Author: Sahil Jain

Josh Hazlewood has pulled out of the upcoming 2021 season of the Indian Premier League. The reason for him opting out of the Indian T20 extravaganza this season is the constant bubble life and quarantine routines. It hasn’t been the easiest 12 months for the cricketers. They are constantly in bubbles and have had to undergo some hard quarantine procedures irrespective of where they have played. Some of the cricketers have been in the bio-secure bubble for most part of the last 8-10 months. The 2020 season of the IPL was taken outside India due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and…

There have been many speculations going around the future of Tim Paine in the Test side and his tenure as Test captain. Australia’s head coach Justin Langer said the team already have two very good captains and there are no captaincy slots available. Australia didn’t have the best of home summers. India had toured for a full-fledged tour. While the Aussies won the ODI series 2-1, they lost the T20I series 1-2 and ended up losing the four-match Test series 1-2, failing to regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The Test series defeat was despite taking a 1-0 lead after the first…

Starting the day on 287/7, West Indies added 67 more runs as Kraigg Braithwaite finished on 126 while Rahkeem Cornwall also completed his half-century. In reply, Lahiru Thirimanne’s half-century and an unbeaten 59-run stand between Dinesh Chandimal and Dhananjaya de Silva helped Sri Lanka even out the day. It was another day where the honours were shared. A total of 203 runs were scored for the fall of six wickets in a gripping day of Test cricket. Kraigg Braithwaite kick-started the day by completing his ninth Test hundred before Rahkeem Cornwall went on to register his second half-century, following up…

With Shreyas Iyer ruled out of the upcoming season of the IPL due to injury, Rishabh Pant has been named the Delhi Capitals captain. The Delhi franchise confirmed the same through a statement on Tuesday. It’s been a season to remember for Rishabh Pant. It didn’t start on the best note possible. He didn’t have the best of seasons in the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), and then, he was dropped from India’s white-ball squads on the tour to Australia. The Delhi-born wicket-keeper batsman didn’t even start as India’s first-choice wicket-keeper in the first Test against Australia…

The former Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Mortaza is disappointed about the treatment that is meted out to him in the recent past and how his non-selection in the ODI squad has been handled. He felt that he deserved to be treated better after serving Bangladesh cricket for 20 years. In 2001, Mashrafe Mortaza made his international debut in a Test match against Zimbabwe as an 18-year-old fast bowler. He went on to play international cricket for almost two decades, but he was Bangladesh’s captain for the longest duration. Moreover, he is the most successful ODI captain of all time in the…

Kraigg Braithwaite and Suranga Lakmal were the stars on the first day of the second Test in Antigua. While the West Indies skipper finished one short of his ninth Test ton, Lakmal picked up three wickets. The hosts ended the day on 287/7 with Cornwall (43) giving his captain company at the other end. It was a day where the honours were shared, and the game swung back and forth. If Sri Lanka had their noses in front early on the first morning, West Indies have wrestled back the initiative towards the end. Kraigg Braithwaite led from the front to help…

While the big stars like Ravindra Jadeja and Suresh Raina have joined the Chennai Super Kings camp in Mumbai and are undergoing quarantine, there is still uncertainty over who will be the vice-captain for CSK for the upcoming season. CSK CEO revealed that the decision will be taken closer to the tournament. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) had a poor season in 2020. It was by far their worst performance in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). They have played 11 seasons so far, and 2020 was the first-ever edition where the MS Dhoni-led Chennai side couldn’t make it…

Former England cricketer Michael Vaughan has taken a sly dig at the Indian fielders for dropping multiple catches in the third ODI against England in Pune. It was a riveting series that brought an end to the international cricketing season in India. After beating England 3-1 in the Tests and 3-2 in the T20Is, India completed a clean sweep as they won the ODI series 2-1. After winning the first ODI after coming back from behind, India were thrashed in the second ODI as England chased down 337 with 6.3 overs to spare. The third ODI was a nail-biter as…

It was a riveting end to this ODI series and overall England’s tour of India. India racked up 329 after being put into bat, and England looked down and out at one point. But Sam Curran’s stunning 95 almost took England over the line but eventually, India held their nerve to return with a 2-1 series win. It was yet another high-scoring game, and once again, both teams scored well over 300. The game ebbed and flowed and swung from one way to the other throughout the 100 overs. But India held their nerve to clinch a cliff-hanger and take…

After finishing the white-ball tour to South Africa, Pakistan will be travelling to Zimbabwe for a 20-day tour in which they will play a three-match T20I series and a couple of Test matches. The games at Harare Sports Club and there will be no spectators. Pakistan’s tour of Zimbabwe, which be held in April and May, will be played behind closed doors. The tour comprises three T20Is, and two Test matches. Pakistan will be on the road for almost a couple of months. They have already landed in South Africa for their tour, consisting of three ODIs and four T20Is.…