SRH’s Kane Williamson on March 29 became the second captain after Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma to be fined for an offence on slow over-rate grounds in Indian Premier League 2022 as his side crossed the legally allowed point to finish their 20-over quota against the Rajasthan Royals. The New Zealander got handed a fine of INR 12 lakhs for maintaining a slow over-rate in the fixture against the Royals, who too were making the start of their campaign at the MCA International Stadium in Pune. Credit: BCCI Williamson joined Rohit in the list of captains that have been fined for slow over-rate…
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Former India Test cricketer Wasim Jaffer felt Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Kane Williamson got a few things “wrong” on the tactical front in his team’s IPL 2022 campaign opener on March 29 night against the Rajasthan Royals. The Sunrisers suffered a crushing defeat by 61 runs – a heavy dent on their NRR at the start of the tournament – after scoring only 149/7 in response to Royals’ daunting 210/6 on a flat batting surface in Pune. They made multiple errors in their lines and lengths with the ball, failing to put the RR batting unit under sustained pressure, something that the opposition did in abundance through the second…
Opening batter Travis Head and wristspinner Adam Zampa proved to be the stand-out performers in Australia’s complete domination in the first ODI of the series against Pakistan in Lahore this March 29. The visitors, who won the historic Test series 1-0, continued their successful trip to Pakistan with an 88-run victory. Asked to open the innings in the absence of David Warner, Head blasted the Pakistan bowling attack from the get-go and finished with an excellent hundred. The left-hander played the role of a top-order aggressor quite brilliantly to put Pakistan under huge pressure. On a dryish surface that was bound…
Acting chief executive Geoff Allardice says International Cricket Council is hoping to bring a greater sense of parity in prize money for winners and various position holders in its men’s and women’s major tournament in the 2024-2031 cycle. Greater equality in prize money won over the next rights cycle of women’s events in ODIs and T20Is will be a major topic up for discussions at the ICC table over the coming week. Allardice indicated the same when he was asked to explain a major gulf in prize money awarded to the winners of the ongoing women’s ODI World Cup in New Zealand to the 2019 ODI World Cup in…
Former India Test opener Wasim Jaffer believes the IPL 2022 is a critical season for Hardik Pandya the allrounder in Indian cricket, as he needs to come up with solid performances on the bowling front. For Jaffer, Hardik needs to crush doubts around his bowling fitness and give a fitting reminder of his value to the set-up. The Baroda cricketer was left out of the team after the T20 World Cup in 2021. There were suggestions that he has been given an extended time to recover from a persistent back issue that has held him back. But chief selector Chetan Sharma indicated earlier this…
The two players once and for all crushed the talks of potential animosity between them as teammates for Lucknow Super Giants in Indian Premier League 2022 after a heartening moment where they were seen hugging each other. The moment warmed the hearts of millions of fans glued to their sets for the Super Giants’ season opener against their fellow newbies Gujarat Titans on March 28 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The two cricketers hugged after the fall of Titans’ first wicket in the run-chase when Hooda took a catch on the outfield to help dismiss opposition batter Shubman Gill for a duck. To…
After terming it as a loyalty test, South African Test skipper Dean Elgar has opted to look at the case of his team’s IPL-bound stars missing the Bangladesh series at home from a position of greater understanding and pragmatism. Elgar said Kagiso Rabada (Punjab Kings) and company were put in a bit of a spot after CSA chose to leave the onus on their players to finalise their next assignment. Rabada, alongside other first-choice Test pacers Anrich Nortje (Delhi Capitals), Lungi Ngidi (DC) and Marco Jansen (Sunrisers Hyderabad), all decided to move to India for the 2022 edition of the Premier League, the initial…
Ex-India Test cricketer Deep Dasgupta was effusive in praise for Punjab Kings opening duo Shikhar Dhawan and Mayank Agarwal after their tremendous contribution to the win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in Indian Premier League 2022 on March 27. Dhawan and Agarwal combined forces at the top of the order for a critical opening stand of 71 runs to lay a perfect foundation to PBKS’ quest to chase down the massive 206-run target at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. https://twitter.com/bhaleraosarang/status/1508139646328651776 Also read 👉 Odean pulls off stunning chase as Faf’s magnificent 88 goes in vain While Dhawan, PBKS’ latest recruit, produced a knock…
Stoic wicketkeeper-batter Joshua da Silva and disciplined medium-pacer Kyle Mayers were insrumental to the Calypso Kings’ comprehensive ten-wicket victory in the series-deciding Test against England Lions in Grenada on March 27. England couldn’t withstand the spirit with which the Windies played over four days, losing the third and final Test to concede yet another Test series on the Caribbean soil. They have now gone 54 years with a solitary series win in the West Indies back in 2004. https://twitter.com/windiescricket/status/1508124866184110082 Having played out two successive draws in Antigua and Barbados, the hosts came up with their best at the most bowler-friendly venue of the…
Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Brendon McCullum foresees a bright future for Shreyas Iyer as the newly appointed skipper of the franchise. McCullum’s high-praise remark came after Iyer made a successful start as KKR captain, winning the IPL 2022 opener on March 26 in Mumbai. https://twitter.com/ShreyasIyer15/status/1507794631823872004 The India international led his troops well in the Riders’ comprehensive six-wicket victory, where they restricted CSK to just 131/5 on a good batting surface and later raced to the 132-run target with nearly two overs remaining. Also read 👉 Veterans Rahane, Bravo, Dhoni come good as Iyer-era at KKR starts off with a win Speaking to host broadcaster…