Author: Divyansh Mishra

Despite the diplomatic issues between India and Pakistan, a veterans’ T20 tournament has caught attention as both the teams are playing. After their match in the World Championship of Legends was cancelled due to Indian players pulling out, the two arch-rivals will now face each other in the semifinals. Pakistan Champions topped the group stage with 4 wins and 1 no result in 5 matches. India Champions finished 4th with 1 win, 1 no result and 3 losses. The tournament is structured in a way that top 4 teams after the league stage move to the semifinals. The team at…

India’s optional practice at the Oval on Tuesday, July 29, before the final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy was marred by Gautam Gambhir’s argument with head groundsman Lee Fortis but there were some positives for the team. Pant had fractured his foot on the first day of the Test at Old Trafford. He batted the next day but doctors have told him to rest. He recently posted pictures of his cast and a message to fans. Thanks for all the love and support, Pant wrote on Instagram. It’s been a big help. I’ll start rehab once my fracture heals and…

Australia has picked 14-man teams for the ODI and T20I series against South Africa which starts on August 10. Pat Cummins is taking a break, so Mitchell Marsh who is already the T20I captain will also lead the ODI team. Mitchell Starc won’t be on the tour either. Mitchell Owen is a new face in the ODI squad. He got the call-up after a good showing in the recent T20I series against West Indies. He’s replacing Jake Fraser-McGurk who was dropped after not playing well. Sean Abbott and Tanveer Sangha are the other two missing from the teams. Josh Hazlewood…

Kane Williamson is in the news again after scoring another century in county cricket for Middlesex. This time, it was against Gloucestershire on the first day of the County Championship Division Two’s 11th round. The New Zealand star came in when his team was under pressure and showed yet again why he’s one of the best. Williamson Shines on Rainy Day 1 in Cheltenham Play in Cheltenham started late due to rain. Middlesex won the toss and decided to bat but didn’t have a great start. The second wicket fell just after lunch and they were 54/2 when Williamson came…

Former cricketer Manoj Tiwary has expressed his opposition to the India-Pakistan match in the 2025 Asia Cup, which is scheduled to start in September. This comes after the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced that the Men’s Asia Cup 2025 will be held in the United Arab Emirates from September 9 to 28, with the India-Pakistan match on September 14. Talking to ANI, Tiwary said he doesn’t want the match to happen. He thinks the India-Pakistan match shouldn’t happen especially after the Pahalgam terrorist attack and Operation Sindoor. Group A has India, Pakistan, UAE and Oman while Group B has Sri…

Bumrah won’t play in the fifth Test as per BCCI medical advice. Akash Deep will replace him in the playing XI, who missed the last Test at Old Trafford due to a groin injury. Bumrah along with coach Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill had announced before the series that he would play only three Tests. This was after a back stress injury in Sydney during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy kept him out for three months. He started at Headingley, rested at Edgbaston, played at Lord’s and Old Trafford. India only bowled once at Old Trafford and that was the game where…

After Sunday’s thriller at Old Trafford on July 27, it’s London’s turn. Kennington Oval is the venue for the fifth and final Test. England lead 2-1. The visitors will look to level the series while England, under Ben Stokes, will look to win the series. Before this crucial Test, let’s see how India and England have fared at Kennington Oval. India’s Test Record At Kennington Oval India have played 15 Tests at the Oval, won only 2. 14 of those were against England, 1 against Australia in the 2023 WTC final. India’s first win at the Oval was in 1971…

Before the match, Coach Gautam Gambhir was present at the Oval on Tuesday. Sources say he had a big argument with the pitch curator on the field. The reason is not known. According to TOI, he told the curator not to talk to him. This is a sign of growing tension as the match is just two days away. India is behind in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series. Why was Gambhir Angry? This is unexpected, especially at this time. Something must have annoyed him. Not a good sign for the team as they want to win at the Oval. Gambhir recently…

Moeen Ali, a former England player, said that Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) thought of removing Virat Kohli as captain in 2019. They were considering Parthiv Patel as the new captain. Moeen is not sure why it didn’t happen. That year RCB finished last, won only 5 out of 14 games and got 11 points. Patel performed reasonably well, scored 373 runs with an average of 26.64 and a strike rate of 139.18. He was with RCB in 2020 but didn’t play any games. The team chose Aaron Finch and Devdutt Padikkal as openers and finished 4th in the points table.…

According to a Cricbuzz report, the domestic season starts with the Duleep Trophy in Bengaluru from August 28 to September 15. The tournament is back to the inter-zonal format. Matches will be played at the Centre of Excellence grounds in a knockout style. Six zones—South, Central, West, East, North and North East—will compete. After a season with a different structure, the tournament is back to the inter-zonal format. South and West Zone are seeded into the semifinals. The quarterfinals are from August 28 to August 31. North Zone vs East Zone and Central Zone vs North East Zone. Semifinals are…