Author: Divyansh Mishra

Rohit Sharma has been one of the best Indian cricket players, particularly in white-ball cricket. Given time and circumstances, he has done very well for the team. Since he has now retired from Test and T20I formats, he is only involved in 50-over contests.  Recently, Rohit Sharma was removed as the Indian ODI team captain. The team is now under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. However, Rohit Sharma remains selected to open the innings in the mooted ODI series against Australia.  There is no confirmation regarding whether Rohit Sharma will be playing in the 2027 World Cup, but fans and…

Before the upcoming season, the former India cricketer Sunil Joshi decided to leave Punjab Kings (PBKS). Working with Ricky Ponting as assistant to the head coach, Joshi informed the franchise that he would not be available for the season ahead. Cricbuzz reports that Joshi may well be inducted at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) at Bengaluru. With PBKS, he was the spin bowling coach.  A Punjab Kings official confirmed his exit by saying, “He has informed us about his unavailability for the coming season. He’s a great guy and we have had a good working relationship with him. But…

After a confidence-affirming century against Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield for Queensland, Melbourne-born Marnus Labuschagne, who was Country batman, said his mind nowadays is simply “scoring runs” and nothing technical, while he spoke about words by the legendary Aussie Michael Hussey, which have always been with him since receiving his Test cap from Hussey back in 2018. A few days after his 130 runs against Victoria, Labuschagne persisted in his bid to force resurrection into the national side in the upcoming Ashes series. Labuschagne hasn’t recorded a hundred in his last 49 international matches having only produced 12 half-centuries in…

Afghanistan has been dealt a blow on the eve of a keenly awaited ODI series against Bangladesh, as their pace spearhead, Mohammad Saleem, has been ruled out due to a groin injury. The 23-year-old right-arm pacer sustained what was diagnosed by the doctors as an “adductor overload”: a muscle strain near the thigh area. He will thus be unable to participate in cricket activities for some time. According to the Afghanistan Cricket Board, Saleem will commence his rehabilitation at their High Performance Center while continuing to train until he reaches full fitness. Read Also:- Nat Sciver-Brunt Just 10 Runs Away…

Former Indian international opener Sadagoppan Ramesh expressed his unhappiness over the exclusion of Ravindra Jadeja from the ODI squad for the Australian leg. Kuldeep Yadav had been selected as the only specialist spinner, with the all-rounders Washington Sundar and Axar Patel being considered more as options. Ramesh labeled Jadeja a white-ball legend and slammed BCCI Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar and the explanation he gave for Jadeja’s exclusion.  He went to the extent of wondering whether Jadeja is being considered as “extra baggage” given Agarkar’s statement that while the team did carry extra spinners in the Champions Trophy squad, a similar…

England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt is just 10 runs away from surpassing fellow countrywoman and former wicketkeeper-batswoman Claire Taylor in the rankings to become third-highest run-scorer for her team. She could also arrest this upward movement in the charts during England’s ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup clash against Bangladesh on Tuesday in Guwahati. Currently in 122 ODIs and 108 innings, Sciver-Brunt has scored 4,092 runs at an average of 46.50 and with a strike rate of 95.34, also scoring nine centuries and 34 half-centuries with the highest score being 148*. She is fourth-highest run-scorer for her nation in women’s ODIs. Claire…

Gautam Gambhir arranged a dinner for the Men in Blue on Wednesday at his house prior to the commencement of the second Test in New Delhi at Arun Jaitley Stadium from October 10, according to sources. Sources further said if weather permits, Gambhir wants the dinner to be al fresco in the garden area, but if it rains, it would be cancelled The two-match series stands at 1-0 in India’s favour after they had crashed the West Indies by an innings and 140 runs in the first Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, with Ravindra Jadeja scooping up the…

Ex-chief selector and a great of the game before would question the selections of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the Indian squad for the ODIs against Australia from October 19 onward. Kohli and Rohit have been away from competitive cricket since IPL 2025 and were last seen playing for India in the ICC Champions Trophy in February this year, having taken their retirement from Tests ahead of the England tour.  Vengsarkar didn’t understand what might have gone into the selection criteria for the legends. Referring to their long absence from the game, he said he really doesn’t know how…

According to the report of The Telegraph, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli might soon be ‘former players’ as the BCCI is concentrating on the ODI World Cup 2027. While both the players were part of the India squad for the upcoming ODI series against Australia, Shubman Gill was named captain, replacing Rohit. The decision was met with divided opinions on either side. Yet, media reports state the selection of both Rohit and Virat shall in the near future be purely based on ‘merit’. The report further stated that it will be ‘tough’ for both stalwarts to snatch some space under…

The Australian cricket selectors have today announced the fifteen-man squad for the three-ODI series commencing on October 19 against India, and the fourteen-man squad for the first two T20s as Mitch Marsh’s side progress in their build-up to next year’s T20 World Cup. Starc, having announced his retirement from T20 internationals last month, took no part in the Top End series against South Africa in August, coming back from the West Indies Test tour where his workloads were going to be carefully managed ahead of the Ashes. Along with Renshaw, who returned to the squad after selection since April in…