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Team India skipper Rishabh Pant hasn’t been on fire in the ongoing T20I series against South Africa, leading to severe criticism from several quarters. While the likes of Ashish Nehra, Sunil Gavaskar, and Graeme Smith have questioned his tactics as captain, others have been scathing in his remarks over his form with the bat. Though […]

Australian legend Glenn McGrath has called Hardik Pandya “a quality all-rounder, quality hitter” who doesn’t need to be told about his role in the Indian cricket team because he has transformed himself into a responsible cricketer. Glenn McGrath, who is currently the Director of Coaching at the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai, also stated that […]

Babar Azam and hundreds go hand-in-hand these days as the Pakistan captain appears to be in the best form of his life. The 27-year-old batter has been outstanding for the Pakistan cricket team in the last couple of months, continuing to break records in almost every match that he plays. Babar Azam, who is now […]

Jolted by humiliating losses in the first two matches of the series, a jittery India arrived in the crucial third T20I match against South Africa struggling in all the departments of the game. While the Indian cricket team’s batting clicked in Delhi, their bowling let them down there, and in Cuttack Rishabh Pant and company […]

Indian opener Ishan Kishan and South African spinner Tabraiz Shamsi were engaged in a heated exchange of words during India’s 48-run victory over the visitors in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday. The incident happened in the ninth over of India’s innings in the third T20I after Ishan Kishan attempted a reverse sweep on a Tabraiz Shamsi delivery, […]

The Indian cricket team led by Rishabh Pant were the overwhelming favourites to clinch the five-match T20I series against South Africa and why not, they were on a 12-match winning streak with a new world record in their sights. But Team India went on to lose the first two games in Delhi and Cuttack and […]

Team India came into the home series against South Africa on a 12-match winning streak and needed just one more victory to script a new world record for most consecutive T20I triumphs. But in cricket, things could change quite quickly. That’s what has happened with Rishabh Pant and his boys as they have lost both […]

Ex-India women’s cricket team skipper Mithali Raj retired from all forms of international cricket last week. The veteran cricketer represented India for 23 years, donning the national jersey in more than 200 ODIs. During his illustrious career, Mithali Raj broke several records in women’s cricket, hanging her boots as the highest run-getter in the sport […]

The Indian cricket team is on the brink of losing a home series after they were beaten by South Africa in the second T20I in Cuttack. It was Team’s second consecutive against the Proteas, having lost the first match in Delhi as well. The defeat at the Barabati Stadium, however, came after India’s premier fast […]

Joe Root seems to be in the form of his life, having scored 10 hundreds in his last 22 Test matches. The former England captain looked sublime during his innings of 176 against New Zealand in the ongoing second Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. On Sunday, Joe Root swaggered through to his quickest century […]

Team India captain Rishabh Pant has been slammed right, left, and centre for his decisions in the ongoing five-match T20I home series against South Africa. After being criticised for under bowling leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal in the first game in Delhi, Rishabh Pant was back in the firing line, this time for his tactical blunders against […]

Furious former cricketers have slammed Rishabh Pant’s decision to promote Axar Patel at the expense of Dinesh Karthik in Team India’s defeat to South Africa in the second T20I at Cuttack’s Barabati Stadium on Sunday. Rishabh Pant’s captaincy has been under fire in the whole series and it came under heavy scrutiny yet again after […]

Former Team India opener Gautam Gambhir has blasted leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for his negative approach against South Africa batters in the second T20I at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Sunday. The Indian cricket team lost the match by four wickets after Rishabh Pant and company failed to sparkle with the bat and could only […]

Joe Root and hundreds go hand in hand these days. On Sunday, the former England captain cruised to yet another century – his 27th in Test cricket. Joe Root’s ton came on the third day of England’s second Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge. Joe Root has been in a rich vein of form […]

Furious Indian cricket supporters slammed captain Rishabh Pant after he fell to South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj for a low score in the second match of the T20I series against South Africa in Cuttack on Sunday. The Team India captain had already faced flak from several quarters during the Indian cricket team’s loss in the […]

Former chairman of selectors and ex-Team India captain Dilip Vengsarkar believes that Jammu-based express fast bowler Umran Malik is ready to make a name for himself in international cricket. Umran Malik who earned rave reviews for consistently hitting the 150 kph mark in the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League, earned his maiden national […]

Dinesh Karthik (DK) made his Team India return earlier this week when he played his first match in national colours since July 2019 against South Africa in the series opener in Delhi. The veteran wicketkeeper batter was selected for the Indian cricket team on the back of a series of solid performances in the Indian […]

Ex-Pakistan cricketer Danish Kaneria has blamed Rishabh Pant’s “poor” captaincy for Team India’s defeat to South Africa in the first T20I of the five-match series in Delhi on Thursday. Danish Kaneria’s comments come at a time when Rishabh Pant has already received flak for his tactics from both Zaheer Khan and Ashish Nehra. The Indian […]

Babar Azam and records seem to have become synonyms of late after all the Pakistan captain continues to break records in every match he plays these days. On Friday, Babar Azam scripted another world record in international cricket, becoming the first man to have nine fifty-plus scores in a row across the three formats of […]

Former Team India pacer Zaheer Khan has lashed out at Indian cricket team captain Rishabh Pant for underusing spinner Yuzvendra Chahal in the side’s loss to South Africa in the first T20I in Delhi. The game played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in the national capital turned out to be a high-scoring affair. While the […]

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting reckons wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant would be Team India’s game-changer in the T20 World Cup Down Under. Describing Rishabh Pant as a dynamic and dangerous cricketer who could change the complexion of the match with his clean hitting, Ricky Ponting believes that the conditions in Australia would suit Rishabh Pant’s […]

Team India vice-captain Hardik Pandya has made an astonishing revelation about his return from injury. The Surat-born all-rounder, who has experienced a series of fitness problems in the past, was sidelined from the Indian cricket following their exit from the T20 World Cup in the UAE in November 2021. But the flamboyant cricket star made […]

Pakistan cricket team skipper Babar Azam continued his dream run in One-Day Internationals (ODIs) as the stylish right-hander smashed his second fifty-plus score in the ongoing series against the West Indies. Babar Azam had scored a well-compiled 103 in the first match at Multan. On Friday, Babar Azam was dismissed for 77. Notably, this was […]

Ex-Pakistan opener Salman Butt has dismissed comparisons between SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) pacer Umran Malik and the legendary Shoaib Akhtar, saying that the Team India fast bowler was yet to prove his worth in international cricket. Notably, Umran Malik was yet to make his Indian cricket team debut, having missed out on wearing the national jersey […]

Australian legend Ricky Ponting has come out in support of former Team India captain Virat Kohli who has hit a rough patch with the bat. But Ricky Ponting believes that Virat Kohli would be back in prime form soon because the Delhi-born cricketer was an absolute professional” and would somehow find a route to come […]

Team India all-rounder Hardik Pandya marked his return to international cricket with a sizzling knock of 31 not out off 12 deliveries in the first T20I against South Africa at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday. While the Indian cricket team eventually lost the encounter to the Proteas by seven wickets after they failed to […]

Team India captain Rishabh Pant has pinned the blame on the ineffective and inconsistent bowling for his side’s defeat in the first T20I against South Africa at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday. Rishabh Pant had no qualms about conceding that the hosts were totally outplayed in the match with the ruthless Proteas completing their […]

Team India vice-captain Hardik Pandya received a barrage of criticism on social media on Thursday after he denied a single to veteran wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik (DK) who made his return to the Indian cricket after three years. Hardik Pandya was walloping the ball, dealing in boundaries and sixes in the final over of the […]

Veteran wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik (DK) played his first game for Team India in three years after featuring in the T20I series opener against South Africa at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Thursday. While Dinesh Karthik didn’t get much time in the middle as he faced only two deliveries in India’s innings, remaining not […]

Team India opener Ishan Kishan smashed 76 off 48 deliveries, tearing apart the South Africa (SA) attack with his clean ball striking in the first game of the home T20I series at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Thursday. .@ishankishan51 dazzled & put on an absolute show with the bat! 🔥 🔥 #TeamIndia | […]

The love affair between Babar Azam and records continued on Wednesday as the Pakistan cricket team captain went on to break ex-India skipper Virat Kohli’s incredible world record in One-Day Internationals (ODI). Babar Azam made his return to international action with an excellent hundred, smashing a well-compiled 103 off 107 balls to seal Pakistan’s five-wicket […]

Dinesh Karthik (DK) is on the verge of making his comeback to the Indian cricket team’s playing XI in nearly three years, having last played for the national side in 2019. The Tamil Nadu-born cricketer is almost certain to get a spot in the playing XI in the first match of the T20I series against […]

IND vs SA, 1st T20I, Arun Jaitley Stadium. Approximately four months are there for teams to prepare for the T20 World Cup. South Africa will be looking to take full advantage of the weak-looking Indian squad. Since KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav are out of the series, India’s batting strength looks inexperienced and weak on […]

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 […]