Team India’s Test expert Hanuma Vihari has been turned down by Indian Premier League franchises, but he is set to train for the forthcoming six-Test season in the United Kingdom by playing for English county side Warwickshire. The right-handed middle-order batsman has arrived in the United Kingdom and will play at least three games for the Birmingham-based county side this … Read more
Since putting her career on hold due to anxiety problems, former England wicketkeeper Sarah Taylor will return to professional cricket in the Hundred. After declaring her international retirement in September 2019, Taylor took up coaching roles with the Welsh Flames. The 100-ball-per-side franchise tournament was supposed to start last year, but the coronavirus pandemic forced it to be postponed. Both … Read more
Ricky Ponting, the head coach of the Delhi Capitals, has stated that if Steve Smith is selected for the playing XI, he will bat in the top three positions in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL 2021). Smith must compete for the one overseas slot against Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis and South African pace pair Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje, … Read more
Rishabh Pant, the Delhi Capitals’ new captain for the IPL 2021 season, has shared his enthusiasm at the prospect of leading his team against his mentor Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings in their first match on April 10. Since his T20I debut in 2017, the 23-year-old highly-rated wicketkeeper-batsman has learned the ropes under the tutelage of former captain MS … Read more
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is just three days removed from its 14th season. Apart from the fans, the eight competing franchises are ecstatic about the 52-day tournament and can’t wait to get started. Though all of the teams and most players have been posting daily updates about their practise sessions and even off-field events, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batsman … Read more
The Mumbai Indians announced on Tuesday that former India wicketkeeper Kiran More had tested positive for COVID-19. Mr. Kiran More, a scout and wicket-keeping coach for the Mumbai Indians, has tested positive for Covid-19, according to an official statement from the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise. “Mr. More has been isolated and he is actually asymptomatic. The Mumbai Indians and … Read more
After narrowly missing out on a playoff berth last season, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will look to stop repeating last year’s mistakes when they face SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2021). SRH was the team whose late surge in the tournament contributed to their elimination last year. KKR have gone six seasons without winning a trophy … Read more
Indian cricketers are “more forgiving” of mental health problems than cricketers from England and Australia, according to BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, who also noted the difficulty that tight bio-secure conditions pose for the game. With the resumption of international cricket, the players have been forced to live in bio-bubbles, confined to hotels and stadiums. They don’t have ties to anyone … Read more
On Monday, two more members of the Wankhede Stadium ground staff and one plumber tested positive for COVID-19, just days before the launch of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2021). On Tuesday, sources inside the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) reported the news. It has also been revealed that, in order to comfortably perform the IPL at … Read more
Smriti Mandhana, the Indian women’s cricket team’s opener, has 4 million Instagram followers. The cricketer made the announcement via Instagram Stories. Smriti hit the landmark on the same day she made her T20 International debut eight years ago, which made it much more memorable. Poonam Yadav and Sushma Verma, both India cricketers, made their debuts in the match against Bangladesh … Read more