Author: Shubham Bhargava

The pacer from England has undergone surgery to remove a fragment of glass from his finger and will stay in rehabilitation for 2 weeks. Jofra is expected to miss at-least the first 4 games in the upcoming IPL. Among all the uncertainty around Jofra Archer’s availability, the RR fans can breathe a sigh of relief as the marquee pacer from England should miss only the first 4 games in IPL 2021. Jofra will return to India to play for Rajasthan after recovering from the injury. In a report by ESPNcricinfo, Archer, who recently underwent a finger surgery in England will…

Over the last few months, there has been a big debate around the Decision Review System (DRS) and the umpire’s call during LBW decisions referred. Umpire’s call is used for the impact and hitting the stumps part of the LBW review. For a ball to be completely hitting the stumps, at least 50% of the ball should be hitting the stumps or the stump-zone (from outside of leg-stump to outside of off-stump and the bottom of the bails). Else, the ball-tracking would reflect umpire’s call, and the on-field decision is retained. The same is the case for the impact. More…

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has expressed its disappointment with Shakib Al Hasan’s plans of picking IPL over international cricket. The Board has added that they will reconsider the No Objection Certificate (NOC) given to the marquee all-rounder for featuring in the IPL. The BCB has expressed its disappointment after all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan expressed his desire to feature in the Indian Premier League over the Test series against Sri Lanka in a letter sent to the Board. The cricketer, however, claimed that the letter was misinterpreted and his only aim behind featuring in the IPL was to prepare for the…

Manchester City are in cruise control in the English Premier League as they head into Wolves on March 3.  City have a comfortable 10-point lead at the summit over second-placed Manchester United. City have been ruthless in all competitions this season and therefore it will be an uphill challenge for the Wolves. City are in great form as they triumphed over Borussia Monchengladbach 2-0 away from home in the Champions League round of 16 fixture. They will face Premier League darkhorse West Ham United before going up against the Wolves on March 3. Even though they have missed the services…

The third Test between India and England was supposed to be an iconic one. It was the first at the newly built Motera (renamed Narendra Modi Stadium) in Ahmedabad. It was also only the second day-night Test match in India. The series was nicely poised at 1-1.  However, the match was over inside two days. All it lasted was 140.2 overs which is the least post the second World War. No team went past the 150-run mark as well. The ball turned and bounced from the first session on the first day. And the spinners ended up taking 28 out…

For a large part of this ongoing four-match Test series between India and England, there has been a lot of talk around the pitches. In the first Test, the 22-yard surface at Chepauk was a placid one on the first two days before it broke down and assisted the spinners. In the second and third Test, spinners were in play very early in the game and the ball turned from the very first day. Spinners have made merry in the second and third Test. Out of the 70 wickets to fall in those two Test matches, spinners had taken 60…

New Zealand will host their Trans-Tasman rivals Australia in the 3rd T20I at the Hagley Oval on Wednesday.  The Kiwis came out on top in both the previous T20I encounters and have a great chance of wrapping up the series at Christchurch. The Kane Williamson-led side defeated Australia by a comfortable margin of 53 runs in Christchurch, before Jimmy Neesham proved his all-round credentials in a high scoring but close affair at Dunedin. Devon Conway stole the headlines in the first T20I, as the South African-born batsman narrowly missed out on a century. The Australian bowlers have been leaking runs throughout…

The IPL has become a massive part of every nation’s cricketing calendar, and the months of April and May are booked for the Indian T20 extravaganza. There are very few international series that take place during the IPL. For the 2021 season, there are a couple of hindrances. South Africa host Pakistan for seven white-ball fixtures in early April, and the Proteas players might miss a couple of weeks of the IPL. Meanwhile, Bangladesh are likely to tour Sri Lanka for two Test matches in April (dates haven’t been revealed yet). Shakib Al Hasan, who was picked up by the…