Author: Soorya G

After Sunil Narine produced one of the best playoff performances in the eliminator against RCB to take the KKR into the second qualifier against DC, many wondered if he will recieve a T20 World Cup call-up. West Indies skipper Kieron Pollard has confirmed that the KKR superstar will not be added to the team.  Narine, who has not played at the international stage for more than two years, for a host of reasons, did not make it to the West Indies T20 World Cup squad, which was announced in September. Chief selector Roger Harper felt that he would be “a great miss…

Pakistan all-rounder Hasan Ali has expressed disappointment in the change in coaching staff ahead of the T20 World Cup, after head coach Misbah ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis resigned after the unanimous election of former batsman Ramiz Raja as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board in September. It was then announced that Aussie legend Matthew Hayden and former South African paceman Vernon Philander would take charge as batting and bowling consultants, respectively, for the duration of the T20 World Cup. Credit: Getty Images Ali lavished praise on Younis’ role in his own development, while also hoping that his time under Philander would be equally fruitful. The appointment of Hayden and Philander is an…

On Thursday, the Premier League officially confirmed that the takeover of Newcastle United by the Saudi-led group from previous owner Mike Ashley has been completed. The League added that it has received legally binding assurances that the Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia will not control the club. Manager Steve Bruce is set to leave the club as the new ownership reportedly looks to replace the veteran manager ahead of the first game following the takeover, but there is no clarity regarding the matter as of yet. Credit: Getty Images In an interview with Sky Sports News, Bruce observed that the new owners could be…

On Friday, the ECB has released only one list of 20 players for the 2021/22 season. It was an earlier practice of the ECB to announce separate lists for both white ball and red ball formats. The central retainer makes no such differentiation this time around. The earlier system, which was introduced with the mission of winning the 2019 50-over World Cup, allowed separate contracts to white-ball and red-ball specialists, has been done away with. 20 new players have been offered contracts on a one-year deal. In addition, four increment and three fast bowling development contacts have been awarded by…

The final league match between defending champions Mumbai Indians and the Sunrisers Hyderabad was supposed to be a dead rubber-sort of a game. MI needed to win by 171 runs or more to qualify and SRH being well and truly out of the race. The game was held simultaneously with the RCB-DC match and turned out to be one of the most entertaining fixtures of the entire tournament, with 428 runs being scored by both sides put together, but did not have any significant bearing on the situation of the tournament as Mumbai won by 42 runs. Another surprising change…

Punjab Kings skipper said that he has always prioritised the team over himself after a comfortable victory over CSK. Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul played a spectacular innings of 98* in just 42 balls, as his team scored a resounding victory over the Chennai Super Kings on Thursday at the Dubai International Stadium. KL Rahul went ablaze from ball one after PBKS restricted the Chennai Super Kings to 134/6 at the end of 20 overs. Rahul’s splendid knock ensured that his side chased down the total with seven overs to be bowled. After the game, Rahul admitted that they wanted to chase…

Despite three losses on the trot, Chennai Super Kings captain remained unfazed and said that defeats are part and parcel of a tournament of the standard of the Indian Premier League. MS Dhoni maintained that his side have performed very well to reach the playoff stages , having all but sealed a top-two spot as well. In their final game group stages game, the Super Kings were at the receiving end of a thorough thrashing at the hands of the Punjab side, with KL Rahul crafting a magnificent innings of 98* in just 42 balls. Rahul took his team to a comfortable…

Match-winning England all-rounder Ben Stokes has gone through yet another surgery on his injured finger, which has all but made him unavailable for the Ashes, but boosts his chances of a faster return. Rajasthan Royal cricketer, who went on leave indefinitely for mental health reasons after opting out of the recent Test series against India, injured his finger in a fielding effort during the first leg of the Indian Premier League. Medical expert Doug Campbell, after an examination of Stokes’ injured finger on Monday, carried out a procedure to remove the scar tissue that was causing the all-rounder severe pain, in addition to…

As the playoffs edge ever closer, RCB threw away their chance of making it into the top two places as they failed to chase down a target of 142 against SRH. Sunrisers Hyderabad held their nerve in an intense encounter as Roy and Williamson played crucial knocks to take the side to a competitive 141/7, while good bowling in the middle and death overs, coupled with Kane Williamson’s spectacular run out of the in-form Maxwell ensured that SRH came out on top. RCB skipper Virat Kohli called correctly at the toss and decided to put the Sunrisers into bat. The Sunrisers got off to a…

After a finger injury ruled him out of the Test series in England, the Indian Premier League and the T20 World Cup, all-rounder Washington Sundar has staged a comeback to the Tamil Nadu squad for the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which begins on November 4. Defending champions Tamil Nadu, who defeated Baroda in the final of the 2020-21 edition of the event, will be led by Dinesh Karthik. All-rounder Vijay Shankar has been named as vice-captain after missing out in the current edition of the Premier League.. Natarajan, who had a fantastic season last year in the IPL, and made an entry into the Indian…