Author: Yashovardhan Amonkar

Mushfiqur Rahim has been keeping wickets for Bangladesh for 16 years now, but he has told his coach Russell Domingo that this is the right time for him to pass on the responsibilities to a youngster in the shortest format of the game. Rahim was supposed to share the wicketkeeping duties with Nurul Hasan in the first four T20I matches, but so far, he hasn’t been spotted behind the stumps.  Credit: AFP Apparently, Mushi was set to take the wicket keeping job from Nurul Hasan in the 3rd T20I, but he wasn’t seen doing any wicket keeping drills before the match. The…

“Frustrating” and “disappointing”. These were the choice of words made by England Test captain Joe Root to describe his side’s performance in the fourth Test at The Oval. England needed 291 runs to win when the final day of play began, and the game was right in the balance. After a decent start in the first session, they were 141/2 with a set Haseeb Hameed and star batsman Joe Root at the crease. However, a string of wickets fell in a row, and England got bowled out for 210 runs. It wasn’t the first time in the series when the side collapsed on the last day…

Jasprit Bumrah’s devastating spell during the last innings of the fourth Test has received a lot of praise across the internet. Legendary spinner Shane Warne considers it to be the best spell of the summer. Bumrah has firmly established himself as the best fast bowler in India and arguably in the world. He picked up two crucial wickets during the final day of the fourth test match at the Oval against England. These wickets came at an important stage of the innings and put the visitors in the driving seat. https://twitter.com/virendersehwag/status/1434872184980205570 The first wicket was of Ollie Pope (2 off 11), who had top-scored for England in…

The Indian head coach has returned a positive result in his lateral flow test report and will stay in isolation until his RT-PCR reports come. Bowling coach Bharath Arun, fielding coach R Shridhar and physiotherapist Nitin Patel have also been isolated.  The ongoing test at Oval is in no danger of being postponed as all the Indian players tested negative for their respective tests conducted on Saturday evening and Sunday morning.  https://twitter.com/thusi_c/status/1434451710412394500 The final test will take place at Old Trafford, and the team will travel to Manchester on Tuesday. If Shastri and the three staff members test positive in the RT-PCR report, they will have…

Lendl Simmons smashed 70 runs off 45 balls to earn his side their 3rd win of the tournament. Brathwaite and Wasim’s late flourish for Jamaica Tallawahs goes in vain. Jamaica Tallawahs, who were forced to bat first, got off to a horrendous start as they were reeling at 15/5 at the end of the powerplay phase. Ravi Rampaul (2 off 26) and Akeal Hosein (2 off 12) were simply sensational in their first spells. Thanks to their deep batting line-up, Jamaica avoided an embarrassing batting collapse. Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim (42 off 38) and Carlos Brathwaite (58 off 40) added up 83 runs for the 6th…

The Kiwi spinners were on the mark yesterday as they created havoc in the Bangladeshi dressing room. New Zealand won the game by a comfortable 52 run margin to gain some parity in the series. The Kiwis won the toss and decided that they will bat first this time. The pitch at Dhaka has produced low-scoring tracks that offer help to the spinners, so runs on the board were always going to be helpful. The NZ top order of Finn Allen (15 off 10), Rachin Ravindra (20 off 20) and Will Young (20 off 20) contributed around 50 runs at the start of the innings. Mohammad…

Windies have won in the last game of the 3-match series on the back of a brilliant bowling performance led by Karishma Ramharack and Aaliyah Alleyne. South Africa were batting first, just like they have done throughout this series. However, they failed to reach the highs of the 2nd T20 as they could score just 80 runs. Aaliyah Alleyne was sensational during the powerplay overs as she sent Lizelle Lee and Marizanne Kapp back to the dressing room. SAW skipper Dane van Niekerk was dismissed for a golden duck. All-rounder Sune Luus was the only batter who made any notable addition to the score with her 23. Karishma Ramharack ran riot during…

Chandrapaul Hemraj has become the talk of the town after he scored an unbeaten 105* in a 131 run chase. The Royals skipper Jason Holder won the toss and elected to bat first as they tried to move away from the foot of the table. Four of the Royals batsmen got starts but failed to capitalise on it: Johnson Charles (23 off 22), Shai Hope (22 off 20), Raymon Reifer (22 off 22) and Azam Khan (28 off 26). The Guyana bowlers worked together as a well-oiled unit and kept picking up wickets at regular intervals. Despite going for a few runs, Imran Tahir picked up three wickets for 34 runs. Last match’s man of…

India pacer has been rested in the fourth Test, but that didn’t stop him from celebrating his 31st birthday in style as he cut his cake in front of thousands of Indian fans at the Oval. For a couple of years, Mohammad Shami has been one of India’s most important bowlers in all formats. He has been rested for the ongoing Test match against England at the Oval to manage his workload as India’s cricketing schedule intensifies over the next few months. The Punjab Kings seamer was seen sitting on the sidelines with some teammates and support staff during the second day of the fourth test…

South Africa’s limited overs skipper has returned to the national side after suffering a thumb injury. Keshav Maharaj has been named the captain of the ODI team, while the T20I captain is yet to be announced. Temba Bavuma was batting on 38 in the 26th over of the match when the right-handed batsman took a blow to his right thumb.  Credit: ESPNcricinfo Bavuma had to be retired hurt, and it had an immediate impact on the on-going match as South Africa fell 14 runs short of the target. He had compiled a great partnership of 106 runs with Aiden Markram and the result of the match could have…