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Virender Sehwag thinks Team India ‘pressed the panic button’ by opening the innings with Ishan Kishan in their T20 World Cup 2021 match against New Zealand on Sunday. When communicating with Cricbuzz, Sehwag cited a situation from the 2007 World T20 to describe his point. He assumed that like Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly 14 years ago, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul are India’s built opening pair, which should not have been concerned. He continued that Ishan Kishan, being a junior cricketer in the team, could have been ‘adjusted everywhere’. Sehwag called the case of himself opening the batting with…

Team India cricketer Mohammad Shami, who saw off-color in India’s first T20 World Cup head against Pakistan, has returned to training for the game against New Zealand on Sunday. Unexpectedly, Shami was reduced to ethnic slurs after India went down upon arch-rivals Pakistan by 10 wickets. The 31-year-old, who back to the training for the first time since then, was seen presenting some knowledge to the youngsters. Sharing the image on Twitter, Mohammad Shami said: “Back to the grind. Had a productive training session and loved talking to our young talented cricketers. Looking forward to our next game against NZ.”…

Pakistan Cricketer Mohammad Rizwan has come out in support of Mohammad Shami over latest online abuse, saying the game should bring people together. The Indian pacer has been reduced to vile judgments on social media after the Men in Blue dropped to a 10-wicket defeat against Pakistan on Sunday. Many cricketers have come in help of Mohammad Shami and Rizwan was the newest addition to the longer list. Taking to social media, Mohammad Rizwan said:”The kind of pressure, struggles & sacrifices a player has to go through for his country & his people is immeasurable. @MdShami11 is a star &…

The bidding for ownership of the 2 new Indian Premier League (IPL) suffrages took place today and the new teams and their buyer were published. Owner Sanjiv Goenka’s RPSG group has acquired the rights for one franchise, while private equity fund CVC Capital has won the bid for the additional. 2 teams will be part of the IPL beginning from the 2022 season. What is the name of 2 new teams in IPL 2022? Of the 2 new teams that will play from IPL 2022, the first will be from Lucknow, while the other will be from Ahmedabad. The Lucknow…

All of an unexpected the hotels are full. Restaurants have more Indian and Pakistani faces and Hindi is the language most clear in talks. It is as if the combination of the Indian subcontinent has dropped in Dubai for this marquee clash between Ind vs Pak in the T20 World Cup 2021. Ticket costs have skyrocketed and even if you are ready to pay top dollar, tickets aren’t possible. It is assumed to be a real representation and everyone wants to be a part of it and make a comment. It is an indication of how ‘revenge sports tourism’ in…

Former Pakistan cricketer Inzamam-ul-Haq thinks that India is the most dangerous team in the T20 world on subcontinent pitches. The Men In Blue confirmed their prowess on such covers with a dominant win over Australia in the final warm-up fight ahead of the Super 12s step of the tournament. https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/1450818035401457678 India scaled-down the 153-run mark with above two overs to spare and 8-wickets in hand at the ICC Academy in Dubai. Inzamam-ul-Haq regarded India’s prowess which accommodated them chase down the target. Discoursing on his Official YouTube channel, Inzamam-ul-Haq said: “India played their warm-up fixture against Australia rather comfortably. On subcontinent pitches like these,…

The 2021 edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) is ready to start on December 5 at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo. The tournament opener will be a repeat of the previous season’s final wherever the Jaffna Stallions will locked horns with the Galle Gladiators. A total number of 24 matches will be played in the 2021 sessions of the Lanka Premier League(LPL), along with the final. Colombo will host all Starting 20 games of LPL 2021 just before the fight shifts to the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota(Sri Lanka). The final of the LPL…

The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) win by 27 runs against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). In achieving so, they have won their 4th IPL title. MS Dhoni and his men just have been impressive this season. After a tough IPL 2020, they have shown why they are a championship side. Twitter praises CSK after a huge win Fans on Twitter praised CSK for having a fabulous season and lifting the IPL 2021 title. Some fans also trolled Eoin Morgan for maintaining his poor form. Here you can see some of the best reactions on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FarziCricketer/status/1449065572654669832 https://twitter.com/LoyalSachinFan/status/1449067178632761344 https://twitter.com/FarziCricketer/status/1449067121539895303 https://twitter.com/man4_cricket/status/1449067691264786434 https://twitter.com/viroot11/status/1449062901914816514…

Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting has revealed that he got angry later the team’s trouble to Chennai Super Kings in Qualifier 1. Ponting asserted that he is sensitive as a coach, just as he was as a player, and therefore he was a bit frustrated after DC’s defeat to CSK. Delhi got off to Chennai by 4-wickets in Qualifier 1, in a match that was selected in the last over. DC shared a challenging 172 for 5 batting first but the bowlers could not raise the score as Channai Super Kings came out all guns blazing in the chase. DC…

Deep Dasgupta has picked his favored Indian playing XI for the much-anticipated impact against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup, which will be played this month Oct 24 in Dubai. The former Indian wicketkeeper-batsman cricket appointed Rohit Sharma alongside one of KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan as the openers. Captain Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant made the central order in Deep Dasgupta’s XI. All-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya (subject to bowling shape) capped the team’s batting depth. According to a video on his YouTube channel, Deep Dasgupta was seen to say: “I wouldn’t mind KL/Ishan to…

Best heart-touching moments of IPL 2021, Chennai Super Kings(CSK) all-rounder Deepak Chahar proposed to his GF at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium later the match against the Punjab Kings. The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) played against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their latest league match of the 2021 edition of the IPL. Unluckily, the Super Kings could not finish their league stage on a winning record. A 98-run knock from KL Rahul maintained PBKS defeat CSK by 6-wickets. Deepak Chahar did not have a great day in the match. He bowled 4-overs and allowed 48 runs, picking up the wicket…

Smriti Mandhana, India’s bright opening batter in the women’s Match, could be given the captaincy role after the future Women’s World Cup judges former head coach WV Raman. The former coach-led India to the T20 World Cup final in Australia last year before being lately replaced by Ramesh Powar. Smriti Mandhana has evolved into one of India’s important players since getting her debut in 2013. Under Raman’s teaching, Mandhana also had a stint as a skipper when India played England in the T20I series in 2019. While Raman thinks that Mandhana has the mindset and smarts to become the skipper…

Several faces were shocked when the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) shelled out a massive sum of £14.25 crore at the IPL auction beginning this year to pick Glenn Maxwell. The misgivings were not wrong. Over the years, Maxwell’s name had become compatible with poor performance in the IPL. Earlier to 2021, the dashing Australian batter, who initiated his IPL debut in 2012, had been part of the cash-rich league on 8-occasions, serving 3-different franchises – Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals), Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), and Mumbai Indians(MI). Nevertheless, barring the 2014 release, when he accumulated 552 runs at…

The second match of the IPL 2021 game ensures to be a cracker. We’ve seen quite a few thrillers in matches between the Mumbai Indians (MI) and the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the past. Positively, we will see more witnesses tonight. Rohit Sharma and his men have missed both games they’ve performed in the 2nd leg so far. Similarly is the case with Kohli and his lads in red. With RCB vs MI have both these teams looking to begin their accounts in this 2nd half of IPL 2021, match 39 is definitely going to further end the weekend…

However another remarkable revelation, Virat Kohli will quit as captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) after IPL 2021. The RCB captain made the release himself through the franchise’s official Twitter handle, in what has come as a shock to the RCB followers. Virat Kohli took charge as RCB captain in 2013 after Daniel Vettori renounced the position. Nevertheless, the 32-year old, despite his batting achievements, hasn’t been able to win a title for the franchise. The right-handed batsman’s best season as skipper was in 2016 during RCB reached the final. https://twitter.com/RCBTweets/status/1439635618846281728 According to the video, Kohli can be seen thanking the fans for…

Former India opener Aakash Chopra has high expectations from Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain Kane Williamson in the 2nd half of IPL 2021 in the UAE. Admitting that SRH is highly questionable to qualify for the playoffs, having won only one of their 7 games, Chopra also added that Williamson could boost the franchise’s resolution with some assured knocks. Williamson took over as SRH captain close to IPL 2021 was suspended in India after David Warner was dismissed following the franchise’s poor showing. SRH will begin the 2nd half of IPL 2021 in the modern position on the points table. Analyzing…

Delhi Capitals spinner Siddharth Manimaran miss the rest of IPL 2021 because of a quadriceps injury. The Tamil Nadu left-arm orthodox spinner is still to make his IPL debut. An unlucky injury during a practice session has now increased his wait further. Siddharth was earlier part of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad as in earlier seasons. Delhi Capitals renewed their fans about the 23-year-old’s injury situation by uploading a post on their official Instagram profile. They captioned the post: “🚨 INJURY UPDATE 🚨 @siddharth.manimaran has sustained a quadriceps strain while training and has been ruled out of #IPL2021 as a result. We wish him…