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AUS vs SL, 2nd T20I, R. Premdasa Stadium. The first game of the five-match series was won by Australia with all the 10 wickets in hand. Aaron Finch was finally looking in good form. Josh Hazlewood’s unplayable opening spell fetched him three wickets in three overs and there was no batting support from Sri Lanka’s […]

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 […]

NZ vs ENG, Lord’s. It’s a new beginning for the England cricket. The Stokes-McCullum era is ready start with taking on New Zealand. English team is at the bottom of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023 table, while NZ is at number three. The last year, on the same day, NZ played ENG at Lord’s […]

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 […]

ENG vs NZ, 2022 Test Series. Brandon McCullum is all set to take on his home side New Zealand as a coach of the England Test team. This is the beginning of a new era for England cricket. New Zealand-born Ben Stokes is set to lead the English Test side after Joe Root stepped down […]

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 […]

IPL 2022 Final, RR vs GT, Motera Stadium, Ahmedabad. Gujarat Titans will play on their home ground for the first time in an IPL final. No one expected GT to perform this well. Clearly, Hardik Pandya has a neck for captaincy. The same goes for the Rajasthan Royals. The team was good on paper, but […]

Qualifier 2: RCB vs RR, Ahmedabad. Royal Challengers Bangalore has high hopes from Virat Kohli since he scored a match winning knock against GT. In contrast, Rajasthan Royals must be hoping that Sanju Samson does not face Wanindu Hasaranga tonight. It is yet to see how the pitch will unfold its nature, but hopefully spinners […]

MID vs GLO, Radlett Cricket Club. Middlesex (MID) is going to take on Gloucestershire in the third game of the Vitality T20 Blast 2022. This game is expected to be dominated by hard-hitting batters and fast bowlers. A high scoring game is expected. MID has better pace bowling options and GLO has better batting options. […]

KENT vs SOM, Canterbury. Matches of the South Group begins with Kent taking on Somerset at St Lawrence Ground. These two teams appeared in the final of Vitality T20 Blast 2021. KENT defeated SOM by 25 runs. SOM will be looking to pay back the defeat to KENT today.  A high-scoring game is expected today. […]

YOR vs WOR, Headingly. The Vitality T20 Blast is back. Yorkshire and Worcestershire will be clashing in the first game of the North Group. Last season, Yorkshire had a decent tournament and lost in the quarter-final against Sussex. On the other hand, Worcestershire did not even qualify for the playoffs last season. This season of […]

RCB vs LSG, Eliminator, Eden Gardens. Royal Challengers Bangalore will play Eliminator because of Mumbai Indians. RCB’s fate is now in their own hands. Lucknow Super Giants have top-heavy batting order, but this is a perfect time to promote Marcus Stoinis up in the order. KL Rahul hasn’t used Stoinis’s batting abilities effectively so far. […]

RR vs GT, Eden Gardens. Eden Gardens is hosting the qualifier 1 of the IPL 2022. Gujarat Titans must be eying to win the game and play the final at their home ground, Ahmedabad. On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals must be forming strategies to defeat GT. It’s been a while since RR has played […]