Author: RoshanGede

Team India have been sweating over the fitness of their players in recent times, with untimely injuries ahead of crucial series being a regular occurrence. The Men in Blue missed the services of premier quick Jasprit Bumrah and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja at the T20 World Cup 2022 with back and knee injuries, respectively. Mohammed Shami, who replaced Bumrah in the tournament, was ruled out of the recent Bangladesh tour with a shoulder injury. India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik feels that Shami might not be a definite starter in the team’s four-match Test series against Australia in February-March, given his recurring fitness woes. Karthik also raised concerns…

With an INR 17.50 crores deal, Cameron Green was Mumbai Indians’ biggest buy – the second most expensive – at the IPL 2023 mini-auction in Kochi on Friday. Mumbai Indians, the most successful team in IPL history with five titles till date, had a poor run in 2021 and 2022, hitting an all-time low with a bottom finish in a 10-team contest earlier this year. At the heart of their poor run was the indifferent form of skipper Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan, after the latter was roped in as the most expensive buy in the mega-auction. Hardik Pandya and Trent Boult’s absence was clearly felt in…

Ravichandran Ashwin and Shreyas Iyer played starring roles in a nervy fourth morning’s play to help India clinch a fighting three-wicket win in the second Test against Bangladesh at the Shere Bangla National Stadium on Sunday to progress further in the race to the ICC World Test Championship final. Having already lost skipper KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli late on Day 3 in their run-chase of 145, Team India resumed at overnight 45/4, and there was instant excitement in the first over, with night-watchman Jaydev Unadkat surviving a close leg-before review by the hosts. Unadkat tried to slog his way out with a soaring…

Chennai Super Kings acquired the services of England’s Test captain and the ODI and T20 World Cup winner Ben Stokes in what turned out to be the third most expensive buy of the IPL 2023 mini-auction held in Kochi on Friday. One of the game’s finest all-rounders across formats, the Englishman was unsurprisingly one of the most sought-after players in the event, receiving bids from Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants, until CSK, the four-time IPL winners, managed to bag him. Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений Chennai Super Kings (@chennaiipl) Sam Curran (INR 18.5 crores to Punjab Kings) and Cameron Green (17.50…

Eyebrows were raised when four-time Indian Premier League champions Chennai Super Kings began the mini-auction with the less-than-desirable acquisition of Ajinkya Rahane for INR 50 lakhs. Out of touch in T20 cricket and on the wrong side of 30, the general reaction to the deal on social media ranged from ‘Why?’ to ‘Are they out of their minds?’ However, by the time the mini-auction and following a couple of really smart picks, that sentiment changed entirely. Chennai Super Kings now have a more than competitive squad on their hands and have enough quality on the bench in case of any…

Australia’s comfortable win in the first of three home Tests against South Africa has put them in great stead to register their first home-series win over the opponents since 2005-06, after three failed attempts thereafter. The Boxing Day Test at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, beginning Monday, December 26, also holds great significance in context of the ongoing World Test Championship 2023 cycle, wherein Australia are currently placed at the top, while South Africa slipped a spot down to third following their first Test defeat and India’s win over Bangladesh. The Australia fast-bowling trio of skipper Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland relished the…

Sam Curran, who bagged a record INR 18.5 crores deal at the IPL 2023 mini-auction, reflected on nervous times preceding the event and looks forward to his reunion with the Punjab Kings. There was a sense of anticipation for the premier all-rounders Curran, Ben Stokes and Cameron Green ahead of the IPL 2023 mini-auction in Kochi on Friday, December 23, and as expected, the trio bagged record deals after intense bidding in the second set. While Stokes and Green went to Chennai Super Kings (INR 16.25 crores) and Mumbai Indians (INR 17.5 crores), respectively, it was Curran who stole the limelight, being roped in by PBKS for a…

The Impact player rule, set to be applied at the upcoming edition of the Indinan Premier League, will only allow Indian players to be substituted, unless a team goes in with less than for overseas players in their starting XI. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has confirmed the set of rules and conditions to the newly introduced rule, which will be introduced during the IPL 2023. In the regulations as revealed to the franchises on Wednesday, the board has specified that the “Impact Player can only be an Indian player unless there are less than 4 overseas…

The young, yet experienced duo of Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh will view the upcoming Women’s U-19 World Cup as a great preparation opportunity for the T20 World Cup that follows soon after. Verma and Ghosh, both of whom have been key members of the Indian Women’s cricket setup having played 73 and 46 international matches respectively, will be in action at the inaugural edition of the Women’s U-19 World Cup in South Africa to be played between January 14 and January 29. The tournament would be looked at as another preparation opportunity for the duo, ahead of the Women’s…

Melbourne Renegades will be up against Brisbane Heat in the tenth match of BBL 2022-23 at the Simonds Stadium, Geelong, on Wednesday. The Renegades have had a dismal run in the BBL in recent years, having finished at the bottom of the points table in each of the last three editions after winning their maiden title in 2018-19. Led by Nic Maddinson, they have made a fine start to this year’s campaign, with back-to-back wins over Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder helping them sit second in the points table currently. Maddinson produced a clinic against the Heat, and looked in fine…