Author: Divyansh Mishra

Qualifier 1 saw the unexpected overthrow of Punjab Kings by Royal Challengers Bengaluru by eight wickets at Mullanpur on Thursday. Rajat Patidar almost single-handedly ensured that RCB restricted PBKS to an unbelievably low total of 102 runs and comfortably chased down the target in just 10 overs. This win allowed RCB to proceed to the final while PBKS will face Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 2 on Sunday at Ahmedabad. But the journey really has been inspirational for PBKS: reaching the playoffs after ten long years. There was a daunting task for captain Shreyas Iyer and head coach Ricky Ponting, and…

A remarkable Australian player who has two World Cup titles to his name has decided to retire from one-day international cricket. At 36, Maxwell will remain within the T20 team as they aim for the World Cup in India and Sri Lanka in 2024. Maxwell’s ODI career has been superb; since playing his first game in 2012 against Afghanistan, he has participated in 149 matches. He scored 3,990 runs with an average of 33.81 and an incredibly high strike rate of 126.70, which is among the best in ODI history. He had four hundreds, one being a double-century, 201 not…

Throughout Test cricket, Labuschagne has been among the most responsible players for the team. His teammate Beau Webster has voiced his opinion in support of Labuschagne about whether he should open in the World Test Championship final 2025 against South Africa at Lord’s. Webster shows belief in his skills despite Labuschagne having made only one Test century since late 2022 and having a miserable time at Glamorgan with an average of merely nine. Australia also has the young opener Sam Konstas and Usman Khawaja, and the competition has become fiercer now that Cameron Green is back. When he’s at his…

Suryakumar Yadav from the Mumbai Indians has made history by being the first non-opener to score 700 runs in a single IPL season. He surpassed AB De Villiers’ previous record of 687 runs set in 2016. Suryakumar reached this milestone with a crucial knock of 44 runs off 26 balls during the Qualifier 2 match against Punjab Kings on Sunday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.  Before this match, he needed just 15 more runs to break De Villiers’ record. Now, he stands at 717 runs in 16 innings, averaging over 60 with a strike rate of 167.83, which…

Roger Binny is walking out of the BCCI with his term as president completing on July with that very moment when he completes 70 years of age. It is the rule that no one who has crossed that age can continue to hold the post. Sources said that Rajeev Shukla, currently the vice president, is likely to be appointed interim president for a three-month period until the Annual General Meeting in September, during which Shukla, also a Member of Parliament and former chair of the IPL, may seek a full term as president. Binny, part of the legendary World Cup…

Shreyas Iyer showed real grit as he took his team to a final in front of Royal Challengers Bengaluru on June 3 for the IPL Final. This is his third time taking a team to the final, and after winning the previous year with KKR, he must be confident about bagging more trophies.  After the match, Iyer was very composed and hardly cracked a smile. But he did smile a few times when meeting Punjab Kings co-owner Preity Zinta and his Mumbai teammate Rohit Sharma. About playing against the five-time IPL champs, he said, “Yeah, I was locked in.” He…

Shreyas Iyer, Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain, said bigger moments usually lead to better outcomes and to stay calm when the pressure is on. In the match against Mumbai Indians (MI) on Monday, he focused on his breathing to keep calm and said everyone needs to show intent from the start when chasing a big target. He led the team to a good win, PBKS beat MI by 5 wickets in Qualifier 2 and are now into the IPL 2025 final against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). He scored 87 off 41 as PBKS chased 204 in 19 overs. Josh Inglis also…

Joe Root played in the second ODI against the West Indies on Sunday, June 1. The 34-year-old from Yorkshire faces 139 balls and scores a career-best 166. This served as a support to chase a target of 309 runs in 48.5 overs in a 3-wicket victory. With the innings, he became the first English player to score 7000 runs in ODIs. Root chased 84 runs to reach 7000 and got that milestone with a boundary off the fourth ball of the 33rd over. Prior, he had surpassed Eoin Morgan’s tally of 6957 runs to become England’s top run-scorer for ODIs…

South Africa has drafted the former England bowler Stuart Broad as the consultant for the World Test Championship Final against Australia. This is boldly described as Broad’s first actual coaching role after he made a smooth transition into broadcasting immediately after his playing days. He retired from international cricket after the 2023 home Ashes and will therefore help the Proteas ahead of the big Test against his old rivals, Australia, at Lord’s. The Telegraph UK reported that Broad, with his 113 wickets at Lord’s coming in second after James Anderson, will not, because of his broadcasting commitments, be in the…

A bad day for Hardik Pandya and the Mumbai Indians ended with their elimination from IPL 2025 after another loss to the Punjab Kings in Qualifier 2. Just after the game, Pandya revealed where he thought things had gone wrong in this-Hoque game in Ahmedabad. Mumbai Indians had walked away describe amongst batters with 203 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 6 wickets. The two batsmen, Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav, both put in 44 runs, setting a very daunting target. Punjab Kings, however, executed the chase well with 6 balls remaining and 5 wickets in hand. The…