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Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has said that he won’t be shocked if some of the Indian players, who flew in from the UK to the UAE for IPL 2021, test COVID positive in the upcoming days. The BCCI has strictly advised all players coming to the UAE from England to undergo a 6-day quarantine. Chopra said the though, considering the random nature of the virus, there is a chance of it hitting the IPL again. Speaking on his Official YouTube channel, Chopra gave the explanation of assistant physiotherapist Yogesh Parmar, who tested negative and then positive in a span…

The international players for the greatest IPL franchises have landed in the UAE. Moreover, among them are Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) stars Kyle Jamieson and Dan Christian. The duo landed in the UAE and, before their mandatory quarantine, took some time off to talk regarding RCB and their thoughts on the future season. The franchise took to Instagram to post with a snippet of their 2-cents. The clip was captioned: “Bold Diaries: Kyle Jamieson and Dan Christian join RCB in Dubai. The trans-tasman all-rounders have arrived and begun their mandatory quarantine! But before that, they spoke to us about RCB and the team’s chances to…

South African leg spinner Imran Tahir showed his frustration over the treatment he received from officials of South African cricket. The 42-year old revealed that CSA director Graeme Smith talked with him the previous year and had affirmed him of a place in the T20 World Cup squad, which was supposed to happen in Australia last year. However, since then, there has been no discussion between Tahir and Smith. Talking to IOL, Imran Tahir opened up on the talks he had with Graeme Smith before becoming ghosted. Tahir said: “I am not feeling great that I am not in the…

Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) Director of Cricket Kumar Sangakkara recently admired captain Sanju Samson for kepping things clear, simple, and direct as the captain of the side. The former Sri Lanka skipper went on to suggest that Samson does well when he holds to his natural game. Kumar Sangakkara also looked out how the youngster was handed the captaincy of the team under challenging situations. He also seemed positive about Samson’s future as captain of the inaugural IPL champions. The young gloveman struck the Sri Lankan veteran with his inspiring captaincy despite not having a full-strength squad at his direction. “I…

shikhar Dhawan and Aesha Mukerji have parted ways after 8-years of marriage, as per to a report in ANI. He married in 2012. however Dhawan is yet to confirm or discuss about it, Aesha, in a long description on Instagram post write: “I THOUGHT DIVORCE WAS A DIRTY WORD UNTIL I BECAME A 2 TIME DIVORCEE. “Funny how words can have such powerful meanings and associations. I experienced this first hand as a divorcee. The first time I went through a divorce I was soooooooo fu@kn scared. I felt like I had failed and I was doing something so wrong…

Former Indian pacer Zaheer Khan was impressed with the ability that wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant performed during his best knock of 50 (106 balls) on the 4th day of the Oval Test. Speaking to CricBuzz, the left-arm seamer estimated that Pant can from time to time get absorbed into his role as a dasher. But, the 23-year-old assumed his defensive technique on the 4th day and formed his game based on the match situation. Khan said. “The ability to adjust your game according to the match situation is a sign of a good player and that is what Rishabh Pant showed…

Former Indian left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan has heaped celebrated on Rohit Sharma for how the opener has changed his game as per the requirements of Test cricket. Speaking at CricBuzz Chatter, Khan reckoned that Sharma has made advances to his game which are now paying him profits for him in the Test arena. As per the to the Khan, Sharma has made a conscious attempt to set himself up at the crease which is enabling him to leave deliveries on and around the off-stump in seamer-friendly condition. Khan also added that the Indian opener should expand his ongoing innings in the Oval Test as much as…

Ajinkya Rahane lost his wicket before reaching the 20-run mark for the 3rd constant time in the ongoing 5-match Test series against England. Later two failures at Headingley, Rahane bat at number 6 in the first innings of the Kennington Oval Test on Thursday. The Indian Test team’s vice-captain took 44 deliveries to score 9-runs and then smashed a boundary through time off Craig Overton’s performance. But after the same over, Ajinkya Rahane edged one delivery and handed a catch to Moeen Ali at 3rd slip. It was disheartening to see the Indian vice-captain depart to the dressing room beginning…

Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik jumped on the bandwagon asking for Ravichandran Ashwin’s formation in the team for the Oval Test. Karthik opined that India’s premier-choice spin bowler must play the decisive 4th Test against England, which starts on Thursday. In all 3-Tests so far, India has gone with 4-pacers as well as a lone spinner in Ravindra Jadeja, who has pipped Ashwin in the pecking request due to his superior batting technique. Nevertheless, the innings loss in Leeds has helped several experts to call for Ashwin to highlight at the Oval. Writing in his column for the Telegraph, Dinesh Karthik believes…

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has said that the one-year suspension handed to him by the ICC was a bitter pill to take. He further added that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought the world to a stop, he did not miss a lot of international cricket. In October 2019, Shakib Al Hasan was banned from all forms of cricket for 2-years, with one year suspended, later he accepted 3-charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. Reflecting on the hard times, the Bangladesh all-rounder described on media that while the one year away from the game was difficult, the support from near and dear…

Australian opener David Warner stays to wow his fans by producing entertaining content regularly on his official Instagram account. The southpaw is already quite popular with Indian cricket followers due to his achievements with the bat in the IPL over the years. Since the first lockdown previous year, Warner’s popularity in India has soared due to his face swap videos featuring provincial Indian movie clips and songs on Instagram. According to his latest post on Instagram, David Warner swapped his face Superstar Rajinikanth from a song in a big hit movie called ‘Enthiran’, which also features Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the female…

India captain Virat Kohli spoke to the press interview about the heated altercations during the Lord’s Test ahead of the third match of the series at Headingley. India is 1-0 up after an emblematic win at Lord’s, where they bowled out England inside 2-sessions to win the game by 151 runs. Kohli said what’s said and done on the field tends to inspire the team to perform to their peak potential. He said: “Well, I think I cannot give the details of the words that were spoken. It’s for the cameras and stump mics to pick that up for both teams, equally, and then be analyzed.…

National Cricket Academy (NCA) bowling coach Paras Mhambrey considers that IPL 2021 will give Indian cricket a proper idea of how much Hardik Pandya can be used as a bowler at the T20 World Cup. Hardik Pandya has bowled sparingly enough over the last year, having experienced back surgery in 2019. He will next be viewed in action in the 2nd half of IPL 2021, which begins on September 19 in the UAE. Talking to IANS, Mhambrey opined that Mumbai Indians (MI) will positively use Hardik Pandya’s services as a bowler. He said: “With Hardik, we are obviously slowly taking…

Former India skipper and player Rahul Dravid has reapplied for the head of the cricket at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), Concordant to the PTI report. The BCCI had to invite candidates after Dravid’s 2-year contract had expired. According to the rulebook, there is no provision to lengthen the tenure and there would have to be new applications for the post. In addition to Rahul Dravid, no other prominent names have applied: BCCI source Concerning the developments, a BCCI source told PTI that Rahul Dravid was the lone candidate for the position. “Yes, Rahul has reapplied for the post of…

The ICC exposed the fixtures for the upcomingT20 World Cup on Tuesday. Isa Guha, Dinesh Karthik, and Daren Sammy showed the announced fixtures for the prize event. In an interview, Dinesh Karthik and Sammy shared their struggles of playing in the T20 World Cup. When a reporter asked about his experience of playing and winning the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in South Africa in 2007, Karthik said: “It was a tumultuous year for us. We came to West Indies for the 50-over World Cup. We did not have a great one at that. Then the things kind of started going…

Former fast bowler Steve Harmison seems like England’s young bowlers lost the plot in attempting to seek revenge for James Anderson, who was first peppered by bouncers from Jasprit Bumrah. Harmison opined that England bowlers got pre-occupied with the short stuff, which provided Bumrah and Mohammed Shami to settle in. Shami (56 not out) and Bumrah (34 not out) highlighted in an unbroken 89-run stand for the 9th wicket as India announced on 298 for 8 and set England a target of 272 in a little under 2 sessions. England lost both their openers for ducks in the chase. Examining England’s surprising tactics with the…

Former India batter VVS Laxman believes that England skipper Joe Root doesn’t seem troubled by the extra accountability of being the team’s main batter in Test matches. As per Laxman, Joe Root is relishing the challenge, which is bringing out the most beneficial in his batsmanship. Joe Root defeated India’s bowlers on Day 3 of the 2nd Test at Lord’s. Having notched up his 22nd hundred in the better version of the game, the England captain went past 150 in the last session of play, looking in total control of operations. https://twitter.com/englandcricket/status/1426535623385440260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1426535623385440260%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportskeeda.com%2Fcricket%2Fnews-captain-joe-root-relishing-extra-responsibility-england-s-batting-mainstay-vvs-laxman Praising Joe Root for yet another brilliant knock, Laxman said on ESPN Cricinfo: “Pure Test match hundred.…