Author: Divyansh Mishra

Aakash Chopra thinks Cameron Green might be the costliest player at the next IPL mini-auction. Green, who hails from Perth, has played for Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru before. Unfortunately, a lower-spine fracture during the England tour kept him out of the IPL 2025 mega-auction. Chopra said Green is hitting the ball beautifully since he recovered. And he’ll start bowling soon. Chopra, who used to open the batting for India, thinks teams will go all out to get Green for the 2026 IPL. In a recent T20 against South Africa in Darwin, Green smashed 35 off 13 balls to…

Cricket fans, set your calendars! The 2025 Caribbean Premier League is from August 14 to September 21. Six teams from around the Caribbean will be vying for the title. This year, the teams are Antigua & Barbuda Falcons, Barbados Royals, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Saint Lucia Kings, St Kitts & Nevis Patriots and Trinbago Knight Riders. The first match will be between St Kitts & Nevis Patriots and Antigua & Barbuda Falcons at Warner Park in Basseterre. It will get exciting towards the end with all the knockout matches at Providence Stadium in Guyana. During the group stage, matches will be…

The 2025 IPL was a season to forget for Kolkata Knight Riders. After winning the title the previous year, they finished 8th and missed the playoffs. Critics were questioning KKR’s choices even before the season started, especially after they let go of their title winning captain Shreyas Iyer who was then picked up by a rival team for a huge sum and finished 2nd. KKR also spent a lot, Rs 23.75 crore to bring back Venkatesh Iyer, an all-rounder who played for them in 2024. Iyer’s price was the 3rd highest in the IPL mega auction, after Rishabh Pant and…

Ravichandran Ashwin, the Indian spinner, said that he told a few IPL teams to pick Tim David before the IPL 2025 mega auction. Most of them didn’t agree, saying David’s form has gone down. Tim David, who was released by Mumbai Indians before the auction, didn’t get much attention when his name was mentioned. So Royal Challengers Bengaluru got him for just 3 crores. David has become a valuable asset in RCB’s powerful batting lineup, playing many crucial innings as a finisher. He scored 187 runs with an average of 62.33 and a strike rate of 185.15, which shows how…

Ravi Shastri, the former India coach, has spoken highly of Virat Kohli, saying he was exceptional as a batsman and captain. He said Kohli did well in both roles throughout his career. Shastri and Kohli were a great coach-captain combination, who built a team that was dominant at home and abroad. Kohli decided to retire from Test cricket in May, just before India’s 5-Test tour of England in June. He leaves behind a legacy as one of the best batsmen of his time. Kohli is India’s most successful Test captain, with 40 wins out of 68 matches he led. That’s…

Akash Deep, the Indian fast bowler, will not be a part of the 2025 Duleep Trophy. The tournament is scheduled to take place in Bengaluru from August 28 to September 11. A report in the Times of India on August 13 stated that the 28-year-old bowler from Bihar, who plays for Bengal in domestic matches, will miss the six-team tournament. This is because of the discomfort he experienced during the recent Test series against England. Akash Deep played three Tests against England and took 13 wickets. He was named in the East Zone squad last week but will now be…

According to Dainik Jagran, the Indian dressing room turned to spirituality during the Oval Test when things got tough, and listened to a 16th century stuti. Throughout the five day series finale, the Shri Shiva Rudrashtakam Stuti played. With the series on the line and India down 1-2, the pressure was immense. India had to win to tie the series. But when the top order collapsed in the first innings and Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul got out at 38/2, the dressing room mood worsened. That’s when Raghavendra, the Indian team’s senior throwdown expert, known as Raghu, tried something different.…

With the Asia Cup 2025 just around the corner, scheduled to start on September 9 in the UAE, the team selectors are under the scanner. The Ajit Agarkar led committee is expected to announce the squad in the third week of August. Several spots are still open. Some players including team captain Suryakumar Yadav are working on their way back from a sports hernia injury. On a positive note Suryakumar Yadav seems to be recovering well and is expected to be ready for the tournament. Suryakumar Yadav had surgery for a sports hernia in Munich, Germany in June 2025. He…

Shoaib Akhtar has given his verdict on Pakistan cricket team’s performance. He says the team once had loads of natural talent but now players are prioritizing their own stats over the team’s success. He also pointed out that Pakistani batsmen struggle when the ball moves even slightly off the pitch. His comments come after Pakistan’s heavy defeat in the third game against West Indies in Tarouba. Pakistan were bowled out for 92 while chasing 295 and that batting collapse exposed the team’s weaknesses and led to Akhtar’s criticism. Akhtar was very harsh on the team’s lack of team work on…

Basit Ali, a former Pakistan cricketer, wants India to decline playing against Pakistan in the upcoming Asia Cup. He mentioned India’s decision to not participate in the recent World Championship of Legends. Basit thinks playing India will be a big defeat for Pakistan, he mentioned their recent loss to West Indies as an example. Pakistan’s batting order struggled against West Indies. Top three batsmen were dismissed quickly. Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique and Mohammad Rizwan, the captain, all failed to score. So it was very hard to win the game. Pakistani innings was all out in less than 30 overs. Jayden…