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Former Indian Cricketer and legend Sunil Gavaskar shared his view on Rohit Sharma’s Captaincy and said the upcoming Asia Cup and the World Cup will be the most important for Rohit’s Captaincy and if he is able to lead his team to victory then it will be the greatest achievement for him being as captain and he will be remembered for it. Sunil Gavaskar Said: “At the end of the day you are judged by the number of trophies you have won, the number of wins you have. Winning these two tournaments will make him one of India’s greatest skippers,” Gavaskar…

Former Skipper and Indian batsman Virat Kohli recalls the glorious World Cup winning moment and said he probably didn’t Understand the magnitude of it back then as he was 23 years old but now he understands those moments due to India’s past 12 years of World Cup drought. The right-hand batsman said he now understands the emotions of the 2011 squad as some of them had played many World Cups and at last had won it, “It was just brilliant. And that night (after the WC win) in itself was something magical,” Virat Kohli Said: “My career highlight is obviously…

The Afghanistan Cricket Board on Sunday announced their 17-member squad for the upcoming ACC Men’s Asia Cup. The team will play under the leadership of Hashmatullah Shahidi. Afghanistan will play their first match against Bangladesh on 3rd September in Lahore, Pakistan. Karim Janat, Najibullah Zadran and Sharafuddin Ashraf have come out of the injury and have been added to the squad. Naveen-Ul-Haq has been dropped from the Squad. ACB on Official Website: Mohammad Saleem Safi and Abdul Rahman, two fast bowlers, who were part of Afghanistan’s recent home ODI series against Pakistan, have retained their spots in the lineup, but…

Australian All-rounder Glenn Maxwell has been ruled out of the squad for the South African tour, The 34-year-old has suffered an ankle Injury during the training ahead of Australia’s T20I series against South Africa on Wednesday. The all-rounder is to return home for the birth of his first child. He now joins the likes of Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Cameron Green and David Warner as key white-ball players who will miss at least the T20 leg of the tour. As quoted by Cricket Australia. Matthew Wade will replace Glenn Maxwell for the South African tour. Australia…

Ahead of the Asia Cup championship former Pakistan Captain Wasim Akram has opened up and said we know the importance of India vs Pakistan but we cannot look down the other teams like Sri Lanka who are the defending champions and also Bangladesh. Wasim Akram said(quoted as saying by Indian Express): “India versus Pakistan is very important, we know about so much support (teams get), so many eyeballs, so many people (following). But other teams are also here to play so you cannot minus Sri Lanka or Bangladesh,” Akram said, as quoted by PTI. Wasim Akram also said India is trying to make their…

The Asia Cup is nearing but the debate of “who will be most suitable for the no.4 position of the Indian team” is not dying down, Many say the position to be given to Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul or Shreyas Iyersome also suggested that Kohli should come down from his preferred position no.3 and should play at no.4, former players like Gautam Gambhir and others disagree with Kohli playing @ 4, Former South African skipper and Mr. 360 AB de Villiers came in support of Kohli playing at 4 and said, “I think Virat is perfect for No. 4”. AB…

Former Pakistanis leg spinner Danish Kaneria backed Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) regarding the decision to drop Yuzvendra Chahal and select Kuldeep Yadav, The leg-spinner said “Yuzvendra Chahal has been very inconsistent while Kuldeep has picked up wickets regularly”. Danish Kaneria Said: “Yuzvendra Chahal doesn’t deserve to be in Team India right now. He has been very inconsistent. Kuldeep Yadav, on the other hand, has picked up wickets regularly and can be effective in the middle overs. The selectors took the right call by the going with Kuldeep over Chahal,”.

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Cricket South Africa on Thursday named Laura Wolvaat as the interim captain of their women’s team, The 24-year-old will lead the team for the upcoming tours of Pakistan and New Zealand. Earlier, Cricket South Africa announced their 15-member Women’s squad for their upcoming Pakistan tour, The team will play Three T20I matches and three ODI matches against Pakistan at National Bank Stadium, Karachi. The T20Is will start from September 1 to 5 and the ODI series between September 8 to 14. Wicketkeeper Mieke de Ridder will make her international debut while  Tumi Sekhukhune and Nondumiso Shangase return South Africa Women’s…

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday announced the 15-member Pakistan Shaheens Squad for the upcoming 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. The event will begin from 23 September to 7 October. Qasim Akram has been handed the captaincy for the Asian Games. The 20-year-old has also led the Pakistan side in the ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup 2022. Omair Bin Yousuf has been named Vice-captain The 20-year-old Qasim has to date featured in 20 first-class matches and 40 T20 matches and also captained Pakistan U19 in the ICC U19 World Cup in 2022. In the 15-member squad, there…

The ICC on Wednesday announced official warm-up fixtures for this year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India. Guwahati, Hyderabad and Thiruvananthapuram to host the Warm-up match for the upcoming World Cup 2023 between Friday 29 September and Tuesday 3 October. India will play against England and the Netherlands in the Upcoming 2023 World Cup’s warm-up match, The host team will play their match on Saturday, 30th September at Guwahati against England and they will play their second match on Tuesday 3rd October at Thiruvananthapuram. All the 10 teams will play two official 50-over contests. The opening Warmup match will…

Former Zimbabwe Cricketer Heath Streak has taken back the post mentioning his friend Heath Streak’s Demise and said “He is very much Alive”. Earlier Henry Olonga posted about his teammate’s demise and wrote: “Sad news coming through that Heath Streak has crossed to the other side. RIP @ZimCricketv legend. The greatest all-rounder we produced. It was a pleasure playing with you. See you on the other side when my bowling spell comes to an end,”. After having a conversation with Streak, Olonga reversed his decision sharing a screenshot of his conversation with Streak he wrote: “I can confirm that rumours…

Bangladesh fast bowler Ebadot Hossain has been ruled out of the Squad ahead of the upcoming Asia Cup. The 29-year-old Right-Arm fast bowler sustained an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury during Bangladesh’s ODI series against Afghanistan last month. He will be replaced by  20-year-old uncapped pacer Tanzim Hasan Sakib as Ebadot’s replacement. BCB Chief Sports Physician Dr Debashis Chowdhury said: “Ebadot had undergone six weeks of rehab following the injury. We have had multiple MRIs done during this time and the reports suggest that his ACL is still a concern and requires further management. Therefore, he misses out on the…

Former Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board Management Committee Najam Sethi took a dig at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after reports of another change in the ODI World Cup schedule. The Pakistani Journalist said I suggested to them (BCCI)  to keep the World Cup in a neutral Country but they didn’t listen and now they are in Mess. Context: Earlier, The India-Pakistan match at Ahmedabad was rescheduled from 15th October to 14th due to security reasons as 15th October happens to be the first day of Navratri which is the main festival in Gujarat and all…

Former Indian captain and Legend Sourav Ganguly Commented on India’s Squad for the Asia Cup and said Our bowling attack is the best and cannot have a better bowling attack than this he also praised the Indian selectors for picking the best squad for the Asia Cup 2023. Sourav Ganguly Said: “The bowling attack – Shami Bumrah Siraj and Prasidh – cannot have a better bowling attack than this,” Ganguly said in Star Sports. “India is a fantastic side – they just have to play good determined cricket in Asia Cup and World Cup,” he added. He also opened up in the…

IPL Star Rinku Singh has started his debut for India with a stunning performance, The 25 Year old made his debut on 18th August 23 against Ireland but didn’t get the opportunity to bat in the First match, The left-handed Batsman got the Opportunity to bat in the second match against Ireland and smashed 38 of 21 balls which includes 3 stunning sixes and 2 fours. Rinku Singh During the post-match presentation ceremony: “I am feeling very good, This was my second match and I got the opportunity to bat in this match, I was thinking and trying to do…

Ruturaj Gaikwad the Vice-captain of the T20I squad for India against Ireland shared his learning from the former Indian Captain MS Dhoni, The 26 Years old said he learned the leadership qualities from the CSK captain and advice to focus on the current situation of the game and give your best, and not to worry about the future results. The Right-handed Batsman smashed 58 of 43 balls which helped India put in a strong total of 185 runs for Ireland to score, India won the match by 33 runs. Ruturaj Gaikwad Said: “I think leadership role is a very complicated…