Author: Divyansh Mishra

The pitch at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur (New Chandigarh), was tailor-made for batting. The Eliminator match of the 2025 IPL was an absolute run-binge: 436 runs in 40 overs were scored by Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians. That said, the bowlers found it difficult to restrain the batters; however, one bowler rose above all others.   MI pace bowler had a stellar night, conceding a mere 27 runs in four overs and trudging off Washington Sundar who seemed all set to carry the match away from the five-time IPL champs. GT hit at 2 fours and 1…

Ashwani Kumar, the  youthful  gift from the Mumbai Indians, participated in how he planned to attack the flat pitch at Mullanpur after being brought in as an impact  cover during a  crucial match against the Gujarat elephants in the IPL. Ashwani, a left- arm quick, has shown why MI believed in him all season.   While Mumbai was trying to defend a hefty score of 228/5, Gujarat came out swinging, keeping up with the  needed rate by reaching 106/2 half through their innings. MI captain Hardik Pandya and the  platoon  operation knew they had to shake  effects up . Just…

Rohit Sharma had a great night in the IPL 2025 as he led Mumbai Indians to a big win over Gujarat Titans in New Chandigarh on Friday. In a high-scoring Eliminator match, MI won the game and will now face Punjab Kings in the next qualifier on Sunday. Rohit played a key role, scoring 81 off 50 and helping MI post 228/5 in 20 overs. This was his 4th fifty of the season and Rohit himself admitted he was looking for more. “I have only 4 fifties this IPL season. I think I would have liked to get more. I…

India will be up against England in a five-Test series starting June 20, thereby beginning their WTC 2025-27 campaign. Prior to the series, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli legally announced their retirements from Test cricket. Jasprit Bumrah is the crucial player for India during this tour-resting for some games because of fitness concerns-and he has further signalled that retirement is not that far away. Bumrah said in an interview with former Australian captain Michael Clarke for the Beyond 23 Podcast that players need to be smart about managing their bodies. He cited how it’s hard to maintain the same level…

Former India great Sunil Gavaskar says he would have loved to see Kohli play in a team that quite literally has five active Indian test captains. However, Ponting insists Kohli has always deserved to be acknowledged as one of the finest Indian Test players ever. The India team for the Test series against England in England announced its 18-member group led by Shubman Gill, and according to selectors, Kohli communicated to them very early in the IPL 2025 of his pulling out from Test cricket. With India being beaten 3-0 at home by New Zealand and then 3-1 by Australia…

Sudharsan, who reputed his talent in the IPL during a fantastic season, has been selected for the Indian Test squad against England. The 23-year-old spoke to the media after his side’s crushing loss against Mumbai Indians in the IPL and hence shared his views on switching formats, what he perceives as the target for himself at the moment within Team India, and also things he wants to work on.  From T20 to Test cricket, physically it is quite an adjustment, but it seems these last few months have been jam-packed with white-ball games, Sudharsan stated. It’s all about putting oneself…

Making history as the youngest person ever in IPL to attain 600-plus runs in a single season, Sudharsan dethroned a record held by Shubman Gill, the captain of Gujarat Titans. The latter had set the record being 23 years and 257 days old. Sudharsan reached this milestone in 2025 at 23 years and 227 days, and he is now also the fastest to reach 700 runs in a season. In a recent clash against Mumbai, Sudharsan scored 80 off 49 balls, coming very close to getting the team into Qualifier 2 but was eventually out-engineered by Hardik Pandya’s team. Gujarat…

RCB’s support staff took a total of their time with Hazlewood, focusing on having him fully fit for the playoffs. The plan worked, and he gave a commanding bowling display in the Qualifier 1 against Punjab Kings. After Hazlewood had got the wickets of Shreyas Iyer and Josh Inglis right at the start, RCB dominated the proceedings and bowled PBKS out for just 101 runs.  After the match, Hazlewood said they had been bowling well and many bowlers have been working well together. He also said that he was a bit surprised to see how much assistance the pitch gave,…

Dale Steyn is a true cricketing legend who is so highly respected for what he has contributed toward the development of the sport. He played a pivotal role during his career in South Africa’s success in all formats of the game and has been there in the IPL since the inception until 2020. He has been with four teams in the league, including RCB, for whom he has played five seasons in all, three at the beginning of his career and two toward the end. Now, he has made a funny statement about RCB’s chances for the IPL 2025 playoffs. …

The ICC has introduced major changes into the laws of cricket internationally from next month. To name one of the biggest changes, the ODIs will go back to using only one new ball. At present, under two-ball method, a new ball is taken from each end of the pitch, but this set-up will change from July onwards, as Cricbuzz reported. For the first 34 overs, they will remain with the two-ball system, but from the 35th over, the fielding side will choose one ball to be used for the rest of the innings. If the match is truncated to 25…