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What is the future of T20 numbers?

Cricket is a supposedly numbers-heavy sport, but it’s curious and peculiar in the way that recorded statistics capture only the results of each ball. A dismissal is only recorded if a catch goes to hand or the stumps are broken; nothing is recorded when the batter is beaten. This is a hindrance to a proper […]

March 29, 2022

Ollie Robinson issue – focus on education, not just penalising players

That despite a skillful display of bowling, the talk on Ollie Robinson’s Test debut revolves around his inappropriate remarks made eight years ago is a good sign. It shows the greater awareness built over time with the advancement of social media about what is acceptable and what is not. Robinson would’ve realised, you can’t anymore […]

March 29, 2022

Sanju Samson replaces injured Shikhar Dhawan in T20I team

Opener Shikhar Dhawan was on Wednesday ruled out of the T20 International series against the West Indies due to a knee injury, making way for Sanju Samson, who was dropped without getting a chance in the recent series against Bangladesh. Dhawan suffered a deep cut on his left knee during a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy […]

March 29, 2022

MS Dhoni to decide future after IPL 2020

Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will take a call on his future after next year’s Indian Premier League (IPL 2020), a source close to the star cricketer said on Tuesday, seeking to quash the endless speculation surrounding his career. Dhoni has been on a sabbatical since India’s semifinal exit from the ODI World Cup […]

March 29, 2022

Team spirit missing in Duleep Trophy, hope Ganguly revamps it: Tendulkar

Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar feels BCCI President Sourav Ganguly should initiate a revamp of the Duleep Trophy as players competing in the event seem more focussed on individual performances than their teams. The batting maestro feels that team bonding is missing from the four-day tournament, which can be reinvented by bringing in four Ranji […]

March 29, 2022

Tim Paine takes a dig at Virat Kohli; says will seek “permission” to start Test series in Brisbane

India’s Test tour Down Under is one year away but Australia captain Tim Paine on Sunday took a dig at his counterpart Virat Kohli, saying they will seek his “permission” to start the Test series in Brisbane and may even play a day-night match “if he is in good mood”. India had refused to play […]

March 29, 2022

Pink ball Test can’t just happen in Kolkata, need to take it to all parts of India: Ganguly

Following a thunderous success of the first-ever day-night Test at Eden Gardens, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly on Sunday promised to take the pink ball game to all parts of the country. Eden Gardens played the perfect host for the historic game with packed crowds on all three days, bringing back memories of the times when […]

March 29, 2022

Pink Ball Test: Kohli equals Ponting’s record of most centuries as captain

Kolkata, Nov 23 (PTI) Adding another feather to his illustrious cap, Virat Kohli on Saturday equalled Australian great Ricky Ponting‘s record of 41 international centuries as captain. Kohli brought up his 70th overall ton and 27th Test century with a brace off Taijul Islam in the 68th over, on the second day of India’s maiden […]

March 29, 2022

Pant, Gill released from India’s Test team to play Syed Mushtaq Ali; KS Bharat to join as Saha cover

The Indian selection committee has decided to release Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill from the Test squad to get some match time in Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament ahead of the limited overs series against the West Indies next month. Andhra keeper-batsman Kona Shrikar Bharat will join the Indian team as Wriddhiman Saha’s cover for the […]

March 29, 2022

Pink Ball Test match: Legends relive glorious Eden Gardens moments

Indian cricket legends including Sachin Tendulkar and Anil Kumble on Friday revisited their glorious on-field moments at the Eden Gardens, the venue for the country’s first ever day-night Test. In a special programme during the lunch break on the opening day of the India-Bangladesh pink-ball Tests, Tendulkar, Kumble, Harbhajan Singh and VVS Laxman relived some […]

March 29, 2022

England vs Australia 2019|5th Ashes Test Match Preview, Playing XI and Key Battles to watch out for

One match left. The Ashes has been lost for England but there is still that one chance for them to salvage something out of a disappointing series at home. It still won’t be enough for the highly demanding English fans. Just a couple of months ago, the team lifted the country’s first-ever cricket at the […]

March 29, 2022

Was it ripe to drop Mayank Agarwal too from the Test squad?

A proud batting nation, India reacted strongly to the Test series loss in South Africa. In the aftermath of what would be a tour remembered as an opportunity missed, the selectors finally relieved Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane of their misery. Had India won 2-1, they might have still dropped Rahane but persisted with Pujara, […]

March 29, 2022

Could Ravindra Jadeja bat in the top six in Test cricket?

Ravindra Jadeja in the top six, even as a No.5, in Test cricket could be a revolutionary move and help India on several fronts. But how feasible is it and would the Rohit Sharma-Rahul Dravid combo make the move? The recently concluded Mohali Test between India and Sri Lanka was, just like any other home […]

March 29, 2022

IND v SA: Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane lift India after Kagiso Rabada’s early strikes

Rohit Sharma continued his sensational run as a Test opener with his third hundred of the series, allowing India to regain control of the proceedings after a top-order collapse in the third and final game against South Africa here on Saturday. With India reduced to 39 for three, Rohit (117 batting off 164 balls) and […]

March 29, 2022

ICC World T20 Qualifier Round Up: Singapore shocks Scotland in tournament opener

Scotland’s sporting October suffered another setback when their cricket team slumped to defeat at the hands of Singapore on the opening day of the 2020 Twenty20 World Cup qualifying tournament. The 12th-ranked Scots were set a target of 169 for victory but stumbled to a two-run loss despite needing just eight off the final over. […]

March 29, 2022

Vijay Hazare Trophy Round Up: Pawan Negi-inspired Delhi win; Haryana, Maharashtra also win

Spinner Pawan Negi claimed four wickets as Delhi notched up a three-wicket win over Himachal Pradesh in a group B match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy here on Thursday. Electing to field, Delhi bundled out Himachal Pradesh for a paltry 176 in 41.2 overs, courtesy a four-wicket haul by Negi (4/32). The rest of the […]

March 29, 2022

Vijay Hazare Trophy: At 17, Mumbai player Yashasvi Jaiswal becomes youngest cricketer to score 200

Mumbai teenager Yashasvi Jaiswal on Wednesday smashed his way into the record books by becoming the youngest player to score a List-A double century. Playing in his debut Vijay Hazare season, the 17-year-old scored 203 off 154 balls, which included 12 sixes and 17 fours against a Jharkhand attack that included out-of-favour India pacer Varun […]

March 29, 2022

IND-W vs SA-W: Can India continue their ‘Raj’ as Mithali and Co. start WC 2021 preparations in style

Isn’t India Women’s series win against South Africa sweet? Yes, it is, as Mithali Raj and Co. registered their sixth ODI series win out of seven, which they have played over the last two years. This victory is even sweeter as aside from captain Raj and her deputy Harmanpreet Kaur, other batswomen such as–Jemimah Rodrigues, […]

March 29, 2022

Shreyas Iyer needs to keep scoring runs to be relevant

It was a perfect GIF moment for his naysayers. Shreyas Iyer took two steps to his right, then went back two steps to his left, stretched his willow and still missed the ball by a distance, triggering shock and laugh in equal measure on Twitter. Social media can be cruel to apparent weaknesses and with […]

March 29, 2022

IPL 2022: Strongest Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Playing XI – Full Player List, Squad and Captain after Mega Auction

Bought for a whopping sum of INR 7,090 crores last year, the RPSG group owned Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) continued their surge towards the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) by entering the two-day mega auction in Bangalore. LSG had named three major pre-auctioning signings in the form of opening batter KL Rahul, […]

March 29, 2022

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