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Pakistan Cricketer wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan has uploaded an insightful picture from their dressing room after an excellent 4-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in Galle on Wednesday. Riding on a successful century from Abdullah Shafique, Pakistan secured 342 runs. After being decreased to 104/2, Shafique and Babar Azam tacked together a 101-run partnership to consolidate the innings. Shafique, who had played only 5 Tests before the start of the Galle Test, continued unbeaten on 160 to take the team home. After the impressive win, Rizwan shared on Twitter their team planning from Day 3. He also credits the help staff for having belief…

Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi has admired current captain Babar Azam over his gesture of helping the out-of-form Indian batter Virat Kohli. Afridi termed Azam’s initiative a very good one but added that a reaction from the Indian star would also have been outstanding. Taking about his official Twitter handle on Thursday (July 14), Azam uploaded a picture of himself with the batter and said: “This too shall pass. Stay strong. #ViratKohli.” The gesture victory the Pakistan skipper a lot of praise on social media handles. Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan answered: “You will be remembered for this.” https://twitter.com/babarazam258/status/1547657073587933190 …

Former India U19 player Dwaraka Ravi Teja, recently took to his social media handle to share some pictures with Virat Kohli. He also wrote down a note for the star cricketer as the 2-met after 6-long years. Ravi Teja panned that Kohli was his roommate during his U15 days and also showed that the two would often dance to Telegu movie star Chiranjeevi’s songs. He noted that they had begun calling each other by the name ‘Chiru.’ He also revealed that when they met in the UK many years later, Kohli welcomed him by asking, ‘Chiru Kaisa hai tu?’. Ravi…

Last Night in India vs England Surya Kumar Yadav did a great inning with a century when everyone lost hope. Suryakumar Yadav played a ferocious knock of 117 runs in the third T20I against England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Suryakumar didn’t receive much support from the other end as a result India lost the match by 17 runs. However, the 31-year-old received praises from the cricket fraternity for his astonishing knock which was laced with 14 fours and 6 sixes. Rohit Sharma on Virat Kohli’s Form: After Virat Kohli’s run of low scores continued. Rohit Sharma defended Virat Kohli saying one…

Former India skipper MS Dhoni was spotted in the stands during the side’s current 3rd T20I fixture against hosts England at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. The cameras caught the cricket star while discussing with ex-head coach Ravi Shastri. MS Dhoni was also present in the stadium at Edgbaston for the 2nd T20I of the 3-match series. The World Cup-winning captain traveled to Nottingham alongside his friends to witness the final fixture of the rubber between the 2-cricketing giants. Watch the discussion video of MS Dhoni and Ravi Shastri having a chat here: https://twitter.com/Cute_Ladka21/status/1546139220451868674 While MS Dhoni declared his retirement from…

England Test skipper Ben Stokes admitted the team’s efforts that bring them a 7-wicket victory over India in the rescheduled 5th Test at Edgbaston. Although, the ace all-rounder also condemned the racial slurs chucked at Indian fans during the fixture. On day 4 of the Test, reports of racial abuse in the Eric Hollies stand emerged on social media networks. Also, a Twitter user complained to the ECB and Warwickshire regarding his group being referred to as “smelly P***s. The cops began investigating the matter after the ‘Bharat Army’ (an Indian supporter’s team) confirmed the same. https://twitter.com/ECB_cricket/status/1544058809295015937 Stokes took to…

The Best Finisher In The World. Happy Birthday MS Dhoni, one of the greatest to play the game, the only captain to win all 3 ICC trophies, 4 IPL and 2 CL T20 trophies as a captain, and 10,000+ runs in ODI format, and took just 38 innings to become number 1 in ODI format. MS Dhoni is not only a name but a brand in world cricket. The trophy man for India who achieved all the 3 precious ICC trophies, unarguably one of the best minds, and a legendary cricketer. Happy birthday to one of the greatest skippers in…

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…

Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag took a clear dig at Virat Kohli for sled Jonny Bairstow during the Edgbaston Test between India and England. Bairstow battled to handle the swing and pace of India’s Fast bowler at the start of Day 3. After missing a sharp in-swinger from Mohammed Shami in the 32-over, he and Kohli were elaborate in a heated argument. The latter tracked it up with a mocking laugh when Bairstow missed the next ball. Though the duo was watched sharing a laugh soon after, Bairstow began to take the bowlers on from the further over, similar to…

This is officially the most expensive over in Test cricket history…Broad has gone for 34 off 5 balls. Record was 28.  Day 2 of the 5th Test between England and India and it turned out to be a very bitter sweet day for England pacer Stuart Broad. The hosts were looking for early wickets after India finished 338/7 at Stumps on Day 1 and after getting a few wickets, the tail started wagging and India started scoring some very important runs for the last wicket. Jasprit Bumrah scored 29 runs in a single over – Most runs scored by a batsman…

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…

All-rounder Hardik Pandya opened up about his new leadership place within the Indian team. The 28-year-old was appointed the skipper for India’s tour of Ireland comprising 2-T20Is. Hardik Pandya was believed a heavy favorite to lead the side following his victory with the Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Indian Premier League (TATA IPL) 2022. He will be leading a 17-man possible for the series beginning on June 26. Experienced fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar will act as Pandya’s deputy. Claiming that nobody would have predicted him being the India skipper several months back, Pandya said this in an interview with Star Sports ahead of the 4rth T20I in…

Team India player Harshal Patel has amassed appreciation from all quarters for his inspiring playing performances in T20 cricket. The right arm just stated that, as he doesn’t have express pace like Umran Malik, he has to trust his skills for achievement. In his discussion with PTI, Harshal told that the opposition teams are bound to understand the strengths of a bowler after a point. He added that this is why it is essential for him to stay a step onward of the batters. The 31-year-old added: “To be honest, people have been trying to anticipate what I am bowling…