Author: Sandip Pawar

Anya Shrubsole has called time on her remarkable international career that spanned 14 years. The 30-year-old was the architect of England’s 2017 World Cup triumph and was awarded an MBE after bowling the side to a dramatic victory with 6 for 46 in the final against India at Lord’s. She represented her nation in 173 matches across all formats, picking 227 wickets and winning World Cup and Ashes series two times each in the process. Shrubsole is fourth on the list of England’s ODI bowlers and is England’s highest wicket-taker in T20Is. https://twitter.com/englandcricket/status/1514539013910237191 The player will continue to play in domestic cricket in the…

South Africa Test captain Dean Elgar reveals he is unsure if the players who chose Indian Premier League over national team will be selected in future. The Proteas demolished Bangladesh in a two-match Test series, having lost the ODI series earlier. Elgar’s men dominated the proceedings in both the Tests, winning the first match by 220 runs at Durban and the second by 332 runs at Port Elizabeth.  However, the home side was without the services of some of their key players due to the direct clash with the ongoing IPL 2022. South Africa missed their first choice pacers Kagiso Rabada (Punjab Kings), Marco Jansen (Sunrisers Hyderabad), Anrich Nortje (Delhi Capitals)…

Washington Sundar’s fitness struggles continues as the Sunrisers Hyderabad allrounder is set to be sidelined at least for a week with a hand injury, head coach Ben Moody confirmed on April 11. The 22-year-old suffered a split webbing on his right hand during the last game against Gujarat Titans and could only bowl three overs.  Sundar has been SRH’s lead spinner in the ongoing IPL edition as they have chosen the approach of playing four seamers. The youngster was taken for 47 runs in their opening fixture against Rajasthan Royals. He came back strongly to return 2/28 and 2/21 in the next two games. Washington’s three overs in the…

The former five-time champions Mumbai Indians have had a torrid start their season in the Indian Premier League 2022. Punjab Kings, on the other hand, have seen mixed results so far. The two teams are set to lock horns in the match no. 23 of the season at MCA Stadium in Pune on April 13. Rohit Sharma’s men have suffered their joint-second worst start in a season in the history of the league, having lost four matches on the trot. Losing a couple of winnable games against Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders has hurt them and possibly sent them into a panic mode. In…

The Indian Premier League 2022 has seen some surprising results so far, with the likes of Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings languishing at the bottom of the table. In the match no. 18 of the IPL 2022, we will witness Royal Challengers Bangalore and the five-time IPL winners face off at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Saturday. RCB have won two of their three matches in the tournament so far and their net run-rate reads 0.159. They started the season with a five-wicket defeat against Punjab Kings but bounced back to win two matches on the trot. In…

Taking note of Wankhede Stadium’s ground staff’s hard work, the confectionery company Cadbury decided to reward the groundsmen with five-star comfort. The groundsmen also been given uniforms designed by the celebrity designer Masaba Gupta along with food and a bus to take them to the ground and back. Vasant Mohite, 57, one of the groundsmen, spoke to The Indian Express about how different this luxurious lifestyle is compared to their usual struggles. He said there were whispers that they would be given five-star accommodation during the 2022 Indian Premier League season but couldn’t quite believe it until the Mumbai Cricket Association made…

Australia captain Meg Lanning and a total of four Aussie players have been included in the Most Valuable Team of Women’s World Cup 2022 revealed by the International Cricket Council on March 4. ICC has named Lanning as captain of the Upstox Most Valuable Team of the recently concluded tournament. She led Australia to their seventh ODI WC title in the history of the tournament, going undefeated in the 2022 edition. The player was excellent with the bat, scoring 394 runs with one hundred and two fifties.  https://twitter.com/AusWomenCricket/status/1510871584638001152 The Player of the Tournament, Alyssa Healy, also made the team. The 32-year-old became the only woman to…

The runners-up of the previous edition, KKR have got off to a great start in the ongoing Indian Premier League season. Five-time winners MI, on the other hand, are yet to open their account. The two teams are set to lock horns in the match no. 14 of the IPL 2022 at the MCA Stadium on April 6. KKR have started the season well, winning two out of three matches with a healthy net run-rate of 0.843. Shreyas Iyer’s men defeated Chennai Super Kings in the opening fixture by six wickets but lost the next one against Royal Challengers Bangalore by three wickets. In their previous…

England women forced their way into the final by clinching five must-win matches on the trot. But beating Australia – who have been undefeated in the tournament and have thrashed England in recent times – is a whole different thing. The world no. 1 bowler Sophie Ecclestone believes they’ve got the ammunition to upset the overwhelming favourites in the all-important clash. “Beating the Aussies in the final, I can’t really put it into words after the Ashes we had. I really believe in this group and on our day we can definitely beat the Aussies. We’ve got such a great…

After four weeks of enthralling action between the eight teams, the 2022 Women’s ODI World Cup has its two finalists. And as it turns out, the finalists are the top two pre-tournament favourites Australia and England. The winners of the previous ODI WC edition in 2017 – England women will take on Australia in the final at Christchurch on April 3. Australia have had an unbeaten run in the tournament, winning all of their seven matches in the group stage and then romping West Indies in the semifinals. Australia were sent in to bat first in the semifinal, where they posted 305/3 in a…