Author: Divyansh Mishra

If you are an enthusiastic fan of cricket, you certainly must have observed that cricket teams are allowed to place only two fielders behind the square on the leg side. But what is the basis for this field restriction? In order to answer this question, let us travel back to a century before when this rule wasn’t even existing. So, through this article, we will unfold the square-leg fielding restrictions in cricket. Why are only 2 fielders allowed behind square leg? Know the reason The thing is, in the beginning, when cricket was played, there were no such field restrictions.…

What do you think of the West Indies? The world champions. The power hitters. The entertainers. The diaspora of the champions is over now, but still, they are in the practice of producing the power hitters and entertainers – at least, in the shortest formats. However, the Caribbean is not a team to be called a unit. Instead, a lot of the West Indian cricketers are involved in the franchise T20 as they have not signed the central contracts. The major cause for the West Indies’ slump is that their players are not forming a collective unit anymore. Therefore, Cricket…

Rohit Sharma, one of India’s biggest stars, was recently handed a special memento by CEAT for his role in leading India to victory in the Champions Trophy 2025. The trophy was awarded during the 27th edition of the CCR Awards launched in Mumbai on Tuesday. The occasion, presented by CEAT Tyres, paid tribute to feats of cricketing excellence from India and the rest of the world over the last year. Rohit Sharma took the spotlight in the function itself. The 38-year-old captain received this award from the IPC Hall of Famer Sunil Gavaskar for his services leading India to Champions…

Two of India’s premier batsmen, Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul, are marching towards the 4,000-run mark in Test cricket ahead of the second Test between India and the West Indies at New Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium from October 10 onwards. The second Test of the series will start on Friday onwards, India being already 1-0 up. Jadeja, with a dazzling 104 not out in the last Ahmedabad Test and bagging the ‘Player of the Match’ award alongside picking up a four-wicket haul 10 runs shy of the milestone, is just 10 runs away. In 86 Tests, he has amassed 3,990…

Sanju Samson-the swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman is fit and ready to play any role demanded of him by the team management in international matches. On Tuesday, at a grand event organised by CEAT, Samson opened up about contributing for the cause of the team in whichever way he can while receiving the award for batter of the year-T20I. In his acceptance speech for the CEAT cricket award for best T20I batter of the year, Samson delved into his career journey. Ten years later, looking back at his career, Samson reckoned that although he has played close to 40 matches or so, he…

Australian skipper Pat Cummins has been put on the medical bench once more after latest scans revealed that his back stress injury, which has been a concern since early August, is yet to heal, reported the Sydney Morning Herald. Earlier in his recovery planning, Cummins was confident to have a fair share of the series under his belt, however, it would seem that he now stands no chance of playing in the series opener in Perth from 21 November and may even miss all five Tests, leaving interim captain Steve Smith to lead.  Going by two unnamed informants involved in…

Indian middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer, after being left out of the BCCI Central Contract list last year, had a stunning comeback in the international arena this year and has now opened up on the whole process and how he disciplined himself in terms of playing domestic cricket for Mumbai. The memento was given to Iyer at the CEAT Cricket Ratings Awards in Mumbai, celebrating his great contributions toward the Men in Blue’s second consecutive white-ball title within a span of less than a year since ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Iyer, who was one of the key members for the…

The Indian batter and former captain of the ODI side, Rohit Sharma, expressed his excitement for the Australian tour and said that he liked playing against the present 50-over world champions. Rohit was speaking during the CEAT Cricket Ratings Awards in Mumbai when he was presented with a memento for winning the ICC Champions Trophy as a captain. Speaking ahead of the Australian tour, which will begin on October 19 with three ODIs-the only form of cricket ‘Hitman’ currently engages in-Rohit said, “I love that team, I love playing with them.” The ‘Hitman’ is an undisputed all-time great of the…

The ninth match of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 will be a spectacular encounter on October 8th when Australia Women face Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. The match begins at 3:00 PM IST, thereby laying the perfect platform for one of the much-awaited group stage encounters. Australia have continued with their dominant start in this World Cup. In their first game against New Zealand, Ashleigh Gardner slammed a painful 115 off 83 deliveries to take them from a precarious 128/5 to a very competitive 327 battingside total. The bowlers backed that effort up with an 89-run…

The ninth encounter offers an enthralling contest for glory as the Australia women clash with the Pakistani at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on October 8. The time of the game is 3:00 PM IST, and all is nearly set for one of the most anticipated group-stage encounters. Recent Outings-Australia Australia seem to have made a confident beginning in their World Cup campaign. In her first match against New Zealand, Ashleigh Gardner fired 115 off 83 balls when the side was in dire straits, 128/5, to reach 327. The bowlers then seized the moment, conferring upon them an imposing 89-run victory.…