Famous sprinter Usain Bolt has sent a message to Royal Challengers Bangalore’s hero players Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers before the starting IPL 2021. The Jamaican athlete shares a post with the RCB jersey on social media and joined the banter regarding who was the fastest on the field. “Challengers, just letting you know, I’m still the fastest cat around. @imVkohli @ABdeVilliers17 @pumacricket @RCBTweets,” Usain Bolt captioned his photo on Twitter. https://twitter.com/usainbolt/status/1379797794135887873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1379797794135887873%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportskeeda.com%2Fcricket%2Fnews-ipl-2021-usain-bolt-sends-message-virat-kohli-ab-de-villiers-ipl-2021 Usain Bolt is one of the great famous names in the sporting world. The many-time Olympics gold medalist’s tweet about the RCB players has gone viral on…
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Pakistan fast-bowler Hasan Ali, announced today (April 6) the birth of his first baby. In August 2019, the right-arm pacer had attached the knots with Indian national Samiya Arzoo. Hasan became the 4th Pakistani cricketer to marry an Indian girl, after Zaheer Abbas, Mohsin Khan, and Shoaib Malik. Samiya is from the Mewat region of Haryana. As per reports, she is a flight engineer with Emirates Airlines while her relatives are settled in New Delhi. The couple is now all set to start a new journey in their lives as parents. Hasan, who is at present in South Africa with…
Indian opener Shubman Gill has shown that he used to be a part-time bowler while his Under-16 and Under-19 days before he was warned for suspect bowling work. The 21-year-old now wants to take up bowling again and give off the confidence that he might become ‘pretty good at it. Shubman Gill is currently developing his skills for IPL 2021 with his franchise Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai. Gill has been seen bowling off-spin in the nets for the group. In the previous year, the franchise also released a video of Shubman Gill trying his hand at standard spin against…
England batsman Ollie Pope has shown that Virat Kohli alerts him of turning pitches in the series, midway through the first India-England Test in Chennai. This Test was the one and only in the four-match series where England batsmen looked convenient at the crease. On a track that offered minor assistance to bowlers on the first 2-days, the visitors notched a mammoth 578, thanks to Joe Root’s double ton. The visitors won the Test by 227 runs to take an amazing lead in the series. During a media communication on Friday, Ollie Pope recounted feeling nervous about the next 3…
Kolkata Knight Riders star Nitish Rana has found negative for COVID-19 ahead of IPL 2021. As claimed in an official statement by KKR, Rana back negative when he was tested upon arrival at the KKR squad hotel on March 19. Though two days later, he tested positive throughout his quarantine period. The southpaw isolated himself for 10 days and got tested on Thursday (April 1), where he left negative. “Nitish Rana had checked into the KKR team hotel in Mumbai, on March 21, 2021, with a negative COVID report which was done on March 19, 2021. As per IPL protocol,…
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has made the 11th rank in the final ICC ODI Rankings for Bowlers. The Indian pacemaker played his first ODI series since August 2019 and picked up 6 wickets in three games versus the England cricket squad. Courtesy of his brilliant bowling capability, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has jumped 9 spots to bag the eleventh position on the ODI bowling Ranking. He is the 2nd-highest-ranked Indian in the bowlers’ charts. Jasprit Bumrah, who lost India vs England ODI series for particular reasons, has dropped out of the Top 3. New Zealand’s speedster Matt Henry has replaced him in the 3rd…
South Africa all-rounder Chris Morris has explained the latest Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Sanju Samson as a very good cricketer with a sharp cricketing brain. Samson was assigned the RR captain after the franchise published Steve Smith earlier the IPL auction. Meanwhile, Chris Morris, who was released by Royal Challengers Bangalore, was acquired by RR for a record INR 16.25 crore. Talking at a virtual press conference on Tuesday, Chris Morris said that Samson is above just a young skipper, regardful: “I’m obviously quite lucky I’ve got a very good relationship with Sanju; I have batted with him at Rajasthan…
England’s stand-in captain Jos Buttler said he is still trying to use the captaincy role and the emotions that come with it. The 30-year-old is in charge of the side in the lack of the injured Eoin Morgan. Jos Buttler has led England 11 times in limited-overs cricket, with his first captainship stint coming in 2015. Talking about how he is coping as the leader of the side, the wicketkeeper-batsman trusted Eoin Morgan for making him relaxed in the captaincy role. “I was thinking yesterday, if I wasn’t ready to step into Morgs’ shoes when he’s not playing now, I…
KL Rahul has distressed that he never doubted himself although going through a run of low scores against England in the just-concluded T20I series. The 28-year-old scored just 15 runs in 4 innings, as well as two ducks, and was consequently left out of the T20I series decider. After the likes of Ishan Kishan and captain, Virat Kohli glowed at the top of the order, there were discussions about KL Rahul getting the axe in T20Is ahead of the World Cup end of the year. Still, Rahul came roaring back into form as he loaded an unbeaten 62 off just…
Jonny Bairstow has opened up about his various jersey in the first ODI against India, describe that it was a case of simple lack of communication. While the break of the England players in the opening game in Pune had their names and figures written in blue, Jonny Bairstow’s had his information in white. In a virtual interview on Wednesday, the 31-year-old explained the anomaly, saying in this context: “It was purely because it got patched up over here rather than in England. It was a miscommunication. They patched it up, the number and lettering in the same colour as…
Krunal Pandya’s feeling got the better of him as the all-rounder broke down the memory of his late father after scoring a sensational fifty on his ODI debut for India. The 29-year-old wasn’t could speak anything over his knock at the end of the Indian innings as he was beaten in emotion. Krunal Pandya then embraces his brother Hardik and crying his heart out, showing how strong a connection he had with his father and how much the innings he played would have to devote to his late dad. Here you can see the video of Krunal Pandya getting emotional…
England white-ball skipper Eoin Morgan has understated the verbal duel between Virat Kohli and Jos Buttler in the 5th India-England T20I in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Talking in a press briefing after his side’s 36-run defeat in the game, Eoin Morgan accepted that he was oblivious of what exactly occurred between Kohli and Butler. Although, Eoin Morgan described his Indian equivalent as an intense and ‘animated’ character while remarking that ‘conflicts’ are not rare in almost-contested games like the one on Saturday. “I don’t know actually (what exactly happened). Obviously, Virat is very animated when he plays, a big character in…
Reports indicate that Rajasthan Royals (RR) pacer Jofra Archer is expected to remove from the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. The 25-year-old could choose to skip IPL 2021 in a bid to secure his international Test career. According to reports in Telegraph Sport, Jofra Archer will take another injection – the third one – in his right elbow since the conclusion of the T20I series against India. The injection makes it easy for him to continue playing for England for the rest of the year. Jofra Archer before complained of pain in his elbow following the…
Suryakumar Yadav’s dream international batting debut came to a disputable end as he was expected to have been out on 57, captured at serious fine leg by David Malan off the bowling of Sam Curran. Playing some shining shots, Suryakumar Yadav declared himself on the international stage and watched set to possibly get a century. Still, his near-chanceless innings came to a premature end, thanks to a dodgy judgment from the on-field umpire. Fans on Twitter break out after Suryakumar Yadav’s controversial release Replays indicated that 3 might be a debate about whether some part of Malan’s right hand was…
Former England skipper Michael Vaughan doesn’t rate the Indian T20I team, which is currently playing a 5-match series against England, too deeply. The Eoin Morgan-led visitors are 2-1 up in the 5-match series after knocking the hosts by eight wickets in the 3rd T20I in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Michael Vaughan has noted that India has carried out the same mistakes – continuous chopping and changing – that England did in the Test series. He says Cricbuzz in this regard: “You’re up against the best team in the world, and it very much reminded me of England in the Test series.…
Suryakumar Yadav, who made his international debut in the 2nd T20I against England, was left in favour of Rohit Sharma for the 3rd game. Former England spinner Graeme Swann named the axing as one of the harshest decisions he has ever seen on a cricket ground. Suryakumar Yadav wasn’t necessary to bat in the 2nd game, as India won by seven wickets. So, his exception in the 3rd game was all the more confusing. Speaking on Star Sports, Graeme Swann revealed the sympathy for the Mumbai Indians star but confirmed that Team India was desperate to hear the combination of KL Rahul…
Indian skipper Virat Kohli has shown that debutant Ishan Kishan would open the innings instead of Shikhar Dhawan in the second T20I against England in Ahmedabad. Dhawan grapples and was out for 4 from 12 in the first T20I. Talking after winning the toss and electing to bowl first, Virat Kohli told: “Two changes to our side. Shikhar Dhawan is missing out. Two debutants, Ishan Kishan is going to make their debut, he is going to open for us. Suryakumar Yadav is also going to make his debut. He makes the place in the team instead of Axar Patel.” Commend…