Author: RoshanGede

KL Rahul, who was named as the designated wicketkeeper in India’s playing XI for the first of three ODIs against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Sunday, says that he is keen on continuing in the role as per the team’s requirement. He took the gloves in the absence of Rishabh Pant, who isn’t a part of the ongoing series, with Ishan Kishan, the other wicketkeeper in the 15-member squad being benched. The player top-scored with 73 off 70 in India’s first innings effort of 186 all-out in 41.2 overs after they had been put in to bat, and later took a…

The Aussies progressively extended their dominance over the Windies on the first day of the opening Test of the two-match series at the Optus Stadium on Thursday, with Marnus Labuschagne leading the way with his eight Test hundred. The hosts were strongly placed at 293/2 at stumps, after skipper Pat Cummins opted to bat earlier in the day. https://twitter.com/cricketcomau/status/1597900055620354048 Jayden Seales had David Warner inside edge one onto his stumps immediately after the left-hander had nailed a pull shot during the fourth over of the day. West Indies quick challenged Labuschagne with their short-bowling tactics and had the right-hander and opener Usman Khawaja in control for…

With his supreme consistency, Suryakumar Yadav has carried the Indian batting with great skills and flair in T20In cricket ever since his debut last year. The right-hander was one of India’s standout batters at the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia and rose to the top of the ICC T20I batting rankings while at it. The 32-year-old carried that form on the ongoing New Zealand tour, scoring a brilliant 111* off 51 in the second T20I at the Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, setting it up for a comprehensive 60-run win. It was his second hundred in the format, the first…

Powered by Tom Latham’s brilliant unbeaten 145 off 104 and nurtured by skipper Kane Williamson’s unbeaten 94 off 98, New Zealand secured a convincing seven wicket win over India in the first of three ODIs played at the Eden Park, Auckland on Friday. Openers Finn Allen and Devon Conway were challenged against the new ball early during their 307-run chase, the former edging one behind off Shardul Thakur for run-a-ball 22 in the eighth over of the innings. Debutant Umran Malik bowled with great pace and aggression to maintain the intensity, and was duly rewarded with the wickets of Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell, with Washington Sundar limiting the scoring with…

All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and uncapped left-arm quick Yash Dayal have been ruled out of India’s three-match ODI series against Bangladesh next month. Jadeja, who hasn’t played for India since the Asia Cup 2022, missing out on the T20 World Cup with a knee injury, is yet to recover fully, having undergone a surgery in September. Shahbaz Nadeem has been named his replacement. Dayal misses out of the tour due to a lower back issue, and he will be replaced by Madhya Pradesh speedster Kuldeep Sen. Both Shahbaz and Kuldeep were a part of India’s ODI squad on the ongoing New Zealand tour but they have been…

The first edition of UAE’s new International League T20 (ILT20) will begin on January 13 in Dubai, with the final expected to be played on February 12. The competition features six teams, including ones owned by the IPL team owners – Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (owned by Knight Riders Group) Dubai Capitals (GMR Group, that owns Delhi Capitals) and MI Emirates (owned by the Reliance Industries Limited) – alongside Gulf Giants, Sharjah Warriors and the Desert Vipers. The tournament will have 34 matches in all, with each of the six teams to play the other five twice each in the…

Team India selected a fairly new-look, young T20I and ODI squads for the ongoing New Zealand tour, with Hardik Pandya and Shikhar Dhawan being named the captains for the respective series with a host of senior players being rested.  The visitors could field just 12 of the 16 squad members during their 1-0 win in the three-match series, concluded by a rain-marred tie in the decider in Napier, after the opener in Wellington had been washed out. Credit: BCCI Sanju Samson, Shubman Gill, Kuldeep Yadav and Umran Malik couldn’t get a game, Samson’s exclusion in particular being questioned by the experts and fans alike. The wicket-keeper…

Kane Williamson stated that he wasn’t surprised being released by the Sunrisers Hyderabad going into the Indian Premier League 2023 mini-auction after he had been the franchise’s most expensive player in the 2022 edition. The Kiwi international was retained by SRH for INR 14 crore, which made him the most expensive player for the franchise, and was appointed as the captain following David Warner’s fallout with the side. The Sunrisers won just six of their 14 league matches in the previous season, despite having won five in a row during the initial stages, and eventually finished eighth oin the points table. Willamson’s…

Mumbai Indians stalwart Kieron Pollard, the five-time Indian Premier League winner and arguably one of the greatest match-winners in the league, called it quits on his time as a player in the league ahead of the IPL 2023 mini-auction. Pollard, who was retained by MI for INR 6 crore last season, was released ahead of the auction next month. “It hasn’t been the easiest decision to make as I will keep playing for a few more years, but I understand that this incredible franchise which has achieved so much needs to transition and if I’m no longer to play for…

The ICC announced its team of the tournament for the men’s T20 World Cup 2022, with the championship-winning captain Jos Buttler to lead the side. The eighth edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup produced quite a few memorable moments, with lower-ranked teams, including the Associate nations, overcoming the Test playing ones in landmark results. The month-long competition was also glittered with brilliant individual showings with both bat and ball. England defeated Pakistan in the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday, November 23, to become just the second team to have won two titles in the tournament’s history, having…