Cricket West Indies came forward on Friday to announce their 18-member squad for the preparation camp ahead of the two-match Test Series against India, Kraigg Brathwaite will lead the Windies squad. Cricket West Indies on Friday announced their 18-man squad for the preparatory camp through their official Twitter handle. “CWI Men’s Selection Panel today named the 18-member squad for the preparation camp ahead of the start of the two-match Cycle Pure Agarbathi Test Series against India in the Caribbean”. Tweeted Windies Cricket. Notably many prominent players from the West Indies side will be missing the match as most of them…
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Ben Duckett opens up after he was dismissed on 98 runs and was unable to score his maiden Ashes Test hundred on Day 2 of the match at Lord’s on Thursday. The English player was dismissed by Josh Hazlewood in the 43rd over of England’s first innings when David Warner took a catch. Ben Duckett said: “It’s a shot I play and a shot I’ve scored plenty of runs with in my career. I would have been gutted with myself if I’d gone away from it, gone into my shell and gloved one behind”. “Ten metres on either side and…
Ashwin recalls the moment when he came to bat on the final delivery against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup match, he also revealed the conversation between him and Kohli. Ashwin said: “I was cursing Dinesh Karthik for asking me to do the tougher job. As I was just cursing him, When I walked at the MCG, I realised the enormity of what I was getting into. I haven’t witnessed such an atmosphere and crowd ever”. “Virat just gave me like seven options to play off that one ball. If only I was that capable of playing all those shots…
Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin ridiculed the report saying the team’s 10-year trophy drought in the ICC events and said we are a strong team and has a great chance this time. Ashwin Said: “India is a strong team except for a few factors, India has a great chance this time around. In fact, we went into the 2019 World Cup as strong favourites. But all the teams have had equal chances during every ICC event. If you ask me, any cricket match starts 50:50. But India do start as favourites ahead of this 2023 World Cup,” Ashwin said on his…
The ICC on Tuesday announced the schedule for the upcoming World Cup 2023 starting from October 5 in India. A total of 10 venues have been selected for the match including Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Dharamsala, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, and Pune. Inderjit Singh Bindra stadium of Mohali which has been hosting world cup games since 1996 has not been selected as it was denied by the ICC for not meeting the standards, This led to strong criticism from the officials of the association, the state sports minister also criticised the BCCI for not selecting Mohali for the WorldCup. Explaining…
Former Indian cricketer and Legend Virender Sehwag reveal how their 2011 WorldCup team played for Tendulkar and wanted to give him a great farewell by winning the Cup. “We played that World Cup for Tendulkar and won”, Everybody will look to win the World Cup for Virat Kohli. Virender Sehwag said: “We played that World Cup (in 2011) for Tendulkar. If we won the World Cup, it would have been a great exit for Sachin paaji. Virat Kohli is the same now. Everybody will look to win the World Cup for him. He always gives more than 100 per cent,”…
Former Indian cricketer and Legend Virender Sehwag said “I am ready to have a battle with Shoaib Akhtar” on Tuesday ahead of the India-Pakistan World Cup match on October 15. Virender Sehwag said: “Everybody knows that all the focus is going to be on the India vs Pakistan match. I am ready to have a battle with Shoaib Akhtar during that game on social media,” he said. “I feel that now India handles pressure that is why they win whereas Pakistan have a burden that they haven’t won against India. In the 1990s, they were good at dealing with pressure…
Bangladesh has added Soumya Sarkar for the upcoming ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup. Soumya played his last match for Bangladesh in November 2022 against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup. He was dropped due to indifferent form. The Bangladeshi team is Led by Saif Hassan the tournament is scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka from 14-23 July 2023. Bangladesh A Squad: Saif Hassan (capt), Parvez Hossain Emon, Tanzid Hasan, Shahadat Hossain, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Zakir Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Mahedi Hasan, Rakibul Hasan, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Tanzim Hasan, Ripon Mondol, Musfik Hasan, Akbar Ali, Mohammad Naim
Rajasthan Royals is all set to offer England’s skipper, Jos Buttler a lucrative multi-year contract, British newspaper ‘The Telegraph’ reported on Thursday. Rajasthan Royals picked Jos Buttler during the 2018 auction, And he was one of the three retained players of the 2022 season, Buttler has been a consistent performer and scored five centuries and 18 half-centuries in 71 matches he’s played for the RR. He scored 863 runs and won the Orange Cap in the 2022 season. “England’s white-ball captain Jos Buttler is set to be offered a landmark four-year deal by his Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals,”…
Ireland is to host India for three T20Is in August, The games will be played in Malahide on August 18, 20 and 23, Hardik Pandya is likely to lead the Indian team in the three T20Is. “We’re delighted to welcome India back to Ireland for the second time in 12 months. We saw two sold-out matches in 2022, so to have a three-match series this year should give even more fans the opportunity to enjoy what is always a memorable occasion,” said Warren Deutrom. “Our sincere thanks to the BCCI, first, for their continued inclusion of Ireland in the Indian…
The ICC has confirmed the fixtures for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023, Zimbabwe, Oman, Sri Lanka, Netherlands, Scotland, and West Indies are the six teams still in the race for the final two spots at India 2023. ICC MEN’S CRICKET WORLD CUP QUALIFIER 2023 SUPER SIX AND PLAYOFF FIXTURES (All matches start at 09h00 local time) Thursday, 29 June Super 6: Zimbabwe v Oman, Queen’s Sports Club Friday, 30 June Super 6: Sri Lanka v Netherlands, Queen’s Sports Club Playoff: Ireland v USA Takashinga Cricket Club Saturday, 1 July Super 6: Scotland v West Indies, Harare Sports…
Former India cricketer and former chairman of the selection committee Kris Srikkanth says India would have been firm favourites to win World Cup 2023 if Rishabh Pant was on the squad. Pant was met with a near-fatal car accident last year on 30 December 2022 after his car collided with a road divider on the Delhi-Dehradun highway, he has been recovering since Pant also missed the World Test Championship (WTC) final earlier this month. Pant’s absence can be a big setback for the team. Kris Srikkanth Said: “We don’t know the real truth about Rishabh Pant. Because Rishabh Pant, if…
Former India player and Legend Virender Sehwag have reportedly been approached by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials to apply for the vacant post of chief selector in the national team. But someone who earns a considerable amount of money from promotional activities and other sources may not be interested in the job if the salary is less, The present salary of the BCCI chief selector is reported to be around INR 1 Crore annually, while the other selectors in the panel fetch INR 90 Lakhs annually. The last date for applying is June 30. Former…
England Seamer Ollie Robinson said we were surprised to see how the Australians were “defensive” and were unwilling “to go toe-to-toe with us” during the opening Test of the 2023 Ashes at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Ollie Robinson Said: “We were surprised by how defensive Australia were and how unwilling they were to go toe-to-toe with us”. “Obviously it’s worked for them this Test match. But we feel that with the way they’re playing at the moment, a pitch with a bit more movement would benefit us hugely”. Robinson said in a column on Wisden “Baz said it after the game, It feels like…
Following Australia sealing a remarkable two-wicket victory over England in a dramatic five-day battle in the opening Ashes Test in Birmingham, former England skipper Michael Vaughan advised Ben Stokes that they just should not give Australia so many opportunities. Michael Vaughan said: “What England must learn is that when you are nailing the opposition, make sure you finish the deal. If you were being critical, there were too many times in this Test match when England seemed comfortably on top and then just opened up a door for Australia. You have got to have it in you to change it up. So England…
Former India cricketer and commentator Sanjay Manjrekar suggested the selectors take tough decisions after losing the World Test Championship 2023 final to Australia at the Oval, He said the selectors should include new batters and fast bowlers for India’s upcoming Test series against West Indies. Since the humiliating defeat against the Australian team in the finals Indian player’s performance and fitness are constantly being questioned. Sanjay Manjrekar said: “The game changers for Australia in the WTC final – Steve Smith and Travis Head – don’t play a lot of T20 cricket. So we have to find guys who are not…
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) CEO Kasi Viswanathan provided insight & described MS Dhoni’s tearful moment when he lifted Ravindra Jadeja in his arms after Jadeja sealed the victory for CSK against GT after scoring a six and a four in the last over of the IPL 2023 finals winning their fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) title at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Kasi Viswanathan said: “No one expected Dhoni to react like that. But when the equation was down to 21 off 16 after Rayudu brought us to that position, I think he was anguished at getting out on the…