Author: Divyansh Mishra

Reports suggest Jasprit Bumrah is having a knee issue. He didn’t miss the 5th Test because of workload but because of a knee injury. He sat out the Oval Test because of it. According to TOI, Jasprit hurt his knee but won’t need surgery. He’s left the team and will start rehab at BCCI’s center in Bengaluru soon. BCCI hasn’t said anything official about the injury but a source told TOI that Bumrah does have a knee injury. Good news is it’s not serious and he won’t need surgery. BCCI medical team is waiting for his scan results, the source…

The India-England series is at a crunch time. Day 5 of the 5th Test and India need 35 runs with 4 wickets left. Cricket fans are in for a treat as either team can win. Indian fans are hopeful because of the overcast conditions on Day 5 with dark clouds over the Kia Oval. These conditions will favor India. England will try to counter this with heavy rollers. Fans and experts have been discussing this over the last day and rollers will decide the outcome of the match. Cricket analyst Harsha Bhogle tweeted, I’m glad others are wondering why play…

Morne Morkel was relieved when they got Joe Root out on day four of the fifth Test at The Oval. Root had been a thorn in their side and Morkel said he had given him many sleepless nights. Root who was a problem for India while they were trying to defend 373 was caught trying to dab the ball to third man, edging it to wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel behind the stumps. Morkel was happy when Root was out for 105 off 152 balls. The former South African bowler told the media he was very happy to see Root go. He…

The Indian team’s boycott of the Pakistan team during a recent T20 competition, which had former international cricketers playing, caused quite a stir. The Indian team, led by Yuvraj Singh and as defending champs, didn’t play Pakistan in a league match and then the semi-final game. Because of this, they were out of the competition. Pakistan moved forward to the title game but got beat badly by South Africa. Suresh Raina, who used to play for India and was on Yuvraj’s team, spoke highly of South Africa’s performance and called attention to AB de Villiers’ great century that won the…

On Monday, August 4, Pakistan won the T20I series against West Indies by 13 runs. Agha Salman led the team in this match. Fakhar Zaman hurt his hamstring in the second T20I and will not be able to play in the ODI series against West Indies. With Fakhar Zaman out, the team led by Mohammad Rizwan is short an opener. They haven’t announced who will replace him yet. This piece will talk about some possible replacements as the ODI series starts on August 8. 1. Usman Khan Pakistan already has good openers like Saim Ayub and Abdullah Shafique. But the…

The Bangladesh team’s camp for the T20I series against Netherlands has been shifted from Dhaka to Sylhet. The three matches will be played at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium to prepare for the Asia Cup. The camp will start on August 6 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. Trainer Nathan Keily will handle fitness training before they move to Sylhet for skill work. The Netherlands team will arrive around August 14. BCB Cricket Operation Chairman Nazmul Abedin spoke to the reporters at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. The camp will start in Dhaka on August 6. Everyone’s coming and we’re starting with…

APL 2025 is back for its 4th year in 2025, starting from August 8th. This time 7 teams will play 25 matches in 15 days. APL will be held entirely in Visakhapatnam by Andhra Cricket Association. In the league stage, the 7 teams will play each other once for 21 matches. Then the play-offs will be 4 matches – Qualifier 1, Eliminator, Qualifier 2 and Final. Last year there were 6 teams, now there are 7. Only 4 teams will go to the next round. The player pool has increased from 430 to 520 this season. The league will be…

Pakistan and West Indies played the 3rd and final T20I in Florida, USA on Monday, August 4. After the toss, Salman Ali Agha surprised everyone by saying Shaheen Afridi won’t be playing. The internet was buzzing with questions, why was he not playing? Was it a tactic or was he injured? Agha Salman didn’t mention any injury so it seems Afridi was benched. Agha said Afridi was being rested which seemed odd given the importance of the match. Afridi’s Absence: What’s the Real Story? The 25 year old just came back to the T20I team for the West Indies tour…

Everyone knew Jasprit Bumrah would only play three of the five Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy Tests in England. Before the series, Bumrah, coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill had all said it was to manage his playing time and prevent another major injury like the one in Australia. So, his absence from the fifth Test at the Oval wasn’t a surprise. But the BCCI’s media update on August 31 saying Bumrah was released from the squad during the fifth Test raised questions. If it was just rest, why release him instead of having him share his experience from the sidelines? A…

Fakhar Zaman is out for the rest of the West Indies tour due to a hamstring injury. He hurt himself during the second T20I in Lauderhill, Florida. He will not play in the third T20I and the whole ODI series in Trinidad. It happened in the 19th over when Fakhar ran to stop a boundary. He suddenly stopped and seemed to be in pain. Medical staff checked him out and said he had a mild strain in his left hamstring. Fakhar Zaman will head back to Pakistan for treatment. ESPN Cricinfo says Fakhar Zaman is out for the rest of…