Author: Divyansh Mishra

If cricket is to be included in the Los Angeles Games in 2028, one of the proposals, apparently, by eminent people, is to keep Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the game and make them win gold for this mega quadrennial headed by them. Both Rohit and Kohli are nearing the very end of their careers, having already retired from T20 International cricket last year following the World Cup win of their team. Their exploits in Test cricket have also been under scrutiny, particularly in light of the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The two ageing stars, though, are to get one…

Indian wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has stated that New Zealand ‘annihilated’ South Africa, scolding the Proteas for not even attempting to stage a fight in the semifinals of the Champions Trophy against the Kiwis. Chasing 363 for a win against New Zealand, South Africa’s Ryan Rickelton fell for 17, but Temba Bavuma started struggling for rhythm and joined Rassie van der Dussen in a making an important 105-run partnership, which still bore no fruit.  Karthik said South Africa should have made them work for their victory if they wanted to lose by 50 runs. “I want to state it on record.…

As he scratched his name on the honours board at Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday, Rachin Ravindra spent a good time glancing at the list of centurions. The 25-year-old opening batter, who has been the centurion for the fifth time in an ODI and helped New Zealand reach the final round of the Champions Trophy, said that traveling back and forth over a few days was challenging, but the team would handle it well. “It can definitely be challenging, but I think that’s something we pride ourselves on as a group. You have got to deal with the conditions in front…

It was a dismissal that broke countless hearts. Kohli had aggregated a masterful 84 against Australia in the first semifinal of the Champions Trophy 2025. Looked set to guide India over the line and into another century, but his aerial shot in search of a boundary turned out to be fatal, with the run machine being caught in the deep off Zampa. The Indians were clasped by a sweaty palm after six wickets had fallen since then, with not a lot of batting fire power remaining in the dressing room and still needing 40 runs to win against the ODI…

In an extraordinary dismissal incident, in Rawalpindi between the State Bank of Pakistan and Pakistan Television, Pakistan cricketer Saud Shakeel was timed out during the ongoing President’s Trophy final match. Shakeel is the first Pakistani cricketer to be timed out and the seventh in the first-class history. Day 2 saw SBP lose two wickets in quick succession, which caught Shakeel off guard. When Shakeel eventually got to the center to take guard, he was well into overtime of the three minutes allowed for a new batter to be ready to take guard and face the first delivery after a wicket…

Hours after Australia dropped their Champions Trophy in Dubai semifinal to India, Steve Smith shocked the cricket world. One of today’s best batsmen, Smith declared his retirement from ODI cricket. Smith retires having scored 5800 runs in 170 ODIs for Australia—the twelfth greatest total by an Australian man in ODI. It’s time for me to close my ODI chapter. Wearing the canary yellow has been such an honour, and I am super happy to have been a member of two World Cup championship teams. On Instagram, Smith said, “Thank everyone for all their help; it’s been one hell of a…

The former cricketer from Pakistan, Wasim Akram, came to the scene and backed Virat Kohli to surpass Sachin Tendulkar in that list and become the highest run getter ever in ODI chases. “Look at these all names with the highest run chasers. Sachin, Rohit, Jayasuriya and Kallis. There are the greats of the game and Kohli is definitely going to pass Sachin Tendulkar the way it looks like. Kohli’s average is only second behind MSD.  MS Dhoni got near 100, and Kohli’s average is close to 90. That’s just phenomenal,” Akram continued on the show ‘The Pavilion’.  Akram analysed the…

Some present and former cricketers have flatly dismissed the argument that India have an advantage over the other clubs in the Champions Trophy since they are playing all their games at one site, said Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir. But Indian pace spearhead Mohammed Shami has a different view: he admits that his team has”absolutely helped.” Knowing the field’s attitude and circumstances have really helped us since we definitely understand them. Playing all the games at one site is a definite advantage. After India’s semi-final victory over Australia on Tuesday in Dubai, Shami remarked, “The most important thing is to…

Sunil Gavaskar, former captain of India, made a Test debut thronging against the West Indies in 1971. After the opening match was drawn, Gavaskar was called to make his debut for the Second Test that started on March 6 at Port of Spain. He missed the first one due to a reported tooth infection. On this day, the OG Master Blaster, Gavaskar, announced his presence in international cricket with a fabulous double half-century. He scored 65 in the first innings and then played a very important knock of 67 runs during the chase. His incredible effort helped India clinch the…

Rajeev Shukla, BCCI vice president, says that everything depends on the orders of the Indian Government. Can we see an India-Pakistan bilateral series soon? On an invitation from the Pakistan Cricket Board to attend the Champions Trophy semi-final between South Africa and South Africa, Shukla was present in Lahore. Asked whether a bilateral series between the two rivals could happen soon, Shukla once more said it was not BCCI’s decision to take. Regarding (cricket) between the two countries, it is very definite and obvious that it is the (Indian) government’s choice. “Whatever the Indian government says, we will go as…