Author: Divyansh Mishra

Jake Weatherald is the freshest and most talked about player who has already grabbed the limelight after he overtook Sam Konstas and Matt Renshaw in the Ashes squad selection. The 15-member team led by Steve Smith has already been disclosed by Australia and it is the first Ashes Test against England. Nevertheless, the focus is mainly on the 31-year-old Tasmanian player who managed to secure a place as the opening batter by winning the last minute selection race.  Weatherald has been an absolute monster with the bat due to his aggressive style of playing at the top order and he…

Indian Premier League (IPL) has been a place for many national and international cricketers where their talents are judged like a showcase. IPL teams have found good and talented bowlers among the pacers throughout the seasons which made their presence felt and awarded the team with the entitled positions. We are going to discuss in this article the IPL teams having the most pace bowlers used in a season. Most Pace Bowlers Used in a Season 1. Mumbai Indians Mumbai Indians (MI) is the one who set the record for most pace bowlers in their playing XI. Among the players…

Sports can be a powerful tool for raising awareness on issues and cricket has taken this aspect with both hands. Very often you might see a few cricket teams becoming the voice of social causes. Among these is the team of South Africa, to be more specific, their players put on pink jerseys during one of their home ODIs every year. Now the question arises, why do the South African cricketers don the pink jerseys? The answer is that it is part of the bigger project that is run by the government body, Cricket South Africa (CSA). The board assigned…

The Indian Premier League has introduced impressive captains, lots of them, and their amazing performances have already had over a million people cheering for them. In the very beginning, the captains who had most wins by the decision to bat first weren’t recorded but that changed and now we can finally present the top captains with most wins in IPL history. When we mention the captains, MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma are the ones who have got the highest wins while being in the batting order and facing the first ball. But Dhoni was lately a finisher in IPL but…

MS Dhoni, the first captain with the most wins by the captain who decides to bowl first, is among the players to be doubted . His leadership characterized by shrewdness and strategic moves has made it possible for him to win a number of matches opting for bowling during the toss. Other captains such as Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir, who have achieved similar success in the past, have also won matches when they chose to bowl first. In IPL cricket, the decision to bowl first is mostly taken when the pitch is more favorable to the bowler. Furthermore, the…

Have you ever come across the term — Carrom Ball? No, the board game is not what I am referring to. A carrom ball is one of the most popular variations in the off-spinner’s arsenal. But what exactly is a carrom ball, and who was the one that came up with it in the first place? Okay, let’s reveal the secrets surrounding the carrom ball. Carrom Ball: Flicking the Batters a Surprise The game of cricket has completely changed throughout the years, while spinners have gone through the same fate. The off-spinners have also gone through the same process and…

The cricket pitch is mostly circular with two areas called the off and leg sides. At every moment 2 batsmen, 2 umpires, and 11 fielders of a team are active. The choice of the right placement of the fielders can sometimes even decide the winner of the match. There are terms for different fielding positions in cricket. The area of the ground in cricket which is at the leg side of the pitch, about 45 degrees in front of the square, is called mid-wicket. The fielder is placed 25 to 30 yards from the batsman’s crease; his main duty is…

Heinrich Klaasen is recognized as one of the principal sluggers in the world of cricket and during the IPL 2025 auction was the most costly keeper of the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) team. Though he was paid 23 crores and performed reasonably well, the recent months have seen a slight change in the scenario. The wicketkeeper-batter has hung his gloves from international cricket and lighter MLC and The Hundred output. This has raised questions about his effectiveness, and there are rumors now that SRH may cut him loose. They could pay a lesser amount and still get him back but that…

If you are a limited-overs cricket fan and have seen ODIs and T20s, then you surely noticed when umpires signalled balls bowled outside the reach of a batter as ‘wide’. On the contrary, if the same happens in Test cricket, the umpires do not signal it as a wide ball. So what is the difference between wide rules in Test cricket and limited-overs cricket? Let us now shed some light on the wide rules in Test cricket Are there No Wide Balls in Test Cricket? It is not that there are no wide balls given at all in the longer…

There is no question that the Indian Premier League (IPL) has turned out to be a big blessing for local Indian cricketers in terms of showing their talents. Yet, the IPL is all about the overseas players. Their performances entertain the spectators to a higher level. And the franchises keep their eyes open to some of the major overseas T20 stars. If there were no limitations, franchises would fill their teams with these foreign players. But the IPL Governing Council (IPL GC) has limited the number of overseas players a team can have in their squad. Read Also :- Most…