Author: Divyansh Mishra

Brisbane Heat have made a good move by signing Shaheen Afridi for the upcoming BBL season. He was drafted high and will join the likes of Spencer Johnson, Xavier Bartlett and Nathan McSweeney. The Heat had the number one pick this year and got one of the best bowlers in the game. At 25, Afridi will be around for the whole season which was a big reason why the Heat were interested in him. Pakistan has a break during the November-February period as there are no international matches so Afridi and other stars like Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan will…

Root spoke about the mixed emotions he felt when he returned to the England Test team after stepping down as captain to Ben Stokes. He called the early days weird and difficult but found his groove as a specialist batsman after being out of the captaincy. Root made sure to back Stokes without overdoing it and focused on scoring runs instead. And it paid off, he’s scored 3,117 runs at 56.67 in the 36 Tests since Stokes took over. In a chat with SkySports, Root talked about Stokes’ captaincy and how it affected him. He said he was committed to…

West Indies all-rounder Hayley Matthews, the number one T20I and number two ODI player in the world, is going to have shoulder surgery. At 27 she’s already scored 5902 runs and 12 centuries in white ball cricket and 236 wickets. The ICC says she’ll need some time off to recover after injuring her shoulder in the first ODI of their tour of England. Matthews did play in the home ODI series against South Africa where she scored 104 and took 4 wickets but since the West Indies won’t be in the upcoming ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup she’s decided to…

Former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie thinks this West Indies tour might be Marnus Labuschagne’s last chance. He says if Labuschagne doesn’t perform, he’s in trouble for the Ashes. Marnus has struggled lately, including a tough time as an opener in the World Test Championship final against South Africa. Over the 2023-25 cycle he’s scored 974 runs in 20 innings at 27.82 with one hundred and eight fifties. His last Test hundred was in July 2023 against England and since then he’s averaged 24.74 in 16 Tests with 668 runs and seven fifties in 30 innings. On SEN he said…

Winning a Test series in England is tough and Shubman Gill, the new captain of India is about to find out just how tough. His team starts a 5 match Test series against England on Friday, June 20. This is the start of India’s World Test Championship cycle for 2025-27. India has been touring England since 1932 but have won a Test series there only three times. It’s clear that the conditions in England are tough for Asian teams and the record shows that. Only three Indian captains have won a series in England and here’s a look at those…

When India take on England at Leeds, all eyes will be on the battle between England’s top batsman Joe Root and India’s pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah. Both are in good form and it should be a cracker. From Friday, the new-look Indian team led by Shubman Gill will want to get Root out as soon as possible in every Test. They have options like Arshdeep Singh’s left-arm pace, Shardul Thakur’s ability to break partnerships, Mohammed Siraj’s energy or Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav’s skill. But really, Bumrah might be the best bet to get Root out. See Also:- Most sixes…

India’s tour of England begins tomorrow, June 20 and the U-19 team is ready. Before they left, captain Ayush Mhatre had a special send-off where he met Rohit Sharma at his home. Rohit gave the young opener a signed bat for encouragement. Mhatre who also plays for Chennai Super Kings shared his excitement on Instagram with a photo and the caption, A bat, a blessing and a memory of a lifetime — thank you Rohit da. BCCI’s Junior Cricket Committee announced two changes in the team. D Deepesh and Naman Pushpak are replacing Aditya Rana and Khilan Patel who both…

India and England are set to face off in a 5 match Test series starting June 20 in Headingley, Leeds. This time England are favourites as India will be without Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin and Rohit Sharma. With these legends retiring, India has some gaps in their team which can affect their performance on the field. In a chat with The Times of India, Joe Root spoke about Kohli and his struggles with batting outside the off stump in England. He said every player has his own style and if there’s a technical issue in a long series, it’s tough…

England all-rounder Brydon Carse thinks India will have a good team despite the absence of star players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the first Test of the five-match series starting Friday at Headingley. Rohit and Virat have stepped back from red-ball cricket last month so India are missing their top batsmen for this series. They’ve brought in younger players like Sai Sudharsan and Karun Nair to fill the gaps left by the more experienced players. Even without these big names Carse believes Indian cricket has enough depth and talent to make it tough for them. Of course losing Virat…

Before his comeback to the Indian team, Karun Nair had a bit of a scare in the nets. He got hit on the stomach while batting against Prasidh Krishna. Though it looked painful, Nair was quick to reassure everyone that he was fine and even shared a laugh with the support staff about it. India’s first Test against England is on June 20 in Leeds and it’s the start of their ICC World Test Championship campaign. Nair is looking to play his first Test since 2017 and has earned his spot after a good show in domestic cricket, including helping…