Author: Sandip Pawar

Former England captain Nasser Hussain showered praises on Jonny Bairstow and Jamie Overton for digging the team out of a massive hole on the second day of the third Test against New Zealand. The duo launched an outstanding counter-attack after an early collapse from the English top order. Hussain feels the pair set an example for the top order. Bairstow and Overton added an unbroken stand of 209 runs from just 37.1 overs to rescue England from 55/6 to 264/6 at the end of day two at Headingley. The duo scored at a fantastic rate of 5.62 rpo, cutting down the deficit to New Zealand’s first innings total to only 64 runs. …

As India’s Test team prepares itself for the one-off Test against England, their second team will be up against Ireland in a two-match T20I series. The two teams will lock horns in the first T20I on June 26 at The Village in Malahide Dublin. All the focus will be towards the upcoming T20 World as both the teams look to find their ideal candidates. With several key players such as Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul missing the Ireland tour, Hardik Pandya will be leading the Indian team for the first time in his career. The Men in Blue have been in magnificent form,…

England leg-spinner Adil Rashid is set to miss the upcoming white-ball series against India at home for Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. The 34-year-old will also miss the last few games for Yorkshire in the ongoing Vitality T20 Blast.  A part of England’s recent ODI clean sweep over the Netherlands, Rashid been given a green signal by the England and Wales Cricket Board and Yorkshire CC. Rashid said he has been wanting to make the pilgrimage for a long time and confirmed that he will travel to the Middle East on June 25. “I’ve been wanting to do it for a little…

Allrounder David Willey picked 4 for 36 while batsman Jason Roy hammered 101* off 86 as England defeated the Netherlands by eight wickets in the third ODI on Wednesday. England jumped to the top of the ICC CWC Super League points table with a 3-0 clean sweep over the Netherlands. The third and final match of the series saw Jos Buttler’s men mow down the target of 245 in just 30.1 overs at Amstelveen on June 22. As it happened, Buttler, who took over in the absence of injured Eoin Morgan, chose to bowl first after winning the toss. The Netherlands were in a pretty good position…

Mumbai opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a gritty 78 in the first innings of the Ranji Trophy final in what was a test of his skill and patience. The Rajasthan Royals player ended up on the losing side in the Indian Premier League final in May but hopes to win the Ranji Trophy with Mumbai this time around. The left-hand batter has seen a huge surge in his form in recent times and is relishing under pressure.  Credit: Rajasthan Royals Coming into the final on the back of three consecutive centuries, Jaiswal had a tough task in front of him with a four-pronged…

Chasing the target of 236 in 41 overs, Jason Roy scored 73 off 60 while Phil Salt hammered 77 off 54 to help England win the second ODI in Amstelveen on Sunday. The weather played a spoil-sport for the Amstelveen crowd as the second ODI between England and Netherlands was delayed by a couple of hours due to rain. Eventually the rain stopped and the match was reduced to 41 overs per side. Eoin Morgan’s men registered a six-wicket victory to take an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the series. The visitors were given a target of 236 from 41 overs. Roy, who was dismissed cheaply in the first match…

Former Indian Premier League chairman Lalit Modi thinks having a women’s team owned by the existing franchises will boost the women’s version of the tournament. The biggest T20 league in the world, Indian Premier League, is all set to have a full-fledged tournament for women from next year. The demand for the women’s IPL has been growing within the cricketing fraternity and from fans in the last few years. The voices have been finally heard as the Board of Control for Cricket in India is set to launch the league from 2023. The BCCI has organised the mini IPL -…

Former South African international Dale Steyn is of the opinion that India need to pick the in-form players if they want to win the T20 World Cup and Dinesh Karthik is in red-hot form. India’s preparation for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2022 down under has been going well with several players putting their names forward. They could face a headache in the middle order with multiple contenders for limited spots. Rishabh Pant and Karthik will be vying for the wicket-keeper role.  https://twitter.com/DineshKarthik/status/1537323059861811201 Karthik, who scored his maiden T20I fifty in the fourth game against South Africa, has been in splendid form.…

Eoin Morgan said Jos Buttler is in a world of his own after the wicket-keeper batter blasted an unbeaten 162 off 70 balls in the first ODI against Netherlands in Amstelveen on June 17. Buttler hammered 162 not out off just 70 balls to propel England to 498/4, setting a world record for the highest ODI as well as List A total. He smashed seven fours and 14 sixes at the VRA Ground in Amstelveen. The wicket-keeper batter paired with Dawid Malan and Liam Livingstone to take 200 runs off the last 12.2 overs.  Credit: Sky Sports “Jos came in and just played in a world of his own, like he has been for the…

The five-match T20I series between India and South Africa has lived upto the expectations as the two teams head into the fifth and final game with everything to play for. The series decider fifth T20I will take place at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on June 19. Having lost the first two matches of the series, India produced great performance under pressure to register two back to back dominant victories. The fourth match saw them defeat South Africa by a massive margin of 82 runs at Rajkot on Friday. India didn’t have a great start as their top four struggled to get…