The opening one-dayer of the historic USA-Ireland series had to be cancelled in the most unfortunate circumstances. The game scheduled to be held on Boxing Day got called off amid health security fears after a match official tested positive for the coronavirus. The decision was taken after three other match officials appointed for the series were identified as “close contacts” of the match official who tested positive. With these three officials also unavailable to officiate the fixture, the authorities had no option but to cancel the fixture. The cancellation of the first ODI had threatened to jeopardise the entire series but, USA Cricket was confident of…
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Kashish Chadha
Kashish Chadha is a cricket analyst and writer by heart and profession. You can find his works featured on such websites as CricXtasy, Circle of Cricket, and Cricfit.
Indian head coach Rahul Dravid was all praise for Test match skipper Virat Kohli as he lauded the modern-day batting great for his “phenomenal” contribution to Indian cricket. Despite the recent dip in his returns, Kohli averages 50.65 with 7,801 runs and 27 hundreds in Test cricket over 97 matches. As captain, the record is only better, as the great cricketer averages 55.36 with 5,703 runs over 66 Tests. Under his captaincy, India boasts of an incredible success rate. They have won 39 and lost only 16 Tests. Dravid said Kohli’s body of work and progress has been fantastic to watch from the outside, and now he is looking forward to take Indian cricket to new heights…
Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu clinched wins over Services and Saurashtra in the semi-finals of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021-22 on December 24 to enter the tournament final. The two results set up an exciting summit clash on December 26 between HP and TN. In the first semi-final played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, HP dominated the Services after an all-round display. Winning the toss and opting to bowl first, HP posted a stiff total of 281/6 in their 50 overs before dismissing Services for just 204. Opening batter Prashant Chopra (78) and skipper Rishi Dhawan (84) played stand-out knocks for Himachal in the first half, where Digvijay…
On December 24, India’s veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh bid adieu to all forms of cricket, putting an end to a top-level career that started way back in 1998. Harbhajan confirmed the news on social media with a message to his fans, including a youtube clip where he informed that he was thinking of calling it quits for a while. Harbhajan said “in many ways, I had already retired” but delayed the announcement because of his commitments with IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders. But with the franchise opting not to retain the off-spinner’s services for next season, he has decided to close the…
Indications are that India will stick to their much-preferred five-bowler combination for the Test series in South Africa despite suggestions on the contrary after premier allrounder Ravindra Jadeja’s injury, hinted tour vice-captain KL Rahul. Rahul gave a strong hint that Virat Kohli & company will continue with their usual combination of playing five specialist batters, one wicketkeeper-batter and five bowlers, including a few with batting capabilities. Under Kohli’s captaincy, India have taken a great liking to the five-bowler combination and used it to balance their units successfully at home and away. But that is mainly down to the luxury that Jadeja, the…
The mega auction schedule for the IPL 2022 has been set to mid-February while the deadline for the two new teams to finalise draft picks has also been extended. The much anticipated mega auction for the Indian Premier League 2022 is set to be a two-day event. It will take place in Bangalore on February 12 and 13, ahead of the 2022 season. The full list of the players to be auctioned is expected to be finalised by mid-January after the two new franchises have announced their draft picks. According to Cricbuzz, the Premier League officials have informed each franchise…
Marnus Labuschagne and Babar Azam are placed at the top of the table in the latest update to the ICC rankings for batters in Tests and T20Is, respectively. The two batters have been rewarded for their great recent performances, with Labuschagne continuing his ascent in Tests and Babar dominating the bowling in the T20 World Cup. While Labuschagne has earned the top spot in rankings for the very first time, Babar has returned to the numero uno slot in the T20Is after slipping below a week before. Labuschagne has been absolutely brilliant for Australia since becoming Test cricket’s first concussion…
The Kabir Khan directed film ’83, which chronicles India’s historic and inspirational World Cup triumph in England, will be watched by the Kapil Dev led squad only after it has been released in theatres. Khan has confirmed that Kapil has conveyed his team’s refusal to watch the film in any of the pre-release screenings, stating they will experience it only after the theatrical release. “Kapil Dev sir told us that they will all sit together as a team and watch 83 when it’s released. They have refused to see any screening,” Khan said in an interview with The Indian Express, with…
Saurashtra and Services emerged as winners in the final set of Quarterfinals played in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021-22 on December 22. Saurashtra defeated Vidarbha in the tournament’s third quarterfinal, while Services came out on top against Kerala in the fourth knock-out fixture. Victories for the two teams set up their respective semi-final clashes. Services will now take on Himachal Pradesh and Saurashtra will face up against Tamil Nadu on December 24, with a place in the final on December 26 up for grabs. On the day, in quarterfinal 3, Vidarabha’s poor batting display came back to haunt them as they were bundled out…
India’s young speedster Mohammed Siraj received big praise from Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar himself as the legend talked about Siraj’s strengths and the promise at the highest level. Siraj later thanked Tendulkar for his kind words and said it’s a “huge motivation” for him to be praised by a figure of such legendary status. Tendulkar lavished praise on Siraj during a virtual interview with popular journalist Boria Majumdar on his show ‘Backstage with Boria’. In a clip posted over Twitter by Boria, Tendulkar seemed very impressed with what he has seen so far in the skiddy Hyderabad pacer. “There is spring in his legs…