Author: Kashish Chadha

Sri Lanka fast-bowling all-rounder Thisara Perera on Monday (May 3) announced his retirement from international cricket. In a massive surprise, Perera opted to bid adieu to the highest level of the game at the age of 32. Perera informed Sri Lanka Cricket of his decision via a letter, stating it is the right time for him to “step aside and pave the way for younger and more talented players” and focus on prioritising his family and personal goals. Perera played all three formats for Sri Lanka in an international career spanning over 11 years after making his debut in December 2009. He…

Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad will clash against each other at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday. Mumbai Indians secured their second consecutive victory of the season, as they defeated Chennai Super Kings by just four wickets on Saturday. I now have four wins in their seven matches and are currently fourth on the points table. On the other hand, Sunrisers Hyderabad are reeling at the bottom of the table and have just one win in their seven matches so far. Sunrisers Hyderabad were convincingly beaten by Rajasthan Royals on Sunday. Kane Williamson was appointed as the SRH captain after…

South African batsman Rassie van der Dussen won’t be joining the Rajasthan Royals squad as a replacement for all-rounder Ben Stokes for this year’s edition of the IPL. Reports did the rounds in the past few days that Proteas right-hand batsman Dussen has been signed by RR to fill the void left by Stokes, who injured his finger badly in his team’s opening game and was ruled out of the entire tournament thereafter. But according to ESPNcricinfo, even though Dussen got the Indian visa, he couldn’t reach here after failing to not obtain a NOC from Cricket South Africa. It…

Punjab Kings stand-in captain Mayank Agarwal’s courageous innings went in vain as his team’s all-round depth proved not good enough to beat Delhi Capitals in Match 29 of the Indian Premier League on Sunday. With PBKS missing the stability their first-choice skipper and opening batsman, KL Rahul, provides them, Mayank stepped up to the table admirably and scored a magnificent 99, not out off just 58 balls in the team score of 166/6. It was an innings of two halves. Mayank first negotiated through the hiccups that PBKS faced in the upper half of their batting by playing anchor from…

Australia head coach Justin Langer backed Marnus Labuschagne to cement his place in all three formats for his country, hinting at his possible inclusion in the squad for this year’s T20 World Cup, scheduled for October-November in India. Labuschagne has been absolutely brilliant for Australia in Test cricket since making a comeback to the side during the Ashes 2019, where he filled in as Steve Smith’s concussion substitute at Lord’s and performed superbly. Making that window of opportunity count, the Queensland right-hander has become a mainstay of the Test batting unit. The 26-year-old is averaging 60.81 after his 18 Tests…

Cricket Australia’s cultural reviewer Dr Simon Longstaff, a philosopher who had led CA’s probe into the infamous ball-tampering saga, has backed Steve Smith’s return to national captaincy. Smith was banned from representing Australia for a year for being one of the men behind trying to alter the condition of the ball in the 2018 Cape Town Test against South Africa. The modern-day batting great was also barred from captaining his country in any of the formats for another year after the playing ban was due to be over. Smith returned to the international arena during the marquee summer in the…

Aware of the health crisis India is enduring due to the latest wave of the coronavirus pandemic, cricketers Jaydev Unadkat, Nicholas Pooran and the Australian Media have decided to donate and help the relief work being carried out across the nation. Rajasthan Royal’s Unadkat confirmed he will be donating 10% of his IPL salary as his contribution towards assisting Covid-19 patients who are in urgent need of essential medical resources. Unadkat, the left-arm veteran pacer from Saurashtra, had been retained by RR for this year’s edition of the IPL after being picked at the auction the previous season for a…

India and Delhi Capitals opening batsman Prithvi Shaw,revealed the advice received from his father upon returning from the disappointing tour of Australia earlier this year. Shaw went through one of the lowest points of his young career during the tour Down Under as his two early dismissals in the Adelaide D/N Test attracted widespread criticism and genuine question marks over his technical acumen.  The aggressive right-hand batter was left out of the Indian playing XI for the next three Tests and then from the squad altogether for the following series at home against England.  Taking the bitter disappointment in his…

The news of the two umpires, who are part of ICC’s Elite Panel, withdrawing their names from further matches of the ongoing tournament came to light on Thursday (April 29).  Nitin has flown home to Indore to attend his mother and wife, who have both tested COVID-19 positive. Reiffel’s departure has been triggered over the anxiety following the Australian government’s decision to suspend flights coming from India for health safety purposes amid the pandemic. “Nitin has a small child to look after as his mother and wife have tested positive while Reiffel informed BCCI that he fears not being able…

India is experiencing a medical emergency following the surge in coronavirus positive cases among the masses. With that in mind, multiple countries have banned flights arriving from India, which has caused a level of anxiety among the overseas players involved in the IPL 2021. New Zealand are scheduled to play a two-match Test series against England from June 2, just a few days after the end of IPL 2021 on May 30, and then take part in the World Test Championship final versus India from June 18. It is impossible for the Kiwi cricketers to depart back home, undergo 14-day…