Author: Soorya G

With the India tour of South Africa scheduled for December and concerns about the Covid-19 situation in the country, questions have arisen over the feasibility of the tour and whether it will be able to go ahead as planned. There is no change in plans at the moment, and the tour is set to go ahead as per schedule. It has been made clear that the Indian team will need to obtain permission to tour South Africa, although borders between the two countries are currently open, with Indian Prime Minister Modi requesting officials to review the travel restrictions with the current situation…

The retention period for the existing Premier League teams is set to end on November 30, which will also signal the start of the draft and auction procedure for the upcoming season. As per the regulations released by the BCCI regarding the retention policy, each team is allowed to retain a maximum of four players, with the rest being available for the draft or the auction that will take place subsequently. With the retention window nearing the finish line, numerous reports have emerged as to the retention choices of the eight teams. As per these reports, five-time champions Mumbai Indians have finalised their picks…

With the IPL retention window coming to a close and all teams required to finalise their list of players that they would want to hold on to by November 30, the cricket world is rife with rumours and speculation regarding the auction strategy of each franchise. Each of the existing teams can retain up to four players, with a maximum of three Indians and two foreigners, in whatever combination. The purse deductions have also been revealed previously, and a team retaining four players will lose a sum of Rs.42 Crore from their total auction purse of Rs.90 Crore. Defending champions Chennai Super Kings have reportedly finalised the first three picks…

T20 World Cup Man of the tournament David Warner in an interview after the tournament has said that it was after he was stripped from his role as captain of the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad that he trained the hardest he ever has in his career, adding that he knew he would get a second chance. Fast forward a few weeks, and here he is second-highest run-getter in the tournament and man of the series for Australia in their victorious World Cup campaign. One of the most successful players to have ever featured in the IPL, Warner captained the Sunrisers to…

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson played one of the most extraordinary innings of the tournament, in the intense pressure-situation of the final, in conditions that were not suitable for batting as he made a brilliant 85 in just 48 balls, to take his side to a commanding total of 172/5 at the end of 20 overs. Despite playing such a brilliant innings, Williamson finished on the wrong side of the result, once again coming up short in the WC final, after disappointing losses in the 2015 and 2019 50-over World Cup finals. Williamson’s superb contribution went in vain as Aussie batsmen David Warner and Mitchell Marsh made short…

A new champion was to be crowned in Dubai on Sunday as New Zealand and Australia faced off against each in the final of the T20 World Cup, both of whom had not won a T20 World Cup thus far. Both teams came into the final against the backdrop of stunning victories in the semi-finals, hopeful of lifting the coveted trophy for the first time. Australia were unchanged, while New Zealand were forced to make a change as Devon Conway suffered an injury, making way for Tim Seifert. Aussie captain Aaron Finch won the toss, and went with the popular choice of fielding first. Batting…

Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar claimed that he wasn’t at all surprised by the non-selection of batsman Hanuma Vihari for the two-test series against New Zealand scheduled for later this month. Hebased his argument on the fact that since Vihari didn’t feature in the recently concluded IPL, and therefore had an “out of sight, out of mind” impact on the minds of the selectors. Credit: PTI “I really was not surprised to be honest because he hasn’t played any cricket in the interim. He hasn’t played in the IPL so hasn’t had any cricket under his belt in the last…

England’s 50-over World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan expressed his intentions to stay on as captain of the England white-ball squad on Wednesday despite his poor patch of form and England’s ouster from the T20 World Cup against New Zealand in the first semifinal in Abu Dhabi. Questions were raised pertaining to Morgan’s form since the IPL, which concluded last month. Having played 39 games in this calendar year, he is enduring what is perhaps the worst form of his T20 career, scoring at an average of just 17.78, while striking at an unimpressive 118.61 across all T20 matches.  Even in…

The Black Caps made it to the final of yet another major ICC tournament as the Kane Williamson-led side pulled off a stunning victory against England, after looking to be in the trenches at one stage of the game. The Kiwis, who have reached the finals in each of the last two 50-over World Cups, in 2015 and 2019, will be looking for a win this time around, having lost the other two games. New Zealand captain Williamson won the toss at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, and decided to bowl first, a very popular decision among captains throughout…

Amidst turmoil at possibly the world’s biggest football clubs, in terms of revenue, reputation, and performance, it looks as if current Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could soon lose his job, with many news outlets suggesting that the Norwegian former Manchester United legend could well face the sack in the coming days. United have gone through a patch of terrible performances, picking up only four out of a possible 18 points in the Premier League since the start of the season. The Champions League hasn’t been a lot better for the Red Devils, who have managed to pick up a scratchy…