Players
The inaugural version of the World Test Championship or the WTC that was organized by the ICC saw the top 10 test teams in the world play 6 test series based on which points were allotted. During the 2-year cycle that spanned from 2019 to 2021, here’s a list of some of the most proficient […]
Pakistan will host West Indies for a 3-match T20I series that will be played in Karachi with the first match scheduled on 13th December 2021. For the same, a 15-man squad was announced by the Pakistan selectors this Thursday, and the selection raised a lot of questions amongst cricket enthusiasts and fans. Players like Imad […]
New Zealand will play the second and last test match of the series against India on Dec 3, 2021, in Mumbai at the iconic Wankhede stadium. If the first test match laid precedence to the type of pitches to be played on during this test series, New Zealand’s leading spinner, Ajaz Patel, will play a […]
Based on player performances in the IPL 2021, there were a few surprises in the retention lists released by the existing IPL franchises on 30 November. In what were arguably the most shocking omissions ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction, Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan, and KL Rahul found themselves in the wilderness after their […]
According to former India player Wasim Jaffer, Latham’s performance will be critical to New Zealand’s fortunes in the first Test that got underway on Thursday in Kanpur. This is the first Test of a two-match series between India and New Zealand, with the second scheduled to be played from December 3 to 7 in Mumbai. […]
Following their 3-0 clean sweep in the recently completed T20 cricket series versus New Zealand, India will be confident of doing well in the 2-Test series that began in Kanpur on November 25. With WTC points at stake in the series, India would want to play well in favourable home conditions. India will be looking […]
Just before the 2021 ICC T20I World Cup, Virat Kohli shocked the World with his announcement. In a press conference, Kohli announced that after the T20 World Cup, he would no longer be leading the T20I side. Rohit Sharma was considered the obvious choice for the captaincy, and the T20I series against New Zealand will […]
Mumbai’s Suryakumar Yadav was added to the Indian Test squad for the two upcoming Test matches against New Zealand. For the unversed, the series will start on November 25th, 2021, in Kanpur. Yadav played brilliantly against the Kiwis during the 1st T20I in Jaipur last week. He scored 62 runs out of just 40 deliveries, […]
Knockout performances from Suryakumar Yadav (62 runs), Rohit Sharma (48 runs), and an on-time boundary scored by Rishabh Pant (17 runs*) helped Team India gain a five-wicket victory over the Kiwis in the exciting first T20 cricket game of the three-match series. Thereby, the Indian cricket team now has a 1-0 lead in the series […]
Aaron Finch has resigned from the captaincy of Melbourne Renegades in the BBL (Big Bash League) but is hoping to lead the team in the T20 Cricket World Cup title defence in 2022 on home soil. Under the captaincy of Finch, Australia brought home their first-ever international T20 title. The Aussies came all guns blazing […]
Rohit Sharma knows his pull shots and Bhuvneshwar Kumar takes pride in those classic in-swingers. Both of these came together on one chilly Thursday night in Jaipur. Though the past few months looked a bit rocky for the players, it seems like they have got their groove back as they have hammered the Kiwis out […]
Earlier this year, Washington Sundar had sustained a finger injury during a practice match that ruled him out of the Test series versus England scheduled in July. Since then, Sundar has missed many essential and significant cricketing tournaments like the IPL and even the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup. In the last three years, the […]
The latest edition of the most intensive Test series in cricket, the Ashes, is about to get underway. The first Test is to be played on 8 December. Just recently, on Wednesday, Cricket Australia announced its 15-member squad that includes Usman Khawaja. He was last seen in the Ashes 2019 and was dropped from the […]
After his stellar cameo in his team’s semifinal clash against Pakistan in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, Australian wicket-keeper Matthew Wade expressed his gratitude to the board for selecting him. Wade’s hyper-aggressive 17-ball 41* came at a time when Australia was looking to be on the verge of crumbling. Alongside Marcus Stoinis, who […]
Following England’s penultimate-over loss against the Kiwis, captain Eoin Morgan stated that New Zealand middle-order batter James Neesham’s quickfire 27 was the key to the Black Caps’ victory. The England captain, 35, also said that while the team was considerably upset, they were nevertheless extremely proud of his team for having put up as good […]