Brendon McCullum decried the viral usage of the term ‘BazBall’, coined after his nickname ‘Baz’ in the description of England’s newfound ever-aggressive approach with the bat under his tutelage as Test match head coach. The term means to disturb the opposition lines and lengths and their mindset to an irrevocable degree, force them into submission. The former New Zealand captain said he has no idea how the term was given birth to, as he also mentioned the lack of understanding amidst the wider populace about his team’s method. He believes there is more nuance and substance in England’s approach than is…
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The Calypso Kings finished the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh with a 2-0 winning scoreline on July 7 after an allround display in Guyana. The hosts restricted the visitors to a manageable score of 163/5 on a relatively flat deck and chased that down with 10 balls left and five wickets intact. Chief architects of their comfortable victory were the batting duo of skipper Nicholas Pooran and opening batter Kyle Mayers. Pooran smashed the hapless Bangladesh bowling attack to an unbeaten 74 off 39 deliveries, featuring five fours and five sixes. Credit: Bangladesh Cricket Pooran shared a match-winning stand with Mayers when the side found themselves in a bit of trouble…
On a flat surface, playing a batting-heavy side, England were expected to give an understrength India team a hard time in the first T20I of the three-match series. However, the visitors turned the tables on them and came out triumphant by a huge margin of 50 runs in Southampton on July 7. The hosts were pulverised by a fantastic batting performance from the Indians, which the tourists backed with one of their better bowling displays in recent times. India made a gigantic 198/8 and went on to dismiss England for just 148, making it one of their biggest wins in T20I history. Credit:…
Sri Lankan spin duo Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana and South Africa’s rising young batting talent Dewald Brevis are all set to make their first Caribbean Premier League appearances after being roped in for the league’s forthcoming edition. Theekshana has been picked by the mighty popular Trinbago Knight Riders, with Hasaranga and Brevis joining defending champions St Kitts & Nevis for what promises to be an exciting tournament in a short and sharp window during the Caribbean summer. https://twitter.com/CPL/status/1544305852999503872 Hasaranga, a superstar in the making from the Island nation, was due to turn out for the Patriots even last season. But he couldn’t…
India head coach Rahul Dravid pointed out a deeper issue behind India’s failure to close out Test matches in the final innings in South Africa and now in England. According to him, the team may be carrying fitness issues, and the bowlers haven’t been able to sustain the proper level of intensity. The former India captain felt hurt after the recent loss in the Edgbaston Test that saw England record their highest-ever successful run-chase, losing only three wickets and taking less than 77 overs to reach a target of 378 against a much-vaunted Indian pace attack. None of the Indian seamers went for less…
On a day where the contemporary set of Indian fast-bowlers had one of their most expensive outings, visitors’ batting coach Vikram Rathour said the batters, too, didn’t do themselves justice by folding for only 245 and giving England a road to recovery in the Edgbaston Test. Having taken a lead of 132 runs at the end of the first half, India were expected to bat England out of the contest with a target of near 500. But the visitors had an insipid outing with the bat in hand, as their last seven wickets could muster only another 120 runs on the board. Later, India saw…
Rohit Sharma looks set for a return to India colours with the first of three T20Is against England on July 7 after testing negative for Covid-19. The Indian skipper had to miss the critical Edgbaston Test versus the hosts after returning positive in the days leading into the fixture but is on his way back now. Rohit tested positive during India’s warm-up game against Leicestershire at Grace Road from June 23-27. The cricketer had to be isolated from the rest of the Indian playing contingent and be confined to a hotel room. A relaxed set of COVID-19 guidelines helped ease…
Virat Kohli and Jonny Bairstow were involved in a verbal altercation during the Day 3 of the Edgbaston Test, with the former India skipper getting enraged over words thrown at him by the England batter on the critical moving day of the encounter. While Kohli and Bairstow were egging each other on for some time, their duel reached its peak when the Indian was seen walking up to Bairstow and querying as to what is the latest he had to say for him. Bairstow responded in equal measure while slowly moving closer to Virat. The Englishman was seen tapping the…
Indian pacer Harshal Patel scored 54 and picked 2/23 as the Men in Blue defeated Northants in the second warm-up game at Northampton on July 3. India’s preparation for the T20I series against England went well as they claimed both the warm-up matches against Derbyshire and Northants. On Sunday, the Dinesh Karthik-led side defeated Northants by 10 runs at Northampton, with Harshal Patel earning all the praises. Credit: Twitter / Northamptonshire CCC As it happened, Josh Cobb won the toss and sent India to bat first. Cobb set the tone for the home side by dismissing Sanju Samson for a golden duck on the very first ball of the innings. Brandon Glover put a…
India and Bengal wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha has officially parted ways with Bengal after obtaining a no-objection certificate from the state cricket association and is now set to move to Tripura in a player-cum-mentor capacity. The 37-year-old had his switch set in stone since a controversial fallout with the Cricket Association of Bengal, which related to Saha’s absence from the league stage of the two-part Ranji Trophy in March. Despite being axed from India’s Test squad for the home series against Sri Lanka the same month, Saha opted out of Bengal’s group stage encounters. While the cricketer had cited personal reasons for him…