After whitewashing the West Indies, India will host Sri Lanka in a 3-match T20I series during this week. Both teams will be keen to operate on their team combinations, keeping the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in remember. Currently, Sri Lanka has not been in the best form as they just lost a 5-match T20I series against Australia 1-4. While, India registered a 3-0 series win over 2-time world champions West Indies before this month. https://twitter.com/CricketAus/status/1495340472029827074 However, the Islanders will be confident of their chances, as they beat India 2-1 in their last series. Despite that, India has a stronger team…
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Until now, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have made a few points quite clear following the closing of the IPL 2022 Auction. From suggesting at Faf du Plessis as their next caption to planning to use Dinesh Karthik as their named No. 6, they’ve been churning out the news. However, things have changed in a high-octane and variable tournament, and Bangalore will make modifications based on the situation. They’ve done so in the past by promoting their bowling all-rounders Washington Sundar and Shahbaz Ahmed in years IPL 2020 and 2021. Ahead of the marquee tournament that sees Royal Challengers Bangalore(RCB) look to bag the…
Former India batter VVS Laxman believes that the few misconceptions between Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul during the first session of the 2nd day’s play in Nottingham may have made the former to lose focus. Rohit Sharma got into the 30s for the 3rd consecutive innings in Tests but yet again failed to change an impressive start into a big one. At the stroke of lunch, Rohit Sharma (36) pulled Ollie Robinson straight to backward square leg. Discussing Rohit Sharma’s dismissal on ESPNCricinfo, Laxman mentioned that there were a few mix-ups between him and Rahul, one of which almost led to a run-out. “The pull shot is one…
Former England cricketer Nick Knight shared his 2 cents on the upcoming 5-match series between India and England. In addition to calling the clash “iconic,” he also added India was up to the responsibility of countering anything England would throw at them. In an exclusive with a news agency, Knight said the tour would be a rematch of sorts. lately, both sides clashed in India, the hosts won the 4-match Test series 3-1. For England, the way the global game is, it’s one of the iconic series. It was viewed very much that way when England went to India recently.…
Former opener Wasim Jaffer took to social media to post a collage of pictures and asked fans to decode his Team India playing XI for the opening Test against England. The India-England Test series will begin with the initial match in Nottingham on August 4 (this week). Team India experienced a blow ahead of the game as opener Mayank Agarwal was ruled out of the Test, having suffered an injury after being hit on the helmet during training. Sharing the college on his official Twitter handle, Jaffer wrote: ”My Playing XI for the first test #ENGvIND #decode.” The compilation of images highlights Bollywood stars like…
About the bio-bubble breach, Sri Lanka Cricket has banned Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, and Niroshan Dickwella for 1 year from all forms of international cricket and 6 months from domestic cricket. They have also been fined 10 million Sri Lankan rupees in the same. The three Sri Lankan cricketers roamed around in a market in Durham as they were taken by a local. They were suspended and sent home by the board for violation of the rules. They suffered a lot of criticism for their actions. Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to inform that vice-captain Kusal Mendis, wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella, and…
Former Indian team player Sanjay Manjrekar has opined that India might struggle against the moving ball in the England series if they repeat the mistakes they made in the World Test Championship final against New Zealand. Manjrekar remembered as a technically sound batsman during his playing days, assumed he was shocked at how Indian batters bounded forward to New Zealand’s swing bowlers in the World Test Championship (WTC) final. India’s batting floundered against the Kiwis in the WTC final in Southampton under contingencies tailor-made for swing bowling. The visitors now take on England in a 5-match Test series starting Wednesday…
Former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria assumes Rohit Sharma is crucial to India’s possibility of winning the first Test against England at Trent Bridge. The 34-year-old was looking good in the first innings and has disposed of to a start in the 2nd essay in addition. India still required 157 runs to win and have 9 wickets in hand with both Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwar Pujara at the crease. Danish Kaneria’s experiences with the way Rohit applied himself late on Day 4 was a positive sign. The Hitman will require to continue batting the same way. Danish Kaneria uploaded a video on his YouTube…
Former Australian off-spinner Nathan Hauritz feels England’s Test captain Joe Root could be playing his last-ever Ashes series end of this year. Root has spent an Ashes series as a skipper and also failed to stop Australia from retaining the urn in home conditions. Nathan Hauritz shed information on Root’s traditional approach as a leader. He feels the England captain needs to take charge of things and lead by example. Speaking in a video clip on the YouTube channel ‘Behind The Stumps with Anuj’, Nathan Hauritz told how the trio of Root, Jos Buttler, and Ben Stokes require to take it upon themselves…
Virat Kohli secured a fine half-century as India posted 186 runs in the second T20I against West Indies at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Kohli walked into bat early after India lost Ishan Kishan and made his purpose clear from the first ball. The talismanic run-scorer released his shots while Rohit Sharma took some time to settle. https://twitter.com/RCBTweets/status/1494682309001609218 Virat, who was on a lean patch, accepted that he tried to be confident right from the start. Discuss during the mid-inning break, Virat Kohli said “For me, it’s always been an opportunity to bat well under different situations for the team. Today when I went in,…
In a recent upload Instagram reel, Harbhajan Singh displays his dancing skills. He tried to recreate an international dance step in the video and added hilarious touches to the original version. In the video content, fans can see Harbhajan first waiting outside the washroom, noticeably in a hurry and shaking his legs during doing so. The video clip ends with his wife, Geeta Basra, exiting and Harbhajan Singh hurrying into the room. He shared the following reel on his official Instagram account and captioned the post: “My version of this dance form 🎯.” Here you can watch the video below:…
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 mega auction got off to a cracking start on Saturday in Bengaluru as all ten players who were part of the marquise list found purchasers. Shreyas Iyer became the most expensive player in IPL 2022 on the sale for Rs 12.25 crore. Delhi Capitals(DC) went on a bidding frenzy, trying to retain all their former players but they completed up buying only David Warner, the former SunRisers Hyderabad(SRH) captain sold for Rs 6.25 crore. IPL 2022 Mega Auction: Live Updates Only CSK, Mumbai Indians, and SunRisers Hyderabad were the three teams who did not…
LIVE UPDATES IPL AUCTION 2022: CHECK THE LATEST NEWS ON BIDING IPL auction 2022: A total of 217 more cricketers will be made in the auction from a pool of 590 shortlisted cricketers. IPL AUCTION 2022 – 12th February Recent Updates On Players and News Shikhar Dhawan SOLD To Punjab kings For 8.25 Crore RAVI ASHWIN SOLD TO RAJASTHAN FOR 5 CRORE Pat Cummins SOLD TO KKR FOR 7.25 CRORE Rabada SOLD TO Punjab Kings FOR 9.45 CRORE Trent BOULT SOLD TO Rajasthan FOR 8 CRORE Shreyas Iyer SOLD TO KKR For 12.25 CRORE Mohammed Shami SOLD TO GUJARAT TITANS FOR…
Hope the IPL auctioneer Hugh Edmeades is okay. Collapsed from the stage,##IPL2022Auction has paused. IPL Auctioneer Hugh Edmeades Collapses During Bidding PL auctioneer Hugh Edmeades collapsed during the IPL 2022 mega auction. When Edmeades collapsed, a bidding war was on for Sri Lankan leggie Wanindu Hasaranga. RCB was in the lead at Rs 10.75 crore. An independent fine art, classic car and charity auctioneer, Edmeades was associated with the iconic Christie’s for 38 years before going independent in 2016. In December 2018, when Edmeades travelled to Jaipur for the IPL auction, it was a new experience for him. Even…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced new guidelines regarding players’ fitness ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season. In recent news by CricBuzz, the board has declared that if a player joins a franchisee without proper fitness, the IPL governing council will appoint a doctor to investigate if the troubled player satisfies the fitness parameters laid out individual franchise. A BCCI note on player fitness disputes reads: ”If, before the start of any season (or if a Player joins a Franchisee after the start of the season, at the time such Player joins such…
Final U19 ICC World Cup 2022, IND vs. ENG U19; India won the match to defeat England with four wickets Final U19 ICC World Cup 2022. Although, all over England before a gritty 95 by James Rew kept his team saved to the blushes, almost singlehandedly lifting them to 189 all out in the final of the U-19 World Cup on Saturday(February 6). Bowling his medium pacers to deadly action, Raj Bawa (5/31) ran through the English middle-order; later, the in-form left-arm seamer Ravi Kumar (4/34) set down their opponents low with 2-early blows. India kept taking wickets at regular…
Team India cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal was ignored by national selectors to benefit Rahul Chahar for the T20 World Cup 2021. The cricket star recently disclosed on the ‘RCB Podcast’ that he felt ‘really low’ after learning that he had been fallen for the marquee event. He recalled that the India team was declared a day before withdrawal for Dubai for the 2nd leg of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2021). Chahal told how he had never hoped to be left out of the tournament. He said: “The team was supposed to be announced at 9:30 and then it got delayed…