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Pakistan on Wednesday became the first team to reach the final of the ongoing T20 World Cup in Australia after completing a lopsided seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in Sydney. Babar Azam and his boys were brilliant in all departments of the game throughout the match and went on to chase New Zealand’s sub-par total […]

Team India captain Rohit Sharma sustained an injury to his right forearm during a practice session at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday. The injury to Rohit Sharma is being viewed as a major blow to the Men in Blue ahead of their T20 World Cup semifinal against England on Thursday. The incident took place when […]

Ravichandran Ashwin may have been one of the key bowlers for India in the T20 World Cup, but his economical bowling hasn’t impressed the legendary Kapil Dev. The 1983 World Cup-winning skipper Kapil Dev said he wasn’t convinced with R Ashwin’s form because at times the tweaker has tried to hide his face despite taking […]

On Sunday, Pakistan qualified for the semifinals of the T20 World Cup after beating Bangladesh by five wickets in their last group game in Adelaide. However, the Green Army faced flak following their victory over the Bangla Tigers. The criticism of the Men in Green came after their social media team posted a video of […]

Hero of India’s 2007 and 2011 World Cup triumphs, Gautam Gambhir is facing flak for his comments about the national team’s batters following the Rohit Sharma-led side’s victory over Zimbabwe in their T20 World Cup game in Melbourne on Sunday. After India made it through to the semifinals of the competition with the help of […]

Social media went into overdrive after Suryakumar Yadav became the first Indian to complete 1,000 runs in T20I cricket in a calendar year. Suryakumar Yadav’s feat came during his sensational unbeaten 61-run-knock off 25 balls against Zimbabwe in India’s last Group 2 game on Sunday. It was also the fourth quickest half-century hit by an […]

Team India fans went into a meme frenzy after wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant failed to fire against Zimbabwe at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in their last Group 2 game in the T20 World Cup on Sunday. Rishabh Pant finally made his first appearance in India’s final XI in Melbourne after captain Rohit Sharma chose to […]

Sri Lanka cricket star Danushka Gunathilaka was arrested on sexual assault charges in Sydney on Sunday. According to a statement by the New South Wales police, who didn’t name the player, a Sri Lankan national raped an Australian citizen earlier this week, and following an investigation, he was arrested from his hotel today. But the […]

Team India opener KL Rahul was severely criticized on social media on Saturday after he posted a birthday message for his girlfriend Athiya Shetty. In his wish for Athiya Shetty which he shared on Twitter, KL Rahul wrote, “Happy birthday, everything gets better from you.” However, fans were quick to point out that while he […]

Babar Azam is going through a rough patch with the bat with the Pakistan captain scoring only 14 runs in his side’s four games in the T20 World Cup. However, more than his batting, it is his captaincy that has been heavily criticized, especially by former Pakistan cricketers. Surprisingly, one man has now come in […]

1983 World Cup winner and current chief of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Roger Binny, has hit back at Shahid Afridi who accused the ICC of conspiring to ensure Team India’s qualification through to the semifinals of the ongoing T20 World Cup in Australia following Virat Kohli’s “fake fielding” row. Slamming […]

India batting great Virat Kohli turned 34 on Saturday. The birthday boy has been in sparkling form in the ongoing T20 World Cup, giving nightmares to captains of opposition teams. Zimbabwe skipper Craig Ervine, whose side will face the Indian cricket team in an important Group 2 clash in Melbourne on Sunday, floored everyone with […]

Rishabh Pant supporters are slamming India head coach Rahul Dravid for his rigid stand against the explosive wicketkeeper batter. The social media fury against Rahul Dravid over Rishabh Pant’s non-inclusion in India’s playing XI has been mounting in the last few days because the team’s fans are concerned about India’s vulnerable middle order. https://twitter.com/RP17Fan/status/1588456666919751681 Ricky […]

Controversial former Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi has sensationally accused cricket’s governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), of conspiring to arrange India’s entry into the semifinals of the ongoing T20 World Cup in Australia. Shahid Afridi’s wild conspiracy charge came after India batting icon Virat Kohli was accused of “fake fielding” by the Bangladesh team […]

Former India opener Aakash Chopra has given a new twist to Virat Kohli’s “fake fielding” saga after he backed Bangladesh’s claim that the talismanic batter “cheated” on the field. “Yes, that was 100 percent fake fielding because of the way Kohli attempted to throw the ball. If the umpires had seen him do that, we […]

Australia great Ian Chappell is furious with Team India’s selection in the ongoing T20 World Cup as he slammed skipper Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid for picking Dinesh Karthik ahead of Rishabh Pant. Widely regarded as one of the most destructive batters in world cricket at the moment, Rishabh Pant has tasted immense […]

Noted cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle became one of the major trends on Twitter on Thursday. This happened after the 61-year-old pundit was drawn into Virat Kohli’s “cheating row” following Bangladesh cricketer Nurul Hasan’s accusations against the talismanic India batter. The Bangladesh wicketkeeper batter alleged that Team India’s maestro cheated in his team’s five-run loss to […]

Premier India batter Virat Kohli is facing flak on social media after Bangladesh cricketer Nurul Hasan accused him of “cheating” in his team’s five-run loss to the Men in Blue in Adelaide on Wednesday. The Bangladesh wicketkeeper batter alleged that Virat Kohli was involved in an act of “fake fielding” during the Bangladesh run chase […]

On Thursday, Virat Kohli found himself on top of the trending charts on Twitter following Bangladesh cricketer Nurul Hasan’s accusations against him. The Bangladesh wicketkeeper batter alleged that Team India’s talisman cheated in his team’s five-run loss to the Men in Blue in Adelaide in the crucial Group 2 game of the T20 World Cup […]

Team India supporters have lashed out at Bangladesh following claims of cheating levied on Virat Kohli by their wicketkeeper-batter Nurul Hasan. The Bangladesh cricketer accused the maestro Virat Kohli of “fake fielding” after his team lost to the Rohit Sharma-led team in a crucial Group 2 fixture at the Adelaide Oval in the T20 World […]

Netizens are having fun at India opener KL Rahul’s expense despite his return to form against Bangladesh in a Group 2 fixture at the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday. Though KL Rahul played a blistering knock of 50 off 32 deliveries, social media users still posted jokes and memes – while some praised him for his […]

India vice-captain stormed back to form on Wednesday as he made a blistering fifty against Bangladesh at the Adelaide Oval in a must-win game for Rohit Sharma and company in the T20 World Cup. Despite his heroics with the bat, KL Rahul was still trolled on social media with several netizens posting Athiya Shetty memes […]

India captain Rohit Sharma had a disappointing outing with the bat against Bangladesh at the Adelaide Oval in the ongoing T20 World Cup on Wednesday. Since arriving in Australia, Rohit Sharma hasn’t looked his usual self and has failed to fire in three of the four matches the Men in Blue have played so far […]

India opener KL Rahul finally came out of his batting slump, scoring a scintillating 50 off 32 balls against Bangladesh in India’s crucial Group 2 fixture in Adelaide on Wednesday. Before his explosive knock against Shakib Al Hasan’s side, KL Rahul had registered scores of 4, 9, and 9 in the previous three matches of […]

Twitterati hailed Virat Kohli after the talismanic Indian batter scripted history on Wednesday. With his match-winning knock of 64* of 44 balls against Bangladesh at the Adelaide Oval, Virat Kohli surpassed Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardena to become the highest scorer in T20 World Cups. While Mahela Jayawardena retired with a total of 1,016 runs in […]

One of the toughest selection dilemmas that Team India has faced in the ongoing T20 World Cup is choosing between two wicketkeeper batters, veteran Dinesh Karthik and a young and explosive Rishabh Pant and on all three occasions so far captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid have preferred the former ahead of Rishabh […]

Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has hit back at ex-India spinner Amit Mishra who mocked Babar Azam for his barren run with the bat in the ongoing World Cup in Australia. Babar Azam managed to register scores of 0, 4, and 4 against India, Zimbabwe, and the Netherlands respectively. His lackluster display in these games […]

Fans have lashed out at Rahul Dravid after the India head coach threw his weight behind out-of-form opener KL Rahul who has failed in all three matches the Men in Blue have played in the ongoing T20 World Cup so far in Australia. KL Rahul made scores of 4, 9, and 9 against Pakistan, the […]

India’s two-time World winner Gautam Gambhir tore into Pakistan captain Babar Azam, calling him out for his below-par captaincy in the ongoing T20 World Cup in Australia. Blaming Babar Azam’s poor selection calls for Pakistan’s poor showing in the prestigious event, Gautam Gambhir joined the brigade of former cricketers who accused him of being “insecure”. […]

India talisman Virat Kohli is arguably the most popular cricketer on the planet and that’s why he remains in the spotlight wherever the team travels. Sometimes, Virat Kohli’s vast legion of fans has created problems for him, and something similar happened on Monday when someone entered his hotel room in Perth without his permission. The […]

Twitter was flooded with memes of Virat Kohli and his actress wife Anushka Sharma after the former claimed that an intruder barged into his hotel room in Perth before filming his personal belongings. The meme spree of the fans on the microblogging website came after Virat Kohli lashed out at “someone” who infringed on his […]

KL Rahul’s string of poor scores in the ongoing T20 World Cup in Australia has led to severe criticism of the India vice-captain. Several former cricketers, including Wasim Jaffer, have called for his removal from India’s playing XI and voiced their support for Rishabh Pant’s inclusion in the side after Rohit Sharma and company’s defeat […]

Anushka Sharma, the wife of India’s premier batter Virat Kohli, was left enraged after her husband revealed that an intruder entered his hotel room in Perth and captured his personal belongings on camera before putting the footage out on social media. Anushka Sharma’s reaction came after Virat Kohli slammed the individual who trespassed into his […]

India batter Suryakumar Yadav was once again hailed by fans on social media after he struck a stupendous 68 off 40 deliveries against South Africa in Perth in the T20 World Cup on Sunday. Indian cricket supporters were in awe of Suryakumar Yadav after he brought India back into the contest against the Proteas with […]

India opener KL Rahul once again became a butt of jokes on social media following his third consecutive failure in the ongoing T20 World Cup in Australia. KL Rahul who made 4 and 9 in his two previous outings against Pakistan and the Netherlands, was dismissed for 9 off 14 balls against the Temba Bavuma-led […]

Two-time World Cup winner Gautam Gambhir is facing a massive social media backlash following his comments on air during the India vs South Africa contest in Perth on Sunday. Gautam Gambhir’s trolling came after he declared Suryakumar Yadav’s knock of 68 off 40 deliveries against the Temba Bavuma-led side was better than Virat Kohli’s match-winning […]

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram, widely regarded as the greatest left-arm pacer cricket has ever seen, has made an explosive revelation that he was once addicted to cocaine. Wasim Akram’s jaw-dropping revelation came in an interview with the British publication, The Times, ahead of the release of his autobiography Sultan: A Memoir. Speaking about his […]

Australian legend Greg Chappell is being slammed online after he compared India talisman Virat Kohli’s phenomenal innings against Pakistan to a “song of God” in an article he wrote for a media outlet. Many Indians consider Greg Chappell as one of those guys who was planning to destroy Indian cricket during his reign as the […]

Pakistani greats, Waqar Younis, and Wasim Akram have ripped into current captain Babar Azam, terming him “selfish” and “insecure”. The legendary pacers argued that Babar Azam may have become a great batsman but his captaincy was still a work in progress. The duo even questioned his reluctance to bat down instead of his usual opening […]