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A heartbroken KL Rahul has posted an emotional post on social media after a groin injury ruled him out of the home T20I series against South Africa. KL Rahul who was to lead the Indian cricket team in the absence of regular captain Rohit Sharma was “gutted” at not being able to take part in […]

After KL Rahul was ruled out of the home T20I series against South Africa owing to a groin injury, Rishabh Pant was named as the skipper of the Indian cricket team while Hardik Pandya was elevated to the position of vice-captain. Rishabh Pant, the wicketkeeper-batter, has now thanked the Board of Control for Cricket in […]

Team India captain Rohit Sharma didn’t have the best of the Indian Premier League (IPL) as he could only manage 268 runs in 14 games in the elite T20 competition for the Mumbai Indians (MI). Rohit Sharma’s struggles with the bat looked profound throughout the competition and he looked in all sorts of problems against […]

We have all been pranked in our lives but some pranks can make you cry. You won’t believe that someone as great as Virat Kohli was also tricked by his colleagues during his formative years, forcing him to break down into tears, his former Delhi teammate and friend Pradeep Sangwan has revealed. Virat Kohli is […]

Ace Team India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has earned rich plaudits from former pacer of the Indian cricket team Irfan Pathan who has claimed that the Gujarat Titans skipper could turn out to be the finisher the Men in Blue have been looking for some time. Irfan Pathan also heaped rich praise on Kashmir-born fast bowler […]

Team India suffered a major jolt on Wednesday with captain KL Rahul ruled out of the T20I series against South Africa due to a right groin injury. Spinner Kuldeep Yadav will also not be a part of the series after being hit on his right hand during a practice session in the nets the previous […]

One of the greatest women’s cricketers of all-time, Mithali Raj on Wednesday announced her retirement from international cricket, claiming it was the “perfect time” to hang her boots after spending 23 years in the top league. The former captain of the Indian women’s team featured in 12 Tests, 232 One-Day Internationals (ODIs), and 89 T20Is […]

Among the thousands of wishes that former India cricket team vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane received on his 34th birthday on Monday, one post from the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) stood out, almost literally. KKR warmly greeted Ajinkya Rahane, as they wrote “it’s time for us to sing the birthday song for Ajju dada” under the caption […]

England talisman Joe Root has been backed to break Sachin Tendulkar’s all-time record of scoring the most runs in Test cricket. On Sunday, Root became the second England cricketer after Alastair Cook to reach the landmark of 10,000 runs in the longest format and former Australia captain Mark Taylor reckons that he could replace the […]

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter Dinesh Karthik (DK) was the toast of the Indian Premier League (IPL), earning accolades for his heroics as a “finisher”, but former Team India fast bowler RP Singh isn’t impressed. According to RP Singh, Dinesh Karthik has had his opportunities but he failed to cement his place in the Indian […]

Regular Team India captain Rohit Sharma won’t be a part of the T20I series against South Africa which kicks off with a game in New Delhi on Thursday, but one man is quite unhappy about his decision of skipping all five games against the Proteas. He is none other than MS Dhoni’s “close friend” and […]

England talisman Joe Root scripted history at Lord’s on Sunday, becoming the joint-fastest to 10,000 runs in Test cricket. The ex-England skipper struck his 26th hundred in the longest format as the hosts beat New Zealand by five wickets in the first Test of the three-match series. Root breached the 10,000-run barrier in Tests at […]

Last year Joe Root became the fastest English batter to breach the 9000 run barrier in Test cricket. On Thursday, the ex-England skipper struck an unbeaten 77 in the second innings of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s and is now on the verge of setting up a new world record in the […]

Team India and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) fast bowler Deepak Chahar tied the knot to his long-time girlfriend Jaya Bhardwaj earlier this week. On Friday, several past and present cricketers attended the couple’s wedding reception at the ITC Maurya Hotel in Delhi. While Suresh Raina missed out on all the action in this season’s IPL, […]

Former England captain Michael Vaughan and English cricket supporters have ripped into Jonny Bairstow after he was dismissed for a low score in the final innings of the opening Test match against New Zealand (NZ) at Lord’s. After the Kiwis set a target of 277 for the home team, England found themselves in trouble at […]

SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) speedster Umran Malik may have impressed several former greats of the game, including Brett Lee, Shoaib Akhtar, Glenn McGrath, and even former India coach Ravi Shastri with his express pace, but one man has remained unimpressed and he’s none other than Pakistan’s Shaheen Afridi. Umran Malik became the toast of this season’s […]

Legendary India captain Kapil Dev has come out in support of Arjun Tendulkar, the son of the great Sachin Tendulkar after Mumbai Indians (MI) coach Shane Bond’s recent comments about the 22-year-old cricketer created some kind of furore in the cricket-crazy nation. Shane Bond, the bowling coach of five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Mumbai […]

Srinagar-born Umran Malik was recently included in the national squad for the upcoming T20I series against South Africa. The express fast bowler earned his maiden Team India call-up after a stellar show in the just-concluded Indian Premier League (IPL). The 22-year-old pace sensation was impressive with the ball for the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in this […]

Pakistan captain Babar Azam and chief selector Muhammad Wasim are at loggerheads over the inclusion of opener Shan Masood in the squad for the country’s upcoming three-match ODI series against the West Indies which kicks off in Multan on June 8. While Muhammad Wasim wants to see Shan bat in the middle-order after being impressed […]

Babar Azam has made it clear that he wants to become the best all-format player in the world. Revealing his intentions in an interview with the International Cricket Council (ICC), the Pakistan cricket team skipper said that it was his “dream” to become the numero uno batter in Tests, One-Day Internationals (ODIs), and T20Is. Babar […]

Arjun Tendulkar, the 22-year-old son of the great Sachin Tendulkar, was roped by five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Mumbai Indians (MI) for the first time in 2021. He was repurchased during this year’s mega auction, for $38,650 (INR 30 lakh). However, the all-rounder failed to make his debut for the Rohit Sharma-led side for […]

Hardik Pandya has rubbished speculation that he was dropped from the Indian cricket team after his underwhelming show in the ICC T20 World Cup in Dubai. The 28-year-old flamboyant all-rounder who led the debutants Gujarat Titans (GT) to the Indian Premier League (IPL) title in their maiden campaign in the elite T20 event, has not […]

“I want to do what MS Dhoni has been doing for India for many years,” Dinesh Karthik (DK) commented a couple of years ago. Now the Tamil Nadu batsman is on the cusp of taking over the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper’s role in the national team. But can Dinesh Karthik be the new MS […]

David Warner was trolled by cricket fans after they took offense to his “My number 1 #wife #love I’m going to miss you,” comment on Instagram which the Australian wrote in the caption of one of the posts that featured his wife Candice Warner alongside him in the picture. David Warner’s  “Number 1 wife” remark […]

James Anderson made a stunning return to Test cricket as the veteran England paceman set Lord’s ablaze with his remarkable display of swing and seam bowling against New Zealand on Thursday. Anderson didn’t feature in England’s series loss to West Indies in the Caribbean and immediately made an impact on the game, having dismissed both […]

Deepak Chahar’s wedding pictures have taken the internet by storm after the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Team India fast bowler confirmed that he had tied the knot with long-time girlfriend Jaya Bhardwaj with a set of images on his Instagram account. https://twitter.com/heartbroker288/status/1532182828867375105 Deepak Chahar wedding ✨ Rahul looks dapper 🥰 pic.twitter.com/aJ4ODUTyI3 — Joe Vignesh […]

On Sunday, Hardik Pandya led the Gujarat Titans (GT) to a maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) title in their debut season and since then talks of him replacing Rohit Sharma as Team India’s skipper have gathered steam. The way Hardik Pandya guided the Ahmedabad-based franchise to the IPL crown was commendable because nobody expected them […]

Recently Shoaib Akhtar declared former India captain Virat Kohli was the greatest cricketer of all time, insulting the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, and Sunil Gavaskar in the process. “You say good things about Virat Kohli. Give him respect. Why do you not give Virat Kohli respect? As a Pakistani I am saying, he is the […]

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly is trending on social media after his cryptic tweet sent fans into a frenzy on Wednesday. “2022 marks the 30th year since the start of my journey with cricket in 1992. Since then, cricket has given me a lot. Most importantly, it has given […]

Results in the Indian Premier League (IPL) have often been associated with match-fixing. Fans on social media have claimed that the outcomes in the cash-rich league are pre-decided and they alleged the same after Gujarat Titans (GT) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the title clash on Sunday. As soon as the Hardik Pandya-led side registered […]

On Sunday, Hardik Pandya made history, becoming the first Indian to lift the Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy in his debut season as captain after the all-rounder powered the Gujarat Titans (GT) to a comprehensive victory over the Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. Hardik Pandya starred with both bat and bowl in […]

Gujarat Titans fast bowler Lockie Ferguson scripted history in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday as he bowled the fastest delivery of the 2022 season, breaking the previous mark set by SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) speedster Umran Malik in the tournament. Lockie Ferguson – a lanky New Zealand pacer, known for producing express deliveries with […]

The Indian Premier League (IPL) final between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) became a trending topic on Twitter. Hours before the title clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad cricket fans started a meme fest on the micro-blogging platform. With India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah scheduled to […]

Hardik Pandya has already surprised almost everyone by leading the Gujarat Titans (GT) to the Indian Premier League (IPL) final and on Sunday, when the Ahmedabad-based franchise will face the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the title clash, the 28-year-old cricketer would be on the cusp of history. His mentor and “brother” MS Dhoni is the […]

Much like his mentor MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya has achieved the unthinkable in this Indian Premier League (IPL) as he has inspired the debutants Gujarat Titans (GT) to the final in their maiden season in the elite T20 tournament. The way the junior Pandya has captained his side in this edition of the cash-rich league […]

Virat Kohli may have won the fifty-over World Cup and the Champions Trophy during his illustrious career, having captured them in 2011 and 2013 respectively, but luck hasn’t shone on him in the T20 format. The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter has neither won the T20 World Cup nor the Indian Premier League (IPL). On […]

It has been a season to forget for five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Mumbai Indians (MI). Before the start of this edition of the competition, who would have imagined that the Rohit Sharma-led side would be languishing at the bottom of the table with just one more match to play for? Cricket is a […]

Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Rohit Sharma is known for his penchant for breaking records and on Saturday, the Indian opener will be on the cusp of many milestones when the five-time IPL champions will be up against Delhi Capitals. MI has nothing to lose in the match after having a disastrous campaign, having lost 10 […]

For 15 long years, MS Dhoni has been synonymous with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), having captained the Tamil Nadu-based outfit to four titles in the Indian Premier League (IPL). But there comes a time in every cricketer’s life when he has to let go of things he loves the most. Has Dhoni’s time to […]