Author: Divyansh Mishra

Junail Zafar Khan, a cricketer with Pakistani roots who played for a club team, passed away after collapsing during a game. The match was happening at Concordia College in Adelaide, and the weather was crazy hot. Khan was in his 40s and playing for Old Concordians Cricket Club against Prince Alfred Old Collegians last Saturday, according to news.com.au. He’d been out on the field, fielding for 40 overs and then batting for seven, when he suddenly collapsed. This happened around 4 pm local time in South Australia. They’ve been having a real heatwave there. The Bureau of Meteorology said that…

Shreyas Iyer, India cricketer, has remarked that his assured strokes against Jofra Archer’s short balls in the ODIs against England were not meant to send a ‘message’ to anyone and he simply has faith in himself to play his best possible cricket. Iyer has cemented the No. in ODIs and been great in recent years. fourth position in the Indian batting order and showing his value over time. Iyer’s greatly better performance against the short-pitched delivery has of late been much publicized. Regarding the assurance, absolutely not. But you look at my domestic season, I played so many this year…

Star India batter Shafi Verma claimed a hattrick on Monday for Haryana against Karnataka in the ongoing Women’s U-23 One-Day International Trophy being held at Fulwung in North Guwahati. The teams’ match was a pre-quarterfinal contest. Off the last two balls of the 44th over, Shafali (30) and wicketkeeper-batter Soumya Verma (0 off 1) were off-spin part-temp bowlers. Shafali came back in the 46th over to finish a remarkable hat-trick by cleaning up Namita D’Souza’s first-ball stumps. Playing a match-winning part for her team in the local league, Shafali finished the match with scores of 4-0-20-3. Shafali’s hustle aided Haryana…

Inzamam-ul-Haq, the ex-Pakistan cricket star, has responded to some comments made by Mohammad Hafeez. Basically, Hafeez had kind of downplayed the impact that players from the ’90s had on Pakistan cricket, suggesting they didn’t really leave much of a mark since they didn’t bag a World Cup win. It all started during the Champions Trophy when Hafeez took a shot at those ’90s cricketers, pointing out their lack of a World Cup title. During a presser in Lahore, someone asked Inzamam what he thought about Hafeez’s remarks, and Inzamam didn’t hold back. Inzamam made it clear that Pakistan cricket owes…

At University Oval in Dunedin, seasoned New Zealand opener Tim Seifert flew past a scorching 22-ball 45 in the second T20I shot against Pakistan. Seifert hit five sixes and three fours while starting for New Zealand, setting the stage for a game-changing inning. When the quick bowler began his second over, the New Zealand opener who hit six straight dot balls in the first over developed a special preference for Shaheen Afridi. Seifert grabbed a few runs on the fourth ball after sending the first two balls soaring for massive sixes. He finished the over by sending Shaheen out of…

With five titles to their credit, the Mumbai Indians (MI) are known as among the most successful teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Their last title win came in 2020, but their performance in recent years has been disappointing. The team had ten defeats in 14 games in the IPL 2024 season and finished 10th. Hardik Pandya was named captain for the IPL 2024 season, taking over Rohit Sharma in a significant power change. MI fans booing Pandya shows their disapproval of this direction. Further, there were whispers of team breakdown over this change, which added to a hostile…

After not getting a bid from any team, England cricket star Joe Root will not be present for the next IPL season starting one week from now. Though he has a great worldwide reputation, Root has in the past battled to match this level in the IPL, hence raising questions about his future participation in the competition. Root started his IPL career in 2023 with the Rajasthan Royals but only had few chances to shine. One run and a paltry ten runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad in his three appearances and four games. Root’s dreams of qualifying in the 2025 matches…

Today marks 12 years since Shikhar Dhawan, one of India’s best opening batsmen, started his Test career on March 18. This Delhi-born lefty has had a great run with India, bagging awards like the 2013 Champions Trophy. Dhawan kicked off his red-ball cricket career with the senior team in style, stunning everyone in his first Test against Australia in 2013. Playing in Mohali, Dhawan smashed 187 runs in India’s first innings. The guy scored the fastest Test century by anyone making their debut. Dhawan’s hit helped India win by six wickets at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium. He also got…

 Bangladesh’s cricket squad is heading to Pakistan in May for some limited-overs action. We’re talking three T20Is and three ODIs. This series is happening right after the Pakistan Super League’s 10th season wraps up. The PSL runs from April 11th to May 18th, so expect the Bangladesh series shortly after that. Initially, these games were supposed to happen earlier, as part of the Future Tours Programme. But things got pushed back because both teams had packed schedules. It’s tough to fit everything in! What changed? Well, Farouq Ahmed, the Bangladesh Cricket Board Chairman, visited Pakistan for the Champions Trophy stuff.…

Exactly 13 years ago today, Sachin Tendulkar, one of the best cricketers ever, played his last ODI against Pakistan. He didn’t realize it then, but that Asia Cup match in Bangladesh on March 18, 2012, against our biggest rivals, would be his last in the format. He said he was quitting months later, on December 23. He left as the top scorer in ODI history. It really did feel like the end of an era for Indian cricket; his exit made everyone feel nostalgic. Even the 2012 Asia Cup is remembered, even though India didn’t reach the final. That tournament…