Glenn Maxwell has hailed Virat Kohli and reiterated his desire to play under the leadership of the Indian captain at RCB in IPL 2021. The destructive Australian batsman again showered praise on Kohli and called him the 'pinnacle of the game' for his dominance across formats.
While the world is divided over how the Motera pitch played in the third Test between India and England, former West Indies great Viv Richards is of the opinion that the world should stop cribbing about the pitch, since playing here is all about tackling spin. He also pointed out that the English side should have been better prepared for that coming into the series.
While his photo has received a lot of heart and fire emojis in the comments from his Insta fam, the cricketer’s wife, Ritika Sajdeh, took this opportunity to troll him and left a rather sarcastic and funny comment on the post.
In his recent Instagram posts, it can be seen that the 23-year-old cricketer is not losing his focus as he spends time indulging in some intense workout sessions.
On This Day at the 2003 World Cup in Centurion in South Africa, Sachin Tendulkar's brilliant 98 off just 75 deliveries helped India beat Pakistan by six wickets to make it 4 out of 4 for the country against their arch-rivals in World Cup cricket.
The BCCI's decision to allot IPL 2021 matches to only a few venues hasn't gone down well with some of the stakeholders, who missed out on the opportunity, playing in front of home crowd. Now, Punjab Kings has written a letter to the board asking for an explanation for the same. According to the Times of India, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi and Ahmedabad are among the cities, to host the tournament.
Team India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been patiently waiting for his turn to get a chance in the ongoing series versus England, but has been showing the intensity in the training sessions, day after day. On Saturday, the dasher, who is also an excellent fielder, shared a series of posts where he can be seen working with fielding coach R Sridhar.
One of the biggest match-winners for Pakistan, Shahid Afridi has been a controversial figure, on and off the field. The stylish all-rounder celebrates his birthday on March 1, but his age, like always, is once again a topic of discussion. While he announced on Twitter, that he turned 44, his autobiography suggests, that he would 46. On the other hand, his age on various websites is only 41.
Former India speedster and current Mumbai chief selector Salil Ankola on Sunday revealed that he has tested positive for COVID-19. The former speedster took to Facebook and Instagram to share the news.
Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed on Sunday the appointment of Tom Moody as the Director of Cricket effective from March 1. Moody's appointment comes following recommendations made by the Technical Advisory Committee of the SLC to revamp Sri Lanka’s Cricket operations.
Young Karnataka sensation Devdutt Padikkal continued his terrific form ahead of the IPL with a third successive century as the defending champions stormed into the Vijay Hazare Trophy quarterfinals with a lopsided 10-wicket win over Railways in a group C here on Sunday.
The 2021 Asia Cup could be postponed if India reach the World Test Championship (WTC) final, said Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani.
Varun Chakravarthy was earlier picked in the T20I squad for the tour of Australia as well, on the back of impressive performances in the IPL 2020 for Kolkata Knight Riders.
As England's 2021 tour continues to go awry, Monty Panesar is miffed with the level of cricket that is being offered. He likened it to club cricket.
PCB chairman Ehsan Mani said the ICC has assured them it will get a written assurance from the BCCI by next month that all its players, officials, fans and journalists will be issued visas for the World T20 Cup to be held in India.
Vengsarkar, who played 115 Test matches, spoke on how to approach spinners in such conditions.
India inflicted a 10-wicket defeat on England inside two days at Ahmedabad after dismissing the tourists for 112 and 81 in the two innings of the Pink-Ball third Test. It was after England lost the second Test in Chennai by 317 runs.
It is safe to say that the seperate squads picked for the ODI and T20I series against South Africa have raised more questions than given answers.
Meanwhile Ravichandran Ashwin's fine all-round performance made sure that he moves to number three in bowler's rankings. He went onto take nine wickets in the second Test match in Chepauk and also scored a hundred.
Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao has urged BCCI to host some IPL games in Hyderabad, citing the low number of Covid-19 cases in the city.
Steyn wrote that the commentators should focus on talking about the game and should not use the airtime to make a remark about someone's ethnicity, weight and sexual choice.
The second Test match in Motera was anything but batsman's paradise. The pitch kept turning from ball one and as a result the game ended in just two days. So what the batsmen could have done differently? A former India captain has an interesting take on it.
Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon said that people never seem to have an issue with wickets that assist seam bowling yet criticise pitches that offer turn.
England opener Rory Burns has been given a talking to by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) over engaging in an online spat with England women's cricketer Alex Hartley.
Mayank Agarwal, who is yet to play a match in the series, took to Instagram to share a photo showing fans who Team India's "Mafia Gang" are.
The BCCI has reportedly shortlisted six cities - Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Ahmedabad and Kolkata - to host the IPL 2021.
Former India international Wasim Jaffer took to Twitter to endorse Ravichandran Ashwin's view on the Motera pitch in his own unique style.
India off-spinner R Ashwin launched a scathing attack on critics of the Motera pitch where the third Test against England was played.
Pakistan Cricket Board chief executive Wasim Khan is expected to get a formal extension at the Board of Governors meeting.
The Motera track was a "tricky one" but England's batting coach Jonathan Trott feels that it would be a "disservice" to solely blame the 22-yard strip.
On This Day in Hobart in 2012, Virat Kohli announced himself on the international stage with a breathtaking hundred against Sri Lanka. Kohli's unbeaten 133 off just 86 deliveries helped India chase down the target of 320 within 37 overs keeping their chances alive in the tournament.
There are two concerns India needs to address ahead of the series finale starting the 4th of March. One involves the contribution of their Number 5 batsmen and the other the utility of Washington Sundar - the batting all-rounder in the XI.
In a good news for Pune's cricket fans, the city is all set to host the three match ODI series between India and England after getting a go ahead from Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray.
There was some big moolah offered to a few players from Australia and New Zealand in the mini-auctions of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. While Kyle Jamieson was the second-most expensive player having been purchased by Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 15 Crore, Glenn Maxwell (INR 14.25 crore) and Jhye Richardson (INR 14 crore) were the biggest Australian buys at the auctions.
New Zealand spinner Ish Sodhi was signed up as a player by Rajasthan Royals, then he was made a spin consultant but Liason Officer? Yes, Sodhi has been brought onboard in this managerial role for IPL 2021.The report also adds that most probably, knockouts and the final of IPL 2021 will be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
The Ahmedabad game was also the shortest Test in terms of balls bowled since 1935.Speaking of his success down under, he said that before the Adelaide Test, he watched the footage for eight straight hours
The upcoming third and fourth T20Is between New Zealand and Australia will be played behind closed doors, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) confirmed on Saturday.
Back-to-back losses against New Zealand has only enraged Aussie cricket fan who targetted Team Skipper's wife on social media.
Former England captain Kevin Pietersen has taken a different line than his former teammates and ex-cricketers who have slammed BCCI for dishing out a pitch which saw a Test match getting folded up within two days.
A lot has been made of the pitch in the Day and Night Pink Ball Test at Motera which was wrapped within two days by the home team. Yes, it was the seventh shortest Test in the history of the game. Yes, it was the shortest Test match India has been a part of and yes it was the shortest Test of the last 85 years. But this does not necessarily imply that the pitch was terrible, monstrous and unfit for Test cricket.
The BCCI has released the limited overs squad for India women's team for the upcoming home series against South Africa women.
He used the example of Joe Root taking out five wickets to validate his point.
Bumrah played the first Test match where he accounted for four wickets. However, he went wicketless in the third Test match at his home-ground in Motera, Ahmedabad.The Pink ball which has extra coats of lacquer, skids off the surface and this is causing a lot of problem. Earlier also the inaugural Pink Ball Test in Eden Gardens in 2019 didn't last the full five days.
On This Day in Bengaluru in the 2011 World Cup, hosts India and England played out a thrilling tie with Sachin Tendulkar and Andrew Strauss registering splendid hundreds. It was only the fourth tie in World Cup cricket history!
England all-rounder Chris Woakes will not be available for selection for the fourth and final Test against India as he has left the tour for his pre-planned break.
Kevin Pietersen will lead England Legends and Khaled Mahmud will captain the Bangladesh Legends in the Unacademy Road Safety World Series.
Pakistan cricketer Umar Akmal's 18-month ban over corruption charges has been reduced to a year, the Court of Arbitration for Sports said Friday.