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She had represented India in six ODIs and 16 T20Is between 2014 and 2016. Indian Women’s team batter VR Vanitha on Monday announced her decision to retire from all forms of cricket at the age of 31. She mentioned that her retirement would take effect immediately and communicated her decision to the fans via a post on Twitter. She expressed her gratitude to her family and also to her teammates, including the likes of captain Mithali Raj, and veteran bowler Jhulan Goswami, who have both been an integral part of her career over the past decade. Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис,…

Chennai Super Kings bowler Deepak Chahar has revealed a piece of advice from the great MS Dhoni, on the day that he retired. The legendary wicketkeeper-batsman suggested to Chahar that he should work on his batting ability in addition to his prowess as a swing bowler, which also grew leaps and bounds under Dhoni’s leadership at CSK. The suggestion from the master himself has done Chahar a great deal of good, with him now a firm contender for the Indian squad in the white-ball formats, especially with a multitude of important tournaments approaching. Chahar has emerged as quite the revelation,…

Sohail Tanvir and Ben Cutting have been fined 15 per cent of their match fees for inappropriate gestures during Tuesday’s PSL clash between Peshawar Zalmi against Quetta Gladiators at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. In the 19th over of the Zalmi’s innings, Cutting smashed Tanvir for three sixes in a row. After hitting the third six, the Australian went up to his counterpart and showed both his middle fingers. Things turned a tad ugly after the batter smacked the pacer for the fourth six in the over. Thereafter, Tanvir went up to Cutting to have a few words. Seeing the…

Khushdil Shah and Rilee Rossouw played short but impactful knocks to guide Multan Sultans to beat Karachi Kings by seven wickets with two balls to spare Babar Azam-led Kings won the toss and elected to bat first. They could not have asked for a worse start, as the skipper was dismissed off the very first ball of the second over, getting trapped in front of a Rumman Raees delivery. https://twitter.com/ArfaSays_/status/1494018021832404993 The Pakistan captain was sent back to the pavilion after scoring just two runs, and also ended up taking an unsuccessful review. Joe Clarke and Sharjeel Khan then steadied the Karachi ship as Clarke took on…

India produced a good all-round show as they went 1-0 up in this three-match T20I series. The bowlers set up the game first before Rohit Sharma’s blistering cameo at the top. A flourish at the end by Suryakumar Yadav and Venkatesh Iyer helped India get over the line. West Indies couldn’t find any fluency or consistency with either bat or ball and ended up paying the price. India won the toss and opted to field first, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar gave India an early breakthrough as he knocked over Brandon King. Nicholas Pooran and Kyle Mayes then steadied the ship, with the latter doing the bulk of the…

The veteran batsman was part of Chennai Super Kings from its inception in 2008, and IPL 2022 will be the first season in which he will not be part of any franchise. One of the biggest stories coming out of the 2022 IPL Mega Auctions has been Suresh Raina emerging among the unsold players’ list. He has over 5500 runs in the marquee T20 competition and has been one of the greatest IPL players ever, making the No.3 spot his own at CSK, where he won four trophies with the side, most recently in the 2021 edition. Many guessed that Raina – Chennai’s highest…

In a major boost for all the IPL franchises, the West Indies Cricket Board has confirmed the complete participation of all their players for the Indian Premier League after 11 Caribbeans went for the big bucks at the 2022 IPL mega auctions that took place on 12-13 February. The announcement comes as a relief to all the teams as questions arose regarding the availability of the players during the two-month window, with some reports suggesting that the Windies players might be forced to return for international duty. The West Indies Cricket Board rechristened the Cricket West Indies, informed the media…

Quetta Gladiators chased down a total of 200 set by the Islamabad franchise in Saturday’s Pakistan Super League encounter. Alex Hales’ 62, along with Faheem Ashraf’s explosive 55 powered the Islamabad United to a huge total of 199, following which fifties from Jason Roy and Sarfraz Ahmed, and a brilliant cameo from Umar Akmal ensured that the Gladiators sealed an impressive victory, continuing their hot and cold campaign this season. The Quetta Gladiators’ captain Sarfaraz Ahmed won the toss and put the Islamabad franchise into bat. Hales and Rahmanullah Gurbaz’ blistering start might have made the Gladiators feel a tinge of regret with…

The opening day of the Indian Premier League 2022 mega auction was an action-packed event with Rs. 388.1 crore being spent. Teams came prepared with their auction strategies and made big, high-conviction buys on the players that they felt would fit the bill for their team. Indian players took home top dollar, with more than a handful breaching the Rs. 10 сrore barrier. Ishan Kishan was the biggest buy of the day, setting back the Mumbai Indians a whopping Rs. 15.25 crore. Some were of the opinion that many players who were sold on the opening day were a shade overprices, but that…

Deepak Chahar, Prasidh Krishna, and Harshal Patel all went for massive amounts of money on an entertaining day one of the event. Many teams in the auction focussed on building a top-quality Indian core, and it came as no surprise that the fast bowlers took away large amounts of money, especially considering the limited number of top-tier picks. The likes of Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, and Harshal Patel were given a top dollar, while some surprising picks such as Shivam Mavi also hit the jackpot, attracting huge offers from the franchises. 2021 IPL purple cap-holder Harshal Patel was one of the most sought-after pacers in the…