Author: Sandip Pawar

Khaleel Ahmed, who was bought by Delhi Capitals for INR 5.25 Crore at the 2022 mega auction, believes Rishabh Pant will lead the side to their maiden trophy in Indian Premier League 2022. The 2022 edition of the tournament has got off to a great start, and the fans are in for a non-stop two months of thrilling action. Delhi Capitals began their campaign with an inspiring victory over the five-time champions Mumbai Indians.  Credit: IPL DC have been one of the top teams in recent years, reaching the final in 2020 and topping the league stage in 2021. But they…

Alyssa Healy’s impressive display helped Australia Women defeat West Indies Women in the first semi-final by 157 runs at Wellington on March 30. Australia stormed into the tournament decider with a dominant win over Windies in the first semi-final. Meg Lanning-led side now await the winner between England and South Africa, who will lock horns on March 31. Healy was the star of the match with her blistering knock of 129 off 107 as her side posted 305/3 in a rain-curtailed 45 overs a side. Their bowlers produced a complete performance to restrict West Indies to 148 and claim a massive 157-run victory. Credit: ICC As it happened, the WI skipper Stefanie Taylor won the toss and…

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will lock horns at D Y Patil Stadium in Mumbai on March 30. The 15th edition of the Indian Premier League has kicked off to a great start. The match no. 6 of the IPL 2022 will witness two of the biggest clubs in the league, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders clash at D Y Patil Stadium on Wednesday. RCB are coming into this game off a loss while KKR won their season opener on Saturday. RCB, led by Faf du Plessis, suffered a five-wicket loss against Punjab Kings…

A two-month-long cricket carnival begins as the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League commences on March 26. Ten teams will compete across two groups, comprising 70 league matches. Each team will play 14 matches each for a spot in the playoffs. The first match of the IPL 2022 will witness the finalists from the previous edition CSK and KKR collide at Wankhede Stadium. Chennai Super Kings are the four-time IPL champions and are defending champions, having won the 2021 season. CSK retained four of their key players ahead of the auction in MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali and Ruturaj Gaikwad. https://twitter.com/ChennaiIPL/status/1507280387206447105 The franchise…

The Indian Premier League 2022 is all set to kick off on March 26 at Wankhede Stadium. The 10-team competition will feature 70 league matches followed by the playoffs. With the expansion to 10 teams, the grandest T20 tournament in the world will see a return of a decade-old format. The teams are split into two groups according to their historical performance in the competition. Each team will compete twice against four other rivals in their own group per this format. They will also clash twice against their equivalent from the opposite group. The franchises will play one match each…

With both South Africa and Bangladesh claiming one match each, the three-match ODI series between the two is tied at 1-1. The series decider will take place at the SuperSport Park on Wednesday. The clash will be crucial, especially for the hosts, who need the 10 points on offer towards the CWC Super League more than the visitors. Bangla Tigers, who are at the top of the CWC Super League table with 110 points from 17 matches, claimed a 38-run victory in the series opener at Centurion. The hosts bounced back strongly in the second game, winning it by seven wickets. South Africa, in turn, are placed ninth on the…

Pakistan’s interior minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad has said that the white-ball matches between the two sides will be shifted to Lahore from Rawalpindi. It is learnt that the move is being forced on the Pakistan Cricket Boarddue to a political development. The country’s prime minister Imran Khan is set to face a non-confidence vote. His party Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as well as the opposition Pakistan Democratic Movement have said to rally huge numbers in support for their respective campaigns towards Islamabad. https://twitter.com/TheRealPCB/status/1505067836179243009 PTI has earlier promised to bring one million people to D Chowk on March 27. D Chowk, a town square, is known for hosting political rallies…

Mohammed Siraj revealed how Ravi Shastri helped him when he was shattered and depressed on the tour of Australia. Siraj starred for the Indian team on the historic tour of Australia last year. But the 28-year old was going through a difficult phase due to the passing of his father. Recently, he has opened up about those difficult times and the support he received, especially from the then head coach Ravi Shastri. The right arm pacer made his debut at Melbourne Cricket Ground and was superb throughout the series. His best came at the Gabba, where he picked a five-wicket haul in India’s historic…

Australia captain Pat Cummins believes the team will be charged up for the third Test against Pakistan after 172 overs in the field in Karachi. The Aussies will need to put the disappointment of not being able to bowl out Pakistan in almost two days of play behind them to focus on the third and deciding Test in Lahore. Their skipper has said that the team will be fully charged for the final Test, which starts from March 21. The three-match series is tied at 0-0 after Pakistan put on a magnificent resilience on the last two days of the Karachi Test,…

The New Zealand and Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Jimmy Neesham said he doesn’t get the point of the new rule, in which a new batter has to take strike even if the two batters had crossed during caught dismissal. The Marylebone Cricket Club has introduced a new rule in cricket for strike-rotation. According to this rule, if a batter is dismissed by the mode of catch, the new batter must take strike irrespective of whether the previous batting pair had crossed or not.  In international cricket, the rule will be applicable from October later this year. However, the IPL has decided…