Royal Challengers Bangalore Main talking point: The Royal Challengers Bangalore have disbursed three major signings abroad: Chris Morris, Moeen Ali and Aaron Finch. Morris came up with a price tag of INR 10 crore. The franchise revealed in a video after signing that they were ready to shell out more. …
Read More »Rishabh Pant climbs to 13th place in the test standings; Joe Root is back in the top five
News Marnus Labuschagne, meanwhile, edged out Virat Kohli to take third place India’s Rishabh Pant and England’s Joe Root made significant leaps in the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings, following their recent exploits at the Brisbane and Galle Trials, respectively. Pant, the top-ranked wicketkeeper on the batting charts, rose to …
Read More »Aus vs Ind 3rd test
It was clear communication between the two that both R Ashwin and Hanuma Vihari pointed to as the backbone of their record effort that denied Australia Test victory in Sydney and series lead. Although their alliance was just 62 runs, Ashwin and Vihari battled for 256 deliveries, the fourth longest …
Read More »Aus vs Ind – 4th test – ‘No room service, no cleaning’
News Players restricted to the hotel ground circuit, but may mix in the hotel team room Making the bed. Cleaning the toilet. There is no room service. Order food in apps. No access to the pool. Ajinkya Rahane’s India will not only have to deal with mounting injuries on the …
Read More »Aus vs Ind 2020-21 – ‘Nothing formal from BCCI’ at Brisbane test switch
News “Both teams have wanted to play the calendar as we proposed” There has been “nothing formal from BCCI” about India being reluctant to play the fourth and final round in Brisbane, said Nick Hockley, chief executive of Cricket Australia, adding that CA has been in “daily” contact with its …
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Let’s get this out of the way: of all the things CSA has to worry about, Anrich Nortje signing a deal with Kolpak is not one of them. We mention him both because of the best course of his career and because it is that time of year and against …
Read More »Aus vs Ind 2020-21 3rd round SCG
News The spotlight will be on Travis Head if Wade is pushed to the middle order Matthew Wade expects David Warner to play Test 3 against India, but is not concerned about the impact his willingness to fill the opening spot could have on his future position in Australia’s batting …
Read More »Aus vs Ind 4th test
News Reports citing sources say players from India could refuse to travel to Brisbane if they are to be subjected to a strict lockdown. Australia’s test series schedule against India has come under threat after reports on Sunday that visitors are unhappy with the prospect of re-entering strict quarantine for …
Read More »Aus vs Ind 4th Test – Matthew Wade
News Reports say India does not want to travel to Brisbane for fear of being put into another harsh quarantine Matthew Wade has stated that Australia is planning for the fourth test to take place in Brisbane as planned. His comments on Sunday followed media reports that the Indian team …
Read More »Ian Chappell – Ajinkya Rahane is brave, smart, calm and has the respect of his team
Commentary Their contributions were instrumental in ensuring that India did not collapse in Melbourne as they could well have. It was no surprise that Ajinkya Rahane captained India without a hitch at the MCG; Anyone who saw him in charge in Dharamsala in 2017 would have recognized a man born …
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