Author: Kashish Chadha

The big names are all set to be retained by Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians ahead of the mega auction for the next year’s edition of the Indian Premier League, says a report in ESPNcricinfo. Dhoni, Kohli, Rohit – three of India’s mightiest crowd-pullers – will not be released for the auction and continue their longstanding association with CSK, RCB and MI.  Apart from the three giant cricketers, Jasprit Bumrah, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Glenn Maxwell, Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson are among the other prominent retentions made before the auction expected to be held next in December-January. There were speculations that Dhoni has…

Dinesh Karthik admired the resilience and grit on display by Wriddhiman Saha as the Indian wicketkeeper played an important knock in the second innings of the first Test against New Zealand. Despite battling pain because of a stiff neck, Saha made a crucial 61 not out to stretch India’s lead to 283. When Saha walked up to the crease, he was under great scanner. While India found themselves only 152 ahead of the tourists in the third innings, the Bengal cricketer was personally in scrutiny from certain corners for lack of returns with the bat. Credit: Getty Images Having slipped below the…

Former England skipper captain Alastair Cook has urged the Joe Root led England side to push hard and somehow survive the Gabba in Brisbane during the forthcoming Ashes. Root and company, he said, need to lay a foundation in Brisbane for their quest to regain the coveted urn. Cook has seen from close quarters the downslide of England losing heavily at the Gabba on his last two trips to Australia. The Three Lions faced humiliating losses at the venue back in 2013-14 and 2017-18 summers. The last time England managed a result anything other than a defeat at the intimidating ground, they went on to clinch the…

Having recorded his maiden Test century in Kanpur November 26, Shreyas Iyer made it a point to thank his India and Mumbai teammate Suryakumar Yadav for being a pillar of support during his early days at the domestic level. As Day 2 of the first India-New Zealand Test was brought to a close, Iyer had a chat with Yadav for BCCI.tv and recalled his initial struggles domestically for Mumbai.  https://twitter.com/SunRisers/status/1463805541973565443 Back in 2014, Iyer made his Ranji Trophy debut at the Green Park stadium in Kanpur. The batter expressed his gratitude towards Suryakumar for making sure he is not dropped despite a…

Pat Cummins has said once he was aware of his imminent elevation to the Test captaincy post, he made a genuine push to have Steve Smith as his deputy in the format for Australia. The fast bowler has confirmed Smith was his preferred choice as a lieutenant once he was clear that he is due to be handed the leadership reign. Cummins was officially appointed Australian men Test side’s 47th captain on November 26 after the controversial resignation of Tim Paine following the backdated case related to his inappropriate messages to an ex female co-worker back in 2017. Paine, who had relinquished his…

On a heartbreaking day for India, the hosts lost their position of strength with the bat to end with a slightly under par score and then went through two sessions of toil with the ball without a breakthrough in the first Test of the two-match series versus New Zealand in Kanpur . India went from 258/4 at the resumption of play in the morning to be 345 all out, only to see the Black Caps pile on their frustration by reaching 129 without a wicket at the close of play in the evening. It started with an incredible spell from Tim Southee (5/69), who singlehandedly kept…

Inaugural season champions Rajasthan Royals have decided to retain skipper Sanju Samson ahead of the mega auction for IPL 2022, stated a report in ESPNcricinfo, as the elegant batter, who can also keep wickets, has agreed for a salary of INR 14 crores. This will continue Samson’s longstanding association with the Rajasthan franchise. The player made his Premier League debut for RR back in 2013, and barring the two seasons in 2016 and 2017 when the franchise was suspended, has played all of his IPL career for RR only. Samson returned to the Royals set-up in 2018 when the franchise bought him for INR 8 crores…

Amidst a sense of excitement around IPL teams’ retentions, it has emerged that DC have decided to keep skipper Rishabh Pant, opener Prithvi Shaw, lead spinner Axar Patel and speedster Anrich Nortje with them for the next year’s edition of the competition, reported ESPNcricinfo on November 26. It is learnt that DC was looking to retain former captain Shreyas Iyer instead of Shaw, but Iyer has opted to go into the mega auction instead. Speculations were rife around such a move since the 26-year-old wasn’t reinstated to the captaincy post despite returning from an injury for the UAE leg of the IPL…

Finding himself in the midst of a major controversy, Tim Paine has now opted out of the forthcoming Ashes and taken an indefinite break from the game. The decision puts an end to questions whether the Australian wicketkeeper-batter will be taking part in the five-Test series versus England amid the sexting scandal. Originally due to play a Marsh Cup List A game for Tasmania on November 26 before joining the Australian squad in Brisbane, Paine withdrew from the fixture in the morning. He had returned to cricket the previous week following an extended injury hiatus via a second XI game against South Australia. …

Shubman Gill spoke about his premature dismissal after a promising half-century on Day 1 of the first Test against New Zealand on November 25, stating he was not expecting the ball that got him to reverse so early. Gill was dismissed by Kiwi pacer Kyle Jamieson on the last ball of the 30th over of the Indian first-innings in Kanpur. The delivery initially shaped up to go away from the right-hander but then tailed back in late to castle the stumps.  Credit: The Indian Express The Indian batter had reached the score of 52 after having played out a testing morning session…