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A board game called 10D Cricket developed by a former sports journalist in Chennai is engaging families in a cricket fever of a different kind at homes even as cricket fans gear up for the Indian Premier League and World Cup cricket season. The 28 CM long square board with 64 chess-like boxes, two bats,
IPL 2021: David Hussey hailed two KKR cricketers in a pre-season interview.© Instagram With the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 set to resume, David Hussey, chief mentor of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), has hailed Shubman Gill and Nitish Rana for their displays for the team. The KKR opening duo is crucial to the franchise’s ambitions
With the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season set to resume on September 19, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) took to social media to give fans a glimpse of Glenn Maxwell‘s form. The all-rounder was acquired by the Virat Kohli-led side ahead of the 2021 season, during the Player Auction. Despite underwhelming performances in the past
Rohit Sharma has started training with Mumbai Indians (MI) squad after completing his mandatory quarantine in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Rohit received a warm reception from his team and a video of the much-awaited reunion was shared on Twitter. “Lots of hugs, hello and fist bump from skipper Ro to our squad,” the five-time
Virat Kohli is set to step down as T20I skipper after the upcoming T20 World Cup.© AFP While Virat Kohli’s decision to relinquish Team India’s captaincy in the shortest format of the game after the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup has left many shell-shocked, former national selector Sarandeep Singh has said that he had an
Former India all-rounder Hemlata Kala believes that the role of aggressive opener Shafali Verma would be crucial in the upcoming one-off Pink Ball test against Australia Women as she plays “unique cricket” and there won’t be any challenge for the teenager. The 17-year-old Rohtak-born Shafali, scored a total of 159 (96 and 63) runs on
The countdown has begun for the Ashes as the opening Test match, set to take place in Brisbane, is less than three months away now. Australia will look to retain ‘the urn’, which they have kept since thrashing England 4-0 in 2017-18. Steve Smith, who was the leader of the pack for the Aussies back
With Virat Kohli stepping down, Vinod Kambli feels Rohit Sharma will be India’s new T20I captain.© AFP Former India cricketer Vinod Kambli feels opening batsman Rohit Sharma will be India’s skipper in the T20Is after the 2021 World Cup. Virat Kohli on Thursday announced that he would step down as the T20I skipper of the
Virat Kohli announced on Thursday that he would step down from India’s T20I captaincy after the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup in Oman and the United Arab Emirates. He took to social media to share this update. “I have decided to step down as the T20 captain after this T20 World Cup in Dubai in
Saurabh Netravalkar breached Article 2.5 of ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel.© Twitter USA captain Saurabh Netravalkar was reprimanded for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the first game of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League 2 against Nepal in Muscat. Netravalkar was found to
Jasprit Bumrah and Suryakumar Yadav are in a 6-day isolation before joining Mumbai Indians camp.© AFP Following the cancellation of the fifth Test match between England and India in Manchester, players from both sides have joined their respective Indian Premier League (IPL) squads in the United Arab Emirates and are currently in isolation for six
Kulwant Khejroliya has replaced Manimaran Siddharth in the Delhi Capitals squad.© Mumbai Indians Delhi Capitals on Wednesday announced that left-arm orthodox bowler Manimaran Siddharth has been ruled out of the second half of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 due to an injury. The 23-year-old incurred a quadriceps strain during training in Dubai. Left-arm pacer
England big-hitter Dawid Malan feels Indian bowlers are subtly different from each other, making it nearly impossible for batsmen to fully get used to them. The India pacers were better than their English counterparts in the recent intensely-fought Test series and the visitors were leading 2-1 before the fifth match was called off following multiple
From swimming to soccer, running to horse riding, Afghanistan’s new sports chief said Tuesday that the Taliban will allow 400 sports — but declined to confirm if women can play a single one. “Please don’t ask more questions about women,” Bashir Ahmad Rustamzai told AFP, from an armchair where Afghanistan’s Olympic Committee president had sat
Babar Azam will lead Pakistan in the T20 World Cup that will be played in Oman and UAE.© Twitter Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) newly appointed chairman Ramiz Raja feels it’s “too early” for him to assess Babar Azam but pointed that he has similar expectation from the Pakistan skipper as he saw with Imran Khan.
Former England captain David Gower has said the events that led to the cancellation of the Manchester Test need better explanation, while claiming that skipper Virat Kohli sent letters to the Indian board at midnight, a day before the match, Gower made the claim in an interview with Cricket.com. The fifth Test was cancelled following
“Dazzle the Dog”, a small and furry pitch invader, recently hogged the limelight with its cute and hilarious antics during the All-Ireland T20 Women’s Cup semi-final match between Bready and CSN. And, now, the popularity of the canine seems to have grabbed the attention of the International Cricket Council (ICC) too. On Monday, as ICC