Author: Soorya G

The Proteas just about managed to mitigate a serious Irish threat on their way to a victory in the first of the two-match T20I series at the Gloucestershire Stadium on August 3. Ireland once again proved that they perhaps belonged at the highest level, approaching the huge run chase with positive intent and getting pretty close to the target. However, Reeza Hendricks and Aiden Markram’s excellent half centuries turned out to be the difference as the Proteas walked away with a victory. Stand-in skipper South Africa captain Keshav Maharaj won the toss and decided to bat first on a good-looking track. Although the side did lose…

The inaugural edition of cricket at the coveted Commonwealth Games 2022 completed its fifth matchday without any major surprises or upsets. World Champions Australia as well as New Zealand, and India all enjoyed landslide victories over their opponents in a rather one-sided yet entertaining day of cricket at the tournament taking place in Birmingham. To kick things off, Sri Lanka took on New Zealand in a Group B encounter. Sophie Devine won the toss and chose to bat, a popular choice among captains at the Commonwealth Games. The White Ferns got off to a fantastic start, as the skipper and her opening partner Suzie Bates got off to fluent…

India outplayed the Windies with a clinical performance in the third T20I to re-establish a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. Suryakumar Yadav was once again the key to India’s success, scoring a fantastic 76 to take his side home. Earlier, a good bowling output after what was a mediocre start restricted the Calypso Kings to a total of 164, which, considering the start that they got, should have been quite a bit higher. Hardik Pandya and Ravichandran Ashwin put up good performances with the ball to set up India’s victory. However, Rohit Sharma’s injury will be a cause for concern in the Indian dressing room,…

Former Indian batting legend and incumbent BCCI President Sourav Ganguly is set to make a brief return to the field as he takes part in the Legend’s League Cricket tournament, which is set to commence on September 17. Ganguly took to Instagram to break the news to his fans as he announced that he would be taking the field in a one-off charity game in order to commemorate 75 years of India’s independence. He last played a competitive game in 2015 when he was a part of Sachin’s Blasters in the Cricket All-Stars Series in the USA, a special event organised by Sachin…

Virat Kohli’s struggles in recent times have been extensively documented, with various opinions being shared. The player has failed to score a century for close to three years now and has been dismissed in worryingly characteristic fashion on multiple occasions, leading to a widespread debate, with some suggesting that the ex-Indian skipper must be dropped until which time that he recovers his form. World Cup-winning captain and all-rounder Kapil Dev is one with such an opinion. He feels that Virat has had a string of poor performances and like any other player who undergoes an extended run of underperformance, must be dropped.…

The club made the signing official on Friday, taking to their social media handles to announce the completion of the deal. The 6’5’’ Australian centre-back signed a one-year deal after arriving from Australian side Macarthur FC. “I’m excited to represent Bengaluru FC and really looking forward to meeting the players, staff and supporters. I was approached with the idea of moving to India and joining BFC and it immediately caught my attention””I’ve heard a lot about the club as I have friends who have played here, and they had only positive things to say about the club and the league.…

2019/20 ISL Premiers FC Goa have made a statement signing in the transfer window by acquiring young midfielder Ayush Dev Chhetri ahead of the upcoming season. The Goa club, who also won the oldest football tournament in the country, the Durand Cup in 2021, signed the youngster from Aizawl FC, on a deal that will see him represent the club for the next three seasons, with his deal expiring in 2025. Chhetri, who shares his surname with Indian and Bengaluru FC captain Sunil Chhetri, is known to have drawn a lot of interest from multiple sides after first coming on as…

The high-stakes Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia is set to become a five-Test affair going forward, as was confirmed by the ICC Future Tours Programme between May 2023 and April 2027. The last time the two giants of world cricket locked horns in a five-match Test series was back in 1991/92, when the Aussies delivered a resounding thrashing to the Indian side, winning the series comfortably by a 4-0 margin. However, the Indian team have been much more successful in recent times, winning the 2018 edition of the coveted series, as they became the first Asian team to win…

Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has expressed his immense admiration for the style of cricket currently being used by the English red-ball side under new head coach Brendon McCullum. Following McCullum’s appointment as red-ball coach, Joe Root stepped down as captain following a thrashing in the Ashes and a humiliating 1-0 defeat against the Windies. 2019 World Cup hero Ben Stokes was then appointed as the captain of the side. The all-rounder’s appointment, as well as McCullum’s new approach to the longest format, have since brought about immense success, particularly in the batting department, where the English have taken a modern approach and seemingly…

Senegal international skipper Kalidou Koulibaly has been offered a new long-term deal at Italian giants Napoli and according to the club’s sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli, the club considers the imposing centre-back “non-transferrable and untouchable”. There have been several reports speculating that the Senegalese skipper is a top target at Barcelona. The Catalans have been linked with multiple players, of which Koulibaly, as well as France and Sevilla centre-back Jules Kounde, are mentioned to be their primary defensive targets. Koulibaly was also said to be keen on a move to Barcelona but Giuntoli seems to have other ideas. He is on the last year…