Author: Rishabh Gangwani

New Zealand defeated Bangladesh in the three-match ODI series in convincing fashion with a 3-0 scoreline. Although the Kiwis were terrific during the series, veteran batsman Ross Taylor urged his team-mates not to get complacent and keep great focus on the World Cup Super League. They started their World Cup Super League campaign on the right note with the series victory against Bangladesh. Although Taylor was not a part of the team for the first two ODIs due to a hamstring injury, he featured in the third ODI, but did not do much to the scoreboard getting out early. It…

A 66-run defeat in the first ODI against India was a tough pill to swallow for England who started the chase very well and were 135 for no loss at one point. Another blow to the team was the injury sustained by batsman Sam Billings while trying to save a boundary. In the 33rd over of the Indian innings, Shikhar Dhawan pulled the last delivery of the over of Mark Wood towards deep square leg. The ball looked certain to be heading for a boundary when Sam Billings tried his best to save some runs for his team by diving…

Vaughan believes that the country produces some phenomenal talent since Dravid took charge of the Cricket Operations department at the National Cricket Academy. Vaughan stated that Dravid had instilled the right mentality in the youngsters of Indian cricket today, which has given them the confidence and ability to go out and perform every single time they are called upon on the field. Whatever India are doing behind the scenes, I know we keep mentioning the IPL but I think Rahul Dravid with his A-side and development program is clearly installing the right mentality in his players. All these players are…

The lions are all set to roar in IPL 2021 with, the new kit redesigned for the first time since 2008. The CSK official Twitter account unveiled the new jersey of the team for the upcoming IPL season. Captain cool MS Dhoni unboxed the new jersey in a video that showcased the new sponsor’s name and camouflage on its shoulders as a tribute to the Indian armed forces. The new jersey features the symbolic lion on the front left of the jersey along with new sponsor Myntra. Above the franchise’s logo, on the top left, three stars denote the three…

Three-time IPL champions will change their training location to prepare for the 2021 season. Some of the players, including captain MS Dhoni, had started preparations for the upcoming league in Chennai from around the 10th of March. The Chennai Super Kings were the first team to start preparations for the IPL 2021 this year. They are expected to be desperate about making amends after a thoroughly disappointing campaign last year in the UAE, which saw them finish seventh on the points table, only ahead of the Rajasthan Royals. The MS Dhoni-led side will move to Mumbai on March 26 and…

The second T20I between India and South Africa saw the game go down to the last ball, with the South African women team eventually prevailing to win the match and the series. In the process, South Africa created history as it was their first T20 series win against India. After winning the first game with five balls to spare, the South African women defeated Team India in a last-ball thriller in the second game of their T20I series on Sunday. After Shafali Verma 47 (31) and Richa Ghosh 44* (26) took India to a decent total of 158 for four…

Dolphins and Titans will clash in the finals of the 4-Day Franchise series that will commence from March 25. The Dolphins and the Titans are the two best teams remaining in the Franchise series, South Africa’s first-class tournament. Titans topped Group A with 98 points in their seven matches. They managed to win two games, draw four and lost one match in the Group stage. Titans topped Group B with an even more impressive performance as they won four games, lost one and drew two games, accumulating 126 points in their seven matches. The league stage matches are played over…

England will have to cope without their star players Jofra Archer and Joe Root for the ODI series against India. While Root has flown back home after the conclusion of the Test series, Archer is said to be injured. Archer is currently nursing an elbow injury, confirmed by the England and Wales Cricket Board. The pacer will fly back home in order to investigate the issue further. It is said that the condition of his elbow deteriorated during the T20 series. This also means that the Rajasthan Royals will be without their star bowler’s services for the start of the…

After Virat Kohli expressed his desire to open in T20 Internationals, Rohit Sharma clarified that the batting combination for the T20 World Cup is yet to be finalized. After a hard fought T20I series against England, it was Team India that came out on top and lifted the Paytm T20I trophy. It was a nail-biter of a series that went back and forth and had some terrific performances from some of the game’s biggest names. What was interesting to note was the fact that India tried out five different playing eleven combinations during the course of the series. Debutants Ishan…

Lancashire have secured the services of Indian middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer. The Royal London One-Day Cup will on the 22nd of July 2021 with all eighteen first-class counties taking part in the tournament. Indian batsman Shreyas Iyer has put pen to paper and signed for Lancashire Cricket Club to play for them in the Royal London Cup 2021 becoming only the sixth Indian to do so after the likes of Farokh Engineer, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Murali Karthik and Dinesh Mongia. The top-order batsman is in fine form at the moment and has performed well in the recently concluded T20I series…