Author: Anuraag Peesara

The BCCI and ECB have been in dialogue ever since the abrupt finish to one of the great Test series ever played between the sides. The fifth Test in Manchester was suspended, and it was mentioned that India weren’t forfeiting the Test. It is currently understood that a space has been found in that limited overs tour of England, where the last Test of this series was played. According to ESPNcricinfo, both BBCI and ECB have agreed on completing the series in August 2022. This game is expected to cover up majority of the losses the English board incurred, with…

The Pakistan Cricket Board was charged with a massive 27 lakh bill having fed biryani to all the security personnel involved in the New Zealand visit. New Zealand had decided to quit the series even before it started after an alleged terror threat. Five SPs and over 500 SSPs (police officers) were hired for the security of the Kiwis along with the Pakistan Army in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. PCB now needs to settle around INR 27 lakhs just to pay off the food bills of the officers. Pakistan soon received disappointing news from the English Cricket Board, who had decided…

Former English captain took a sarcastic dig at the BCCI after the IPL remained unperturbed despite a player testing positive. The BCCI had recently opted to move out of England and not play the fifth Test in Manchester, after their coaching staff had tested positive and were moved to quarantine. When the game between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals went forward despite the COVID scare, Michael Vaughan expressed his surprise on Twitter. https://twitter.com/MichaelVaughan/status/1440617755800047621 SRH’s T Natarajan had tested positive alongside five members of the support staff. After all the other players had tested negative on the morning of 22nd, the scheduled game between Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad went on as per…

 The midfielder has left European football having spent nearly a decade with Porto, AS Monaco, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Everton. The Columbian international has joined Qatar’s Al Rayyan after leaving the Premier League club for an undisclosed fee. James became a global sensation during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where he scored six goals, driving Columbia into the quarter-finals of the tournament and won the golden boot. Immediately after the World Cup, Real Madrid came with a massive 70 million euros offer. Credit: Getty Images However, he failed to capture the Santiago Bernabeu’s attention the way he was expected to. He…

Referee Dwayne, who revealed only his first name to Sky Sports, decided to quit officiating having received threats and racial abuse after abandoning a game in Yorkshire. He had awarded a red card to an FC Panda player, who refused to quit the playing field. The player was sent off for excessive dissent. In Spite of requesting the manager to take the player off, there was no progress and Dwayne called the game off. From players coming to scream at his face and even spitting on his shirt, things unravelled quite terribly in the coming few minutes. Credit: AFP Daryl,…

According to the Football Insider, Manchester City had rejected a 15-million-pound bid for the stiker Liam Delap from Dortmund.  Manchester City’s teenage sensation made his debut for the club in an EFL Cup game against AFC Bournemouth last season. Having made his Premier League debut as well soon after that, it was confirmed by Pep Guardiola that the young forward will be integrated into the first-team squad. City are without an out-and-out striker this season with the departure of Sergio Aguero. They were close to complete the signing of Harry Kane, but the Spurs boss Daniel Levy remained stubborn with the price that the defending champions couldn’t meet.…

RCB kick-started the UAE leg of IPL 2021 on a somber note, as the Kolkata Knight Riders thumped them in a one-sided contest. Plenty of question marks hover around the team as it stands, and skipper Virat Kohli has a lot of issues to address before their next game begins. The Royal Challengers Bangalore donned a blue colored jersey, in contrast to their usual red-and-black attire. They often don the green jersey to promote cleanliness and good health. However, the blue jersey was a mark of respect to everyone working in the healthcare department, who have been relentlessly working to…

The women’s IPL has been on cards for a long time, but the most BCCI could manage until now is the women’s T20 challenge, which has garnered response despite having just three teams and minimal number of matches. However, for the global female superstars to come together for a month or two to play together with the Indian contingent will be a different experience altogether. Australian superstar Ellyse Perry, who was named ICC Cricketer of the Decade last year, is hoping that the BCCI can manage a full-fledged women’s IPL in the coming years. “I actually think it is even more so…

Hamid Shinwari has mentioned his future aspirations regarding Afghanistan Cricket. With the political turbulence disrupting the country, Afghanistan currently fear the possibility of getting isolated by other nations, to follow in the footsteps of Australia. Cricket Australia have already raised suspicions over the materialization of the one-off Test these sides were about to play in Hobart. CA have stated that if Afghanistan continue to not support women’s cricket as reports are suggesting, they will not keep any cricketing ties with the country. With an ambition to avoid a scenario where more of the big countries follow Australia, ACB chief executive Shinwari wishes to sign a…

Rishabh Pant was appointed Delhi Capitals’ captain ahead of this season, with Shreyas Iyer unavailable for selection. Despite the return of Iyer, the swashbuckling left-hander has retained his position as the franchise skipper. Credit: Twitter / Delhi Capitals With six wins in eight games, the Capitals are currently top of the table. Recently, Pant mentioned that the side are focused on what they have been doing without tinkering much with the thought process. ‘’Our ultimate goal is to win the trophy, but we are going to focus on our process. Hopefully, we can continue to play the way we did…