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It has been an unforgettable season for veteran wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik. The 37-year-old donned the India jersey for the first time in three years after the national selectors recalled him on the back of a sensational Indian Premier League (IPL), which saw him scoring 330 runs in 16 games for the Royal Challengers Bangalore […]

Former India batter Mohammad Kaif feels that star all-rounder Hardik Pandya and veteran Dinesh Karthik will play a “crucial” role in Team India’s T20 World Cup campaign in Australia later this year. Arguing that the Men in Blue would need batters who could score quick runs in the death overs, and being the finishers, both […]

India captain Rishabh Pant’s poor form is among one of the hottest topics of discussion on social media and within the cricketing fraternity of the cricket-crazy nation. While legends like Sunil Gavaskar, and Dale Steyn had earlier slammed Rishabh Pant for not learning from his previous mistakes, now ex-Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has joined the […]

After losing the first two matches in Delhi and Cuttack, Team India faced the daunting task of winning their next three games against South Africa to avoid a series defeat at home. The way Rishabh Pant and his boys had performed in the national capital and Odisha, not many gave the home team a chance. […]

Of late, Hardik Pandya has been in a rich vein of form both with bat and ball, having led the debutants Gujarat Titans (GT) to their maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) last month. On Friday, he played a crucial role in India’s 82-run triumph over South Africa in the fourth T20I in Rajkot after stitching […]

Former India opener Gautam Gambhir has angered the legendary Sunil Gavaskar with his recent comments about Dinesh Karthik’s inclusion in the national team squad for the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year. The prestigious event is scheduled to take place Down Under in October and November. Gautam Gambhir, who was the hero of […]

On Friday, Dinesh Karthik was the best player for India in their lopsided triumph over South Africa in the fourth T20I of the five-match home series in Rajkot. Dinesh Karthik came out all guns blazing as he unleashed his full arsenal of shots – pulls, cuts, drives, sweep and even the reverse-sweep, almost everything was […]

On Friday, veteran wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik broke the legendary MS Dhoni’s record to become the oldest India batter to score a half-century in T20I cricket. Notably, it was Dinesh Karthik’s maiden fifty in the shortest version of the sport and came 16 years after his debut in national colours. Dinesh Karthik played his T20I match […]

India skipper Rishabh Pant’s lean patch continued as he threw his wicket away in the fourth T20I against South Africa in Rajkot on Friday. In the must-win clash for the Indian cricket team, Pant was dismissed on 17 off 23 balls by Proteas Spinner Keshav Maharaj, and fans were left highly unimpressed with his lacklustre […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

RCB vs LSG, DY Patil Stadium. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants are performing incredibly well in the IPL 2022. RCB’s top-order batting is failing despite having Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli in it. In contrast, LSG’s batting unit performs well at almost every position. On paper, both the teams are strong enough, […]

Ee sala Cup Namde, meaning “Next time the Cup is Ours.” It has been the famous tag line for Royal Challengers Bengaluru ever since they reached the final and lost against Sun Risers Hyderabad. And now, in 2022, in the mega auction for IPL, RCB had a free hand to pick the players they like […]