Author: Divyansh Mishra

The Punjab Kings, who have been led into the playoffs after 11 years by Shreyas Iyer, will play the first qualifier match against the RCB on Thursday, May 29, in IPL 2025. After the league stage, the team finished on the top of the points table, marking one of the first spots among the top four. Former Australian batting great Matthew Hayden is of the view that Punjab Kings have enough firepower in the batting as well as the bowling department to beat RCB and seal their places in the finals directly. He wrote for the Times of India that…

The Indian Test team prepares to embark on its most comprehensive tour to England, and for Pujara, this could be the defining moment for this generation of Indian cricket. In an interview for Sony Sports’ campaign ‘Naya India, Dhakad India’, Pujara talked about the importance of the India-England rivalry and the value of winning there. “India-England Test series is really a test for the strength and flexibility of teams,” said Pujara. He mentioned that India has only won three of 19 series in England over the last century, emphasising how difficult it can be for us. That record shows how…

Chennai Super Kings ended their IPL 2025 season in the most dreadful manner possible by finishing dead last at No. 10. Injured for the season, Ruturaj Gaikwad saw the senior most MS Dhoni taking over his mantle to lead the team. While Dhoni couldn’t manage to win from the matches, Mr. Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin had shared a few memories of the first time he met Dhoni during a conversation on YouTube. Jadeja said, “I remember first meeting MS Dhoni in the 2005 Challenger Trophy in Chennai. I was flying into Chennai from Mumbai, and I think so was he.…

Gautam Gambhir, India’s head coach, skillfully avoided answering a tricky question regarding why Shreyas Iyer had not been included for the upcoming five-Test series in England beginning next month. On Saturday, the selection committee headed by Ajit Agarkar announced the squad for the tour. Shubman Gill is likely to be Test captain, with Rishabh Pant as the deputy. Despite a host of fresh faces in the squad who have never played Test cricket, including Sai Sudharsan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, and Arshdeep Singh, the absence of some seasoned players like Iyer and Mohammed Shami did cause a few raised eyebrows. Iyer has…

This Thursday, May 29, Royal Challengers of Bengaluru (RCB) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) are going head-to-head for qualifier 1 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. This is also the first season with Shreyas Iyer as captain for PBKS, and he has led the team into their first playoffs since 2014. The team finished the round-robin stage with nine wins and four losses, with one game washed out. The Punjab Kings have newly qualified for Qualifier 1 with their seven-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians in Jaipur. Match overview Match DetailsInformationMatchPunjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Qualifier 1,…

With Kohli on the verge of breaking a big record, RCB is set to battle PBKS in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2025. The match will take place on Thursday, 29 May, at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh. Kohli only requires 31 runs to become the highest run-scorer against PBKS in IPL. Currently, that record is held by David Warner, who has scored 1134 runs from 26 matches at an average of 49.30, with 13 half-centuries. Kohli, meanwhile, has gathered 1104 runs in 34 matches, averaging 36.80. Interestingly, Kohli and Warner are the only two players to…

Prior to the series of five Test matches against England, Indian all-rounder Shardul Thakur shared some thoughts regarding the contrasting personalities of Test captain Shubman Gill and vice-captain Rishabh Pant. On Saturday, BCCI did name Shubman as the new Test captain and Rishabh as his deputy. The two being big players and definitely the future of Indian cricket. Shubman is serious and calm about the game, whereas Rishabh is quite funny and lively. They have performed really well in big matches, thanks to which they are great players of the future-they can certainly hold the tag. The series against England…

Shubman Gill has been titled the new Test captain of India, replacing former incumbent Rohit Sharma who recently retired. This decision occurred just before India’s five-Test series in England, set to commence on June 20. The change is a massive one-ever since since having marched forward, Abhishek Sharma, Gill’s childhood associate and compatriot through the 2018 U-19 World Cup title claim, opined. Gill and Abhishek have a long track record of association that started right from the U-14 level for Punjab. Having scored the most runs for India throughout the U-19 championship journey, it is obvious that Abhishek is really…

Shikhar Dhawan, the former cricketer, hasn’t seen his 11-year-old son, Zoravar, in years. After a difficult divorce in 2023, his access to his son was fully cut off. Ayesha Mukherjee has blocked him on all social media. Thus he cannot even check on Zoravar or speak with him. Dhawan, however, reveals that although it’s been difficult getting over this, he finally accepts it emotionally and shares a spiritual connection with his son. During his podcast with Ranveer Allahbadia, Dhawan shared what he would like to say to Zoravar when he is in his thirties: “About 20 years from now, Zoravar…

Ravindra Jadeja puts in an analysis of the differences between being a captain in shorter formats like T20 and Test cricket. In his dialogue with his friend, R Ashwin, in a conversation for Rediff, Jadeja mentioned, “Test captaincy is more about understanding the game over a longer timeframe, as opposed to T20 captains who are always in the spotlight in high-pressure situations.” “In Test cricket, you only have to change two fielders for the bowler, not two fielders for the batsman. So I think it is simpler to captain in Tests. It is about knowing when your bowler is in…