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Shaheen Afridi wants this Indian batting trio as his dream hat-trick

Pakistan speedster Shaheen Afridi named the famed Indian trio of Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli as his dream hat-trick. Shaheen, neighbours’ fast-bowling sensation, also named Kohli as his prized wicket so far. The 21-year-old pacer replied to a query on ’25 questions’ with ESPNcricinfo and repeated the names of the dismissed batters from […]

March 29, 2022

“The amount we got picked for, it was absolutely crazy”, Virat Kohli recalls getting picked by RCB in IPL 2008 auction

Virat Kohli reminisced the feeling of being picked at the auction for the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) back in 2008. Kohli said it was an “absolutely crazy” day as the then uncapped Indian U-19 talent to be bought at the auction by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), with whom he has had […]

March 29, 2022

Ricky Ponting: I was taken aback by Virat Kohli’s call to quit Test captaincy

Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has said “I was shocked” to learn Virat Kohli’s decision to step away from India’s Test captaincy last month. Kohli triggered a shock wave around world cricket with his decision on January 15 – a day after India lost series in South Africa 2-1 – that he would not continue […]

March 29, 2022

Harbhajan Singh: I couldn’t lead India because I didn’t know anyone in The BCCI

Another day, another set of contentious remarks from former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who revealed that he held aspirations to captain the country at the highest level of the game but couldn’t do so because “I didn’t know anyone in the BCCI”. In an interview with CricketNext.com, Harbhajan said he lacked someone in the Indian […]

March 29, 2022

‘Unfortunate if he doesn’t play for India,’ Salman Butt wants Ruturaj Gaikwad in India Playing XI soon

Former Pakistan skipper Salman Butt reckoned that Ruturaj Gaikwad would be hard done by if he doesn’t play for Team India for an extended period of time. The 24-year-old Gaikwad made his debut on the tour of Sri Lanka and played two T20Is where he scored 35 runs. From there on, he upped his game […]

March 29, 2022

“Full expectation” on Rohit Sharma to take Indian cricket to newer heights – Virat Kohli’s childhood coach

Virat Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma says he has “full expectation” on the team’s new white-ball captain and Kohli’s likely Test leadership successor Rohit Sharma to take the team to newer heights. Sharma says he has faith on Rohit, the experienced opening batter and longstanding member of the team’s leadership group, to ensure India stay […]

March 29, 2022

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly faces allegations of attending selection committee meetings

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly is under the scanner once again, as senior journalists have questioned his alleged presence in the selection committee meetings held during his ongoing tenure at the helm of the Indian cricket board. Ganguly, it is being accused, has been sitting with the selection panel at every meeting and potentially exercising his […]

March 29, 2022

‘They were treating it like a desk job’ – Ravi Shastri on Indian cricket before he came in 2014

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri was clear cut in saying that he wasn’t happy with Team India’s style of play before he began his journey with the national team. Back in August 2014, the now 59-year-old Shastri joined them as a team director after which he served as the head coach for four years […]

March 29, 2022

Ravi Shastri reveals why Virat Kohli decided to quit Team India captaincy

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri reckoned that the pressure of leading the national team in all three formats at the age of 33 ruffled Virat Kohli. Prior to the T20 World Cup 2021, Kohli put forth his decision to step aside as the T20I skipper after which he was removed as the ODI captain […]

March 29, 2022

IPL 2021 : 3 Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Players Who Can Win The Orange Cap | Most Runs In IPL 2021

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) had a disastrous IPL season last year, as the Men in Yellow finished seventh in the group stage and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in the franchise’s history. The three IPL champions never found their feet in the tournament last season and were criticized for their […]

March 29, 2022

Road Safety World Series 2021 – 4 Indians in best XI

As India Legends and Sri Lanka Legends gear up for the all-important final on Sunday (March 21) in Raipur, we focus on the best performers from the Road Safety World Series 2021 and form a collective playing XI for the tournament. The Road Safety World Series, which was postponed from 2020 to this year due […]

March 29, 2022

Top 5 Batsmen With Highest Strike-rate Versus Spin In IPL 2020

The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), IPL 2020, was held in UAE from September 19 to November 10, 2020. The world’s most popular T20 league had to be shifted from India to the Middle East due to the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and the matches were secured through bio-secure bubbles. […]

March 29, 2022

Five potential captaincy replacements of Shreyas Iyer for Delhi Capitals (DC) in IPL 2021

With Shreyas Iyer set to miss the entire upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), we look at his potential replacements as captain of the Delhi Capitals (DC), the last year’s runners-up. Iyer partially dislocated his shoulder while diving to save runs in the opening ODI of the three-match series against England in Pune […]

March 29, 2022

India vs England: Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s resurgence a massive boost for India

The disappointing look on Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s face as he limped off the field three overs into his spell in a World Cup clash against Pakistan is still quite fresh in the minds of Indian fans. Bhuvneshwar’s career has been hampered by injuries time and again. After he burst on to the international scene with impressive […]

March 29, 2022

Hardik Pandya the all-rounder needs to reinvent

If Hardik truly wants to cement his legacy as the best T20 finisher, he needs to address this flaw against hard lengths. And for India's hopes of a World Cup, one would wish he reinvents himself very quickly.

March 29, 2022

Sehwag recalls hilarious incident when BCCI secretary handed MS Dhoni a “special phone” to not avert calls

MS Dhoni’s long maintained secrecy is well-known in Indian cricket. The legendary former India captain is remembered for keeping himself secluded from the outside noise and chatter around him and his work. So much so that at times even his closest teammates and even the BCCI administrators couldn’t reach him. It wasn’t egoistic on Dhoni’s […]

March 29, 2022

‘What are you doing?’ – Thisara Perera recalls incident with MS Dhoni while playing for Supergiants

Former Sri Lanka cricketer Thisara Perera has gone down the memory lane in an interview with News Nine and recalled a moment of camaraderie with MS Dhoni while playing for the Rising Pune Supergiant. Back in 2016, Perera plied his trade for the Supergiant under the leadership of Dhoni, who is currently the skipper of […]

March 29, 2022

‘I didn’t sleep for 2 days’ – Guilty Hasan Ali recalls infamous incident

Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali has opened up on the mental challenges he faced after his team’s loss to Australia in the 2021 T20 World Cup semi-final in November. The 27-year-old had a tough day in he office due to his indifferent performance both as bowler and fielder. The pacer went for 44 runs in […]

March 29, 2022

Ind vs WI ODIs could be delayed: Multiple Indian players test Covid positive

A number of Indian cricketers, including Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan and Ruturaj Gaikwad have tested positive for COVID-19 and have gone into isolation on an immediate basis. India are scheduled to lock horns with the West Indies in a full-fledged two-week bilateral limited-overs series and there’s a chance for the first ODI on February 6 […]

March 29, 2022

Australia U19 Star Teague Wyllie has modelled his batting on this Indian legend

Opening batter Teague Wyllie is one of the promising young talents to have emerged out of the ICC U-19 World Cup 2022 in the Caribbean. The 17-year-old Australian right-hander has been instrumental to his team’s run in the competition so far. Wyllie is Australia U-19’s top-scorer for the tournament by a distance. He has made […]

March 29, 2022

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