Author: Divyansh Mishra

Purani Dilli 6, who made it to the semi-finals of the 2024 Delhi Premier League (DPL), has confirmed that Rishabh Pant, their star wicketkeeper-batter, will be with the team next season. He will be a key player. Pant is excited to stay and said, The DPL is a great platform for young players to showcase their talent. Rohan Jaitley and DDCA deserve credit for running this league so well. DPL has given chances to many players from all over the country to grow, like Digvesh Rathi and Priyansh Arya. Pant added, “Purani Dilli 6 feels like home. Delhi fans bring…

Rashid Khan, the Afghanistan captain, thinks Shubman Gill is India’s best option to lead the Test team. He loves India as a cricketing nation and hopes Afghanistan’s international cricket grows. The T20 captain wants his national team to have more matches to play competitive cricket. Khan said, I enjoy watching Shubman play. I think he would be a great captain for Team India. He gets better with every game. When I visit India, I’m always impressed by the fans. They are so united and cheering creates a very positive atmosphere. This was stated in a press release by MH Developers.…

On Wednesday, Shubman Gill scored a century at Edgbaston in the second Test against England, taking India to 310/5 at the end of Day 1. Gill, batting at No. 4 after Karun Nair, who had been promoted, helped to steady the innings. This is his second ton in two games since he became captain. Nasser Hussain, former English batter, praised Gill’s innings saying he would be a good No. 3. He looks like a natural number three, he said. He compared Gill to Joe Root, saying how well he is batting abroad. He’s doing what England have done with Joe…

Chris Woakes was annoyed by a couple of close calls from the umpires that went India’s way on the first day of the second Test. Woakes, who is known for his accuracy, was England’s best bowler, taking 2 for 59 in 18 overs. But two of his reviews didn’t go England’s way, both were umpire’s call. It was a pretty frustrating morning, Woakes said after the day’s play. When you are trying hard for the team and for yourself, emotions get high. It would have been good if those decisions had gone our way; the day could have been different.…

Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has appointed Ankeet Chavan, a former cricketer who was banned for life in 2013 for his involvement in the IPL spot-fixing scandal, as the head coach of its Under-14 team. This has raised eyebrows because of Chavan’s history with players like S. Sreesanth. Chavan along with two other Rajasthan Royals players was first banned for life by the BCCI in 2013. Even though a Delhi court cleared the players in 2015 for lack of evidence, the BCCI kept the ban in place till 2021. At that time it was reduced to seven years and Chavan could…

After two batting collapses in the first game, India decided to play safe. For the second Test against England in Birmingham, they lengthened their batting line up. Shardul Thakur and B Sai Sudharsan were left out, while Jasprit Bumrah was rested. Washington Sundar and Nitish Reddy, both all-rounders who can bat, replaced them. Akash Deep took Bumrah’s place. The Edgbaston pitch is expected to help spinners as the game goes on. So, it might have been wise to play Kuldeep Yadav, a spin bowler. But instead, India played Sundar who also bowls off-spin. Many have said not playing Kuldeep who…

Richard Kettleborough is about to make history. On Friday when the West Indies play Australia in Grenada, he will be umpiring his 93rd Test match. That will be a record for an English umpire. Kettleborough was born in Sheffield and started his Test umpiring career 15 years ago in Galle, Sri Lanka. Since then he has been known for being fair, calm and consistent on the field. The Test match between the West Indies and Australia in Grenada on July 3 will be Kettleborough’s 93rd Test match as an umpire. He will be the England umpire to have umpired the…

Before the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in England, India’s coach Gautam Gambhir said Jasprit Bumrah would play only 3 out of 5 Tests. He didn’t say which ones. India lost the first game in Leeds despite scoring 5 centuries and Bumrah taking 5 wickets. The team is now 0-1 down. The team rested Bumrah for the second Test in Birmingham which started on Wednesday and many were critical of the move. Former England player David Lloyd also criticized the decision. He said if the Indian team was worried about their lead bowler’s workload, the 7 day break between the first and second…

According to former cricketer Jonathan Trott, India’s captain Shubman Gill showed the qualities of a world-class player with a great future on the first day of the second Test against England. Gill scored his second century of the five-Test series, ending the day on 114 not out (216 balls, 12 fours). This took India to 310/5 on the first day of the second Test in Birmingham. Trott, an England batter and now Afghanistan coach, praised the Indian captain for holding the innings together on a tough first day. England had threatened to cause more trouble. Trott said on ‘JioHotstar’ that…

Preity Zinta, director at KPH Dream Cricket Private Limited, is challenging the trial court’s order to dismiss her case against directors Mohit Burman and Ness Wadia. She has asked the Additional Sessions Judge to stay the trial court’s order till her appeal is decided. On May 31, a Chandigarh Civil Judge had dismissed her suit. She wanted the court to declare the April 21 company meeting illegal, as Mohit Burman with Ness Wadia’s help had conducted the meeting against the Companies Act, 2013 and the company’s own rules. She also wanted the company, Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia to be restrained…