ranji Trophy title in 2019-20. The Sirohi-born lad has been a backbone of the team for a long sufficient now and has had the possibility to rub shoulders with some of the game’s stalwarts, including Jaydev Unadkat and Cheteshwar Pujara. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Prerak Mankad (@prerakmankad) In a conversation on Social media, Mankad talked about how great it was to have Pujara, a veteran of 95 Tests, and Unadkat in the dressing room during the Ranji Trophy and another national tournament. He said: “It’s always great to have him…
Team India will take on South Africa in a 5-match T20I series beginning on 10th June 2022. The program for the T20I series is as under: First T20I- tenth June 2022 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India; 2nd T20I- 12th June 2022 at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack(the city in Odisha, India); 3rd T20I- 14th June 2022 at VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam(City in Andhra Pradesh, India); 4th T20I- 17th June 2022 at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot(City in Gujarat, India); 5th T20I- 19th June 2022 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru(City in Karnataka, India) Although resting the similar Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit…
The Indian Premier League (TATA IPL 2022) is now done and dusted. Beginners Gujarat Titans lifted the title after defeating the Rajasthan Royals(RR) in the final at Ahmedabad on May 29. Many regular suspects satisfied their expectations, including both Indian and big players. Although, there were also a few who failed to make an effect and had extremely disappointing seasons. This article will examine the five biggest cricketers who flopped this TATA IPL 2022 season. #1 Kieron Pollard The Mumbai Indians cricketer had a very unsatisfactory season by his standards. He was also dropped midway throughout the season after failing…
With Mumbai cricketer Prashant Solanki as a net bowler for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 2nd half of IPL 2021, the team management considered the youngster had the good talent to be picked in the main team. So in the TATA IPL 2022 mega auction, CSK shelled out INR 1.2 crore to ensure Solanki’s services. For any youngster, mainly a spinner, it is a dream to be bowling with a legend like MS Dhoni, keeping back the stumps. Indian champions like Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal have been completely vocal about how Dhoni’s advice from behind the stumps…
Former England captain Nasser Hussain thinks the future Test series against New Zealand will be crucial for Zak Crawley. With a few other performers knocking on the doors for selection, Hussain believes the young opener must make the most of his possibilities. Crawley, who made his Test debut in 2019, has obtained plenty of backing from the commutator. The right-handed batter’s breakthrough knock came against Pakistan when he secured 267 in Southampton in 2020. He had an unremarkable 2021 but did properly in Australia and the West Indies, although he desires to build consistency. https://twitter.com/SkyCricket/status/1531574123243118593 Conversation on Sky Sports, Hussain stated…
Former Australian bowler Brad Hogg has picked his top IPL XI from the recently concluded edition of the tournament. On his official YouTube channel. Hogg called tournament-winning skipper Hardik Pandya the captain and made some fascinating choices in his lineup. Hogg chose Jos Buttler and David Warner as his openers, beginning with his openers. With 863 runs and 4-centuries, the Rajasthan Royals star appeared as the highest run-getter of the edition. (DC)Delhi Capitals’ Warner also had a good season, scoring 432 runs in 12 matches at an average of 48. “Jos Buttler – obviously, first-choice opener, leading run-scorer, and most 100s in the tournament. He generally bats through the innings for…
The first 3-years of the Indian Premier League (IPL) followed the conventional route of picking the 2-teams for the finals. The side that completed first took on the 4th-placed side in one semi-final while the 2nd and 3rd-placed sides locked horns in another semi-final. The format of performing the semi-finals to reach the finals became a point of conversation among former cricketers, media, and fans likewise. The dispute that this format was tricky happened in 2009 when Delhi Daredevils (as the Delhi franchise was named then) completed at the top of the league standings quite easily but lost the semi-finals.…
Sri Lanka’s cricketer Niroshan Dickwella has stated that his team’s Test series win in Bangladesh provided some respite amid their country’s economic crisis. The left-hander also welcomed the talented duo of Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews for their significant contributions to the series’ victory. Sri Lanka wrapped up a commanding 10-wicket win over Bangladesh in the 2nd and final Test in Mirpur. The visitor had already left a massive hill to climb their competition after reducing them to 34-4 at the end of the 4th day. Although their best efforts, Bangladesh could not stave off a beat on the final…
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has stated that young Test opener Abdullah Shafique’s technique is similar to Kane Williamson and Rahul Dravid’s. Shafique made his Test debut against Bangladesh in November 2021 after taking his maiden T20I aspect. The right-handed cricketer recently delighted a productive series against Australia at home, making 397 runs in 3-Tests at 136 and averaging 79.40. His best of 136* came against Australia in the primary Test in Rawalpindi. https://twitter.com/ICC/status/1501141572330475521 According to a local newspaper, Azam said regarding the 22-year-old Shafique, as mentioned by Cricket Pakistan: “I personally watch and definitely enjoy Abdullah’s stylish batting. He plays very clean; his stance…
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s (SRH) TATA IPL 2022 season is confirmed to be a topsy turvy campaign. The season was a combined bag for the Kane Williamson-led side from a 5-match winning streak to a 5-match losing streak. SRH head coach Tom Moody recently expressed that injuries to Washington Sundar and T Natarajan at an important juncture hurt the team’s opportunity. He estimated that the side lost momentum because of that injury worry. The veteran coach made these observations while conversing on the Hyderabad team’s official YouTube channel. He said: “The injuries that we had in the middle of the tournament with…
As Tim David plastered monstrous sixes off possibly one of the best death bowlers in the county, the entire Wankhede crowd suddenly noticed that they had a gem on their hands. The 26-year-old smashed T Natarajan for four huge sixes in an over and took Mumbai Indians (MI) to the brink of a great win. Although, his run-out was a great metaphor for what could have been as far as MI is involved. Despite snapping him up for a whopping INR 8.25 crore in the TATA IPL 2022 mega auction, Mumbai benched Tim David after just two matches. Alarmingly, the 5-time IPL…