Author: Divyansh Mishra

Joe Root, England’s star batsman, knows the hype surrounding big series like the Ashes. He knows people will make up storylines and amplify the noise. He’s aware of David Warner’s comments about him in Australia but isn’t letting it get to him. Root, who has the second highest score in Test cricket with 13,543 runs, is key to England’s Ashes bid. Despite being important to the team, he’s yet to score a Test century in Australia where he’s about to play his fourth series. He hasn’t scored a century in 14 Test innings in Australia. Warner, the former Australian opener,…

Virat Kohli seems to be hinting at a comeback to ODI cricket before the series against Australia. This comes at a time when there are talks and rumors about him and Rohit Sharma retiring from ODIs and hence not playing in the 2027 World Cup. A while back, Kohli posted a photo on his Instagram story. The photo was from an indoor practice session with Naeem Amin who coaches the Gujarat Titans. Kohli wrote, Thanks for the hit, brother. Always nice to see you. This post suggested that Kohli is back to practicing after taking a break post the intense…

The Rajasthan Royals are considering trading their captain, Sanju Samson, their most experienced player. According to a Cricbuzz report on August 13, Samson, 30, has asked the Royals to either release him or trade him before IPL 2026 auctions. After this request, the Royals approached other teams to gauge their interest in Samson. Apparently, Manoj Badale, the owner of Rajasthan Royals, mentioned some players from other teams that the Royals would be interested in getting in return for Samson. Chennai was one of the teams approached and Badale expressed interest in Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja or Shivam Dube. But Chennai…

LSG won’t be renewing Zaheer Khan’s contract as mentor when it expires this month, after his one year term. Sources say LSG will bring in someone new for the mentor role. This new mentor might also work with the team’s sister franchises: Durban’s Super Giants in SA20 in South Africa and Manchester Originals in The Hundred. Reports say LSG will name a Director of Cricket. This person will oversee the entire LSG group all year round. Zaheer took over the mentor role when Gautam Gambhir left for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2023. Zaheer was also the bowling coach when Morne…

Washington Sundar, the talented all-rounder from Tamil Nadu started his Indian Premier League (IPL) career in 2017 with the Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS). He played under Steve Smith and MS Dhoni. He was soon known as a player with lot of talent. Over time people expected more from him especially after he spent more time with Gautam Gambhir, the new head coach. Sundar has become a regular in the Indian Test team and has been improving his skills in every format of the game. The left handed batsman lived up to the expectations and scored 284 runs in 4 Test…

In the ongoing The Hundred Men’s League 2025, Northern Superchargers Men will play against Southern Brave Men in the Match 11 of the tournament. The 2021 winners, Brave beat Birmingham Phoenix and two-time finalists, Manchester Originals to begin their campaign. On the other hand, the Superchargers started their campaign with a win against Welsh Fire but lost to 2022 winners, Trent Rockets. Talking about the tournament format, eight teams are participating in the single round-robin format. The table toppers will qualify for the final while the second and third-place teams will play the virtual semifinals. This format will be followed…

Shimron Hetmyer, the West Indies batter, is the Desert Vipers’ wild card pick for the next ILT20 season. Before this, Hetmyer played for the Gulf Giants for the first three seasons. The Giants won the first title against the Vipers. Hetmyer has played 69 T20Is for the West Indies. He’s a good addition to the Vipers, makes their batting lineup stronger. In his ILT20 career he has scored 666 runs with 48 fours and 33 sixes, at a rate of over 150. Tom Moody, the Desert Vipers Director of Cricket, is happy to have Hetmyer. He said getting Hetmyer is…

Ahmed Shehzad, a former Pakistani cricketer, thinks we are putting too much pressure on Babar Azam by constantly comparing him with Virat Kohli. Babar has been struggling for some time now, especially in the 50-over format. Although he is a traditional batsman, he hasn’t been scoring much in the white-ball format. The former Pakistan captain was recently dropped from the T20I team and has also been in a slump in Test cricket, with only 590 runs at 23.6 in 25 innings since 2023. Even in ODIs which is his best format, Babar’s average is only 30.36 this year. Pakistan has…

In the latest ICC update on August 13th, Rohit Sharma has moved to number 2 in the men’s ODI batting rankings. Interestingly, this has happened even though the 38 year old hasn’t played any official cricket since the 2025 IPL. This slide coincides with a poor run for Babar Azam who has dropped to number 3 after a series of low scores in the recent ODI series against West Indies in the Caribbean. Azam was just 16 points behind Shubman Gill who is at number 1 and looked like he had a good chance to take the top spot. But…

Nathan Lyon is cool with England changing their Bazball approach to get wins as the Ashes series looms. England had a tough time against India in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. The five matches ended 2-2, with England winning key moments. Lyon and other Australian players watched closely. He pointed out how England’s Bazball style has changed from just being entertaining to winning. He thinks the Ashes series starting on November 21 will be good. I’m okay with how they play. It’s going to be a great summer. I think they’ve changed their style a bit. They have some stars like Joe…