On the 19th of December this year, the franchises of the biggest club-based spectacle, the IPL, went into a bidding war. As most franchises intended to deal with their deficiencies, not many players had the good fortune to be associated with a reputable IPL team. Only 61 players from the lot were lucky enough to get selected, with Rajasthan Royals purchasing the most number of players. The battle for overseas attractions such ass Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins and Chris Morris garnered a lot
The Indian Premier League over the years has seen a number of matchwinning bowling performances. From hat-tricks to four-wicket hauls to five-wicket hauls, several bowlers have made a name for themselves in the tournament. Jasprit Bumrah, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal are examples of Indian bowlers who broke through the Indian team after their IPL exploits. Among the overseas names Lasith Malinga, Kagiso Rabada, Dwayne Bravo and Imran Tahir who have achieved huge success in the past. Many of
The 13th season of the Indian Premier League is likely to start from March 29 in Mumbai with Mumbai Indians taking on the Chennai Super Kings. The match kicks off a series of 60 plus matches after which the season finale is likely to be played on May 12. All the teams have build a strong squad after the IPL 2020 auctions and are eyeing to lift the title in the upcoming season. Over the years the IPL has seen big names winning
The Delhi Capitals played with a new-found aggression in the IPL 2019 and making it to the playoffs of the tournament for the first time since 2012. A young group of players led by a young captain in Shreyas Iyer played with a head-on approach which took other teams by surprise. Sourav Ganguly joined the franchise as an advisor and along with Ricky Ponting the coach turned the fortunes of the team around. With another new season approaching the management are now busy
Australia recently was hugely affected by a bushfire attack causing grievous injury to the animals and the humans living in and around the area. The bushfires consumed nearly 18 million acres of land, causing thousands to evacuate and killing potentially millions of animals. The Australian state of New South Wales, where both Sydney and Canberra are located, declared a state of emergency this week, as worsening weather conditions could lead to even greater fire danger. The Bushfire Cricket Bash will be played to
Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma is all set to feature in Jhulan Goswami's upcoming biopic, tentatively titled as Chakdah Express. The movie will be directed by Prosit Roy who worked with Anushka Sharma earlier in Pari. Anushka was seen to shoot for the same at the Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata on Saturday. She looked in the groove for the role as she was shooting donning the Indian jersey and trying to emulate the walking style of the former legendary women's cricketer. The entire
England and South Africa are currently playing four-match Test series which is a part of the World Test Championship. The series is tied at 1-1 after England won the second Test match in Cape Town after the Proteas won the first Test in Centurion. However, the Centurion Test became a highlight for an entirely different reason. England players Ben Stokes and Stuart Broad were involved in a bitter on-field spat which became the talking point of the Test match. The spat happened on
After whitewashing Sri Lanka in the three-match T20I series, Team India are now looking forward to an even tougher and competitive series as they get set to host Australia for a three-match ODI series. The first of the three ODIs that kick-off the India vs Australia 2020 series will be played at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. Keeping in mind the importance of the series, both teams have named a full-strength squad which has a number of matchwinners from both sides. Also Read:
With an eye to replicate their 2016 heroics, Sunrisers Hyderabad have assembled a strong squad in the IPL 2020 auctions held in the last month in Kolkata. They bought a total of seven players including the Indian-U19 captain Priyam Garg who will lead the team in the upcoming U-19 World Cup in South Africa later this month. Virat Singh, the uncapped Indian player from Jharkhand has also been added into the squad along with the Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh who is currently leading
Shubman Gill is in news for all the wrong reasons at the moment after hurling abuses to umpire Paschim Pathak who gave him out controversially in the Ranji Trophy game against Delhi and later had to overturn his decision. Gill had to bear the consequences of his act as well, as his match fees was upheld by the officials. The Delhi team led by Nitish Rana, his KKR teammate walked off the pitch after Gill's dramatics and the game was held up for
The third and final T20I of India vs Sri Lanka 2020 series is all set to be played at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Friday, January 10. India won the second T20I at Indore by 7 wickets and are leading the series 1-0. This happened after the first T20I in Guwahati was washed out due to rain and a damp pitch. Having a lead in the series, India would look to wrap up the series with a win before they host Australia
Kings XI Punjab like the Royal Challengers Bangalore have been the perennial underachievers in the Indian Premier League. Despite picking a strong team season after season, they somehow fail to translate their performance into potential. Something that has hurt their progress in the past editions is also their constant change of support staff. They have changed their support staff almost every season which has not resulted in the way they wanted it to be. This edition again they have picked a strong squad
It was an eventful day of play in the BBL 09 as the 27th and the 28th match saw two back to back hat-tricks by Adelaide Strikers spinner Rashid Khan and Melbourne Stars bowler Haris Rauf. This is the first time ever that two bowlers registered hat-tricks on the same day in the BBL history. While this was Rashid's third T20I career hat-trick, it was a first for Rauf. In the first match of the day between Adelaide Strikers and Sydney Sixers in
Inaugural IPL Champions Rajasthan Royals heads into the 13th edition of the tournament after buying some really good players on the back of a good overall squad. Among them are some players from other franchisees who were really successful with other franchises and played a key role in their success. We carry on our IPL coverage by bringing another 'Players to Watch Out For' write-up where we will be analysing a team that has been everyone's second favorite team after their local favorite.
Ranji Trophy is the Domestic first-class cricket tournament in India. The First Edition of this cricket tournament has played in 1934-35. The first match of this competition was held on 4 November 1934 between Mysore and Madras at the Chepauk ground in Madras. The 2019-20 Ranji Trophy has started on 9th December 2019 to 13 March 2020. For the First time Chandigarh participating in Ranji Trophy and Vidarbha are the defending champions of the Ranji Trophy. Wasim Jaffer became the first player who