Author: Divyansh Mishra

Michael Vaughan, the old England captain, thinks Harry Brook should take over from Ben Stokes instead of Ollie Pope, who is the current second-in-command. Brook, who bats in his own way, gave England hope in the current Test. He scored 111 off 98 balls and left his team 35 runs away from winning with four wickets left on the last day. Even though Root and Brook made tons, rain has pushed the game to Day 5. Vaughan, who won 26 out of 51 Tests as captain, thinks while Ollie Pope is a great helper, Brook is the right choice to…

Joe Root, the English batting star, has heaped praise on Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj after his tireless effort on Day 4 of the Oval Test. Root called Siraj the embodiment of fighting spirit in today’s cricket. He did, however, take a dig at Siraj’s on-field anger. Root’s comments came after battling Siraj in his own 105-run innings. He saw firsthand how Siraj’s skill and endurance has made him the top wicket-taker of the series. Root Discusses Siraj’s ‘Fake Angriness’ The former England captain spoke about Mohammed Siraj’s on-field attitude after the day’s play. Sometimes he acts angry. I can see…

Joe Root said that like India’s Rishabh Pant who batted in the 4th Test with a fractured toe, Chris Woakes is willing to play through the pain for the team. Woakes hurt his left shoulder on Thursday while fielding a ball. He walked off the field with his arm supported by his sweater. Root said on Sunday, August 3, that Woakes is in a lot of pain. He mentioned Pant’s situation and said Woakes is willing to make sacrifices for England. England needed 35 runs to win, India needed 3 wickets. If Woakes bats, India would need 4 wickets. The…

Nathan Smith is out for the second Test against Zimbabwe due to an abdominal injury which means Zak Foulkes gets his first Test call up. This is a big chance for the young all-rounder to prove himself. Smith played alright in the first Test where New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 9 wickets. He took 3 wickets and 22* before getting hurt on Day 2. The injury turned out to be worse than a minor issue. An MRI showed an abdominal strain which will keep him out for the rest of the series. That’s bad news for Smith who was starting…

David Lloyd, the former England cricketer, says India is missing Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series. He thinks having either of them in the team could have won the big moments and changed the series. Reports emerged in May that India were considering dropping Rohit from the Test captaincy to bring in fresh leadership. Then Rohit announced his retirement from Tests. A few days later Kohli confirmed he was also retiring from Tests. But it was later revealed his decision was made earlier. Lloyd wrote in his Daily Mail column that while India have been good…

The 2025 Shpageeza Cricket League was another T20 season full of close games and dominant performances. Some batsmen scored runs consistently. These players gave fans something to cheer about every time they batted, no matter how their team did. Amo Sharks won the title in the final. Some teams performed better than expected, others didn’t. Several individual batting performances stood out. Here are the top 5 run scorers of the 2025 Shpageeza Cricket League. 5. Mohammad Akram: 290 runs Mohammad Akram batted well for Boost Defenders, scoring 290 runs in 8 innings. He had an average of 41.42 and a…

Joe Root has been England’s go-to man in Test cricket over the last few years and has already scored over 400 runs in this five-Test series against India thanks to his centuries at Lord’s and Manchester last month. But former opener David Warner thinks Root might struggle when England tours Australia later this year for the Ashes series. Warner, who is in England to play for London Spirit in The Hundred 2025 season, made a comment about Joe Root’s current form. He said even though Root is supposed to be England’s main batter, he still has to score a Test…

The Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2025 starts its second season on Saturday, August 2 with the big match between last year’s finalists, South Delhi Superstarz and East Delhi Riders. Like last time, eight teams will compete for the DPL trophy this year. The tournament goes on till August and the final match is on August 31 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. If the weather is bad or there are delays, the final will be on September 1. Before the match, there will be a grand opening ceremony one hour before the first match. Read this article for all…

During a Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2025 game, Quetta Gladiators bowler Mohammad Amir and Peshawar Zalmi opener Saim Ayub had a heated moment. While they exchanged words on the field, Babar Azam ended up suffering the most. On April 12, 2025, Peshawar Zalmi played against Quetta Gladiators in the second game of the PSL 2025 season. The situation occurred in the first over of Zalmi’s attempt to chase down a huge 217-run target set by Quetta. With high expectations for both teams, things got tense when Mohammad Amir bowled the first over to Saim Ayub. After a delivery, Saim appeared…

Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Siraj said that mutual trust and a united fast-bowling unit helped India make a comeback against England in the ongoing Test. After Ben Duckett (43 off 38) and Zak Crawley (64 off 57) hit Siraj and the other bowlers hard in the first session, the Indian pacers came back strong. They bowled England out for 247 in the last session, which kept England’s lead to just 23 runs. “Three of us talked during the break. We decided we know what we need to do,” Prasidh said in a BCCI video. “We support each other when we…