Author: Sahil Jain

The ICC announced the men’s and women’s nominees for the Player of the Month Award for March. Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Sean Williams were nominated in the men’s game while Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Lizelle Lee and Punam Raut were the women’s cricketers who were nominated for the month of March. At the start of 2021, the International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced the Player of the Month Awards. It is to recognise and reward the cricketers who have produced outstanding international cricket performances in a particular month. The award is given to both men’s and women’s cricketers, but they are two…

The teams played out a riveting ODI series that eventually saw the Asian side win 2-1. There were question marks around scheduling the white-ball series between South Africa and Pakistan, especially with three ODIs that bore no context. It is a year that comprises of the T20 World Cup, and the next cycle of the World Test Championship gets underway. However, South Africa and Pakistan brushed all of that aside and produced a riveting three-match ODI series. The first two games went down to the wire, with either side winning a game each before Pakistan clinch the deciding ODI to…

Former Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt lent his support to the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) ahead of the upcoming IPL season as he sported the team’s jersey while posting a photo on the social media. RCB superstars Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers were quick in reacting to the legendary sprinter’s tweet. There is absolutely no doubt that Usain Bolt loves following the Indian Premier League and has expressed that in his interaction with the media quite a few times. Moreover, there have been multiple instances where the reigning world record holder for 100 meters sprint has portrayed his love for…

Welsh Fire have signed up former England wicket-keeper bat Sarah Taylor for the upcoming season of The Hundred. The squad has seen another change as Jess Jonassen has pulled out due to personal reasons, and Georgia Wareham has replaced her country-mate. Former England international cricketer Sarah Taylor is all set to return to competitive cricket as she has signed up to play for Welsh Fire in the upcoming 2021 season of The Hundred. The wicket-keeper batter announced her retirement in September 2019 after a long and hard-fought battle against anxiety. She last played international cricket in the Ashes in 2019…

New Zealand have named three uncapped players – Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra and Jacob Duffy – in their 20-man squad for the tour of England. Doug Bracewell returns to the Test side after five years. Ravindra smashed a couple of fine tons for New Zealand’ A’ against West Indies in late 2020 while Duffy has constantly been knocking on the door with his performances across formats in domestic cricket. “We’re absolutely delighted for Rachin and Jacob. I’ve seen first-hand how hard these guys have worked in our NZC winter training squads and with New Zealand A, and so for them to…

Pakistan’s top-order combined with an all-round bowling effort ensured they won their second ODI series on South African soil. The visitors racked up 320 in their 50 overs before they restricted a fighting South African side to 292, winning by 28 runs. Pakistan’s top three set up the game with a big score before an all-round bowling performance helped Pakistan record a historic series win against South Africa. It was their second ODI series win in South Africa, and they became just the second team after Australia to win two or more bilateral ODI series in the Rainbow Nation. Temba…

Rishabh Pant is pretty excited ahead of his captaincy debut for the Delhi Capitals. His first game at the helm will be against his mentor and former India skipper MS Dhoni and his Chennai Super Kings, which Pant is looking forward to. It’s been a terrific turnaround for Rishabh Pant. In the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), he wasn’t in the best of forms, his fitness wasn’t at its best either, and the Indian team management came down hard on him. However, the Delhi wicket-keeper batsman worked hard and has worked his way to the top once…

Kiran More, talent scout and wicket-keeping consultant of the Mumbai Indians, has tested positive for COVID-19. The franchise released an official statement that said that More is asymptomatic and has been put in isolation. It hasn’t been the best start to the 2021 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The tournament hasn’t even begun, and there is a slew of COVID-19 cases going around. A handful of players, the ground staff at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and a few support staff members of different teams, have tested positive. A few members of the broadcasting team have also reported…

Warwickshire has signed Hanuma Vihari, who went unsold in the IPL auctions for the 2021 season of the County Championship. He will play a minimum of three games, but there is a possibility that he may feature in more games as the contract is being chalked out. Hanuma Vihari was one of the only few active Indian players to have gone unsold in the IPL auctions for the 2021 season. He was a part of the Delhi Capitals squad in the IPL 2019, but he was released after playing just two games in the season. The Indian Test specialist who…

Pakistan’s leg-spinning all-rounder Shadab Khan will miss the rest of the South Africa tour and will remain absent from the Zimbabwe tour as well. He sustained a toe injury in the second ODI against South Africa in Johannesburg and he may need four weeks to recover. Shadab Khan has been ruled out of the remainder of Pakistan’s tour of South Africa and he will not travel to Zimbabwe either as he suffered a toe injury in the second ODI against South Africa in Johannesburg. The leg-spinning all-rounder sustained the injury while batting. He was hit on the boot a 151…