According to ANI reports, Umesh Yadav, who suffered a calf strain in the second test in Australia, will no longer participate in the series and will return to India immediately. T Natarajan, who is currently with the team, will fill that spot on the squad with an SCG debut looming. …
Read More »Rohit Sharma will not undergo another quarantine in Melbourne despite Sydney Covid cluster
With a cluster of Covid-19 cases emerging in Sydney, there were doubts whether Rohit Sharma would have had to be quarantined in Melbourne upon arrival, but that has been overturned. However, with doubts about the location of the third test, the Indian has been told to stay in Sydney from …
Read More »ICC Test Ratings | Virat Kohli is approaching Smith’s number one spot; Bumrah falls out of the Top 10
On the back of an impressive 74 in Adelaide, Virat Kohli has closed in on Steve Smith at the top of the ICC test hitters rankings, with him now just 13 points behind the Australian. Bumrah and Rahane, however, came out of the Top 10 rankings for hitters and bowlers …
Read More »ICC Test Ratings | Kohli Regains Second Place From Williamson; Rahane sneaks into the Top 10
Kane Williamson, who missed the second test against Windies due to the birth of his son, has fallen behind Virat Kohli to third place in the revised test rankings published by the ICC on Tuesday. Tom Latham’s poor performance, meanwhile, saw Ajinkya Rahane sneak into the Top 10 of the …
Read More »IND vs AUS | India fined 20% of its party fee for slow overpricing in Q3
After being fined in the first ODI for slow overpricing, the Indian team has found itself in a similar position with a 20% fine after failing to finish the first inning of the third Q20I on time. When Virat Kohli pleaded guilty, there was no hearing to impose a penalty. …
Read More »IND vs AUS | India prepares to kick off the test series with the pink ball event at the Adelaide Oval on December 17
After weeks and weeks of speculation about the dates, Cricket Australia has finally confirmed that the four-game test series will begin on December 17 at the Adelaide Oval. Nick Hockley also revealed that CA is working with the Victorian government to safely house fans for the boxing tryout. Just days …
Read More »IND vs AUS | Mohammad Siraj, Navdeep Saini Receives Test Call; Rohit Sharma Hardik Pandya was out
The BCCI, on Monday, announced the test team for the upcoming Australian tour and delivered calls to RCB closers Mohammad Siraj and Navdeep Saini, shutting out the all-rounder Hardik Pandya. However, there was no place for Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma due to their nursing injuries. With the India team …
Read More »What if Wednesday | What if CSK hadn’t bought Suresh Raina in 2008?
On February 20, 2008, at the first auction in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Chennai Super Kings made arguably the largest purchase in the history of the competition, taking home Suresh Raina for $ 650,000. But what if the franchise had decided to bypass the flamboyant southpaw? …
Read More »Don’t believe in points and ranking system, admits Gautam Gambhir
[ad_1] Gautam Gambhir revealed that he does not have any belief in the current ranking system along with the points before adding that the World Test Championship point system is ridiculous. He also raised questions over the No.1 ranked side in current rankings, Australia for their poor away form. Former …
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