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Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar was angry with Australia’s Test captain Tim Paine for his tobogganing of Indian team batsmen on Day 5 of the 3rd Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). The 71-year-old think Australia had a good chance to take a 2-1 lead in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by bowling out the visitors on the last day. Still, Team India has shown incredible strength, and despite their injury woes, batted out 131 overs to save the Sydney Cricket Ground Test. https://twitter.com/cricketcomau/status/1348527865743110144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1348527865743110144%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportskeeda.com%2Fcricket%2Fnews-his-days-captain-numbered-sunil-gavaskar-says-tim-paine-removed-australia-s-test-skipper Sunil Gavaskar believed Tim Paine’s field placing and bowling adjustments could have been far better. Rather than…

England is going to add one of their 3 reserve spinners to the playing XI in the 1st Test match against Sri Lanka on January 14. This decision was made after Moeen Ali was ruled out due to contention. England’s coach Chris Silverwood thinks adding 1 extra spinner is necessary for the team. We know Moeen Ali was tested positive for the Covid-19 test on arrival in Sri Lanka. Currently, he has been in self-isolation and his quarantine period is ending on January 13. As the result, he was not able to train with the team for the match. As…

Former India cricketer Ajay Jadeja has told that Rohit Sharma increased his game a notch higher in India’s second innings of the Sydney Test by grinding it out in the middle when the Australian bowlers were having the above hand in the work. Rohit Sharma scored 52 runs in India’s second essay and shared a 71-run opening along with Shubman Gill. This was the first time since 1968 that an Indian opening pair sharing half-century partnerships in both innings of a Test match in Australia. https://twitter.com/Cric_beat/status/1348147270110175237?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1348147270110175237%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportskeeda.com%2Fcricket%2Fnews-rohit-sharma-took-game-one-level-higher-today-ajay-jadeja While reviewing the fourth day’s play on the Sony Sports network, Ajay Jadeja and…

Team India will be thankful by the fact that wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has no serious fractured his elbow, and is probably to be available for batting in their second innings. The 23-year-old was hit on the elbow by a short-ball from Pat Cummins over the 85th over of India’s first innings in the third Test in Sydney. https://twitter.com/BoriaMajumdar/status/1347849236109357056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1347849236109357056%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportskeeda.com%2Fcricket%2Fnews-rishabh-pant-survives-injury-scare-likely-bat-day-5 Rishabh Pant was on his knees almost instantly and called the physio to test on him. After having pain relievers and a strapping, the southpaw was available to resume his innings. However, Rishabh Pant clearly looked unstable by the blow and soon…

Sri Lanka’s Left-handed batsman Shehan Jayasuriya will not represent Sri Lanka anymore. He reportedly informs the Sri Lankan Cricket board that he will not be offering his service for any Domestic or International match because he was shifting to the United States of America (USA) along with his family. Must Read: Top 50 Fantasy Cricket Apps Lists To Download & Win Real Cash Daily He made his debut in 2015, Jayasiruya did not get many chances to play in the matches, despite that he Featured in 12 ODI and 18 T20I matches for Sri Lanka. He scored 195 runs in ODI…

Former cricketer Zaheer Khan has said that Rohit Sharma’s dismissal in India’s first innings of the Sydney Test would have disappointed him a lot as he had earlier got his eye in and should have gone on to play a solid knock. Rohit Sharma scoring 26 runs being involved in a 70-run partnership with Shubman Gill for the first wicket lastly he was caught and bowled by Josh Hazlewood. During a conference on the Sony Sports network, Zaheer Khan was asked if Rohit Sharma had looked relaxed in the middle, although he was playing Test cricket after a long time.…

Former Indian skipper Sunil Gavaskar welcomed Australian batsman Steve Smith as one of the greatest to have ever played the match. The 71-year-old was at the way Smith match on day one of the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Steve Smith was going through a harsh patch of form in the running Border-Gavaskar Trophy, having marked only 10 runs from his initial four innings. However, Most of the great batsmen always search a way to come back to their very best, and that is right the 31-year-old manage to do. https://twitter.com/cricketcomau/status/1347069437707313154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1347069437707313154%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportskeeda.com%2Fcricket%2Fnews-steve-smith-one-greatest-batsmen-world-seen-sunil-gavaskar Talking to the Sony Sports Network…

Bangladesh’s hired Jon Lewis as Batting Coach for West Indies for their next two series against West Indies and New Zealand. He replaced Neil McKenzie who stepped down from the role in August. Previously Bangladesh assigns Craig McMillan as batting consultant for the Sri Lanka Test series which is postponed due to covid-19. This time he was not able to take up the role due to family bereavement. Must Read:- Download MPL Pro Apk App, Referral Code | Play Online Mobile Games Live “LeWIS is coming in a day or two, after which we will speak in person,” Akram said. “We…

The world’s oldest first-class cricketer Alan Burgess pass away overnight over his sleep on Wednesday. After his death, Raghunath Chandorkar is now the oldest first-class cricketer alive and he from India. New Zealand Cricket confirming that Alan Burgess’ death with a thread of tweets on Twitter. Following a New Zealand Herald report, Burgess’ father was a part of the First World War and was according to reports also a cricketer. Alan Burgess was a military tank driver for New Zealand’s forces in England under the Second World War. The Christchurch-birth cricketer played 14 first-class matches for Canterbury. https://twitter.com/BLACKCAPS/status/1346578125669339136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1346578125669339136%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportskeeda.com%2Fcricket%2Fnews-world-s-oldest-first-class-cricketer-alan-burgess-passes-away He was…

“He will be on oral medications and will be controlled by doctors and nurses on a day by day at home” Sourav Ganguly will be discharged from Kolkata’s Woodlands Hospital, where he was recognized after complaining of chest pain and trouble on Jan 2, on Wednesday. Hospital representative have confirmed that impediment in his coronary arteries was found, for which he underwent “stenting of the right coronary artery”, and that the former India captain and present Board of cricket consil of India (BCCI) president was “doing well”. After being discharged, Ganguly would be on oral medication and would be “monitored…

Indian Opener KL Rahul has been ruled out from the Australia Test Series with a sprained left wrist. He hurt the wrist during India’s Practice session at the MCG. Team India is currently in Sydney for the third Test, scheduled from & January to 11 January. They are also going to play the 4th match, which starts on 15 January. The series is currently level at 1-1. KL Rahul will not take any place in any upcoming match against Australia. A BCCI release said He returns to India for rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bangaluru and requires…

England’s All-rounder Moeen Ali has tested positive for Covid-19 on Arrival for two-Test series in Sri Lanka. England’s Team Landed in Sri Lanka on3 January for their two-Test Series where they tested for covid-19 on the arrival. They were tested by lateral flow test which takes only 30 minutes and it came negative for all of the players, For a more accurate PCR test, the doctors take samples of everyone that comes with the team. The PCR tests take a longer time to analyze and it gives a more accurate test report and it was positive for Moeen Ali. The…

Anderson said that the lack of preparation time and warm-up matches is ‘not ideal’, James Anderson thinks that Sri Lanka may have a “slight advantage” going into their Test series against England after this month. With Sri Lanka playing a two-Test series in South Africa and England’s red-ball experts having not played since August, Anderson assumes his side’s planning for this series is “not ideal”. Rather than the period of acclimatization which would usually introduce such a series, England has had to glad themselves with developments in a large marquee at the national performance center in At Loughborough. They will…

Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant with five Indian players that have been displaced for isolation as the BCCI and Cricket Australia probe a potential breach of protocol. Five Indian players including Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant are in isolation then a video comes out of the “eating at an outdoor venue” in Melbourne on New year’s party. Besides Rohit and Pant, Shubman Gill, Prithvi Shaw, and Navdeep Saini have all been divided from both India and Australia team. The five Indian players, however, will be able to train “in accordance with the strict agreement that has been put in place…

After losing the second test against India Mannus Labuschagne feels that Australian batsmen need to find a way to put the Indian bowlers under pressure. He said that Australia has touched the 200 run marks just once in the India Tour Of Australia series and none of their batsmen were able to score a half-century. He said- “They’ve certainly come in with a plan… and made sure they’re really not leaving the stumps and having a really heavy leg-side field,” he said. “It obviously slows your scoring rate down because those shots you do get on your legs go for…

Umesh and Shami will face reconstruction at the NCA to try and be healthy for the England series in February-March From becoming a net bowler in the original tour party, T Natarajan could return home an international in all three formats, after being appointed in India’s squad for the remains of the Test series in Australia. Natarajan, 30 years, replacing Umesh Yadav, who returned to India after keeping a strain in his right-hand muscle during the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. Now India officially has only one net bowler left, rookie Kartik Tyagi after Shardul Thakur was added to the…

David Warner and Will Puovski will be added to the squad for the 3rd Test against India. Australia has added both of the players for the upcoming match in the place of Australia’s Opener Joe Burns. He was dropped from the team due to his bad performance. We know David Warner has been not played in any Test Match due to his groin injury which he picked during Australia vs India ODI matches. But recently he was seen training hard in the nets at MCG to set his return as the Opener for the upcoming match. Australia might include both…