Author: Divyansh Mishra

Before the last Test between India and England, Ravichandran Ashwin, the former Indian all-rounder, said that Jacob Bethell, the English all-rounder, is someone to watch. With English captain Ben Stokes not playing in the final Test at The Oval, Bethell might play in his place. Ashwin said on a podcast that everyone will see a great new player in the fifth Test.I am sure he will be great. I am talking about Jacob Bethell, said the 38-year-old. He also said that he really thinks Bethell is very talented. Ashwin praised the 21-year-old, saying he is good at batting and also…

Joe Root will look to keep his form going in the fifth and final Test against India at The Oval in London, starting Thursday. He’s chasing Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most Test runs. He was good in the last Test at Old Trafford in Manchester. He scored 150 off 248 balls, 14 fours, and put his team in charge. He also went past Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis and Ricky Ponting to become the second-highest Test run-scorer. Tendulkar is still top with 15,921 runs in 200 Tests and 51 centuries. So far, Root has 13,409 runs in 157 Tests and 286…

Before CPL 2025, the Guyana Amazon Warriors signed Australian wicket-keeper batter Ben McDermott. He’s replacing New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips who is injured. Phillips who the Warriors picked up in the CPL 2025 draft in June was expected to bring some power hitting and spin to the team. But a groin injury he suffered during a game for Washington Freedom in MLC 2025 will keep him out for weeks. He won’t be able to play from August 14th. To fill in for Phillips, the Warriors signed McDermott. The right-handed Australian can hit hard and is good behind the stumps. He’s played…

India might go with the same team that played in the only Test they won against England earlier this month at Edgbaston. The team led by Shubman Gill is 1-2 down in the five-match series and the last game is on Thursday, July 31 at The Oval. According to The Indian Express, Karun Nair is likely to play again after being benched for the Manchester Test which ended in a draw. Since he came back to Test cricket in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, the top-order batter has not been able to convert good starts into big scores. The report says India…

In the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series, Indian team officials told the ICC match referee that England got better treatment when it came to picking match balls. India said that during a crucial stage of the Lord’s Test, the ball went out of shape. The replacement ball given to India was 30-35 overs old, which changed the game. Jasprit Bumrah had put England in a spot of bother by taking three wickets in the first innings of the 3rd Test, including those of Ben Stokes, Joe Root and Chris Woakes. But after just 10 overs, the ball was damaged and India wanted…

The Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series is on the line as England face India at the Oval starting July 31. All eyes are on Chris Woakes who is just five wickets away from 400. Across 216 matches Woakes has 395 wickets at 29.50 and 3.99, eight 5fers and one 10fer. He’s 8th on England’s all format wicket takers list. In this Anderson-Tendulkar series he’s been steady, 10 wickets in 4 matches at 52.80, 6th in the series wicket chart. He has a good record at the Oval, 26 wickets in 7 matches, 25.23, best 4/50. England’s 400+ wicket club includes James Anderson…

The CPL returns to the Caribbean from August 14 to September 21 for a full-running schedule of 34 T20 matches in six Caribbean countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago. Six clubs will engage in a double round-robin and then the top four will vie for play-off positions, with the final set to be played at GSA’s Providence Stadium in Guyana. This 13th edition has all thrill potential, with the Kings from Saint Lucia defending their crown against stiff competition from the Trinbago Knight Riders and Guyana Amazon Warriors. A superb…

On July 29, Tuesday, Shah Rukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders replaced head coach Chandrakant Pandit after three years. Pandit was with the Knight Riders since 2023 IPL and coached the team led by Ajinkya Rahane for three seasons. The team finished 7th in his first season and won the title in 2024, ending a 10-year drought. Things went downhill in the last season as the Rahane-led team finished 8th and that’s why the change. Pandit is now looking for new opportunities and we will look at three teams that can benefit from him. 1. Lucknow Super Giants Lucknow Super Giants…

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced the team for the 5th Test against India. Ben Stokes is out with a shoulder injury so Ollie Pope will captain the team at Kennington Oval. Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse and Liam Dawson are also out. Jacob Bethell, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Overton and Josh Tongue will join the team. The England Men’s team will have four changes to their XI for the Rothesay 5th Test against India at the Kia Oval starting on Thursday. Ben Stokes is out with a right shoulder injury, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse will…

The first Maharani Trophy T20 will be held in Bengaluru from August 4 to August 10. KCA is organizing it as a sister event to the men’s Maharaja T20 Trophy. On July 29, the auction for 2025 Maharani T20 Trophy was held at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The 5 teams fought hard to bid on players, Niki Prasad, India Women Under-19 World Cup winning captain became the costliest player. Here are the details about Maharani T20 Trophy 2025 auction. Maharani T20 Trophy 2025 Auction: Top Players Bought Here are the 3 costliest players from Maharani T20 Trophy 2025 auction: Maharani T20…