Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh has heaped praises on current India Test skipper Virat Kohli for changing the entire dynamics of Indian cricket. Harbhajan reckoned that before Kohli’s captaincy, the thought process of Indian teams was to draw the Test series in overseas tours. Bhajji felt that Indian teams started clinching series under Kohli in
Month: December 2021
File photo of former India head coach Ravi Shastri© AFP Former India head coach Ravi Shastri believes that the coach and the captain should have a say in the national team selection. A captain sits in the selection committee to give his inputs but decision making power lies with the five-member selection panel while the
After the impressive performance on Day 4 of the ongoing Boxing Day Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion, Team India are in the driving seat to secure a comprehensive victory. After scoring 324 in the first innings, the visitors bundled out South Africa for 194 to take a massive 130-run lead. The
SA vs IND: The crucial final day can also be affected by the weather in Centurion.© AFP Chasing a stiff target of over 300 runs can be tricky for any opposition on the fourth innings of a Test match, but it does pose an even bigger challenge when the weather reports display a grim forecast.
Jasprit Bumrah has sort of developed a habit of producing jaw-dropping moments out of nowhere. Be it the T20s, ODIs or Tests, franchise cricket or internationals, Bumrah, with his sheer brilliance, somehow manages to force everyone to take a note. The right-arm seamer set Twitter on fire with two sensational deliveries towards the end of Day
Sean Abbott took a brilliant catch in BBL Sydney Sixers’ Sean Abbott took the world of cricket by storm as he grabbed a stunner to dismiss a visibly shocked Brisbane Heat batter Chris Lynn in the Big Bash League. Abbott pulled off a screamer as he dived full length to his right at extra cover
File photo of match referee David Boon© AFP International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee David Boon has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be missing the fourth Ashes Test. Australia and England will be locking horns on January 5 at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Steve Bernard, a member of the International Panel of ICC
SA vs IND: Virat Kohli has been struggling to deal with balls pitched outside the off-stump.© AFP Virat Kohli shouldn’t give up on expansive drives which has got him loads of runs but he does need to be judicious while choosing the right delivery for the perfect execution, feels Indian team batting coach Vikram Rathour.
News Trust will be put in Josh Hazlewood over his fitness while Mitchell Starc unlikely to be rotated Australia’s selectors will put their faith in Josh Hazlewood‘s judgement as they weigh up difficult choices with five in-form quicks ahead of the fourth Ashes Test. Hazlewood got through around 35 minutes of gentle bowling in the
Sachin Tendulkar’s son Arjun was named in Mumbai’s squad for their first two Ranji Trophy fixtures against Maharashtra and Delhi. Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) chief selector and former India fast bowler Salil Ankola gave reasons for selecting the young seam-bowling all-rounder in the senior Mumbai squad. Ankola said junior Tendulkar “has been bowling well” after
Indian captain Virat Kohli’s poor run with the willow continued in the ongoing Boxing-Day Test against South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion. On Day 4, Kohli was yet again dismissed while chasing a ball outside the off-stump during India’s second innings. Kohli was dismissed on the first ball after lunch as he tried to
New Zealand cricketer Ross Taylor confirmed that he will retire from Test cricket after the Bangladesh series while ODIs vs Australia and the Netherlands in February and March will be his last in the shorter format. Taylor is considered by many as one of the all-time greats that New Zealand have produced. He currently holds
India pacer Mohammed Shami was in fantastic bowling form during South Africa’s first innings in the ongoing first Test match in Centurion. The bowler reached a personal milestone of 200 Test wickets and also bagged a five-wicket haul. He followed it up with another wicket during South Africa’s second innings on Day 4. Speaking on his YouTube
News Bangladesh series will be his last Tests before finishing with ODIs later in the season Ross Taylor has announced he will retire from international cricket at the end of the current home season with the upcoming series against Bangladesh being his last Test cricket before he finishes with the ODIs against Australia and Netherlands.
News A family member has become the seventh positive case in the England touring squad England head coach Chris Silverwood will miss the fourth Test in Sydney after being forced to isolate for 10 days due to a family member becoming the seventh Covid-19 case within the touring party. Covid cases started to emerge in
England’s beleaguered Ashes tour went from bad to worse Thursday with under-pressure coach Chris Silverwood to miss the fourth Test in Sydney after a family member tested positive for the coronavirus. Silverwood and his family have to isolate in Melbourne for 10 days while the rest of the team heads to Sydney for the clash
New Zealand cricket icon Ross Taylor confirmed Thursday he is bowing out of international cricket. Taylor said the two-Test series against Bangladesh starting on Saturday will be his last in Test whites and he will call stumps on his career after the one-day internationals against Australia and the Netherlands in February and March. The 37-year-old
Jasprit Bumrah bowled two sensational deliveries on Day 4 of 1st Test Jasprit Bumrah was in top form on Day 4 of the ongoing first Test match against South Africa in Centurion as he bagged two wickets with sensational deliveries. The Proteas were left reeling at 94 for four and needing 211 runs on Day 5, with
News Opener hints he might stay for another Ashes tour while also targeting victory in India Australia opener David Warner has hinted that he might want another crack at winning an Ashes series in England in 2023. Warner turned 35 in October during the T20 World Cup when he was player of the tournament in
News South African offspinner is leading wicket-taker across last five years of first-class cricket in England Simon Harmer has signed a long-term contract extension with Essex, committing himself to the club until the end of the 2026 season. Harmer, the South African offspinner, joined Essex in 2017 as a Kolpak registration and has been their
Report South Africa are under the pump on a pitch offering plenty of help South Africa 197 and 94 for 4 (Elgar 52*, Bumrah 2-22, Siraj 1-25) need a further 211 runs to beat India 327 and 174 (Pant 34, Rabada 4-42, Jansen 4-55) India’s irresistible seam attack worked their way around a stubborn Dean
News “He’s got a great cricket brain and I think his record as England captain is actually pretty good.” Root will become England’s most experienced Test captain during the fourth Test in Sydney, going clear of Alastair Cook by leading them for the 60th time, but despite his own record-breaking year with the bat, his
Centurion: South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada still believes that his side can win the first Test against India despite being reduced to 94 for 4 in chase of a stiff target of 305 on the penultimate day in Centurion on Wednesday. Rabada took four wickets for 42 run to help his team bowl out India for 174
Centurion : Team India’s batting coach Vikram Rathour has again come out in support of Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane following the batters’ lean patch in the longest format of the game. While Rahane did score 48 and 20 in the first Test against South Africa, Pujara departed for a duck before hitting 16 in the
On the uneven surface at Supersport Park in Centurion on Day 4, South Africa captain Dean Elgar managed to stand tall in their big chase against a top-quality Indian bowling attack in the ongoing Boxing Day Test. In a chase of 305 runs, the Proteas lost opener Aiden Markram (1) early in the second over,
SA vs IND, 1st Test, Day 4: R Ashwin runs into Dean Elgar while fielding.© AFP South Africa were 94 for 4 at stumps on Day 4 while chasing a stiff 305-run target in the first Test against India on Wednesday. Skipper Dean Elgar was batting on 52 after nightwatchman Keshav Maharaj (8) was bowled
Sean Abbott starred with the bat, ball and in the field to power Sydney Sixers’ to one of the most remarkable victories in BBL history, a tense two-wicket win over Brisbane Heat at the SCG. Apart from taking a four-wicket haul in the first innings, he stunned the fans with ‘one of the catches of
Kuldeep Yadav will captain Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy.© Instagram Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav will lead the Uttar Pradesh squad in the Ranji Trophy. Karan Sharma has been named as the vice-captain of the squad which included the likes of Shivam Mavi and Priyam Garg. “Senior Selection Committee of our Association selected following cricketers
Harsha Bhogle, one of the most popular cricket commentators, has picked his T20 team of the year 2021. Bhogle started off the proceedings by naming the two openers in the form of Mohammad Rizwan and Jos Buttler. Both Rizwan and Buttler had a phenomenal year as opening batters in the shortest format. While Rizwan topped
File photo of Sachin Tendulkar with former Pakistan off spinner Saqlain Mushtaq Sachin Tendulkar made his international debut against arch-rivals Pakistan in 1989 and had several memorable encounters with them throughout the 1990s, until the 2011 ICC World Cup, when he led India’s batting from the front, as they triumphed over the ‘Men in Green’ in
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