England did not expect the third Test pitch in Motera to spin so early but despite that the outcome of the match could have been different had the visitors scored more than 200 in their first innings, new spin bowling coach Jeetan Patel said on Monday. England scored 112 and 81 in the two innings
Month: March 2021
Spinner Jack Leach said on Monday England are not obsessed by the state of the pitches in India but are keen to learn from their two-day defeat before the final Test starts this week. Joe Root-led England went down by 10 wickets in less than two full days on a viciously turning Ahmedabad track last
Virat Kohli became the first cricketer in the world to cross 100 million followers on Instagram.© Instagram Virat Kohli on Monday became the first Indian to cross 100 million followers on Instagram. The International Cricket Council (ICC) took to Instagram to welcome Kohli’s entry into an elite club that features football stars like Cristiano Ronaldo,
Zimbabwe are hoping to begin the process of rebuilding their national side, with at least two confirmed Test series in the next two months, and several white-ball fixtures in the lead up to the 2023 World Cup. The windfall of matches, which starts with two Tests and three T20Is against Afghanistan in the UAE, comes
© AFP Monday night’s Pakistan Super League (PSL) match between Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators has been delayed after legspinner Fawad Ahmed tested positive for Covid-19. Ahmed had showed symptoms two days ago and had been immediately isolated. Members of his side have tested negative while the players of the other side are being tested.
News The last remaining spot will go to the winner of the Delhi vs Uttarakhand game Mumbai, Saurashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Kerala have filled up the last four automatic qualification spots for the quarter-final stage of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. They join Gujarat, Andhra, and Karnataka, who had sealed qualification on Sunday by topping their
News Trio named in batting, pace bowling and spin bowling roles at end of recruitment drive Marcus Trescothick, Jon Lewis and Jeetan Patel have been named as the ECB’s new elite coaches in the vacant batting, pace bowling and spin bowling roles respectively. The appointments bring to an end a formal recruitment process from the
Fawad Ahmed thanked his fans for the kind messages.© Twitter The Pakistan Super League (PSL) between Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators has been rescheduled for Tuesday after spinner Fawad Ahmed returned a positive COVID-19 test. Islamabad United informed that Fawad was put in isolation two days ago as he had shown symptoms while all the other
Former Australia skipper Steve Waugh feels India captain Virat Kohli‘s “new attitude” has instilled in his team the habit of taking on every hurdle and then getting over it rather than be intimidated by the opposition. Waugh made these comments on his latest documentary “Capturing Cricket: Steve Waugh in India” which captures the very essence
IND vs ENG: Axar Patel picked up 11 wickets in the third Test against England.© Twitter While former England cricketers raised questions over the quality of the pitch in the recently concluded third Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Australia cricketers were left impressed with the spin it witnessed with the pink ball. Australia spinner
From taking wickets to hitting huge sixes, Shahid Afridi knows how to entertain!
England men’s cricket team opener Rory Burns was reprimanded by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) after he indulged in a Twitter spat with England women’s cricketer Alexandra Hartley. It all happened after the English team lost the third Test against India by 10-wickets at the newly-renovated Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad. The
South Africa is known to produce excellent fielders, with Jonty Rhodes, Herschelle Gibbs, AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis being four of them. They have also produced some amazing slip fielders like Gary Kirsten, Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis. Slip fielding is one of the toughest jobs in cricket, and a player in South
Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma pose for a photo in Maldives.© Instagram India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma, who got married in December last year, are currently vacationing in Maldives and have been keeping their fans well-updated about their trip. The duo got married on December 22, and have been hogging the attention of
There was a storm at the 2011 Cricket World Cup and it was raining sixes. Watch some of the biggest six hitters in the tournament dispatch the ball to all parts of the ground. Featuring the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, AB de Villiers, Kieron Pollard, and many more. No bowler was safe from the wrath
Australia limited-overs captain Aaron Finch‘s wife Amy Finch has revealed she has been receiving threats of violence and sexual assault on social media concerning her husband’s poor performances on the pitch. Finch, who is currently leading Australia in the T20I series against New Zealand, has been struggling with the willow and not scoring runs. The
IPL 2021: Hyderabad can host matches with bio-secure bubbles, said Mohammed Azharuddin.© BCCI/IPL Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) president and former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin has pitched for holding Indian Premier League (IPL) matches this season in Hyderabad, amid reports that the city may not be part of the venues for the high-profile T20 cricket tournament. He
IND vs ENG: Virat Kohli shared a picture with strength and conditioning coaches.© Instagram India skipper Virat Kohli on Monday took to Twitter to share a picture with Team India’s strength and conditioning coaches Nick Webby and Soham Desai. With only a few days left in the fourth and final Test match against England, the
Mayanti Langer, one of India’s top sports anchors and wife of Indian cricketer Stuart Binny, on Monday, took to Twitter to take a sly dig at online trolls after her husband achieved a new milestone in his cricketing career. Stuart completed in his 100th List A game as he stepped into the Round 5 game
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ehsan Mani‘s demand for visa assurance for Pakistan players, media and fans for the T20 World Cup to be held in India between October-November has surprised the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Speaking to ANI, a board official said the comments are “immature” and also pointed that
Former opener Marcus Trescothick has been appointed as England’s new elite batting coach, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Monday. In the bowling department, Jon Lewis and Jeetan Patel have been named as England’s pace and spin bowling coaches respectively. Trescothick will take up the new role in the middle of March.
Shahid Afridi played in 27 Tests, 398 ODIs and 99 T20Is for Pakistan.© Twitter Former Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi took to social media to thank his fans for their birthday wishes, and once again created confusion regarding his age. According to ICC’s official website, Afridi was born on March 1, 1980, which makes him
Shardul Thakur smashed 92 off just 57 balls in a Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Himachal Pradesh.© BCCI/Twitter Shardul Thakur made his first List A half-century a knock to remember as he breezed away to a 57-ball 92 for Mumbai in a Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Himachal Pradesh. Shardul’s knock, studded with six sixes
India opener Rohit Sharma has advanced six places to achieve a career-best eighth position in the latest Men’s Test Player Rankings released by International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday (February 28). Rohit earned 742 rating points after his splendid performance in the low-scoring third Test against England at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad. The
A slip fielder put in a terrific catch during a provincial match in South Africa.© Twitter Slip fielding is considered to be one of the toughest jobs in cricket, and a cricketer in South Africa made it look like an exquisite art form. During a 50-over provincial match, a slip fielder put in a stunning
IPL 2021: Glenn Maxwell will play for Royal Challengers Bangalore under Virat Kohli’s captaincy.© BCCI/IPL Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell called India captain Virat Kohli “the pinnacle of the game” and said it’s “really exciting” to link up with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), the team Kohli leads in the Indian Premier League. RCB bought Maxwell for
Phil Simmons keeps an eye on a West Indies training session © Raton Gomes/BCB West Indies coach Phil Simmons feels that the key to success during the T20I series against Sri Lanka will be to adjust to the dimensions – one side smaller than the other – of Antigua’s Coolidge Cricket Ground as soon as
News The role will have Moody overseeing Sri Lanka’s international programme and domestic tournaments Tom Moody has been appointed Sri Lanka’s director of cricket, a broad new role that will have Moody overseeing Sri Lanka’s international programme and domestic tournaments. The appointment was made on the recommendation of Sri Lanka’s new technical advisory committee headed
News Burns had taken objection to Hartley’s initial tweet joking about England’s big loss in Ahmedabad England’s team management in India have given Rory Burns a reprimand for a late-night tweet following their defeat in the third Test in Ahmedabad. Alex Hartley, the left-arm spinner who played 32 times for England Women between 2016 and
News NZC moves matches due to logistical complications caused by shift of Friday’s matches from Auckland after the city was put into a lockdown The remainder of the two ongoing series in New Zealand, involving Australia’s men and England’s women, will be played entirely in Wellington after the final T20I double-header on Sunday was shifted