Author: Sahil Jain

Bangladesh lost the second ODI against New Zealand as the hosts chased down 272 with 10 balls and five wickets in hand. The Kiwis were 53/3, but Bangladesh missed their chances and paid the price. Bangladesh have won just one international match in New Zealand and have suffered 28 losses. Their only win came in the 2015 World Cup against Scotland. In fact, that was the only game they did not face New Zealand. All their 28 losses across formats in New Zealand came against New Zealand, and 15 of those were in ODIs. Tamim Iqbal and Co. were annihilated…

India’s Shafali Verma rose to the top of the T20I rankings for batters in Women’s T20Is. She overtook Australian star opener Beth Mooney to reach the spot for the second time. It hasn’t been a happy return to competitive cricket for the Indian Women’s team. They lost the ODI series against South Africa Women 1-4 at home. They also lost the T20I rubber in the first two games itself. The second T20I was a thrilling game as it went down to the wire and the Proteas Women chased down 159 off the final delivery. India missed opportunities as they conceded…

With 18 days to go for the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League, the official broadcasters Star Sports released its official anthem. It was only a little over four months ago that the 13th season of the IPL finished. The tournament was moved to the United Arab Emirates due to the COVID-19. Before the dust has settled, we are back in the build-up to the 14th season. IPL 2021 is all set to kickstart on the 9th of April, and the preparations have begun. Official broadcasters Star Sports have already started a big build-up to the Indian T20 extravaganza.…

Australian pacer Mitchell Starc had pulled out of IPL 2021 before the auctions. He last played in the Indian tournament in 2015. Though KKR picked him in the 2018 edition, Starc was ruled out due to injuries. Mitchell Starc is one of the leading fast bowlers going around in world cricket. He has been Australia’s premier fast bowler in all three formats of the game for a long time now. Despite that, the 31-year-old left-arm fast bowler has been away from the IPL for more than five seasons now. Starc has only played two seasons of the IPL, which was…

Team India and RCB skipper Virat Kohli had opened the innings against England during the 5th T20I and raced away to a fifty. Kohli added after the game that he will be looking to open in the upcoming IPL as well. In the recently concluded five-match T20I series against England, India tried as many four openers and four opening pairs. Indian skipper Virat Kohli had singled out KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma as India’s first-choice openers in T20I cricket. However, Rohit was then rested for the first couple of games, and Rahul’s wretched form saw him getting dropped for the…