Author: Shubham Bhargava

Manish Pandey has scored a few runs at number 3 for SRH but his strike rate has been under scrutiny. Moreover, he has been found guilty of throwing his wicket away at crucial instances. Former Indian cricketer Pragyan Ojha has opined that Manish should be rested and Kedar Jadhav should be brought in. Pandey hasn’t been able to deliver the kind of performances his side expects him to. The right-handed batsman has been in the eye of the storm for his inability to score big at a brisk pace. The Sunrisers Hyderabad side has now lost all the three matches…

The ICC T20 World Cup 2021 is set to take place in India later this year. The BCCI has decided to host the gigantic tournament comprising 16 international teams at nine venues in India. Amid the rising coronavirus cases in India, it would be a huge challenge for the board to successfully host the tournament. The 2020 edition of the T20 World Cup, set to take place in October-November later this year, will take place at nine venues, namely Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Dharamsala, Ahmedabad, and Lucknow. The final of the marquee tournament will take place at…

Delhi Capitals’ ace pacer Anrich Nortje has joined the team’s bio-bubble. The South African international was earlier diagnosed COVID-19 positive. However, the franchise has now informed that the earlier test result was false and he is all set to join the team. Nortje was one of the five South African cricketers who reached India late after playing the second ODI of the three-match series against Pakistan at home. Another South African pacer Kagiso Rabada was with Nortje on the same flight during their journey to India. He played for DC in the game against Rajasthan Royals on Thursday in Mumbai…

Australian all-rounder Daniel Sams is set to join Royal Challengers Bangalore after recovering from COVID-19. On Sunday, RCB will play against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League 2021. The all-rounder from Australia tested positive on April 7 and was immediately put into isolation at a medical facility. Sams was traded to RCB from Delhi Capitals ahead of this season of the IPL. He arrived from Australia on April 3, and his tests then turned out negative. However, on April 7, when he was tested again, it came out to be positive. Another RCB player, Devdutt Padikkal was also…

Indian pacer Ishant Sharma, who recently played his 100th Test for the country has not featured in the first two matches for his franchise Delhi Capitals. Revealing the reason behind the right-arm fast bowler’s absence from the playing eleven, coach Ricky Ponting revealed that he is still recovering from a slight niggle. The Delhi Capitals have had a mixed start to this year’s IPL. They are missing some of the biggest stars who were a part of almost every game DC played last season. Adding another name to the list of injured players, coach Ponting revealed that Ishant has a…

RCB player AB de Villiers has claimed that the lack of home advantage for every side has balanced out the ongoing edition of IPL. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, BCCI decided to host this season of the IPL in only six venues across the country. It was decided by the BCCI that the 2021 edition of the IPL will not have any home-away situation and all the matches will be played at neutral venues. For instance, RCB is set to play all their matches outside Bangalore. The playoffs have been scheduled in Ahmedabad to ensure that no team has any sort…

Australian international cricketer Delissa Kimmince has retired from top-level cricket after a short international career. The all-round cricketer took a break from cricket after last year’s WBBL and has decided to step away from the game permanently. Kimmince made her international debut at the age of just 18 against New Zealand Women in 2008. However, three years later, she took a break from the game of cricket. The medium-pacer returned to cricket and finished with 14 scalps in ODIs and 45 wickets in T20Is for Australia. Delissa’s best T20I figures of 3 for 20 came against England Women in Mumbai…

Delhi Capitals became the first franchise to rope in a player as a COVID-19 replacement in the IPL 2021. The franchise has signed a 24-year-old all-rounder Shams Mulani as a short-term replacement for Axar Patel, who tested positive for COVID-19 before the tournament. Axar tested positive for COVID-19 just a week before the start of the 14th edition of IPL. Delhi Capitals shared an official statement in this regard, which read: “He had checked into the team hotel in Mumbai on March 28, 2021, with a negative report. His report from the second COVID test, came positive. He is currently…

Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting, who has praised Rishabh Pant on various occasions, said that the newly appointed DC skipper is a team-man. He even compared him to modern-day legends. Pant was given the charge of Delhi Capitals after regular skipper Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of IPL 2021 season due to a shoulder injury. Highly impressed by Pant, Ponting said: “The biggest trick that we need to get right is Pant’s batting position in this IPL, you want to involve him as early as well. Pant is like Virat Kohli or Kane Williamson, if you know he is there…

Rajasthan Royals’ skipper Sanju Samson recently claimed that he believes his side is strong enough to produce the right results in different and difficult situations. RR lost their opening match against Punjab Kings by four runs despite a valiant knock of 119 by skipper Samson who was dismissed on the very last ball of the match. RR are finding themselves in the midst of the storm. The side was given another blow on Tuesday when star all-rounder Ben Stokes was ruled out of the tournament due to a finger injury he picked up while taking Chis Gayle’s catch in the…