Author: Shubham Bhargava

Ace Zimbabwe all-rounder Sikandar Raza is set to miss out on action for a long time after suffering from a bone marrow infection. HeCr  “I had pain in my right arm during the Abu Dhabi Tests. We treated like it was muscular pain initially but the pain kept getting worse. I remember staying up all night, unable to sleep despite having sleeping pills. That’s how I played the Test matches,” he said while speaking to ESPNCricinfo. After the successful surgery, the puss and a red substance, which was removed from Raza’s bone was sent for a biopsy, and the report…

Rashid Khan has been a pillar for Sunrisers Hyderabad, guiding his side to innumerable victories. The Afghani all-rounder reckons that youngster Abhishek Sharma will go on to play a lot of matches for his national side. Sunrisers Hyderabad finally ended their losing streak in the Vivo IPL 2021 after registering a win against the Punjab Kings on Wednesday. After the game, Sunrisers’ ace leg-spinner Khan praised Abhishek Sharma, the young all-rounder, who contributed greatly to his team’s win. Abhishek was given the responsibility to open the bowling for Hyderabad and the all-rounder didn’t disappoint. He bowled four overs for only 24 runs and…

Board of Control for Cricket in India might allow India U-23 players to feature in the upcoming tournament called ‘The Hundred.’ Thus far, BCCI has not allowed Indian players to feature in T20 leagues outside India. Concept of ‘The Hundred’ has been discussed and debated more than any other cricket league in the world. In this new format of the game, each team will face a total of 100 balls in their innings. Reports suggest that BCCI has allowed India U-23 players to feature in the new league which is set to take place in England later this year. Although,…

Former Pakistani pacer Mohammad Amir is all set to feature in the premier English T20 tournament, the T20 Blast. The left-arm seamer will be available for seven matches during the group stage. After retiring from international cricket at a very young age, Amir will most probably focus on participating in major cricket leagues across the globe. If Kent manages to qualify for the playoffs, then Amir will continue his stint for them. Interestingly, this is the second contract for Amir for this year’s English summer. He will also feature in ‘The Hundred’, which is a new league with a new…

In the match against Punjab Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on April 21, SRH pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar went off the field after bowling just 3 overs due to a thigh strain. The swing bowler has recently missed a lot of cricketing action due to several injuries. Indian ace pacer has been a go-to bowler for the ‘Men in Blue’ as well as for his IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad. However, continuous injury scare have often prevented the man from showing his actual potential. In the match against Punjab Kings, Kumar bowled a brilliant spell and played a pivotal…

Cricket expert and commentator Harsha Bhogle claimed that ‘Mankading’ should be made mandatory as the bowler is well within his right to run the batsman out if he is outside his crease. His comments came during the match between CSK and RR. No other form of dismissal has been discussed and debated as much as mankading has been. Many cricket fans claim that the bowler is within his limits to run a batsman out in that fashion, while some suggest that it violates the sportsman spirit. Veteran commentator Harsha Bhogle has called for ‘mankading’ to be made mandatory to cut…

In the 2020 edition of Vivo IPL, BCCI has set up strict rules when it comes to over-rate. The time to finish designated 20 overs has also been reduced this season to ensure minimum time wastage. MI skipper Rohit Sharma was found guilty of maintaining a slow over rate in the clash against DC and has been fined for it. Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma has been fined INR 12 lakh as his side couldn’t finish the required amount of overs in the stipulated time. This is the first time Rohit has been fined for slow over rate this season. …

Punjab Kings were unable to defend 195 against the Delhi Capitals in their last game. PBKS skipper scored 61 off 51 balls in the high scoring encounter. Criticizing his knock, Akash Chopra claimed that Rahul would look back at his knock with regret as he didn’t finish off well, and his team fell a few runs short on the great batting strip. In a high-scoring clash at the Wankhede Stadium, Punjab Kings were caught off guard by some incredible batting by Delhi Capitals’ batsmen, especially Shikhar Dhawan. Batting first, Punjab’s opening batsman Mayank Agarwal played a tremendous knock of 69…

Legendary Kiwi all-rounder Vettori, who has been a part of the IPL as a player and a member of the coaching staff, claimed that Shivam Dube is not up to the mark the ball as well as with the bat in hand. Shivam hasn’t been able to put up impressive performances for his new franchise thus far. Former New Zealand captain and cricket expert Daniel Vettori has raised questions on the capabilities of Indian all-rounder Shivam Dube who is playing in the Indian Premier League 2021 for the Rajasthan Royals franchise. The left-handed batsman and right-arm medium pacer from Mumbai…

In the RR vs PBKS clash, skipper Sanju Samson denied a single to Chris Morris in a last over thriller. Sanju said that it had nothing to do with ego. Morris went on to prove himself, finishing the match against Delhi by smashing a few lusty blows in the final few overs. Needless to say, a few eyebrows were raised when Sanju Samson refused to take a single with Chris Morris at the other end of the game against Punjab Kings while the team was chasing a mammoth target of 222. The game went down to the final ball, with…