The ICC World Test Championship Mace in all its glory | (ICC) The International Cricket Council has announced that the marquee final clash for the second edition of the World Test Championship would take place on June 7 at The Oval in England. Six teams are still in contention for the two spots in the … Read more
Oftentimes, officials stop cricket matches for multiple reasons and there are certain things that cannot be controlled. One such incident took place on Sunday in Guwahati during India’s second T20I versus South Africa when a snake managed to enter the field and took all the limelight. The second T20I of the three-match series between India … Read more
Rohit Sharma asserted that the green pitch in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday did not guarantee success for the team but the bowlers’ quality in the early overs ensured they were in the driver’s seat. He went on to discuss the run chase and the batters’ approach in the difficult conditions. India hardly broke a sweat in … Read more
Desperate times call for desperate measures and it was clearly reflected in South Africa’s approach during their match against India. Defending a lowly target of 107, Kagiso Rabada, after being denied a wicket via LBW by DRS, tried to convince umpire Nitin Menon that KL Rahul had not offered a shot. South Africa found themselves … Read more
One doesn’t usually associate T20 cricket with emphatic swing bowling but India clearly don’t subscribe to that ideology as was apparent in their first T20I against South Africa. A dominant effort in the powerplay saw them bowl out South Africa for 106, following it up with a comfortable chase.
Very rarely do players standing away from the action force a review and what is even rarer is them getting it wrong. But that is what happened today when Suryakumar Yadav and Virat Kohli urged Rohit Sharma to use his first DRS appeal before the latter was left with a smile seeing the result. India … Read more
Deepak Chahar produced a sensational first over in the opening T20I against South Africa in Thiruvananthapuram culminating in the wicket of Temba Bavuma. His ball nipped back in ferociously while still in the air to fo through the bat and pad gap of the opener, sending the stumps flying all over. When Deepak Chahar was … Read more
Temba Bavuma has stated that facing new ball bowlers in India will be quite challenging as they swing the ball more than in South Africa. Bavuma also added that the team management will be focusing on filling the gaps in the team ahead of the T20 World Cup 2022 to be held in Australia this … Read more