Dinesh Karthik recently shared some insights about Virat Kohli, who’s still making waves in the cricket world at 36 years old. Even as a living legend and one of the best players out there, Kohli is putting in the effort to add new shots to his game during practice sessions with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL 2025. Karthik, who used to be a wicketkeeper for India and hung up his gloves last year, is now back with RCB as a batting mentor. It seems like he’s really impressed with Kohli’s relentless drive to keep on improving, calling it…
Author: Divyansh Mishra
When Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) took on the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, things didn’t start off the way everyone expected. Their usual big hitters struggled to find their rhythm, but 23-year-old Aniket Verma came through in a big way. Batting at number six, he wowed everyone by blasting 36 runs off just 13 balls, hitting five sixes without even a single four to his name. His incredible strike rate of nearly 277 was a major boost, helping SRH to finish with a total of 190 runs for 9 wickets on a pitch that…
Rohit Sharma might not be part of the Indian Test team for the series against England later this year. According to reports from India Today, the Indian captain is considering sitting this one out following his poor performance during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. On the bright side, it looks like Virat Kohli will likely keep his place in the team. Both players had a rough time while playing in Australia, and to make things even tougher for Rohit, he missed the New Year’s Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Rohit wasn’t on the field for the first Test at the Perth…
Moeen Ali, who stepped in for Sunil Narine during the Kolkata Knight Riders’ match against Rajasthan Royals, was pretty candid about his role. He mentioned, “I’m used to bowling with someone who is better than me.” Teaming up with the talented Varun Chakaravarthy, Moeen helped tighten the screws on RR, keeping their score to 151 for nine. Moeen talked about his approach, saying his job was to keep things tight, so Varun could put pressure on the batsmen and grab some wickets. He praised Varun’s growth as a bowler over the past few years, noting how impressive it is to…
BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia is planning to catch up with Gautam Gambhir, the head coach for the Indian men’s cricket team, and the chief selector, Ajit Agarkar, this week. They’re scheduled to meet during an IPL 2025 match between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings in Guwahati. Typically, the cricket board releases player contracts before the IPL season kicks off, but this time, we’ve only seen the contracts for the women’s team so far. According to Dainik Jagran, the hold-up in announcing the central contracts seems to be related to Gambhir being unavailable for talks because of personal stuff. Sources…
During the final T20I match against Pakistan in Wellington, New Zealand allrounder James Neesham truly shone and made the day unforgettable for both himself and his team. He was instrumental with the ball, playing a huge part in securing a convincing eight-wicket victory. Neesham, known for being a right-arm pacer, achieved a personal milestone by claiming his first five-wicket haul in T20 internationals. He wrapped up his spell with impressive figures of 5 wickets for 22 runs across four overs. Among the players he bowled out were Abul Samad, who scored just 4 runs, Shadab Khan with 28, Jahandad Khan…
Ex-New Zealand cricketer Simon Doull has raised some serious questions about how the Rajasthan Royals approached their second game in IPL 2025 against the Kolkata Knight Riders. He was puzzled about the team’s choice to send Shimron Hetmyer out to bat at No. 8 when their main batsmen had already been dismissed. It was during Wednesday’s match in Guwahati when Rajasthan decided to bring in Shubham Dubey as the impact substitute instead of letting Hetmyer bat higher up in the order. Doull couldn’t help but wonder why Rajasthan seemed to be holding back Hetmyer. He pointed out that they had…
New Zealand had to make some last-minute adjustments to their squad for the three-match ODI series against Pakistan. Unfortunately, their captain, Tom Latham, hurt his hand during training. He ended up breaking a bone, which means he won’t be playing in the series. Henry Nicholls is stepping in to replace him. The New Zealand Cricket board confirmed that Latham will need a cast and at least four weeks off to recover. Henry Nicholls is coming back from his own injury, and he’s been playing well in domestic cricket, racking up five scores of over fifty in just six innings. In…
After a thrilling start to IPL 2025, the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are looking to grab another win when they take on the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) this Thursday. Last week, the Orange Army really lit up the field in Hyderabad against the Rajasthan Royals. With players like Travis Head and Ishan Kishan hitting their stride, SRH managed to rack up an impressive score of 286 runs for 6 wickets. In response, Harshal Patel and Simarjeet Singh from SRH stepped up and took four wickets between them, which helped keep the Royals from reaching their target, allowing the 2008 champions to…
As the Lucknow Super Giants gear up to bounce back from their first loss with Rishabh Pant at the helm, there’s a lot of excitement in the air. The young wicketkeeper-batsman, just 27 years old, has made an amazing recovery from a serious car accident that almost changed everything for him. Now that he’s back in action and fit as a fiddle, he’s on the verge of hitting some impressive records that showcase his skills both as a hard-hitting batsman and a clever wicketkeeper. 350 boundaries in T20 cricket Let’s break down what kind of records Pant might snag soon.…