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Out-of favour Team India opener cricketer Prithvi Shaw has failed a yo-yo test managed recently at the National Cricket Academy. Although, the results will not affect his selection for this Indian Premier League (IPL 2022). Shaw remains allowed to participate in the T20 league despite the failure of the yo-yo test. According to the recent report in PTI, Shaw secured less than 15 on the yo-yo test, and a player needs to score 16.5 to clear the test. The opener has not performed for India since the team toured Sri Lanka last year. A source was quoted as telling by the news agency:…

Ace Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja reached the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team hotel ahead of IPL 2022. The franchise shared a small video clip where Jadeja entered the hotel in Mumbai and met the support staff. The Saurashtra-born cricketer looked smart in a black t-shirt and jeans along with a hat. CSK share the video as: “Star Watch: Return of the Jaadu! #Yellove #WhistlePodu @imjadeja.” https://twitter.com/ChennaiIPL/status/1503700575049089025 Ravindra Jadeja, who CSK maintained for a huge amount of INR 16 crore, joined the squad one day after wrapping up the pink-ball Test against Sri Lanka at the Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru, India. He was in scintillating…

Gujarat Titans (GT) officially unveiled their jersey on Sunday in a grand event at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad ahead of this IPL 2022. Most of the performing players, including captain Hardik Pandya and team management, participated. GT will debut in the IPL 2022 and the LSG. The Titans went in with blue as their base color for the jersey, with some patterned designs complementing it. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) https://twitter.com/mufaddal_vohra/status/1503009934555897857 Gujarat Titans will start their IPL 2022 campaign on March 28 This IPL will see Gujarat Titans compete in Group…

Anushka Sharma has currently experienced training intensely for her character in the nearing Bollywood flick Chakda Xpress, a biopic based on Indian women’s cricketer Jhulan Goswami. To get into the character’s skin, the actress is placed in the hard yards by practicing the basics of bowling and batting. The 33-year-old actress just took to her official Instagram handle to give her fans a glimpse of her hard work for the character behind the scenes. In the video, fans can eyewitness Anushka practicing Jhulan Goswami’s bowling action and batting stance. Anushka Sharma uploaded the following post and wrote: “Get-Sweat-Go! 🏏 #ChakdaXpress #prep getting hard and…

Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh recently uploaded a clip on Instagram of him getting a new hairdo on Thursday (March 10). The World Cup winner is well-known for his flamboyance and setting standards with his fashion. On Thursday, Yuvraj took his style to a new level, getting a full makeover of his hair ahead of the weekend. Sharing a short clip on his Instagram account, Yuvraj Singh added: “Weekend Ready😎🤟. Are you 👉.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Yuvraj Singh (@yuvisofficial) Yuvraj can be seen wearing a red t-shirt and sunglasses while looking in…

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has accepted that the pitch used in Rawalpindi for the opening match against Australia was not a good time advertisement for Test cricket. The former captain and commentator also described the reasoning behind the PCB rolling out a slow pitch for the much-awaited opener of Australia’s historic journey to the Asian country. Raja also adds that the PCB will be broadcasting pitches across the country following the peak of the current season, somewhat they couldn’t do earlier as he only supposed office mid-season. He was appointed Pakistan Cricket Board(PCB) chief in September 2021. Raja said that…

On Tuesday, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) revealed a mega-event lined up for the end of this week. The side said they would unveil their new jersey on March 12. The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise took to Twitter to reveal. In their post, they said: “#IPL2022 is almost here & we can’t wait to show you our new threads for the season.” They went on to write: “New Jersey dropping on 12th March 2022 at the #RCBUnbox event on Museum Cross Road, Church Street.” #IPL2022 is almost here & we can’t wait to show you our new threads for the…

Aakash Chopra thinks Ravindra Jadeja is the best all-rounder in Test cricket right now, ahead of the likes of Ben Stokes. Jadeja smashed a successful 175 in India’s first innings of the currently Mohali Test against Sri Lanka. His knock supports the hosts declared their innings at a huge score of 574/8. Although, he was not done as he also flayed the prized wicket of Dimuth Karunaratne during Sri Lanka’s first innings. In a video shared on his Official YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra placed Ravindra Jadeja on a great pedestal. He noticed: “We declare this today that if we talk about Test…

According to a Fox Sports report, Australian Right-handed legend Shane Warne, 52, has died of a suspect heart attack. “Shane was found impassive in his villa [in Thailand], and despite every effort of medical staff, he could not be revived,” Warne’s management published a statement. “The family requests privacy at this time and will provide further details in due course.” Warne, widely viewed as the greatest spinner to play the sport, performed 145 Tests for Australia and has 708 wickets. Shane also won the 1999 ODI World Cup and 1001 international wickets. https://twitter.com/virendersehwag/status/1499748352048599041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1499748352048599041%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsportstar.thehindu.com%2Fcricket%2Fshane-warne-dies-of-heart-attack-says-report%2Farticle38448324.ece ”Congrats to the Indian cricket team”- Shane…

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…

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.…