Author: Sandip Pawar

ЛЛК chased down 156 in 15.1 overs to beat MI by seven wickets at Abu Dhabi on Thursday. For all the misery they have suffered at the hands of Mumbai Indians over the years, this is the day Kolkata Knight Riders and its fans will cherish forever. Eoin Morgan-led side claimed a stunning victory over the defending champions by seven wickets on September 23. It was a complete performance from KKR, one that had Brendan McCullum and Morgan’s brand of cricket written all over it. They were tactically brilliant while bowling, and Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy and Lockie Ferguson did a fantastic job to restrict MI to 155. What followed was an…

International Cricket Board charged former West Indies international Maron Samuels counts for breaching the code of conduct. Marlon Samuels, a part of the Karnataka Tuskers in Abu Dhabi T10 League back in 2019, did not play a single game but was found guilty on different measures. In a statement released by the ICC, they have mentioned that Samuels had breached Articles 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.6 and 2.4.7 – that come into picture if a player has failed to disclose the Anti-corruption unit if he/she has had raised a bill or experienced hospitality that could bring the player or the sport into…

The Marylebone Cricket Club, the guardians of the laws of cricket, have taken a great step to make the sport more inclusive. The committee has announced an amendment to the laws of cricket in a bid to reinforce the sport’s status as an inclusive sport. “MCC believes in cricket being a game for all and this move recognises the changing landscape of the game in modern times,”   Jamie Cox, MCC assistant secretary stated in a note on www.lords.org. Cox added that the use of the term ‘batter’ is a natural progression in the cricketing discourse, and it was the right time…

Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada and Axar Patel shared seven wickets as Delhi Capitals went on to defeat bottom-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets at Dubai on Wednesday. Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to bat first. David Warner made his return to the SRH side after being left out in the last few matches in the first half but did not have a change of fortunes. Anrich Nortje, whom DC had benched for the entirety of the first leg, returned and bowled scorching fast. His 148kmph delivery was too much for Warner as the leading edge popped up to point and the Aussie…

India Women’s captain has asked for more consistency from the opening pair after the nine-wicket thumping in the first ODI from Australia on Tuesday. India Women’s tour of Australia did not get off to an ideal start as they were hammered in the first One-Day International by nine wickets. https://twitter.com/BCCIWomen/status/1440216163271675908 Captain Mithali Raj had some strong words to say for her openers – Smriti Mandhana in particular and Shafali Verma. “The opening partnership – if they can give us a good start, clearly the middle order can take the momentum from there. But if you lose wickets, you actually have to build an innings in…

18-year-old fast bowler Darcie Brown helped Aussie Women restrict India Women to 225/8, followed by a dominant batting performance from the top order to win the first ODI by nine wickets at Harrup Park. Brown has been adjudged the ‘Player of the match’ for a sensational performance of four wickets for 33 in only her second One-Day International. Australia’s top order of Alyssa Healy, Rachel Haynes and Meg Lanning scored fifties to chase the total down with ease. As it happened, Australia won the toss and elected to field first. India got off to a flying start, scoring 30 runs from the first three overs thanks to wayward Ellyse Perry. But Darcie Brown…

The defending IPL champions did not get their campaign to a great re-start as captain Rohit Sharma missed the match against Chennai Super Kings as precautionary measure after complaining of a knee niggle. Sharma, who scored a magnificent century in the fourth Test against England at the Oval, did not field in the fourth innings. Mumbai Indians  head coach Mahela Jayawardene stated while speaking in an interview during the match that Rohit needed a bit more rest.  “Rohit had something going in the last Test (Oval), so we thought of a couple of days of extra precaution,”  he said. Kieron Pollard, who took over the…

On Tuesday, the teams will lock horns in the first of the three-match ODI series at Harrup Park, Mackay in Queensland. The Australian women have an incredible win ratio of 4.190 wins per loss in the five decades of history. The five-time champions haven’t lost a bilateral series since 2013. Meg Lanning’s team are on a record 24-match winning streak. The last time these two teams met in ODIs, Australia hammered the hosts by 3-0 in India. India Women lost to South Africa at home by 1-4 earlier this year. They did well across formats on their recent tour to England and managed to win the…

Former India selector Sanjay Jagdale recalled MS Dhoni’s first words when he was given the responsibility of leading the team ahead of the 2007 T20 World Cup. Jagdale, impressed with Dhoni’s game awareness, revealed how confident he was in his abilities. He took the reigns of an inexperienced, young Indian team and came triumphant, beating arch-rivals Pakistan in the final. The world cup victory brought a T20 revolution in the country and paved the way for the IPL. “He is cool and reads the game very well, the situations, the opposition, and the conditions. Especially in Twenty20. I will never forget the…

Brendan McCullum believes that his side needs to play a braver style and can end it well in the UAE leg of the Indian Premier League. KKR were reeling at the second last position on the table before the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League was halted midway. The two-time former champions have only two wins to their name out of seven games, with the second leg all set to begin from September 19 in the UAE. The head coach McCullum admitted that their poor performance was a result of players being crippled by fear and believes that they…