Author: Divyansh Mishra

Sanjay Manjrekar turned 60 recently. After his cricket career, he became a successful commentator and earned good money in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Though he was good in domestic cricket, his international career wasn’t that impressive. Manjrekar was important for the Indian team at times. For example, he scored a century in a Test match in Harare. He batted for about nine hours and helped the team draw the match. This was when big players like Sachin Tendulkar and Mohammad Azharuddin didn’t do well. Manjrekar wrote in his autobiography ‘Imperfect’ released in 2018 that he felt his time was…

Anil Kumble says KL Rahul will be key to India’s win on Day 5 at Lord’s if they want to win the third Test. The Indian opener was not out when Day 4 ended and was calm even as others were getting out. India need 135 more runs with 6 wickets left and Rahul’s performance will decide who wins the game. India seemed to be in control after getting England out for 192 in the second innings. But England took some quick wickets towards the end of the day and now they have a boost going into the final day.…

Day 4 is done and the third Test is still up for grabs. England needed 135 more runs to take the series 2-1. This Lord’s match has been eventful and the home team needs 6 more wickets to take the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2-1. India finished Day 4 at 58/4. Chasing 193 is tough. Jofra Archer bounced out opener Yashasvi Jaiswal for a duck early on. After he was out, KL Rahul and Karun Nair tried to get going with some aggressive batting but Nair lost focus and was trapped in front by Brydon Carse after a bad shot at an…

At Lord’s, Mohammed Siraj was fined for how he sent off Ben Duckett. Michael Atherton, former England captain, said the match referee Richie Richardson was right not to fine Siraj for bumping into Duckett as it seemed unintentional. The International Cricket Council (ICC) said Siraj will lose 15% of his match fee for his aggressive celebration towards Duckett after getting him out on Sunday. Siraj also got a demerit point; this is his second offence, after the incident with Travis Head in December 2024. Atherton said on Sky Sports that physical confrontations are not okay and should be addressed. He…

Test cricket is a skillful game for all. The five-day format is exciting and tough. A six is an exciting part of cricket and batting has changed because of T20I cricket and other short formats of the game. Test cricket is over 140 years old and many things have changed since then except the way to play against a bowler. Team India has had a bunch of batters in its test cricket history who have taken advantage of the conditions. From Kapil Dev to Rohit Sharma many Indian cricketers have done well in hitting shots in test cricket. Let’s look…

Nasser Hussain said that because England’s bowlers bowled the right lengths to the Indian batsmen on a pitch with pace, some verbals were expected. He felt if India’s captain Shubman Gill could sledge England, he should have expected some back. Gill had experienced some of that when he batted late on the fourth day at Lord’s. His quick dismissal in the second innings meant he scored only 22 runs in the Lord’s Test, a comedown from his record-breaking batting in the first two Tests. The pitch was quicker, with movement, and England bowled well, found the right length. And the…

Aiden Markram, the cool South African batsman, has been named ICC Player of the Month for June. He played well in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia to add to his list of achievements. Markram was the star for South Africa in the WTC final, leading the Proteas to a great win at Lord’s. Even after being dismissed for zero in the first innings, Markram came back strong, scoring a hundred in a tough run chase. His 136-run innings took South Africa to victory, helping them chase a big total against Australia’s strong bowling. Markram thanked the ICC,…

Scott Boland is having a great career. In Jamaica he’s put on another great show. He’s raised the bar for today’s fast bowlers. The ICC website says Boland’s Test bowling average is now 17.33. That’s the best of any bowler in 110 years of Test cricket. To qualify you have to have bowled 2000 balls. His 3/34 in Australia’s third Test against the West Indies at Sabina Park on Monday got him there. Syd Barnes of England is the only bowler since 1900 to do better than Boland. The other six bowlers who have done better than Boland are from…

Iqbal Abdulla, who won the U-19 World Cup with India and played in the IPL, is now doing a new role in cricket outside the field. At 35, he’s scouting talent for Delhi Capitals (DC) where he will be finding young cricket stars for the team. From 2008 to 2017, Abdulla played for Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. As a left arm spinner with an aggressive approach, he took 40 wickets in 49 IPL games. After retiring from international cricket in 2023, Iqbal Abdulla spent time watching the game as a fan, though…

Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian T20 star, spoke about the sacrifices he made to play for India. He also talked about the role his wife, Devisha Shetty, played in his career. They appeared on the show Who’s the Boss? with Harbhajan Singh and his wife, Geeta Basra. Suryakumar recalled how he felt around 2016. He was doing well but not getting selected for the national team. I was happy then. I was okay with whatever happened. I liked playing but I slowly realized there was a higher level to reach, he said. He said Devisha changed his mindset. He loved cricket…