The Indian team under the new leadership of skipper Rohit Sharma and Coach Rahul Dravid is doing wonders. The men in blue have shown complete domination in the ongoing West Indies Tour. The Indian team has won all the matches played so far which includes three ODIs and a T20I. The latest game was a T20I where skipper Rohit Sharma played a brilliant knock followed by a brilliant innings by experienced player Dinesh Karthik. Karthik, who made his debut for the Indian team almost 18 years ago, has seen a lot of changes during his time with the side but…
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It has been announced that Cricket South Africa’s new T20 League under the leadership of Graeme Smith will be starting from January 2023. The interesting part here is that all the teams have been bought by the owners of IPL teams. Reliance Industries Limited (Mumbai Indians owner), Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited (Chennai Super Kings owner), Royals Sports Group (Rajasthan Royals owner), JSW Sports (Delhi Capitals co-owner), RPSG Sports Private Limited (Lucknow Super Giants owner) and Sun TV Network Limited (Sunrisers Hyderabad owner) were the buyers for the all 6 franchises. “The six franchise owners for South Africa’s T20 League…
If there is one person who never fails to entertain us with his on field antics, it is the former Indian skipper Virat Kohli. He is as lively on the cricket field as it gets. The Indian batsman was seen doing a funny dance after Mohammed Siraj got the wicket of the England wicketkeeper-batter Sam Billings. Siraj bowled a brilliant delivery to send Billings to the pavilion who was playing well for his 36 runs in 57 balls after smashing four boundaries. However, the talented Indian pacer got Billings completely outfoxed. Meanwhile, former Indian opener, Virender Sehwag came up with…
Some reports coming from England say that the Indian skipper Rohit Sharma’s presence in the 5th Test (Rescheduled) against England is under the clouds. The batsman had tested positive for Covid-19 a few days back. However, the BCCI is taking a wait and watch approach in this regard and has not confirmed the same. It is likely that fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will step up to take the role in the regular skipper’s absence. This is because KL Rahul who was made the vice-captain of the Indian cricket team is also set to miss the game due to an injury.…
Former Indian captain Virender Sehwag feels that the current Indian skipper Rohit Sharma could be relieved of the T20 captaincy due to tight schedule and mental fatigue. Earlier this year, Rohit was made the full time captain of the Indian Cricket team in all the formats of the game. However, he could not play most of the game due to injuries or workload mangament. “If the Indian team management has someone else in mind as captain in the T20 format, then I think, Rohit (Sharma) could be relieved and the following can be taken into consideration in the future,”- Sehwag…
Reports say that England skipper for the limited over formats, Eoin Morgan is likely to announce his retirement this week itself. Eoin Morgan has played 248 One Day Internationals and scored 7701 runs at an average of 39.3 and a strike rate of 91.2. Also, he has played 115 T20 Internationals and scored 2458 runs at an average of 28.6 and a strike rate of 136.2. He only played 16 Test games in his career and managed to score 700 runs at an average of 30.4. England Captain Eoin Morgan. Morgan has been one of the most successful skippers for…
Former cricketers Irfan Pathan and Aakash Chopra recently joined popular actor Aamir Khan and some other actors to celebrate a very special event. The event was 21 years of the movie Lagaan which was hosted by Aamir Khan at his residence who hosted an intimate event where he invited all the actors who were part of the historic film. The film was based on a historic plot when the country was under the British Raj. The premise of the movie is how a bunch of villagers accepted a challenge put out by the Britishers to win in a game of…
Former Indian pace bowler Ashish Nehra feels that fast bowler Md. Shami does not fit in the current scheme of things for the T20 World Cup. Shami is enjoyring his break after a successful campaign with the Gujarat Titans who were the winners of the IPL 2022. He is likely to join the Indian squad for the 5th Test in England soon but his white-ball presence may start to disappear. “Seems like he doesn’t feature in the current scheme of things for the T20 World Cup. But we all know about his abilities. Even if he doesn’t play this year’s…
Virat Kohli has recently achieved the milestone of 200 Million followers on Instagram. He is the third most followed sportsperson in the world, only behind footballers Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Recently, Virat Kohli’s brother Vikas was trolled by an internet user for not having a following even close to that of his brother’s. Vikas shut the fan down by asking him to do something productive and not give advice not asked for. The user wrote, “Bechahara bhai ka 200 million subscribers ho gya saale ka 1 million v nhi huya (Brother has hit 200 million subscribers and you don’t…
The recently concluded edition of the Indian Premiere League (IPL) was a big success and Gujarat Titans led by Hardik Pandya emerged victorious. The team was debuting in the cash rich league and many gave the credit to the Coach Ashish Nehra. Nehra was praised fir his simplistic style of coaching. However, what has grabbed some more limelight for him is his funny nature outside the field. This time he was seen involved in a hilarious exchange of word with Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. Many fans were of opinion that it was more of a drunk conversation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kJIoKQN_I4 The…
Former Indian skipper MS Dhoni is an ace investor and has a very diversified portfolio when it comes to investing in businesses. The newest edition to it is the new age Drone based start-up named Garuda Aerospace. The business recently announced about the investment made by MS Dhoni and are glad to associate with cricketing legend. “I have always been an ardent admirer of Mahi Bhai (Mahendra Singh Dhoni) and to have him as part of the Garuda Aerospace family is a dream come true. Mahi Bhai is an epitome of dedication and I firmly believe that having Captain Cool…
Any fan of Indian cricket would agree that the 2008 Slapgate controversy involving legendary off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and pace bowler S Sreesanth has to be one of the most controversial incidents in the history of Indian cricket. This happened in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2008, which was the inaugural edition of the cash-rich league, Harbhajan Singh, who was then the skipper of Mumbai Indians had slapped Indian pacer S Sreesanth, who was then playing for the Kings XI Punjab (Now Punjab Kings). Now, after more than a decade has passed after the controversy, Harbhajan has admitted that it was…
Top 10 Richest Cricketers In The World As cricket becomes the most popular sport among the people, the sponsors and advertisers are more attracted to this sport and try to attract many customers towards them. Cricket across the borders and countries. People do not only like to watch their teams, but they also love to watch other players from other countries. Due to IPL now cricket is a brand to which people are attracted. Among this today we are going to know about the ten richest cricketers in the world. So let’s begin it. List Of Top 10 Richest Cricketers…
Highest Paid Cricketers In Indian Premier League As we all are waiting for the new IPL season that Is delayed due to the coronavirus. There are a total of 63 players already sold in the auction from 338 players. Other cricketers are in the queue, and we are waiting for them too, but let’s know about the cricketer who already sold and the highest payout for the cricketers in IPL 2021. Everyone loves to know about it so let’s roll the intro. List Of IPL 2021 Highest Paid Cricketers Indian Premier League Chris Morris: Rs 16.25 crore Kyle Jamieson:…
It has been rife and sore eyesight to the fans and management when we eventually realize after the end of unsuccessful seasons that a needless amount of money has been dispensed for players who didn’t deserve it in the first place. May it be foreigners or may it be local talents, the frowns simply keep on intensifying with every failed attempt to reach glory. Kolkata Knight Riders will be a lot more worried about this aspect after a woeful display in the last couple of seasons. The Indians that they have tried to stitch together have fallen apart at the…
Indian sensational opener Rohit Sharma is one of the most talented and destructive cricketers. Over the years, he has become one of the key players of the Indian batting line-up. While Rohit has been a part of many memorable moments of team India, but there have been times when he stirred controversy on social media. Here, in this article, we bring you 5 instances when Rohit Sharma created a controversy on social media. Have a look: 1. Rohit Sharma’s potential bio-bubble breach: It happened during the Border-Gavaskar series when the four-match Test series was leveled at 1-1 in the first…
Chennai Super Kings have been the most dominant side in the history of IPL over years. The team has managed to reach playoffs on all the occasions bar two when they were not a part of the league whereas have played the final showdown on seven occasions. Their dominance is such that they are often stated as synonymous with the playoffs of the cash-rich league. However, things weren’t as easy for the MS Dhoni-led team this year and the ghost of 2020 affected them beyond bounds. After playing ten games, the side has won just three games and virtually became…