Author: Divyansh Mishra

Former star Pakistan cricketer Umar Akmal is very much agitated over not making it to the comeback of the national cricket team. He recently spoke about some bitter issues where conversations with erstwhile chief selector Wahab Riaz turned out to be bitter experiences. The last time he represented Pakistan was in 2019 playing against Sri Lanka. He couldn’t believe that someone would be asking him to trial just like it has 16 Tests, 121 ODIs, and 84 T20Is in his record. He also poured some old complaints about the former head coach Waqar Younis underlines how damaging were the comments…

The Bangladesh cricket unit has kicked off traveling arrangements to the UAE, where it will play a quick two-match T20I series against the host. In May 17 and 19, the Sharjah Cricket Stadium will host both games. The series is the first T20I meeting between the two teams since September 2022. These teams will be found playing T20I matches towards the latter part of this year in December. These matches will actually serve both teams as important preparation towards their upcoming men’s T20I Asia Cup 2025. BCB CEO Nizam Uddin Chowdhury mentioned that this series is an essential part of…

Kagiso Rabada, a South African pace spearhead, is returning to the Gujarat Titans (GT). Rabada was supposed to leave before April 3, leaving the IPL 2025 season early due to a personal family emergency, and there is still no word from him or the team on when he would rejoin them. However, reports from ESPNCricinfo now state that he is likely to meet the squad tomorrow and pare himself for the next match on May 3 against the Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium. Thus far, this season, Rabada has played just two matches in the Titans colors-the games against Punjab…

Hussey stressed that CSK wasn’t worried to the point of panic even when they’ve been knocked from the IPL play-off race. He thinks that there have been some promising performances from a few young players this season.” The team managed only four points from ten games and remains at the bottom of the points table. “There are definitely a few areas we need to look at going forward but we don’t want to just panic and change everything because this year hasn’t gone well,” said Hussey before CSK’s next match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Hussey is convinced CSK can challenge…

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane has supported Venkatesh Iyer as a good player. Iyer has not been in good form of late, but according to Ajinkya Rahane, all he needs is that one innings to get back on track. KKR is in tough waters in IPL and has to win all four of their remaining matches to keep their hopes alive in the playoffs, and obviously, this will add a lot of pressure.  The highest-paid player in the KKR team, Iyer has been priced at Rs 23.75 crore, and his few decent scores of 60 and 45 have not…

The plan is for the Indian men’s cricket team to tour Bangladesh for a trip comprising three ODIs and three T20Is in August 2025. The matches are to be played at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka, and the Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram, according to a statement from BCCI on X last month.  An early report from the Times of India indicated that this could not be executed soon because of the increasing tensions between India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. A source stated, The tour is planned, but nothing’s certain. A real possibility exists that India will…

After making false comments about it in regard to the Sanju Samson controversy over the latter’s not being selected for the Indian team to the Champions Trophy, the Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) imposed the punishment of suspension from its membership for the period of three years on former Indian cricketer S. Sreesanth. The announcement was made after a special meeting held at Kochi on 30 April. Currently, Sreesanth holds co-ownership of a franchise team called Kollam Aeries in the Kerala Cricket League. Team members, including Kollam Aeries, Alappuzha Team Lead, Alappuzha Ripples, were also issued show-cause notices besides Sreesanth. Thereafter,…

In the opinion of their head coach, Daniel Vettori, the reason why the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are not functioning as a team is because they are not. Consequently, it is hurting them deep into the Indian Premier League (IPL).  They need to win at least five games out of the possible five with just a playoff chance. Before the showdown against Shubman Gill’s Gujarat Titans (GT) on Friday, Vettori stated that SRH had not been consistent enough for an aspiring campaigner against the best in the competition this season. “I don’t think we’ve put together complete performances. We’ve let ourselves…

Rajasthan Royals have had a terrible night giving away a 100-run victory to MI that put MI atop the points table. This was RR’s exit from the competition, marking a traumatic season for them. In an interview after the match, Adam Gilchrist, former Aussie player and IPL-winning captain, gave his views on what went wrong for these Royals this season. He said, “Talking to Cricbuzz, he stated that Jos Buttler was the big miss,” he said. “That was one of the most important choices; someone in the team management has to be answerable for it.”   Gilchrist stated, “We heard Mike…

Mumbai Indians are surely harming at the IPL 2025. With six consecutive victories, including a gargantuan 100-run win against Rajasthan Royals on Thursday, they look secure sitting on top of the table. While other teams are still pondering how to stop them, former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra is of the view that only one team stands in good chance of challenging them: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Referring to the performance to date on his YouTube channel, Chopra said, “Six wins, in a row, is something these guys are not going to stop. The big question is no longer if they…