Author: Kashish Chadha

Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj unfurled the famous ‘Siuuu’ celebration of stalwart footballer Christiano Ronaldo. Siraj celebrated his first wicket on Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test versus South Africa in exactly the fashion that Ronaldo does after each of his goals. The ‘Siuuu’ is a Spanish word, which has originated from another Spanish word ’Si’ which means ‘Yes’. The meaning behind the celebration was explained by Ronaldo back in 2019 and it has since caught up with the rest of the sporting world. https://twitter.com/PLforIndia/status/1475793261939683330 Siraj, clearly one of the football fans within the Indian set-up, evoked memories of the five-time…

Despite Australia winning the T20 World Cup for the first time and retaining the coveted Ashes urn at home with the Boxing Day Test win, their head coach Justin Langer can’t be certain of retaining his post once his contract with Cricket Australia comes to an end. Newly appointed Test skipper Pat Cummins refused to be drawn into talks around Langer’s contract status, but indications are that the former Aussie Test opener may just have to leave his post in the coming months. “I think we’ll savour this victory today and continue for the Ashes and I don’t think today’s the day…

After kickstarting the tour of South Africa with a magnificent century on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test, KL Rahul could now also earn his first chance to lead the country in ODIs against the Proteas in early January. He will be leading India in the three-match ODI series in case the newly-appointed India white-ball skipper Rohit Sharma fails to recover from his hamstring injury. Rohit, also appointed India’s Test vice-captain – succeeding Ajinkya Rahane after a period of great extended form with the bat – had to skip the flight to South Africa for the Test series after it…

On December 27, the Brisbane Heat pacer bowled the most expensive spell in the Big Bash League history. Bagging an unwanted record, Guthrie conceded a jaw-dropping 70 runs off his four-over spell in Heat’s defeat against the Melbourne Stars. Left-arm quick Liam Guthrie picked up two wickets on the day, but in giving away a horrible 17.50 rpo, he ended with a record that he would’ve never ever wanted. Guthrie went past Ben Dwarshuis, who previously held the record for the most expensive BBL spell. Last season, Dwarshuis gave away a whopping 61 runs off his full quota against the Stars to become the then holder…

The Aussies confirmed both their hands on the Ashes urn with a terrific bowling performance that wrapped up their innings victory in the Boxing Day Test and secured them an unassailable 3-0 lead over England in the five-match Test series. England’s miseries were summed up by a horrible morning session on December 28 when they were bundled out for just 68 runs in their second-innings – losing their last six wickets for 36 runs in the first session on Day 3 – to concede the match as well as the series. Encouragingly having kept the opposition down to 267 after posting a very modest 185 on Day 1, Joe…

Mayank Agarwal says his plan batting alongside opening partner KL Rahul on Day 1 of the Centurion Test against South Africa was traditional and simple: to be very disciplined and leave as many balls outside off-stump as they could with the new ball. The two Indian openers batted with great restraint and patience in the early part of the Boxing Day Test after the tourists won the toss and opted to bat first. Agarwal and Rahul added 117 runs for the first wicket and, most importantly, played out over 40 overs in the process, making the ball old so as to ease things up…

India’s incredibly successful Test match skipper Virat Kohli on December 26 bagged another milestone to his name. Just prior to the start of the Boxing Day Test in Centurion in South Africa, Kohli became the most successful Indian captain when it comes to the flip of the coin. Kohli recorded his 30th toss won as Test captain in his 68th Test, making him the most successful Indian captain when it comes to the tosses. Winning the flip at the SuperSport Park, Kohli surpassed India great Mohammad Azharuddin, who won 29 tosses in his 47 Tests as captain of India. Notorious on social media for losing some of the…

Day 2 of the third Ashes Test between Australia and England continued on December 27 despite four members of the tourists’ camp testing Covid-19 positive. Cricket Australia confirmed the news via a statement, mentioning clearly that two members of England’s support staff and two family members of the support staff personnel have given positive tests in the round of coronavirus rapid antigen tests that took place. The start of play on Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test was thus delayed by half an hour, with the England team delaying their arrival to the MCG as their entire squad had…

England fought hard on Day 2 of the third Ashes Test to pull themselves back in the game and potentially the series, only for Australia to come roaring back with a valiant tailend batting act and an excellent final hour with the ball. The three lions bowled superbly for the better part of two and a half sessions on December 27 to keep the Aussies down to 267 after posting a paltry 185. But a collapse near the close of play left them precariously placed again at 31/4, hanging on a thin rope in the Test and the series. It was, once again, the…

Things couldn’t have gone better for the Aussies, who won the last Test in Adelaide despite missing their two premier quicks, including skipper Pat Cummins, and now kept England down below the 200-mark after opting to bowl in the morning. The hosts bundled out England for just 185 runs before adding 61 runs on the board at the cost of only one wicket till stumps. Returning from a break due to COVID protocols breach, the captain led his side from the front, taking three wickets for just 36 off his 15 overs. He was ably supported by senior partners Mitchell Starc (2/54) and Nathan Lyon (3/36). The…