Virat Kohli is ready to play his 100th Test when he steps out against Sri Lanka in Mohali at the end of February. It is a great milestone as one of the most plentiful Test batters of his generation and a performer who has put the extensive game format above everything else. Today, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) public a video of various of the country’s Test icons sharing their views on Kohli and his special success. https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/1499015631244443649 In the video, legendary batter and all-time best run-getter in Tests — Sachin Tendulkar — reminded when Kohli…
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Bangladesh cricketer Shakib Al Hasan is accounted set to discuss his plans in Test cricket for the current year with the BCB. The former captain had before acknowledged the struggle of keeping up with all formats and franchise cricket at his age. The 34-year-old has made himself inaccessible for the Tests against South Africa but is likely to play the ODI series. He was not part of the team that toured New Zealand for a 2-match Test series at the beginning of the year. https://twitter.com/rameshlaus/status/1492692249431654400 Shakib had first written to the BCB to not consider him for selection in Test…
India’s middle-order right-handed top-order batter Sanju Samson believes experience and knowledge of his game have helped him improve in international cricket. The batter, who struck a quickfire 39 in the 2nd T20I against Sri Lanka on Friday, has his sights on the T20 World Cup at year-end. Samson batted at number four in the 2nd T20I at Dharamshala and took the more tolerable Shreyas Iyer with a 25-ball knock while chasing 184. He struck a couple of boundaries and 3-sixes in an 84-run stand with Iyer, and it took a fantastic catch from Binura Fernando to remove him. https://twitter.com/gaganaka49/status/1497613208898748427 Ahead of the…
IPL 2022 Update: About 40 percent crowd will be allowed in the stadiums at the beginning of the tournament. Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Brijesh Patel said this year’s tournament would start in Mumbai on March 26 and the final match on May 29. With two new teams –Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Supergiants — additional to the league, there would be a total of 74 matches, PTI mentioned Patel as saying. Around 40 percent crowd will be allowed in the cricket stadiums at the start of the tournament. “Spectators will be allowed as per guidelines set by the Maharashtra government,…
After whitewashing the West Indies, India will host Sri Lanka in a 3-match T20I series during this week. Both teams will be keen to operate on their team combinations, keeping the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in remember. Currently, Sri Lanka has not been in the best form as they just lost a 5-match T20I series against Australia 1-4. While, India registered a 3-0 series win over 2-time world champions West Indies before this month. https://twitter.com/CricketAus/status/1495340472029827074 However, the Islanders will be confident of their chances, as they beat India 2-1 in their last series. Despite that, India has a stronger team…
Until now, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have made a few points quite clear following the closing of the IPL 2022 Auction. From suggesting at Faf du Plessis as their next caption to planning to use Dinesh Karthik as their named No. 6, they’ve been churning out the news. However, things have changed in a high-octane and variable tournament, and Bangalore will make modifications based on the situation. They’ve done so in the past by promoting their bowling all-rounders Washington Sundar and Shahbaz Ahmed in years IPL 2020 and 2021. Ahead of the marquee tournament that sees Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) look to bag the…
Former India batter VVS Laxman believes that the few misconceptions between Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul during the first session of the 2nd day’s play in Nottingham may have made the former to lose focus. Rohit Sharma got into the 30s for the 3rd consecutive innings in Tests but yet again failed to change an impressive start into a big one. At the stroke of lunch, Rohit Sharma (36) pulled Ollie Robinson straight to backward square leg. Discussing Rohit Sharma’s dismissal on ESPNCricinfo, Laxman mentioned that there were a few mix-ups between him and Rahul, one of which almost led to a run-out. “The pull shot is one…
Former England cricketer Nick Knight shared his 2 cents on the upcoming 5-match series between India and England. In addition to calling the clash “iconic,” he also added India was up to the responsibility of countering anything England would throw at them. In an exclusive with a news agency, Knight said the tour would be a rematch of sorts. lately, both sides clashed in India, the hosts won the 4-match Test series 3-1. For England, the way the global game is, it’s one of the iconic series. It was viewed very much that way when England went to India recently.…
Former opener Wasim Jaffer took to social media to post a collage of pictures and asked fans to decode his Team India playing XI for the opening Test against England. The India-England Test series will begin with the initial match in Nottingham on August 4 (this week). Team India experienced a blow ahead of the game as opener Mayank Agarwal was ruled out of the Test, having suffered an injury after being hit on the helmet during training. Sharing the college on his official Twitter handle, Jaffer wrote: ”My Playing XI for the first test #ENGvIND #decode.” The compilation of images highlights Bollywood stars like…
Neeraj Chopra Biography Javelin Throw Athlete exclusive performance in Tokyo Olympic 2020, Gold medal winner, Career, Physique, Interesting facts Know who is Neeraj Chopra. He was born in 24 December 1997 panipath district hariyana. Neeraj is an Indian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. However, Today he is A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) in the Indian Army but Chopra is become the first track and field athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for India, winning the medal over the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the men’s javelin throw. Neeraj Chopra Basic Information FULL NAME: Neeraj Chopra …
About the bio-bubble breach, Sri Lanka Cricket has banned Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, and Niroshan Dickwella for 1 year from all forms of international cricket and 6 months from domestic cricket. They have also been fined 10 million Sri Lankan rupees in the same. The three Sri Lankan cricketers roamed around in a market in Durham as they were taken by a local. They were suspended and sent home by the board for violation of the rules. They suffered a lot of criticism for their actions. Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to inform that vice-captain Kusal Mendis, wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella, and…
Former Indian team player Sanjay Manjrekar has opined that India might struggle against the moving ball in the England series if they repeat the mistakes they made in the World Test Championship final against New Zealand. Manjrekar remembered as a technically sound batsman during his playing days, assumed he was shocked at how Indian batters bounded forward to New Zealand’s swing bowlers in the World Test Championship (WTC) final. India’s batting floundered against the Kiwis in the WTC final in Southampton under contingencies tailor-made for swing bowling. The visitors now take on England in a 5-match Test series starting Wednesday…
Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria assumes Rohit Sharma is crucial to India’s possibility of winning the first Test against England at Trent Bridge. The 34-year-old was looking good in the first innings and has disposed of to a start in the 2nd essay in addition. India still required 157 runs to win and have 9 wickets in hand with both Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara at the crease. Danish Kaneria’s experiences with the way Rohit applied himself late on Day 4 was a positive sign. The Hitman will require to continue batting the same way. Danish Kaneria uploaded a video on his YouTube…
Former Australian off-spinner Nathan Hauritz feels England’s Test captain Joe Root could be playing his last-ever Ashes series end of this year. Root has spent an Ashes series as a skipper and also failed to stop Australia from retaining the urn in home conditions. Nathan Hauritz shed information on Root’s traditional approach as a leader. He feels the England captain needs to take charge of things and lead by example. Speaking in a video clip on the YouTube channel ‘Behind The Stumps with Anuj’, Nathan Hauritz told how the trio of Root, Jos Buttler, and Ben Stokes require to take it upon themselves…
Virat Kohli secured a fine half-century as India posted 186 runs in the second T20I against West Indies at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Kohli walked into bat early after India lost Ishan Kishan and made his purpose clear from the first ball. The talismanic run-scorer released his shots while Rohit Sharma took some time to settle. https://twitter.com/RCBTweets/status/1494682309001609218 Virat, who was on a lean patch, accepted that he tried to be confident right from the start. Discuss during the mid-inning break, Virat Kohli said “For me, it’s always been an opportunity to bat well under different situations for the team. Today when I went in,…
In a recent upload Instagram reel, Harbhajan Singh displays his dancing skills. He tried to recreate an international dance step in the video and added hilarious touches to the original version. In the video content, fans can see Harbhajan first waiting outside the washroom, noticeably in a hurry and shaking his legs during doing so. The video clip ends with his wife, Geeta Basra, exiting and Harbhajan Singh hurrying into the room. He shared the following reel on his official Instagram account and captioned the post: “My version of this dance form 🎯.” Here you can watch the video below:…
Online gambling law has been named unconstitutional by the Karnataka High Court in its order on Monday(February 14), giving a major reprieve to platforms like Mobile Premier League(MPL), Ace2Three, and Dream11, among others. The order is positive for these companies since they were banned from operating in the state in October 2021. “The writ petitions succeed, and the provisions are ultra vires of the Constitution and struck down,” A Division Bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Krishna S Dixit told, as per Bar and Bench. Previously, gamers in Karnataka should access all the preceding online platforms in…