To counter swing initially in his innings, ex-Pakistan cricketer Wasim Akram believes, Indian batting great Virat Kohli should bat with a slightly open-chested stance. While Kohli’s widely acknowledged issue has been outside off-stump, Akram also highlighted a problem for the balls coming into the right-hander. The ‘Sultan of Swing’ suggested the former Indian skipper to come up with a method to counter the new-ball swinging into his body. Just for the first couple of overs, Akram reckons, Kohli should look to play straight with his front leg slightly opened up, especially against the left-arm pacers. “I think Kohli should bat…
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Australia opener Alyssa Healy has claimed the No.1 spot in the International Cricket Council ODI rankings after her tremendous knock of 170 in the women’s World Cup final on April 3 in Christchurch against England. Her 138-ball epic knock helped the Aussies reattain their world champions tag in the 50-over version and enabled her to jump atop the list. https://twitter.com/ESPNcricinfo/status/1510532320365019144 The explosive batter displaced Laura Wolvaardt at the top spot after her brief stay, as the South Africa international now finds herself at No.4 on the rankings table. Following Healy in the batting charts is the other stand-out performer for the World Cup final at…
The Aussies ended their historic tour of Pakistan on a happy note, winning the trip’s solitary T20I in Lahore on April 5 by three wickets after a close-fought battle at the Gaddafi Stadium. The Aaron Finch-led side chased down the target of 163 with three wickets intact and five balls left in the proceedings. Australia kept Pakistan down to a manageable score of 162/8 despite opposition captain and batting giant Babar Azam coming up with his best. The elegant right-hander smashed his way to a 46-ball 66 at the top of the order, featuring six fours and two sixes. https://twitter.com/ESPNcricinfo/status/1511386280650846211 But a stand-out spell from pacer Nathan Ellis (4/28) helped the hosts keep…
Former Australian batter and Kolkata Knight Riders team mentor, David Hussey, was effusive in praise for Indian speedster Umesh Yadav after his consistent performances at the start of the ongoing Indian Premier League season. Umesh is currently the leading wicket-taker for IPL 2022, with eight scalps from just three matches. The experienced pace bowler has been tremendous inside the powerplay, averaging just 7.38 with an economy rate of 4.92. His exploits with swing have rocked the opposition hard in the early stages of the games and given KKR a firm foot in the ascendancy. In many ways, a return to Kolkata has been a blessing for the…
Cheteshwar Pujara’s first apperance for Sussex at the start of the County Championship in the United Kingdom has been delayed by a week because of issues in visa clearance faced by the experienced Indian batter. Veteran India batter Pujara was expected to reach England in time for his first game against Nottinghamshire on April 7. But he is now expected to begin his journey with his new side via their next Championship encounter versus Derbyshire scheduled to be held on April 14. Credit: Sussex Cricket The club confirmed the development on April 4 evening via a statement where their performance director, Keith Greenfield, stated the…
Bangladesh are set to lodge an official complaint to the International Cricket Council regarding questionable decisions made by umpires and the sledging from the South African team in the Test that concluded on April 4. Bangladesh Cricket Board cricket operations chief Jalal Yunus told ESPNcricinfo that they have decided to raise the matter with ICC after, according to them, umpires showed greater leniency in their decision-making towards the home side and also ignored their complaints when the hosts threw inappropriate remarks at them. “We have already lodged one complaint about the umpiring after the ODI series. The match referee [Andy Pycroft] had…
Spinners ruled the roost in South Africa’s rarest of rare home Test victories, where their two lead tweakers, Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer, shared a whopping 14 wickets and pushed their side to a whopping 220-run victory in Durban. Proteas ran through Bangladesh in the final innings of the first Test on April 4, dismissing them for just 53 inside 19 overs, with Maharaj and Harmer taking all ten wickets. In a country where pace dictates play, the spinners helped the vulnerable SA team go 1-0 up in the series. https://twitter.com/OfficialCSA/status/1510935358028013585 Maharaj took seven for 32 in the fourth-innings, while Harmer finished with figures of three for 21, adding to his…
ICC chief executive officer Geoff Allardice said that while the perception outside is that the organisation and its member nation’s underlying motive is financial, the game’s top administrators are eyeing global upliftment of the sport through inclusion in the summer games. The ICC and its major full-member countries have had a change of heart when it comes to cricket’s inclusion in the Olympics. Historically, countries like India, Australia and England have been averse to inclusion in the quadrennial event as they feared it would overlap with their bilateral arrangements. But things have changed on that front in recent times, with the ICC, at the behest of…
Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant on April 3 penned down an emotional tribute to his father Rajendra, who passed away on April 5, 2017 after suffering a cardiac arrest. Rajendra’s demise still hurts Pant junior, who was entering his second year in IPL cricket when he learnt of the devastating news. Only 19 at the time, Pant was preparing to play the IPL 2017 with the Delhi franchise when the sad news came from home. He then travelled to Roorkee to finish his father’s last rites and give him a farewell before coming back to play Delhi’s game against Royal Challengers Bangalore on April…
The Bangladesh think-tank is in pain and angst over “inconsistent” umpiring from match officials during the first Test against South Africa in Durban. As per their team director Khaled Mahmud, the side could well have restricted the opposition to a third-innings lead of around 180, not the eventual 274, if not for some of the questionable decisions. With Bangladesh finishing play at 11 for three in their final innings run-chase, those decisions did come back to haunt the Mominul Haque-led side. Things went rather fine for the first half of the game, but the visitors were left dismayed by the number of their LBW appeals on which…