File photo of Sourav Ganguly and Rohit Sharma© BCCI/Sportzpics The Indian cricket team has had some phenomenal leaders. Rohit Sharma succeeded Virat Kohli who had taken over the reins from MS Dhoni. Sourav Ganguly, who himself is one of the finest skippers in the game’s history, was asked about grooming a captain who could follow Rohit in the years to ...
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 is starting in a few days’ time with top stars gearing up for the mega contest. Over the years, the IPL is a big stage for the players to make their mark. It is also a big platform for those players who are out of favour from the national team to make a case for ...
Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood© AFP Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood feels the price Cheteshwar Pujara puts on his wicket makes him one of the most difficult batters to bowl to, and added that there is a “thrill” one gets after dismissing him. Pujara recently completed a century of Test matches during the Border-Gavaskar series, and though he couldn’t score big in ...
Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood© AFP Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood feels the price Cheteshwar Pujara puts on his wicket makes him one of the most difficult batters to bowl to, and added that there is a “thrill” one gets after dismissing him. Pujara recently completed a century of Test matches during the Border-Gavaskar series, and though he couldn’t score big in ...
Rohit Sharma, the Indian cricket team and Mumbai Indians captain, and Pragyan Ojha have known each other for years. They were teammates at erstwhile Indian Premier League (IPL) outfit Deccan Chargers in 2008. In an episode of ‘My Time with Rohit’ on JioCinema, Ojha recalled the moment he first met Rohit formally in the U-15 national camp and how everyone ...
The International Cricket Council (ICC) decided to change the pitch rating for the third Test between India and Australia in Indore. After the match referee gave the Holkar Stadium pitch a ‘poor’ rating, the Board of Contol for Cricket in India (BCCI) decided to lodge an appeal. In what can be called a successful outcome from the appeal, the rating ...
File image of Hardik Pandya© AFP Former Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq can be called controversy’s “favourite child”. Razzaq stays in the limelight with his harsh comments on players and teams. The 43-year-old cricketer, who played his last match for Pakistan in 2013, invited a lot of criticism after he stated that the India all-rounder Hardik Pandya is nowhere near Kapil Dev. ...
Shikhar Dhawan was dropped from the side following a lean patch with the bat.© AFP Veteran opening batter Shikhar Dhawan has dropped down in the pecking order due to the rise of youngsters, Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan, as far as the Indian team is concerned. Dhawan, who was a mainstay in the team for nearly seven years, was dropped ...
Australian cricket star Marnus Labuschagne remains one of the finest Test batters in the world at the moment. During the recent tour of India, Labuschagne had the opportunity to play against some of the finest Indian batters of the generation — Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Having returned home, Labuschagne got into a fun Q&A session with fans on Twitter. ...
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma© YouTube Star India batter Virat Kohli is undoubtedly one of the fittest sportspersons in the current times. Known for his classic batting style, the 34-year-old cricketer is an inspiration for a lot of fans out in the world. Over the years, Kohli has tremendously worked on his physique and shown rigorous discipline towards his diet. ...
