Author: Divyansh Mishra

Ravindra Jadeja recently criticized the PR game in Indian cricket, without naming anyone. He suggested that some cricketers might be buying likes and followers on social media. Jadeja made these comments in an interview with his ex-teammate Ravichandran Ashwin on Ashwin’s YouTube channel. During the chat with Ashwin, he referred to the PR culture that is said to exist within the Indian team, thus starting speculations among social media circles about big names like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and KL Rahul. Jadeja pointed out that a player has to earn respect in the dressing room and that they cannot make…

Presenter Tanay Tiwari narrates a little story of how Rohit Sharma helped him early in his career after a little mishap during an interview. While seated at a tiny table with a lot going on, Tiwari spilled hot coffee on Rohit. Rohit did not get angry and took it in good humor. Tiwari said that he was going berserk after spilling the coffee while he was an intern with Mumbai Indians back in 2017, fearing it might jeopardize his career in the industry. There was somebody else from my team with me who really let me have it. But Rohit’s…

The IPL 2025 playoffs are here and we have a cracker of a match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Qualifier 1 at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Stadium on Thursday, May 29. Both teams are level on 9 wins in the league stage, but PBKS are ahead of RCB due to a better net run rate. Punjab made it to the playoffs after a big win over Mumbai Indians, thanks to Josh Inglis who scored 73. RCB on the other hand chased down Lucknow Super Giants with stand-in captain Jitesh Sharma leading the charge with 85*. Both teams…

Royal Challengers Bengaluru finally gave their fans a great last day of the league by beating Lucknow Super Giants in a nail-biting finish on Tuesday. RCB has maintained its record of not losing any away match this year, therefore making them the first franchise in the history of the IPL to never lose an away match in a season. The side played seven away matches, under the captaincy of Rajat Patidar, winning all of them. Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders previously held the record, having won seven of their eight away games. Kohli marked the day by smashing his…

India’s new Test captain Shubman Gill and his teammate Sai Sudharsan are likely to miss the second warm-up game in Northampton on June 6. Gill apparently needs to focus on the Gujarat Titans heading into the playoffs. If they reach the final on June 3, it would become a near-impossible task for him to join the national squad two days later. The management has thus decided to grant Gill some time off once the tour starts. The first Test is all set for June 20 at Headingley, representing a fresh start for the side with Gill at the helm since…

Earlier this month, Kohli and Rohit informed the world that they had retired from Test cricket, the announcements being made an entire week apart! Both players had hard times strolling the pitch through 2024, including two defeats by New Zealand at home and a tough series against Australia. Over these 10 Tests, Kohli kept a lowly average of 24.52, whereas Rohit somehow bettered him slightly with 24.76 in 14 Tests. They had said goodbye to T20I cricket back in June last year after bagging the T20 World Cup in the West Indies. Entering into the Senior phase of their careers,…

India’s all-rounder Shardul Thakur talked about the retirements of big names Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli on Monday, just a few days before the team heads to England for a five-match Test series beginning June 20. This will be Thakur’s first time back with the national team since 2023, and he will play in India A’s warm-up games against the England Lions before joining the main squad. Thakur pointed out the gap left by Rohit and Kohli and the challenges of moving forward with a less experienced team. He thinks their decisions to retire likely came from their sense that…

The mentor for the Lucknow Super Giants, Zaheer Khan, has said in support of captial Rishabh Pant, saying that even in a time when he has had a hard IPL season, nobody doubts his capabilities. He may surely come stronger after this experience. Pant, who was bought for a stratospheric price of Rs 27 crore at the auction, could never really get going through the season and could pile on only 269 runs from 13 innings. However, he did end on a heroic note, blasting 118 in 61 balls in the last game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, but his heroics…

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) had a hard time in IPL 2025. Being seventh with six wins and eight losses was not what the fans anticipated. They started out strong, spending INR 27 crore on captain Rishabh Pant and then assembling a solid team; however, the momentum was lost because of injuries and inconsistent performances. Now, with a few roster changes quite possible before the next auction, a couple of very big names could be let go. 3 LSG Players Who Could Be Released Ahead of the IPL 2026 Auction 1. Mayank Yadav: Post a sensational display in IPL 2024, Mayank…

Shubman Gill has a tough job ahead as he leads the Indian Test team without the experience of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma on their tour of England starting June 20. He was named captain earlier this month after Rohit announced his retirement, making him the fifth youngest Indian to take on this role. Gill beat out players like Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant for the captaincy, which has raised some eyebrows, especially since he hasn’t fully proven himself as a top Test batter yet. His average stands at 35.05 over 32 Tests, and in three Tests in England, he…