Author: Divyansh Mishra

One more match in reverse, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will play against Delhi Capitals in Match 14 of the Women’s Premier League 2025. The actual craze will happen on Saturday, March 1, at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Led by Smriti Mandhana, RCB is having a bit of an uphill battle lately. After a rocky road, starting with two back-to-back wins, they hit a bit of a wall with three defeats. Now, with a rebound in mind, they sit at number 3 in the points table, looking at coming back to their momentum. On the flip side, the Delhi Capitals…

Australian opener Matthew Short is most probably ruled out for the semifinal against either India or New Zealand after being injured in the quad in the rain-affected match against Afghanistan where he was in fine form. Short scored 20 off 15 balls on Friday, but he appeared to be in considerable pain before he was dismissed by Azmatullah Omarzai, who helped Australia qualify for the semifinals. Short got hurt late in Afghanistan’s inning and struggled to walk between the wickets alongside Travis Head when opening the batting, mainly concentrating on boundary-hitting. He scored 20 runs off 15 balls, looking quite…

The Indian cricket team is facing a conundrum regarding whether they should rest some players for the final league match against New Zealand or not. The Indian cricket team captained by Rohit Sharma will play against the Black Caps on March 2, followed by their semi-final match two days later. Resting all or part of the senior players for the upcoming matches would mean they would be fresh for the semis, but the team management does not want to spoil their momentum in the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025. India’s team secured two-on-the-trot victories against Bangladesh and Pakistan, so losing to…

March 1, 2003: Sachin Tendulkar scored a match-winning goal against Pakistan in the World Cup on this day. Trying a difficult objective of 274, Tendulkar scored a spectacular innings of 98 from 75 balls off. Against a strong Pakistan bowling lineup including Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar, and Waqar Younis, Tendulkar hit a magnificent 12 boundaries and one maximum. Akhtar yielded 72 runs over his ten overs; Waqar yielded 71 runs. This also holds as Akhtar´s costliest ten-over spell in the ODIs. 98 runs from 75 balls ✅Player of the match ✅Pass 12,000 ODI runs ✅@sachin_rt played yet another masterclass against…

On Sunday, February 23 in Dubai, Virat Kohli hit a magnificent century for India in the Champions Trophy 2025 game against Pakistan. With the aid of seven fours, the ex India captain posted 100 runs off 111 deliveries during his time at the crease. India chased down the goal of 242 runs in 42.3 overs for four wickets using his assistance. The 36-year-old right-handed hitter was named Player of the Match against Men in Green for his excellent offensive performance. With 51 centuries in ODI cricket, Virat wants to keep his shape and deliver a big performance with the bat…

Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar praised Virat Kohli on Friday for his outstanding century against Pakistan in Dubai last week and said he has a great temperament for big matches. India’s commanding six-wicket triumph over their archrivals hinged much on Kohli’s unbroken century. India’s win over Pakistan earned them a semifinals berth with one match left; they will face New Zealand in their last group stage match on Sunday, March 2. One of the top cricket players worldwide, Virat is excellent. I knew he would rise in a great game since he had the talent to do so even if…

In his critique of Nasser Hussain, Michael Atherton, and other former and present cricketers, Sunil Gavaskar said India had an ‘advantage’ over other teams in the 2025 Champions Trophy since all their games were played in Dubai. He said the experts always ‘whining’ about India should concentrate attention on the progress of their country in the tournament since Indian cricket was also supporting their wages. Speaking on the Sky Sports Podcast, Hussain and Atherton stated that in this case India had an “undeniable home advantage.” South Africa’s Rassie van der Dussen, who is in the Champions Trophy, also stated that…

Former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi challenged compatriot Wasim Akram, during a live telecast on Friday, for demanding that six to seven players should be ousted from the current team due to its dismal performance at the Champions Trophy on home turf. Akram had been vocal that Pakistan should replace the underperformers with younger names to prepare for the T20 World Cup of 2026. “Enough is enough. We are being defeated in white-ball cricket by these players for a couple of years now. This is the time to take a bold step. What is the bold step? Like Waqar Younis said,…

Following England’s miserable early departure from the 2025 Champions Trophy, Jos Buttler officially resigned as England’s white-ball leader at a press conference on Friday. A listless England except for Joe Root, who scored a century, suffered an eight-run loss against the Afghans that forced them out of the flagship event ahead of its schedule. England under Buttler’s leadership have now had three consecutive unsucessful ICC tournament campaigns. At the press conference, Buttler said; “Just to let you all know, I am going to stand down as England’s captain.” “It was the proper call for us and the team. Somebody else…

Karun Nair from Vidarbha has disclosed that after saying farewell to his home side, Karnataka, he had offered himself for playing for Kerala for state cricket, but the bids eventually could not be pursued. The international batter revealed he was not in a position to wait, and as Vidarbha came with an offer, he decided to go ahead. Nair is born in Rajasthan while his father Kaladharan Nair and mother Prema Nair hail from Kerala. The family moved to Bengaluru for Kaladharan’s job and has stayed there since. Nair started as a Karnataka cricketer and spent nearly a decade with…