Joe Root, England skipper expressed excitement about playing a Test match at Lord’s ahead of the second game against India on Thursday. The first Test between India and England ended in a draw after rain played spoilsport on the final day of the match. Joe Root on Wednesday shared a picture of him walking out […]
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2 Spinners And 3 Pacers Will Be India’s Ideal Bowling Combination At Lord’s Having Uneven Bounce In The 2nd Test, Says Salman Butt
Salman Butt, the former tainted Pakistan skipper feels India should play two spinners against England in the Lord’s Test. He pointed out that while uneven bounce at the venue will aid the faster men, Lord’s has traditionally assisted spinners as well. With pacer Shardul Thakur reportedly suffering from a hamstring injury, India might be forced to make a change from […]
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Ravichandran Ashwin’s Absence In The 1st Test Was Felt: VVS Laxman
Ravichandran Ashwin has scalped 413 wickets in the 79 Tests he has played for India, at an excellent average of 24.56. The off-spinner was the second-highest wicket-taker for India and fourth overall, in the four-match Test series in Australia in 2020/21. He claimed 12 wickets in 3 Tests, including one four-wicket haul. In the four-match […]
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Irfan Pathan Welcomes Move To Rename Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award As Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award
Irfan Pathan, the former India all-rounder welcomed the move to rename the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award. He did not shy away from sharing the hope that the stadiums would also be named after eminent sports personalities. The remarks from Irfan Pathan can be construed as a […]
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Rohit Sharma Probably Lost Concentration Due To Earlier Run-Out Chance: VVS Laxman
Rohit Sharma was dismissed in the 30s once again after the team got off to a great start. He along with KL Rahul stitched a partnership of 97 and put India in the driver’s seat. But the Mumbai Indians skipper perished just moments before lunch that started a mini-collapse. At the end of the day’s […]
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Rohit Sharma Hasn’t Been Expressive In Tests Unlike Limited-Overs Cricket, Says VVS Laxman
VVS Laxman has opined that opener Rohit Sharma has not been as expressive in Tests as he has in white-ball cricket. Speaking at the end of Day 1 of the first Test against England on a chat, VVS Laxman dissected Rohit Sharma’s approach while opening the innings in foreign conditions. Rohit Sharma has recorded scores […]
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The 5-Match Test Series Against England Is A Make-or-Break For Rohit Sharma, Says Sanjay Manjrekar
Sanjay Manjrekar has opined that the five-match series against England is a make-or-break one for Rohit Sharma and that there’s no point in having a batsman, at 34, who only scores big in India. The much-awaited five-match series between India and England kicks off on Wednesday (August 4) in Nottingham. The members of Team India […]
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Virat Kohli Feels There Isn’t Enough Motivation For Players Towards Test Cricket
Virat Kohli feels there is not enough motivation for all the players in Test cricket, and this is the big reason why every team is not able to compete in the longest format these days. India and England will be locking horns in five Tests, with the first starting on Wednesday. This series marks the […]
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Sunil Gavaskar Predicts India Will Clinch Test Series Beating England By 4-0 Or 3-1
Sunil Gavaskar feels that Virat Kohli and boys could take the series 4-0 or 3-1. In the last few tours to England, this might just be the best chance for India to win a series there, for the first time after 2007. After 2007, India toured England three times (2011, 2014, and 2018), but failed […]
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New Zealand Cricket Confirms Kane Williamson, James Neesham, And Lockie Ferguson Will Feature In The IPL 2021 2nd Phase
New Zealand Cricket’s (NZC) chief David White has confirmed the participation of New Zealand cricketers in the upcoming second phase of IPL 2021. Over the last few days, there have been several speculations on this topic, given that the Kiwis are to tour Pakistan in the September-October window. With this tour clashing with the recently […]