On Thursday, Virat Kohli’s spicy sled caught on the stump-mic to his South African counterpart Dean Elgar. Kohli can listen taunting Elgar about ‘running’ away from Jasprit Bumrah’s bowling, evidently because the Proteas keeper took a single off the remaining ball of the earlier over. The Indian captain also indicated that his South African compatriot couldn’t keep him quiet. Kohli also respondent Elgar of calling off the 3rd Test of India’s last journey of South Africa in 2018. Pundits had tagged the Wanderers pitch ‘dangerous’ because of its changeable bounce, but India wanted to remain. Later the visitors ultimately won…
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On Tuesday, the Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Brijesh Patel confirmed that TATA would replace VIVO as the main sponsor for the tournament’s upcoming edition (2022). ”Yes, TATA will replace Vivo as the title sponsor,” Patel said to the media. Vivo even has 2-years left in its sponsorship deal with the league, and accordingly, during this period, Tata will continue as the main sponsor. https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1480824656986734597 Today’s bidding for ownership of the 2 new Indian Premier League (IPL) suffrages and the new teams and their buyer were published. Owner Sanjiv Goenka’s RPSG group has acquired the rights for one franchise, while…
Former Australia cricketer Mike Hussey welcomed Pat Cummins’ captaincy after the 4th Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) completed in a draw. Australia had England 9-wickets down with 2-overs to go, but Stuart Broad and James Anderson managed to hang on and repudiate the hosts a win. Hussey, nevertheless, said Cummins did well as skipper and almost got the job done. Conversation on Cricbuzz, the 46-year-old said: “I thought he was very good. I would give him a very good mark out of 10. I think the way he rang the changes today, he changed the bowlers around…
Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan recently shared a funny Instagram reel featuring himself and Right-handed batsman Yuzvendra Chahal. Dhawan is always active on Instagram, making reels with many cricketers like Prithvi Shaw and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. In his latest update, fans can see Shikhar Dhawan and Yuzvendra Chahal acting funny dialogs while the latter does an upper arm hammer curl exercise in a gym. Shikhar Dhawan post reel on his official Instagram account and captioned the post: “Tainu Rabb da vasta @yuzi_chahal23 🙏🏼😆.” You can watch the video below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shikhar Dhawan…
Imran Tahir had revealed that Shardul Thakur used to take his batting very seriously when he performed for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and even got angry when not given a lot of time at the nets. Thakur performed an enterprising 28-run knock in India’s 2nd innings of the ongoing 2nd Test against South Africa. The reverse bailed Team India out of trouble and supported them to set a decent 4th-innings target for the Proteas. While conversing on Star Sports, Imran Tahir spoke about spending time with Shardul Thakur during his term with CSK. He said: “He takes a lot…
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has asked the team management to stick with the opening combination of David Warner and Marcus Harris. After a rocky starting, the left-handed opening pair began to show signs of promise. Australia has a tough calendar year ahead of them in the game’s extensive format. The team is expected to tour Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and India in the space of twelve months. Ponting vouched for Harris at the top of the order, following signs of progress. Speaking to cricket.com.au, Ponting added: “If Warner and Harris are firmly entrenched in the team, then they’re the openers…
Indian former cricketer Zaheer Khan has backed all-rounder Hardik Pandya to make a comeback to the Indian setup. Khan disclosed that the Gujrat-born all-rounder is working on full return fitness. After his back surgery in 2019, Hardik has been wary about bowling in competitive cricket, and his batting form has also taken a dip from that time. He was last seen in action during India’s dismal campaign during the T20 World Cup 2021. Nonetheless, as he has established himself as a top IPL attraction due to his striking performances on the field, it came as a wonder when the Mumbai…
Former Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid has stated that players should get the most credit if India can win their maiden Test series in South Africa. Understate his role, Dravid said his job is to help the team. India has a great chance to record its first-ever Test series triumph in South Africa, following its 113-run win in the first 3-matches. The 2nd Test of the series starts in Johannesburg on Monday. Dravid was questioned what it would mean for him to win a Test series as coach in South Africa at a pre-match discussion. Earlier, he led India to their…
Saba Karim has stated surprise at Jasprit Bumrah’s appointment as Team India vice-captain for the ODI series against South Africa earlier of Rishabh Pant. Rohit Sharma was assumed to lead the Indian side when the ODI series against the Proteas. Despite that, he was ruled out due to a obstruct injury. Accordingly, the selectors appropriately appointed KL Rahul and Bumrah as skippers and vice-captains. During a conversation on India News, Saba Karim was questioned about Jasprit Bumrah’s elevation as Rahul’s deputy. He answered: https://twitter.com/Sportskeeda/status/1476945990489829386 “I was extremely surprised; I was not expecting Jasprit Bumrah to be made the vice-captain. I…
Ashish Nehra trusts India needs to play with a mindset of batting only once when they ascend the Warrior field for Day 3 of the first Test against South Africa. Virat Kohli’s men went to confound on Sunday with a smart 272/3 on board. But the rain cleaned out the full Day 2, leaving both teams just 3-additional days to force a result. Nehra states that the visitors don’t need to beat their scoring rate because there’s still time in the game, and the pitch benefits the bowlers. The former left-arm pacer wants India to try and put up a…
Team India coach Rahul Dravid has declared that the squad’s focus will be on their overall performance instead of individual brilliance in the Test series against South Africa. The Indian batters have contended for form over the last few seasons, with captain Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara, and Ajinkya Rahane failing to deliver constantly. Questioning how India plans to tackle the middle-order woes, Dravid said they emphasize the team doing well as a group. Conversation at a press conference ahead of the Fighting Day Test, Dravid said: “One of the things that we have talked to the group about is that…
Retired cricketer Harbhajan Singh credited former captain Sourav Ganguly for making his career. He was wondering to compare the experience of playing under 2 of the most successful Indian captions- Ganguly and MS Dhoni – Harbhajan mentioned that the former turned him from nobody to somebody. On Friday, 41-year-old Harbhajan declared his retirement from all forms of cricket more than 5-years after he last performed for India. In a conversation with the PTI, the former cricketer opened up on performing in the Ganguly and Dhoni. Describing the difference between the 2 phases of his career, Harbhajan said: “It’s a simple…
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ramiz Raja has responded to spinner Yasir Shah being charged with aiding an alleged sexual assailant. Raja said that expansion like this is ‘not good for the game in the country, particularly given the positive environment recently created through some positive results. Ramiz Raja said at a press conference. “It is a no-brainer, Yasir is a circuit player and while we train and educate these players, they are in ambassadorial positions and should know with whom and where to socialize.” The PCB chief went on to add: “I don’t know what is the truth in…
Indian team cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal was recently spotted spending some good moments with the armed forces. Yuzvendra, who has no cricketing commitments, is on rest and is spending his vacation in Jammu & Kashmir. While his visit, Yuzvendra Chahal interacted well with the military and posed a few pics. Uploading some pictures with Indian Jawans based in Gulmarg on Twitter, he wrote: “No Spider-Man, No superman here are our REAL HEROES. The respect & love I received from them was unreal. Extremely thankful to my brothers for always looking after us selflessly. JAI HIND.” Also read:- Geoffrey Boycott’s suggestion for Two openers…
Former England Cricketer Sir Geoffrey Boycott has encouraged the English team to consider moving Dawid Malan to the top order. The boycott considered England’s 275-run loss in the 2nd Ashes Test in Adelaide and assumed they needed wholesale changes to participate contest with Australia. England’s batting unit let them down for the 4th time on the trot in this tour as Australia journeyed another step towards Ashes glory. The visitors began Day 5 on 82-4, chasing 468 and making only 192 replies. The competition Day Test has become a must-win Test for them. In his column for the Telegraph, Sir Geoffrey Boycott declared that Dawid…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) Chief Medical Officer Abhijeet Salvi has resigned, mention personal reasons. Abhijeet had been with the BCCI since 2012 but has now moved away to spend time with family, with the job has become much tuff due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “I thank the BCCI for giving me this opportunity. After ten years in the organization, I wanted to move on. It had become a 24×7 job in COVID times, and I want to give time to myself and family,” Salvi was quoted as saying by news agency PTI. https://twitter.com/CricketNDTV/status/1472168124803956740 Salvi’s notice…
India’s limited-overs skipper Rohit Sharma is right now recovering from his hamstring injury at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. Yet still, he interacted with the India U-19 team, who are having an initial camp there. Today, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) uploaded pics of Rohit Sharma addressing the India U-19 team. The BCCI wrote in the post: “Priceless lessons. #TeamIndia white-ball captain @ImRo45 made most of his rehab time as he addressed India’s U-19 team during their preparatory camp at the NCA in Bengaluru.” https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/1471818716556181511 The India U-19 team is in Bengaluru for an…