Author: Sahil Jain

At the Cricket South Africa’s SJN hearings, the former national selector Hussein Manack said that the team wanted to drop Rabada ahead of the third Test against England at the Wanderers in Johannesburg in the 2015-16 home season. Manack mentioned that he had attended the practice session a day before the Test match, and there was discussion on going ahead with either Kyle Abbott or Hardus Viljoen. Moreover, another call was taken that Rabada needed to be dropped. Manack questioned the decision. Rabada, who had made his international debut in 2015, took just six wickets from four Test matches, including three Test matches…

Former India captain’s verified mark was removed from Twitter in the early hours of Friday, but social media restored the blue tick a few hours later. However, the reason for the removal and instant revoke is still unknown. BBCI and IPL media manager Moulin Parekh confirmed that Twitter had restored the verified blue tick for Dhoni’s account. https://twitter.com/Moulinparikh/status/1423610539192762375 For a few hours, it became the talking point on Twitter, and the reason for the removal of the verified blue tick from Dhoni’s account is unknown. The former Indian captain has not been active on social media. His last tweet was on the…

England fast bowler Jofra Archer has been ruled out of all forms of cricket in 2021 due to the recurrence of a stress fracture on his right elbow. The Barbados-born cricketer will miss the ongoing Test series against India, the IPL, T20 World Cup and the Ashes down under. The England and Wales Cricket Board confirmed the news through a statement they released on Thursday. This same elbow injury had seen Archer miss a couple of Test matches in India. He featured in the five-match T20I series in India before skipping the three ODIs in India due to the same reason.…

James Anderson finally got the wicket of Virat Kohli, and it is the first time in seven years that the ace England fast bowler has dismissed the Indian captain. Kohli was out for a first-ball duck as he nicked a delivery that moved away after it pitched. Anderson vs Kohli has been a major subplot almost every time both teams have squared off in Test cricket since the start of 2014. In 2014, the ace England fast bowler was all over Kohli, who had a wretched tour of England. Kohli could muster a mere 134 runs in 10 innings, and…

Inn an interview for Sky Sports with the Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik, Kohli highlighted the changes he has brought about in the Indian team since taking over captaincy of the men in blue from Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The 32-year-old is considered among one of the finer batsmen ever to have played the game. He has scored over 22,000 runs in international cricket, and in the process, has broken and created numerous records. However, the captain Kohli has not been as successful as the batsman Kohli. After India suffered a defeat against New Zealand in the 2019-21 ICC World Test Championship Final, questions…

Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Eoin Morgan has confirmed his participation for the second half of the IPL which will be played in the UAE. Meanwhile, Rajasthan Royals star batsman Jos Buttler is unlikely to be available due to the birth of his second child. The second half of the Indian Premier League 2021 is all set to kickstart in the United Arab Emirates on the 19th of September. The availability of the overseas players was going to be a big challenge and the England players, in particular, were in doubt. England were supposed to travel to Bangladesh in September-October later this year for three…

The Bangladesh bowlers put up a good all-round show on a slow pitch and restricted Australia to just 121/7 in their 20 overs. Chasing a touch more than six runs per over, Bangladesh were in trouble at 67/5 before an unbeaten 66-run stand between Afif Hossain and Nurul Hasan toko them over the line. After opting to bat first, Australia just couldn’t get going at any stage with the bat. Be it in the powerplay or even through the middle and the final overs of the innings, it was a slug-fest. The Aussies’ run-rate went over six only after the…

New Zealand Women have named a 16-member squad for the upcoming tour of England. All-rounder Amelia Kerr has opted out of the entire tour to prioritize her mental health. Jess McFadyen and Claudia Green are the uncapped players who have been handed maiden call-ups. Kerr admitted that she loves playing for the White Ferns, but her mental health is her first priority at the moment. https://twitter.com/Cricrajeshpk/status/1422608455701975045 Sophie Devine completely backed Kerr and the decision she made to take a break. The White Ferns skipper admitted that the bubbles can get tough and the players need to be looked after well. She…

The India captain has come out in defence of Cheteshwar Pujara and the criticism that the India Test No. 3 is facing. Pujara has been a vital cog of the Indian Test batting line-up. However, he has gone through a lean patch in the last three years. There is no doubt that the Indian Test No. 3 has played some crucial knocks, especially in Australia, but the big scores have eluded Pujara. Since scoring that 193 at the SCG against Australia in January 2019, Pujara hasn’t scored a single ton. He has recorded nine half-centuries from 18 Test matches (and 30…

He will replace Steve Bould, who was sacked in June, after his 33-year long stint with the North London club. Betsy’s coaching career started at Fulham, but it was with the England youth teams that he got recognition. The 43-year-old was appointed as the manager of the England U15 team in 2016. He rose through the ranks and managed the English U16, U17 and U18 teams. Prior to his appointment by Arsenal, he was working with the U18 English squad. https://twitter.com/ArsenalAcademy/status/1422512855966961666 Before becoming a coach, Betsy spent most of his successful days as a player with Woking. He also had memorable stints…