One of the finest spinners the game has ever seen, Ravichandran Ashwin has some of the finest achievements in the game to his name. Yet, the veteran off-spinner faces criticism over a varied range of topics on occasion. Considered one of the finest brains in the modern game, Ashwin is also sometimes seen as an
Month: December 2022
On the fourth day of the second Test against India, Bangladesh spinners – Shakib Al Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz – took three wickets in the first hour, leaving the tourists in a difficult position at 74/7. But Ravichandran Ashwin (42 not out) and Shreyas Iyer (29 not out) worked together to take their side
Virat Kohli scored just 45 runs in 2 Tests against Bangladesh© AFP The Indian cricket team emerged triumphant 2-0 in the Test series against Bangladesh but the scoreline doesn’t give a true reflection of how the series turned out. In the second Test, the team had to rely on runs from Ravichandran Ashwin to secure
Ravichandran Ashwin and Shreyas Iyer held firm as India defeated Bangladesh in a thrilling second Test in Mirpur on Sunday, dashing hopes of a first-ever win over their giant neighbours. India needed just 145 to win the match and the series 2-0, but India’s top-order succumbed against the guile of Bangladesh off-spinner, Mehidy Hasan Miraz,
Newly appointed New Zealand captain Tim Southee expects Pakistan to bounce back from a 3-0 home Test series whitewash at the hands of an aggressive England team, saying on Sunday that his men would find their own way to defeat the wounded hosts. England handed Pakistan their first-ever 3-0 home Test whitewash earlier this week,
Big picture New Zealand are ok. Yeah, they’re going through “a transition”. Yeah, they’ve got a new Test captain. Yeah, they have lost six of their nine Tests in this World Test Championship cycle. Yeah, they were the first guinea pigs in the Bazball experiment. Yeah, they haven’t played a single Test since then. But
India’s stand-in captain KL Rahul admitted they missed Kuldeep Yadav but didn’t regret the decision of leaving him out for an extra fast bowler because a team is selected for all five days and they felt three fast bowlers was the right balance for the conditions in Mirpur. Of the 36 wickets that bowlers took
It was a case of so near and yet so far for Bangladesh in Dhaka, and after the three-wicket defeat to India, Shakib Al Hasan was left ruing his team’s missed chances. Four chances were missed in the first India innings, and then, with Bangladesh three wickets away and India 65 from their target, Mominul
After the successful conclusion of the 2-match Test series against Bangladesh, the Indian cricket team is ready to kickstart a new assignment, squaring off against Sri Lanka in a bilateral series. The series against the islanders begins with a T20I assignment, the squad for which is yet to be announced. But, there already is speculation
Australia will square off against South Africa for the Boxing Day Test at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) from December 26 onwards. For the same, Aussie skipper Pat Cummins has named his starting XI. Local star Scott Boland has retained his place in the team with an ‘underdone’ Josh Hazlewood set to miss another
The new cricket management committee of the PCB has made it clear that centrally contracted players need to abide by their contractual clauses and no breach will be tolerated in this regard. A well-informed source said that Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Shahnawaz Dahani, in particular, were reminded that it is not their job
Ravichandran Ashwin slammed an unbeaten 42 to take India across the finishing line.© AFP Ravichandran Ashwin, on Sunday, proved why he is one of Team India’s most prized possessions, especially when it comes to Test cricket. For context, Ashwin slammed an unbeaten 42 to take India across the finishing line in the second Test against
Stand-in skipper KL Rahul on Sunday admitted that India missed the services of left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav in the second innings but said he has “no regret” about leaving him out of the final Test against Bangladesh. Fresh from his match-winning show in India’s 188-run win in the Chattogram Test, Kuldeep was benched for
Cheteshwar Pujara was named Player of the Series for Bangladesh Tests© AFP India’s star batter Cheteshwar Pujara credited his time spent playing first-class cricket for his success in the two-match test series against Bangladesh. The middle-order batter scored 192 runs in the series, including a century and a fifty. He was declared the player of
IND vs BAN, 2nd Test: Team India after clinching the Test series vs Bangladesh© Twitter Team India scripted a memorable win in the second Test against Bangladesh on Sunday. Chasing 145, the visitors were 74/7 before the heroics of Ravichandran Ashwin (42*) and Shreyas Iyer (29*) brought them out of a tense situation and guided
India captain KL Rahul on Sunday said he trusted his batting unit to do the job for the side despite losing seven wickets while chasing a modest 145 on day four of the second Test against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. Resuming the day at 45 for four, India lost three quick
There were several big buys at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 auction in Kochi on Friday. While overseas allrounders were in heavy demand led by England Sam Curran, who bagged a Rs 18.50 crore bid from Punjab Kings, West Indies wicketkeeper-batter Nicholas Pooran too got a sweet deal (Rs 16 crore). He was Lucknow
IPL 2023: Ben Stokes will be reunited with MS Dhoni at Chennai Super Kings.© AFP Chennai Super Kings paid a whopping sum of Rs 16.25 crore to buy star England all-rounder Ben Stokes in the bidding war at the IPL auction 2023 on Friday. With CSK’s bid, Ben Stokes equalled the mark of Chris Morris
IND vs BAN, 2nd Test: Ravichandran Ashwin takes Team India to victory with a boundary© Twitter Ravichandran Ashwin and Shreyas Iyer gave the Indian fans another moment to cherish, as their crucial partnership helped Team India defeat Bangladesh in the second Test match in Mirpur on Sunday. Starting Day 4 of the second Test in
Ravichandran Ashwin (42 not out) and Shreyas Iyer (29 not out) added an unbeaten 71-run partnership for the eighth wicket that helped India register a thrilling victory against Bangladesh in the second and final Test match of the series. India resumed Day 4 on 45/4, needing 100 more runs to win in Dhaka and a
India on Sunday defeated Bangladesh by three wickets in the second Test in Mirpur to win the two-match series 2-0. Chasing a target of 145, India had resumed play on Day 4 at 45/4. The visitors lost three early wickets on Day 4, with Mehidy Hasan Miraz completing his 9th five-wicket haul. Bangladesh seemed to
A dogged 71-run stand between Shreyas Iyer and Ravichandran Ashwin came to India’s rescue as the visitors fought back from a hopeless situation to pull off a three-wicket win over Bangladesh in the second and final Test and clinch the series 2-0 here on Sunday. With India at 74 for seven chasing 145, Bangladesh were
December 25, 2022, will now be remembered as a very special day for Team India as the KL Rahul-led side fought their way back to clinch victory in the second Test match against Bangladesh in Dhaka. Chasing 145, Team India was on the verge of losing the game after Mehidy Hasan Miraz got a five-wicket
Cricket West Indies has announced a new domestic red-ball tri-series, the Headley-Weekes series, which will be played at the end of the West Indies Championship, the regional four-day tournament. The series will feature three four-day matches and will be played from April 18 to 6 May at Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua. Team Headley and
Big Picture It’s every cricketer’s Christmas dream: a Test match at the ‘G, with a big crowd in attendance. While Australia’s players experience this annually, for everyone in this South African squad, it is their first time featuring in this iconic occasion. None of them were part of the 2008 squad that stunned Australia and
Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf recently suffered a thigh injury during the Test series against England. However, on the personal front, Rauf is going through a good phase. According to reports in Pakistan media, Rauf got married to Muzna Masood Malik in a close gathering in Islamabad on Saturday. The ceremony was attended by fellow
Pakistan Cricket Board’s newly appointed interim selection committee has added three players to their Test squad for the upcoming two-match series against New Zealand. The selection committee, headed by former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi, made the call on the very first day of their office. Shahnawaz Dahani, Mir Hamza and Sajid Khan are the players
IPL 2023: Deepak Chahar and Ben Stokes will be featuring for CSK© Twitter Chennai Super Kings on Friday bought Ben Stokes for a whopping amount of Rs 16.25 crore, a mark that made the all-rounder the joint third-costliest player in the history of IPL auctions. Meanwhile, Stokes also surpassed Deepak Chahar to become CSK’s most-expensive
Cameron Green was bought by five-time champions Mumbai Indians for Rs 17.5 crore.© Instagram Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan on Friday said star Australian all-rounder Cameron Green can become the biggest superstar in cricket in coming years. Green was bought by five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) for Rs 17.5 crore in the Indian Premier League
India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 4 Live: A tense finish is on the cards.© AFP India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test Day 4 Live: The second Test is poised for a tense finish with India needing 100 runs to win and hosts Bangladesh needing six wickets. Bangladesh spinners, led by their talismanic skipper Shakib Al
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