Author: Kashish Chadha

Cricket Association of Bengal on May 27 issued a statement confirming Wriddhiman Saha’s unavailability for the Ranji Trophy knock-outs in June. The veteran India wicketkeeper-batter is “not willing” to turn out for the state and is seeking an NOC to switch sides at the domestic level. The Ranji Trophy knock-outs are set to kick-off on June 6, with Bengal, the Elite Group B winners, taking on Jharkhand in the quarterfinal face-off in Bangalore. But the team will be without one of their senior pros in Saha, who had also opted out of the league stage in March, just days after he was told of his…

Even though disappointed by the team’s loss in the Qualifier 2 Royal Challengers Bangalore director of cricket Mike Hesson believes the side are on the right track and should soon be holding the elusive Indian Premier League trophy in their hands. Giving Hesson a sense of encouragement and optimism is the development of RCB’s Indian core, which he marked as a “strong point” of the IPL 2022 campaign. The head of support staff feels RCB showcased a positive lack of over-dependence on their high-prize pre-season retentions. RCB suffered a painful defeat at the hands of the Rajasthan Royals in front of a jam-packed Ahmedabad…

Gujarat Titans skipper Hardik Pandya lauded his teammate David Miller after the South African’s for his showing in the Qualifier 1 of the IPL 2022, which helped the tournament newcomers beat Rajasthan Royals on their way to the final. Perhaps the most impressive overseas star performer in IPL 2022, Miller has been a cricketer rejuvenated in the tournament. Despite playing the difficult middle-order role, the batsman has blasted 449 runs from 15 innings of the competition while averaging 64.14 and carrying a strike-rate of 141.19. On the big night against a star-studded RR bowling attack, he helped the Titans ace a difficult chase of 189-run target by…

Royal Challengers Bangalore Director of cricket operations Mike Hesson assures have their plans set in stone for the next three years under the captaincy of Faf du Plessis. The South African, who joined the franchise ahead of the IPL 2022, could be the team’s skipper for the successive editions of the IPL, indicated Hesson. Hesson spoke effusively in praise for the Proteas stalwart, saying du Plessis’ man-management skills and leadership style have been influential to the team’s cause. Taking over from Indian great Virat Kohli, du Plessis has overseen RCB’s surge to the playoffs with eight wins from 14 league…

Australia’s rising spin allrounder Alana King has named four-time Indian Premier League champions Chennai Super Kings as her team of preference for a women’s version of the game’s biggest T20 league. Speaking to India Today, the 26-year-old explained why she wants to play for the Super Kings in a WIPL in future. The youngster cited her parents’ association with Chennai and her roots to the city down south in India as the reason behind her choice. “Given both my parents are from Chennai and I have been following Chennai Super Kings from the inception of the IPL, yeah be rude…

Three months after being called out for the legality of his bowling action, Mohammad Hasnain has gone through an official test with the intention to revive his international career. The right arm seamer was barred from action internationally after failing a bio-mechanics test, which revealed that the majority of his deliveries were exceeding the 15-degree elbow bent rule established by the International Cricket Council. Since then, the 22-year-old had been working extra hard to remodel his action and pass the biomechanics test. He has gone through one and is now awaiting the result, which, ESPNcricinfo reported, is “expected to be compiled in…

Former India wicketkeeper Saba Karim acknowledged Irfan Pathan’s role in the rise of Sunsriser Hyderabad pacer Umran Malik, and thinks that the former left-arm quick should be made a pace bowling scout. Malik enjoyed a glorious IPL 2022, topping the wicket-taking charts for SRH with 22 wickets from 14 outings. The right-arm quick bamboozled the best of batters with his pace, clocking over 150 kmph consistently while delivering the fastest ball of the season at 157 kmph. The 22-year-old has been rewarded with a national call-up, with a place in India’s 18-member squad picked for their upcoming five-match home T20I series against South Africa, beginning June 9. https://twitter.com/IrfanPathan/status/1528680361865412608 Ex-Indian…

Bangladesh have welcomed left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman back into the Test side for their next month’s all-format tour of the Caribbean. Named in all three versions of the game versus the West Indies, the 26-year-old last turned out in a Test match back in February 2021. Rahman’s Test match future looked uncertain after he decided to skip the ongoing home series versus Sri Lanka to adhere to his commitments with Delhi Capitals in the ongoing India Premier League 2022. Bangladesh Cricket Board team director Khaled Mahmud publicly expressed his disappointment over the left-arm pacer’s absence from the Test team for more than a year, stating it…

Stephen Fleming earmarked seamers Mukesh Choudhary and Simarjeet Singh as his team’s two major positives from a season of doom and gloom. Looking back at Chennai Super Kings’ disappointing IPL 2022 campaign, the New Zealand great feels Choudhary and Simarjeet emerged as the two shining lights. While still finding their feet in the set-up, Choudhary and Simarjeet gave Fleming a reason to be optimistic about the team’s fortunes as the defending champions step into the next transition phase. Choudhary, the left-arm seamer from Maharashtra, finished as CSK’s joint-highest wicket-taker for the tournament. He took 16 wickets from his 13 games at an average of 26.50.…

DC captain Rishabh Pant recalled his contentious no-DRS call for what would’ve been a straightforward caught-behind dismissal of Mumbai Indians’ match-winner Tim David after his team’s Indian Premier League 2022 league stage exit. With Mumbai requiring 65 off the remaining 33 balls, David was their final potential saviour for the night. But he almost made the long walk back after his very first ball, which he nicked outside off against DC pacer Shardul Thakur to Pant, who took a clean catch and erupted in a loud appeal to the standing umpire. Umpire Tapan Sharma, however, stood there unmoved after failing to cite the edge properly. Sharma’s not…