Author: Soorya G

The mercurial David Warner heads back home as he was snapped up by the Delhi Capitals for Rs.6.25 Crore in the 2022 IPL mega auctions. The stalwart Aussie left-hander was treated rather unfairly, by most accounts, in the previous edition of the tournament, where he was stripped of his role as captain of the Sunrisers Hyderabad and kept out of the side. https://twitter.com/IPL/status/1492404220477476868 The rift between the Sunrisers and Warner was quite obvious, with the player even making it clear on social media that he felt he was mistreated at the franchise and would like to leave following the 2021…

The cash-rich Indian Premier League mega auction has lived up to its billing so far, with prices hitting the roof on multiple occasions. A host of players went above the staggering Rs. 10 crore mark, including Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, and Prasidh Krishna. However, the biggest buy came from the Mumbai Indians camp, as the five-time champions bought back explosive left-handed batsman and wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan for a massive Rs. 15.25 crore.  The 23-year-old was expected to be one of the most expensive buys in this auction. As expected, he drew the most attention from the teams. The versatile youngster, with a base price of Rs. 2 crore, had the…

Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has lavished praise on Karnataka pacer Prasidh Krishna, advocating his name for the T20 World Cup in Australia to be played later this year. The lanky quick produced a magical spell of bowling against the West Indies in the first ODI in Ahmedabad, picking up four wickets while conceding just 12 runs, in nine overs, at an unbelievable economy rate of 1.33. He has not played T20s for India yet, but has had a sterling start to his ODI career, after making his debut against England in 2021. Harbhajan felt that Prasidh Krishna could be the ideal partner to ace…

Former Indian opener Wasim Jaffer also posted a heartfelt message for head coach Anil Kumble, as he wished the Punjab franchise luck ahead of the Indian Premier League mega auctions. The 43-year-old has announced his resignation from his role as batting coach of the PBKS and made the revelation notoriously close to the 2022 mega auction, which is set to take place on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru. The witty veteran made the announcement via a hilarious meme featuring popular Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor. Jaffer’s announcement garnered a lot of attention from fans, who were extremely amused with the meme…

The Proteas are preparing for yet another series that is being built up as a battle of the bowlers after beating India in a series win that came as a shock to many. The South Africans managed to fend off the frightening Indian pace bowling attack and also outperformed them in the batting department. They will next face the Kiwis in their own backyard, as the two sides are slated to play a two-match Test series in Christchurch. South African captain Dean Elgar has expressed confidence in his side’s ability to pull off another series win against the World Test Champions New…

Senior fast bowler Ishant Sharma’s place in the Indian Test match setup appears to be highly uncertain, with the Delhi veteran not making it clear with regards to his availability for selection in the Ranji Trophy, which will take place in a phase-wise manner this year. The 33-year-old has not made any formal communication with the Delhi and District Cricket Association. Although he was part of the Indian squad for the Test series against South Africa, he did not feature in any of the three Tests of the series, which India ended up losing. He has been losing favour in the Indian…

The Karnataka pacer bowled a fabulous spell of 4/12 as India won the second ODI by 44 runs. The mighty Men in Blue wrapped up their first series victory under new captain Rohit Sharma, as they comprehensively beat the West Indies in the second ODI at Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Prasidh Krishna produced a magical spell of bowling as the Indians successfully defended their first innings total of 237. The three-match series now stands at 2-0, with the third match, although of no consequence to the result of the series, to be played on Friday. Windies white-ball captain Kieron Pollard’s unavailability meant that explosive wicketkeeper-batsman Nicholas Pooran took charge of…

Left-arm spinner Ashton Agar has been named in Australia’s 18-man contingent that is set to tour Pakistan in March. He will be the third spinner in the side, along with modern-day great Nathan Lyon and leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson. There were concerns that some players might bow out of the squad in fear of security concerns in Pakistan, but it did not present any significant surprises, as veteran pacer Josh Hazlewood returned to the side after missing out on a few Ashes Tests earlier in the year. Promising pacer Jhye Richardson has been left out, in an apparent measure to manage his workload, while Neser…

In a heart-wrenching case of animal cruelty, Dagenham & Redbridge centre-back Yoan Zouma uploaded footage where his brother Kurt was seen kicking a cat across the floor of his residence, followed by a few other acts of cruelty against the cat.  The West Ham defender was seen attacking the animal while his younger brother Yoan, also the cameraman in this case, laughed as the cat was beaten. The 27-year-old former Chelsea player first appears into the frame, with the cat in his hands. He then proceeds to release the cat from his grasp and boots it in mid-air, following which…

An embarrassing incident has left footballing giant Ajax red-faced, as Director of football Marc Overmars was forced to resign from his position at the club. His decision came as a massive shock to the football fraternity, as evidence emerged that he had been sending compromising photographs to female employees and exhibited “stalking-like” behaviour, which led him to his decision to leave the club. The former Ajax, Arsenal and Barcelona striker was a key official at the Amsterdam club after joining in 2012. he has been known to have handled the footballing side of things at Ajax to perfection, as the Dutch giants heartbreakingly missed out…