Wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha triggered a storm over social media as he revealed messages received over WhatsApp from a journalist, who threatened him following his sacking from the Test squad. On February 19, Saha made it a point to unveil the remarks made by this journalist via a screengrab he posted on his official Twitter handle. The journalist, whose name is being speculated among the fans, asked Saha for an interview initially and requested him to open up on his Test match sacking. The 37-year-old has had multiple media interactions over the last couple of days with regards to the turn…
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India’s chief selector Chetan Sharma confirmed on February 19 that veteran batter Virat Kohli and premier wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant will not take part in the third T20I versus the West Indies and have also been rested from the following set of home T20Is against Sri Lanka. Pant and Kohli, who have been on the road and shifting bubbles since the tour of South Africa in December-January, have been given a 10-day breather before they resume duties for the Tests against Sri Lanka in early March. https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/1494993051764211713 Sharma explained as such, adding it is extremely important for the selectors and the…
Indian selectors have responded strongly to the team’s bitterly disappointing 2-1 Test series loss in South Africa and have dropped middle-order veterans Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane for the home series versus Sri Lanka. Pujara and Rahane were two notable exclusions from the squad announced by chief selector Chetan Sharma on February 19, where Rohit Sharma was confirmed as the team’s new full-time Test captain as well. https://twitter.com/Cricketracker/status/1494985805445533697 But contrary to indications, the skipper said the door remains open for both the cricketers. As a result, they were asked by the selection committee to go and play the Ranji Trophy, which returned after a two-year…
Multan Sultans carried on their successful Pakistan Super League 2022 campaign, thrashing Quetta Gladiators by 117-run margin on February 18. Sultans made a jaw-dropping score of 245 for three in their 20 overs and dismissed Gladiators for just 128 in a piece of complete domination in Lahore. Their top 3 batted in spectacular fashion. Opening pair of Shan Masood (57 off 38) and Mohammad Rizwan (83* of 54) added 119 runs for the first wicket before Masood’s departure brought an in-form Riley Rossouw to the crease. https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1494622001151057938 This is when Sultans took the game completely away from Gladiators because of Rossouw’s outstanding 71 off just 26 balls, including nine fours and four sixes. The South African offered the opposition no…
Comilla Victorians ended as the winners of the Bangladesh Premier League 2022 on February 18, securing victory by just one run against Fortune Barishal in what was a thrilling summit-clash in Dhaka. Victorians’ Shohidul Islam bowled a crucial final over and gave away just eight runs to keep the Barishal batting at bay and clinch a win for his team under immense pressure. With three needed off the final ball, the Victorians secured the run-out of lower-order batter Mujeeb-ur-Rahman while he was aiming to get across for a two and erupted in a memorable celebration. Shohidul hadn’t had a good day up until that point, as he gave…
The Aussies inched closer to a 5-0 whitewash at home in the T20I series versus Sri Lanka, securing a comfortable win in the penultimate fixture on February 18 at the MCG. The hosts restricted the visitors to a paltry 139/8, before ensuring victory by six wickets with nearly two overs to spare. Australia began a bit shakily in their run-chase as the experiment at the top with Ashton Agar didn’t quite bear the desired fruits again. The spin allrounder struggled his way to 26 off 31 balls before being dismissed. The Aussies also lost opener Ben McDermott (9) and skipper Aaron Finch (2) cheaply, which ignited some hope for the…
The hosts kept the dangerous assault by two of West Indies’ strongest middle-order batters Rovmen Powell and Nicholas Pooran on a flat pitch to come up triumphant by just eight runs in the second T20I of the three-match series on February 18. West Indies began very shakily in their run-chase, reduced to 59 for two halfway through the ninth over. Their openers Brandon King (22 off 30) and Kyle Mayers (9 off 10) both struggled very badly to smash the ball off the square despite evident intent on boundary-hitting. At this point, it seemed India were in for another straightforward victory. But WI found their fighters in Pooran and…
India batting legend Sunil Gavaskar seems impressed with Harshal Patel’s transformation into a more rounded T20 bowler. Recently, the 31-year-old was repurchased by Royal Challengers Bangalore at the auction for INR 10.75 crores. The pacer was the highest wicket-taker of the 2021 Indian Premier League, picking up a whopping 32 scalps from his 15 matches with an economy rate of 8.14. Emerging as RCB’s trusted death-bowling option throughout the tournament, he ended with an amusing moniker of ‘Purple Patel’ after he received the Purple Cap for the season. Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений Sunil Gavaskar (@gavaskarsunilofficial) Gavaskar gave…
Former India captain Diana Edulji is “very disappointed” with women’s team middle-order batter Harmanpreet Kaur after her prolonged dip in returns at the highest level. Edulji said Harmanpreet can’t survive too long on her memorable 2017 World Cup semi-final knock against Australia. Since her epic knock of 171 not out to help India make the World Cup final in England, the experienced cricketer has only managed 627 runs over 33 ODIs for the national side, averaging a measly 27.26 with just three scores of 50 or above. Credit: BCCI Edulji said if the yardstick applied in dropping promising youngster Jemimah Rodrigues was used for Harmanpreet too, she wouldn’t have made the critical trip to New…
Ajinkya Rahane made a commanding hundred upon his return to first-class cricket for Mumbai as the Ranji Trophy resumed on February 17 after a gap of two years. The veteran Indian batter, whose spot in the Test team has been under scrutiny, showcased that he is still too good for an Indian first-class attack, compiling a much-needed century versus defending champions Saurashtra. Walking into bat with Mumbai two for 22, which later became three for 44, Rahane showcased his class by taking the game back to the opposition and struck an unbeaten 108 off 250 balls at the close of play in Ahmedabad. At the other end, in-form middle-order batter Sarfaraz Khan blasted…