Author: Yashovardhan Amonkar

The newly formed IPL franchise owned by CVC Capitals is looking to acquire Ravi Shastri for the head coach’s position. After the immense success of IPL over the last decade and a half, BCCI decided to add two new teams to make it a 10-team tournament. RP Sanjiv Goenka and CVC Capitals splashed the cash to earn the rights for the new franchises. Capitals acquired Ahmedabad for a price of Rs. 5265 CR, and the owners are now reportedly looking to woo Ravi Shastri. According to Cricbuzz’s report, Capitals have contacted the current team India coach to take the head coach’s role at the Ahmedabad franchise. Shastri’s…

The cricketer-turned-commentator backs his former teammate Jasprit Bumrah as a worthy captain following Virat Kohli’s T20I captaincy resignation. Ashish Nehra has disregarded claims that fast bowlers cannot be successful captains, and has named Jasprit Bumrah a likely candidate to take the baton from Virat Kohli. Being a fast bowler himself, Nehra made an excellent case for his breed of cricketers. “Courtney Walsh was a captain, Wasim Akram was a captain, Waqar Younis was a captain too. There’s nothing like that,” the former left-arm pacer spoke on the notion that fast bowlers can’t lead international sides.  Nehra also joked about India making a mistake…

SA skipper Temba Bavuma is hopeful that his side will play to their potential and get the better of one of the strongest teams in the tournament. England has won all four matches so far, and are favourites to win the T20I World Cup. South Africa will have to overcome this challenge if they are to reach the semi-finals. As it stands, Australia and South Africa are tied on six points, with only net run rate separating them. The Aussies will face West Indies today (3:30 PM IST), and their net run rate will only increase if they beat the…

Chile talisman Arturo Vidal has had his name removed from a local stadium amid a disagreement with the local officials. The midfielder apparently wanted the stadium to be accessible for young players, which the authorities denied. Vidal grew up in San Joaquin, a community in Chile. A 3000 capacity stadium was constructed there, which was associated with his name. San Joaquin’s mayor claimed that Vidal’s name was removed from the stadium because there had been some ‘misunderstanding’ that Vidal had helped fund the stadium’s construction. Credit: CNN Chile Meanwhile, the Inter Milan midfielder took to his Instagram account, stating that…

Three players, who have been isolated since October 28, are expected to be in contention for the 1st ODI. However, the other three players, who tested positive between October 29 and November 2, will be in self-isolation till November 9 at least. When the first three players tested positive, the trio was placed in isolation for ten days. All other players and staff went into a six-day quarantine. Among this group, three more players tested positive in new tests. As they came out to be COVID-19 positive on separate days, their respective isolation periods end on November 7, 8 and 9. The first ODI will…

England’s woes continue as another fast bowler is ruled out of the World Cup due to injury. Reece Topley replaces Tymal Mills in the 15-man squad. This incident adds to the misery as other pace weapons like Jofra Archer, Sam Curran and Ben Stokes have not been at Eoin Morgan’s disposal. Mark Wood, the best fast bowler in the squad, hasn’t been able to play a match yet. During the match against Sri Lanka, Mills had to leave the field during his 2nd over. He suffered a strain on his right thigh, similar to a problem he experienced back in 2018. On examination, the injury is not a…

Ex-India captain Rahul Dravid will be the successor to Ravi Shastri, the BCCI announced in the statement. The India A coach will start his tenure in the home series against New Zealand.  https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/1455917023767109638 Dravid has been appointed as the new India head coach for a two-year stint. Despite being known for his impressive defensive techniques during his playing career, the 48-year-old is no stranger when it comes to coaching teams. He has previously worked with Indian players at NCA, U-19 and India A levels. Dravid will have an added advantage as a lot of the younger national team members and upcoming cricketers have worked under…

The Bangladesh pace bowler is hopeful that the pitches at home improve in the future as it will help them prepare for the big tournaments. Bangladesh’s hopes of reaching the T20I semi-finals were dashed on Tuesday as they suffered a massive loss at the hands of South Africa. As they are stranded on zero points from three matches, they will not overtake South Africa’s six points or England’s eight.  https://twitter.com/ICC/status/1455500543984611331 The loss was a by-product of a horrendous batting effort by the Mahmadullah-led team. They were wrapped up for a paltry 84 runs, and both SA’s bowling prowess and Bangladesh’s batting lapses were…

Mahela Jayawarden reckons that India’s last-minute decision of mixing up the batting order didn’t do the side any favours. On Sunday, Virat Kohli’s India were beaten convincingly by New Zealand and is now playing catch up in Group B. They have to win their remaining games by a healthy margin and depend on other results to go their way. Learn more 👉 New Zealand’s Dubai domination pushes India to the brink Jayawardene, who has been immensely successful as Mumbai Indians coach, thinks that India threw a spanner in their work. Ishan Kishan was set to replace Suryakumar Yadav due to a back spasm to the 31-year-old. This meant that…

Despite almost being out of the semi-final equation, the Bangladesh all-rounder had a tournament to remember on a personal level. As always, the Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan talisman has been a critical figure for his nation during this tournament, breaking a few records in the process.  He went past Shahid Afridi and Lasith Malinga to become the highest wicket-taker in the T20I World Cup history. The left-arm orthodox bowler claimed his 40th wicket against Sri Lanka, which is more than Afridi (39), Malinga (38) and Saeed Ajmal (38).  https://twitter.com/AllCricRecords/status/1454745811837988869 The 34-year-old is one of only four bowlers to have registered 100+…