World Cup
Earlier this year, Washington Sundar had sustained a finger injury during a practice match that ruled him out of the Test series versus England scheduled in July. Since then, Sundar has missed many essential and significant cricketing tournaments like the IPL and even the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup. In the last three years, the […]
After his stellar cameo in his team’s semifinal clash against Pakistan in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, Australian wicket-keeper Matthew Wade expressed his gratitude to the board for selecting him. Wade’s hyper-aggressive 17-ball 41* came at a time when Australia was looking to be on the verge of crumbling. Alongside Marcus Stoinis, who […]
Most of the world is intent on seeing Hasan Ali’s dropped catch as the defining moment of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 semifinal match between Australia and Pakistan. However, Aussie wicket-keeper Matthew Wade, whose catch it was that Ali dropped and who went on to hit three consecutive sixes to take Australia all […]
In the T20 World Cup semifinal clash between Pakistan and Australia, there was at least one person who was torn 50-50. Two-time ODI world cup-winning Australian legend and currently Pakistan’s batting consultant Matthew Hayden. As much as he loves his country, the 50-year-old stalwart of the game had left no stone unturned in preparing Pakistan […]
The new T20 cricket skipper of India, Rohit Sharma, says that there will not be any change in the role played by Virat Kohli in the batting lineup of India in this new set-up. In fact, he is sure that his predecessor will continue giving the stellar performances that he always does. Kohli has resigned […]
The indomitable Aussies – the winners in all formats of the game – have finally brought home their first T20 trophy. Coached by the brilliant Justin Langer, this is the side that turned the usual data schematics of T20 completely on its head. The team trusted the power of experienced and skilled talent to come […]
Gautam Gambhir’s choice of winner for the T20 Cricket World Cup 2021 was New Zealand, but the Kiwis left him (and all their fans) heavily disappointed with their show in the second half of the final match. It led Australia to finally take home their first world title in the shortest cricket format. By putting […]
The first half of this year outlined the depth of resources in Team India. The likes of Ishan Kishan, Mohammad Siraj, Washington Sundar, and Rishabh Pant came all guns blazing to play major roles in several tournaments. Interestingly, most of the stars got their training from the curriculum set by Rahul Dravid at the National […]
England captain and middle-order batter Eoin Morgan has stated that he would like to continue being in charge of his national team in white-ball formats until at least the next ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The veteran cricketer, who led his team to its first ODI World Cup trophy 2 years ago, made the statement […]
English cricket captain Eoin Morgan is an icon for many reasons, but his crowning achievement is undoubtedly the act of taking his team to their first-ever ODI World Cup trophy. Now, the veteran cricketer says that the win allowed his players to tell their stories with a louder voice. Now 35 years old, Morgan has […]
Despite the unbeaten score of 187 in India A vs. Sri Lanka A back in 2019, Ruturaj Gaikwad has finally hit the headlines after his amazing stint on the IPL stage for the very first time. The fact that he was diagnosed with COVID-19 on arriving in the UAE before last year’s IPL makes his […]
On the final night of the T20 World Cup 2021, in the trans-Tasman battle, the Aussies emerged victorious with a sterling performance. The Australian top order was extremely skilful with their batting, along with being thorough in the attack and vicious on every move of the Kiwi bowlers. Their ruthless chase of the 173 runs […]
Pakistan’s Babar Azam and Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga were respectively the highest run-scorer and the highest wicket-taker at the recently concluded T20 World Cup in the UAE. While Australia’s David Warner finished second on the list of run-scorers, his teammate Adam Zampa finished second on the list of wicket-takers. Facile Win for Australia There was […]
New Zealand’s second-choice wicket-keeper Tim Seifert will be replacing star man Devon Conway for the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 after the latter injured his hand when he frustratedly punched his bat upon being dismissed in his team’s semifinal clash against England on Wednesday. Conway, 30, was instrumental in New Zealand’s […]
During England’s final Super 12 match against South Africa, Roy sustained a calf injury which resulted in him being ruled out of the T20 Cricket World Cup 2021. The player got injured while running in the fifth over for a single while chasing 190. He retired hurt on 20 off 15 balls with support from […]