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Former India player Saba Karim thinks that Team India’s Suryakumar Yadav should be made the stable No.4 batter in ODIs. He believed that Suryakumar should have performed in that position ahead of Rishabh Pant in the newly concluded ODI series against New Zealand. Karim implied that the Indians believe tank should not change the team’s combination just to have a left-handed batter in the middle order. Karim made these mentions during a talk on India News Sports on Wednesday, November 30. He said: “I wanted Suryakumar Yadav to bat at No.4 in this series. You cannot tinker with your team…

Ravichandran Ashwin has defended Shardul Thakur, who admitted 25 runs in the 40th over against New Zealand in the primary ODI in Auckland on Thursday (November 25). The great spinner said that the fast bowler only tried to execute his plan, which was a good thing to do within the over. Talking on his YouTube channel, Ashwin said: “The 40th over bowled by Shardul Thakur was the talking point on various platforms. He gave away 25 runs. I don’t think Shardul Thakur made any mistake.” He continued: “Every ball in that over to Tom Latham was bowled short. Last over…

The 2023 edition of The Hundred will be retained across a 4-week window in August upcoming year. The tournament is scheduled to be contested on a squeezed schedule from August 1 to August 27 to avoid an ability clash with England’s international season. England’s home season will activate with a 1-off Test against Ireland in June first. This will be ensured by the Ashes from June 16 to July 31, leaving the upcoming month free of any international commitments. After their 5-match series against Australia, England’s next attempt comes in the form of a T20I series against New Zealand on…

Former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer thinks that the Men in Blue should pick Sanju Samson over Rishabh Pant for the wicketkeeper-batter’s role in T20Is. Jaffer highlighted how Pant has conflicted for form in the smallest format in his recent excursion. He also stated how the ploy to advance the southpaw to the opening spot didn’t yield confident results in the T20I series against New Zealand. The 44-year-old believed that while there is still doubt over Samson’s place in the ODI team, he earns to be given consistent opportunities in T20Is, given his recent form. Jaffer made these observations during a…

Former India cricketer Parthiv Patel has said that leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal would have been keen to create an impact in the 2nd T20I against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui on Sunday, November 20. Accepting that the expert spinner would have been a little disappointed to have warmed the bench throughout the T20 World Cup in Australia, Patel added that Chahal looked in a good rhythm. In a take that divided opinion, the Men in Blue went with Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel as their 2 spinners in the playing XI for the T20 World Cup. While Chahal was part of…

England skipper Jos Buttler came up with a funny banter towards Australia’s Cameron Green during the primary ODI at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday. The keeper-batter asked the towering all-rounder to perform well, with the IPL auction coming up in the future. The incident happened during the 40th over of Australia’s innings when Green had just reached the crease. With left-arm spinner bowler Liam Dawson bowling the over, Buttler said the in his words, “Big auction coming up, Daws”. It was good of @josbuttler to remind Cam Green about the upcoming IPL auction 😂 Textbook stuff this 👌 pic.twitter.com/bkLbdXmUQ4 —…

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) head coach Sanjay Bangar told that Jason Behrendoff switched to the Mumbai Indians (MI) in his chase of consistent possibilities in the playing XI. The Australian left-arm cricketer seamer was roped in by the 3-time finalists for his base price of ₹75 lakhs. With Josh Hazlewood being RCB’s first overseas fast bowler and David Willey being a left-arm option, Behrendorff unsuccessful to secure regular match time. Both franchises agreed to a trade move ahead of the tiny-auction, which saw the fast bowler join the 5-time winners for a 2nd stint. RCB’s Head coach Sanjay Bangar speaks…

Former South African skipper Faf du Plessis has described Australian cricketer, David Warner, as a ‘bully’. The right-handed batter reminded how the Aussies tried to bully his side in the whole first Test of the 2018 series and hailed the Proteas for giving an apt response with a series victory. Warner was the genius behind the ball-tampering saga in that infamous 4-match Test series held in South Africa. The dynamic left-handed batter angry his opening partner Cameron Bancroft to use sandpaper to tamper with the red cherry to gain a reverse swing. Accordingly, Warner and then-skipper Steve Smith copped a…

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has given a piece of injury information on pace spearhead Shaheen Afridi. The PCB’s Chief Medical Officer has recommended the star bowler undergo a 2-week rehabilitation after maintaining an injury during the T20 World Cup 2022 final against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday, 13 November. The 22-year-old injured his knee as he landed clumsily while taking Harry Brook’s catch in the 13th over of England’s innings. The survey, which took position on Monday, November 14, before the team bygone from Australia, established that there were no signs of injury. The knee…

Former pacer Shoaib Akhtar challenged the Pakistan cricket team and demanded they win the ODI World Cup in India the following year. He asked the performers to pick themselves up after their loss to England in the T20 World Cup 2022 final on Sunday, November 13, and go all out to take the trophy in India in 2023. Pakistan went down to England by 5 wickets in the summit clash of this year’s T20 World Cup at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Australia. Sent in to bat following losing the toss, they only scored 137/8 on the board in their…

Former Pakistani cricketer Danish Kaneria lambasted Rohit Sharma for his terrible performances both as a player and as a skipper in the T20 World Cup 2022. The right-handed batsman recorded 116 runs across 6 matches in the competition as Team India was knocked out in the semi-finals by England on Thursday, November 10. Rohit and KL Rahul’s provisional batting in the powerplay have been disparaged by many. While Rahul handled to convert a couple of his starts, the Indian caption did not seem anywhere near his best with the bat in the whole tournament. While Team India clasped a forceful…

India’s most-loved streaming platform, Prime Video, amps up the passion around the much-anticipated India men’s tour of New Zealand starting on 18th November, with a series of announcements that are sure to happy fans. India and New Zealand, both of whom have had a great T20I campaign in Australia, will face off in a limited-overs series highlighting 3 T20s and 3 ODIs that will be performed between Nov 18th and Nov 30th. The series will be LIVE and selected only on Prime Video, the official India region rights holder to exclusively stream all men’s and women’s cricket games played in New Zealand.…

Former South Africa skipper AB de Villiers is rooting for Team India to secure the championship trophy in the current T20 World Cup 2022 in Sydney Cricket Ground (Australia). He has expected that India and New Zealand will make it to the all-essential final and backed the Men in Blue to emerge successful over the Kane Williamson-led side in the summit clash. De Villiers noted how Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav have showcased tremendous form so far in the tournament. The 38-year-old also recommended that while Rohit Sharma hasn’t been at his better with the bat, the seasoned campaigner is…

Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf enjoy his 29th birthday in Australia with his team member earlier today. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) uploaded a video clip of him amid the party on their official Twitter handle. Matthew Hayden, the Pakistani team’s coach for the T20 World Cup 2022 was stained hugging the Rawalpindi natural in the video, as did Mohammad Haris and Shaheen Shah Afridi. In a fun time of events, Shadab Khan and Shaheen Shah Afridi pranked the Pakistan speedster by deciding to cut the birthday cake themselves with him yelling “Meri Hai! (it’s mine)” in the background. Haris…

Legendary Indian player Sunil Gavaskar requested for wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant’s inclusion in India’s final group stage game against Zimbabwe in the currently ongoing T20 World Cup on Sunday, November 6, at the MCG. Despite winning 3 out of 4 matches in Group two of the Super 12 stage, the Men in Blue are yet to secure qualification for the semi-final phase. A victory against Zimbabwe might secure a meeting with England in the 2nd semi-final on November 10, Thursday in Adelaide. Pant, who has secured 961 runs in 62 T20Is at a strike rate of 127.62, has been heating the…

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has approved the teams for the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh and a various-format franchise against New Zealand in the next months. as a captain, Hardik Pandya dropped Shubman Gill for the ODI series. The team list is surprising in all inclusions and mysterious deletions. Umran Malik will be back on the team with another bright pacer Kuldeep Sen. Washington Sundar is also returning to the mix for the T20s.  Mohammed Siraj couldn’t rejoin the place in the ODI series, although he will be India’s best bowler in 2022. Players who…

Crediting the backroom staff for their continuous backing, KL Rahul stated that he was positive about getting back amongst runs. He managed a crucial half-century as India beat Bangladesh by 5 runs at the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday. It was exactly yesterday that head coach Rahul Dravid express his support for the opener, tell that runs are not all the time a guarantee in T20 cricket. Echoing like sentiments, KL Rahul said he was pissed about his batting and that he realized a big knock would soon come his way. “Every innings is essential, especially in a big tournament like this. Clearly, you are…