Author: Divyansh Mishra

Fast bowler all-rounder Harshit Rana has been added to India’s Test squad for the five-match series in England. He was already with the India ‘A’ team playing practice matches against England Lions and the Test team. Reports say the team management brought Rana in as Jasprit Bumrah might miss some Tests and they wanted an extra fast bowler. India already has Bumrah, Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep and Arshdeep Singh as their fast bowlers and with Rana added to the mix, the pace attack gets a boost. The plan is to go into the first Test with five specialist bowlers…

English cricket experts Michael Atherton and Nasser Hussain had a laugh at Dinesh Karthik’s expense over his chat with Virat Kohli during the IPL 2025 final. This was on a podcast on June 16 where Karthik was the mentor and batting coach of Royal Challengers Bengaluru. They won the title for the first time ever. Kohli scored a steady 43 off 35 and finished as the team’s top scorer. Atherton had a dig at Karthik for stealing the show during the trophy celebrations and for trying to give Kohli advice. “Before the final I thought if RCB won you’d be…

Headingley pitch curator Richard Robinson says fans can expect a good pitch for the first Test between India and England. “We’re looking for a balance between bat and ball,” he said. “I hope it goes the full five days, unlike the last two Tests between India and Australia.” He expects the first team to bat to get around 300, even with Headingley’s seam and bounce. “It’s supposed to be hot, so we’re leaving a bit of moisture in the pitch to start,” he said, noting the pitch looks a bit green just days before the match. “We’ll trim the grass…

Aaqib Javed, the director of the National High-Performance Centre, has put to rest the rumors about Babar Azam’s T20I future. He said anyone who performs well will still be in the mix. There were talks that Babar along with Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi might not be part of Pakistan’s T20I squad for the West Indies tour starting August 1. Babar hasn’t played T20Is since the South Africa tour in December 2024. He also missed the five-match series in New Zealand and the three games against Bangladesh at home. In a press conference in Lahore on June 16, Aaqib made…

Jos Buttler, former England captain, shared a moment he had with Virat Kohli where Kohli opened up about his insecurities and times when he felt unsure about his game. Buttler said this conversation helped him deal with his own expectations during IPL 2023. Last year, Buttler had a great season, being the highest run-scorer with 863 runs, but in 2023, he struggled a bit for Rajasthan Royals. When he got a chance to practice with Royal Challengers Bengaluru, he decided to reach out to Kohli, who had a great season in 2016 with 973 runs. In the ‘For the Love…

New Zealand captain Sophie Devine has announced she’ll retire from ODIs after this year’s World Cup in India. She says it’s time to step back. This comes just a day before New Zealand Cricket reveals a list of 17 players for central contracts and she won’t be on it. Devine has been captain since 2020 and led the team to victory in the T20 World Cup last year in Dubai. She’s played 152 ODIs and 146 T20 internationals and has scored 3990 runs in ODIs since her debut in 2006 against Australia. At 35 she’ll still play T20Is but not…

Before his last Test against Bangladesh, Angelo Mathews spoke about his final game in Galle. On May 23, he announced that the first Test against Bangladesh in June would be his last with the red ball. Sri Lanka will play only four Tests in 2025, the fewest since 2013. I played my 100th Test in Galle, so I wanted to say goodbye there. We don’t have many games coming up for a while. Our next Test is in a year, that’s a long time to wait, Mathews told ESPNcricinfo. He also wanted to give his replacement in the second Test…

Harshit Rana, the fast-bowling all-rounder, will join the Indian Test team in England, according to a report. He was with the India ‘A’ team for two four-day matches against England Lions and an intra-squad game in Beckenham. After much speculation, it’s finally confirmed that Rana will stay with the Test team. But it’s still unclear if he will be officially added to the team for the series starting June 20, sources told IANS. Members of the India ‘A’ team who aren’t in the main Test squad or don’t have a county deal may head back home on Tuesday. Rana played…

James Anderson has played some big games against India’s top batsmen, like Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. He’s had some success, getting Sachin out nine times and Kohli seven times in Test cricket. He got Sachin out in England and India, while Kohli struggled in England during the 2014 series. Now that all three have retired from Tests, Anderson spoke about his experiences against these Indian legends on the talkSport Podcast, as reported by Hindustan Times. He said Kohli and Sachin were very different players. Sachin, according to Anderson, was calm and composed, while Kohli was more fiery and emotional.…

There’s a buzz around England’s Jofra Archer as he’s gone into the Big Bash League (BBL) draft. Reports say the draft for this year’s BBL is on June 19 and he’s in. Unlike Ollie Pope and Jacob Bethell who will only play a few games, Jofra is available for the whole season. This will be Archer’s third time in the BBL, he’s back after a 7 year absence. He first played with the Hobart Hurricanes in the 2017-18 season and had a great run, taking 34 wickets in 2 years. See Also:- Best Finisher in Cricket Archer is currently sidelined…