Author: Divyansh Mishra

Haris Rauf is all set to represent Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2025, to be held from September 9 to 28 in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The eight-team tournament has placed Pakistan in Group A, along with India, UAE and Oman. Pakistan will start their Asia Cup 2025 campaign on September 12 against Oman in Dubai. Then on September 14, they will face India at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The last time Pakistan played a T20I match against India was on June 9, 2024, during the T20 World Cup in New York where they failed to chase a target…

Sachin Tendulkar, the Indian cricketing legend, recently spoke about his on-field rivalries with Australian greats Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne. He also had a few words about the questionable calls made by former international umpire Steve Bucknor during his career. During a Reddit Ask Me Anything session, Tendulkar gave fans a look back at his career and his thoughts on the current state of cricket. When asked if he ever played a risky shot to disrupt a bowler’s rhythm or test their reaction, Tendulkar recalled an instance against McGrath in Nairobi in 2000. He said he had played many risky…

Akash Deep, the Indian fast bowler and nightwatchman, spoke about his 66 against England in the final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025. He said he just wanted to stay at the wicket as long as he could to wear out the bowlers. Coming in at number four in a tough situation, Akash Deep scored a career-best 66 off 94 balls with 12 fours. His 107 run partnership with Yashasvi Jaiswal was the key, as India tied the five match series 2-2. Akash told ANI, I was just thinking about what the team needed. If the team needs something from…

Sachin Tendulkar is the best batsman in cricket history. He played for 20 years and played 664 matches across all formats. He scored 34,347 runs and 100 centuries which is more than any other batsman in cricket history across all formats. Favourite innings of him of his career He played many memorable innings in his career. Two of his most notable innings were against Australia in Sharjah in 1998 (Desert Storm) and 98 against Pakistan in the 2003 World Cup. But Tendulkar has another favourite. In a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) session, a fan asked Tendulkar to name his…

New Zealand’s cricket team is dealing with multiple injuries ahead of their summer matches at home. Will O’Rourke is out for at least three months, Mitch Santner needs surgery, and both Glenn Phillips and Finn Allen will be out for a while. Will O Rourke suffers stress fracture O’Rourke has a stress fracture in his back from the Zimbabwe series earlier this month. He’ll miss the T20s against Australia next month and the series against England and West Indies in October and November. Santner is getting abdominal surgery. It’s not clear if he’ll be fit for the three T20s against…

After Cheteshwar Pujara retired from cricket, Ravichandran Ashwin gave him a warm tribute, calling his batting a symphony. Pujara announced his retirement on Sunday after playing for over 10 years. The 37-year-old shared the news on ‘X’. He first played for India against Australia in Bengaluru on October 9, 2010. In 103 Tests, he scored 7,195 runs with an average of 43.60. He hit 19 centuries and 35 half-centuries, with a highest score of 206*. He also played 5 ODIs, scoring 51 runs. Ashwin said on his YouTube channel that Pujara’s role at number three, blocking the new ball and…

Earlier this year, a small controversy erupted on social media involving Indian cricket icon Virat Kohli. He supposedly liked a post on a fan page dedicated to actress Avneet Kaur. The incident happened in May and Avneet addressed it on Monday. At the trailer launch of her new movie, Avneet was asked about the increasing attention and love she is getting online, especially from big names. The question was clearly about Kohli’s like. The actress smiled and said, Milta rahe pyaar… Aur kya hi keh sakti hoon (May the love keep coming… what more can I say). The incident was…

Manoj Tiwary, a former cricketer, feels that Virat Kohli’s sudden retirement from Test cricket might have been due to something more than his performance. Kohli, after scoring a century in the first Test of the 2024-25 Australia tour, had a poor run and chose to play domestic cricket after 12 years, playing a Ranji Trophy match against Railways. Though his return drew a big crowd to Arun Jaitley Stadium, he scored only 6 runs off 15 balls. Then he turned his attention to Champions Trophy and IPL. In the middle of the IPL season, he announced his retirement from Test…

Wasim Akram, the legendary fast bowler, played 104 Tests and 356 ODIs in his 19-year international career (1984-2003). He took 916 wickets (414 in Tests, 502 in ODIs). He bowled to many great batsmen including Sunil Gavaskar, Viv Richards, Allan Border, Steve Waugh, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sanath Jayasuriya and Ricky Ponting. Best batter ever bowl to  On the Stick to Cricket podcast, Akram was asked to name the best batsman he ever bowled to. He chose former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe. Crowe played 77 Tests and 143 ODIs for New Zealand (1982-1995) and scored over 10,000 runs. Against…

Dane van Niekerk, the former South Africa captain, is back. She’s been included in the 20-player squad for the national training camp. This camp is crucial as the Proteas prepare for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in 2025. Van Niekerk last played international cricket in 2023. She didn’t make the cut for South Africa’s T20 World Cup team in their own backyard. She didn’t pass the 2km time trial. Announces her comeback through Social media She shared on social media: “I’m back! I missed playing for my country so much during my time away. I’m going to give it…