Author: Divyansh Mishra

On Thursday New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner admitted that India knows the slow track at the DICS well but said his team is prepared for a “scrap” in the Champions Trophy final. Ahead of the ICC showpiece’s title match against India on March 9, the Kiwis landed here on Thursday evening. “And they have played all of their games in Dubai, so they know that surface. Clearly the surface will somewhat determine our desired approach. It may be a tad bit slower than Lahore came. Touching up in the city, Santner said it could be more of a scrap but…

As on-field umpires had to step in and separate the two to avoid further escalation, Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur and UP Warriorz’ Sophie Ecclestone got into a verbal altercation during their Thursday match. When umpire Ajitesh Argal told Harmanpreet that she could have just three players outside the circle in the last over due to the slow over rate, the verbal war started at the end of the 19th over. Harmanpreet reacted poorly to the decision and had a minor dispute with Argal. Upset also New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr added her voice to the discussion between her captain…

On the heels of some really great performance from the Indian team on the whole during the tournament, but with the flak directed at its captain Rohit Sharma as the one who has not converted a start into determination. 104 runs came off four innings for Rohit with a strike-rate of 107.21 and since he is aggressive, he often finds himself giving away a wicket. Coach of the Indian team Gautam Gambhir came out in full support for his captain, stating that the team management wasn’t so concerned about statistics and preferred to assess performance judging a player by his…

England’s white-ball cricket stands at a crossroads after Jos Buttler steps down as captain following a poor Champions Trophy performance. Discussions have started over whether Test captain Ben Stokes could also take charge in ODIs given that managing director Rob Key is set to find the “best person” to succeed. Stokes is still an option even though his last 50-over game came in England’s poor World Cup defense of 2023. Key told Sky Sports that Stokes has exceptional leadership qualities, apologizing, “e;Ben Stokes is one of the top captains I have ever seen, so it would be foolish not to…

The Sunrisers Hyderabad announced the signing of South African all-rounder Wiaan Mulder as a replacement for Brydon Carse in the IPL 2025. Mulder has been performing exceedingly well with bat and ball as a solid all-rounder for South Africa’s white-ball side throughout the tournaments he had played in thus far. What happened to Brendon Carse?:  Carse was injured while playing against Australia during the ICC Champions Trophy and later was ruled out of the tournament after the first game. Brydon Carse, well-known for pulling something out of the hat during critical moments, made it into England’s Champions Trophy squad on…

The UP Warriorz (UP-W) will fight against the Mumbai Indians (MUM-W) in the 16th match of WPL 2025. This match will take place at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India, on 6th March at 7:30 PM IST. Weather – The clouds are expected to be dispersed during the game. As per AccuWeather, the temperature is expected to be a maximum of 17°C, which means no rain. Pitch – The pitch has hosted just one game in this tournament. It looked good for batting, especially in the first innings. The second innings saw a slight…

The 16th Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 match will see the Mumbai Indians Women (MI-W) play against the UP Warriorz Women (UP-W). The game is to be played at the M. At 7:30 PM IST on Wednesday, March 6th, Ekana Cricket Stadium is in Lucknow, India. After three back-to-back wins, Mumbai Indians Women lost to Delhi Capitals for the second time this season. In that game, the Capitals came up with an all-round performance. However, this defeat doesn’t have much on the 2023 winners regarding playoff qualification. The UP Warriorz Women have lost their last two games and another defeat…

If cricket is to be included in the Los Angeles Games in 2028, one of the proposals, apparently, by eminent people, is to keep Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the game and make them win gold for this mega quadrennial headed by them. Both Rohit and Kohli are nearing the very end of their careers, having already retired from T20 International cricket last year following the World Cup win of their team. Their exploits in Test cricket have also been under scrutiny, particularly in light of the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The two ageing stars, though, are to get one…

Indian wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has stated that New Zealand ‘annihilated’ South Africa, scolding the Proteas for not even attempting to stage a fight in the semifinals of the Champions Trophy against the Kiwis. Chasing 363 for a win against New Zealand, South Africa’s Ryan Rickelton fell for 17, but Temba Bavuma started struggling for rhythm and joined Rassie van der Dussen in a making an important 105-run partnership, which still bore no fruit.  Karthik said South Africa should have made them work for their victory if they wanted to lose by 50 runs. “I want to state it on record.…

As he scratched his name on the honours board at Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday, Rachin Ravindra spent a good time glancing at the list of centurions. The 25-year-old opening batter, who has been the centurion for the fifth time in an ODI and helped New Zealand reach the final round of the Champions Trophy, said that traveling back and forth over a few days was challenging, but the team would handle it well. “It can definitely be challenging, but I think that’s something we pride ourselves on as a group. You have got to deal with the conditions in front…