As Mohammad Amir gets ready to return in the most purest form of Cricket, on the same stadium where he was found guilty of spot-fixing six years ago, the cricket world is divided on whether the tainted pacer should be allowed to make a comeback or not. IN FAVOUR OF AMIR’S COMEBACK Nasser Hussain, Former England […]
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Sachin Tendulkar disclosed the reason behind using heavy Cricket bats
One of the greatest batsman of all times, Sachin Tendulkar had always used to enjoy tormenting the bowlers with a heavy piece of willow during his playing days. When other batsmen used to prefer using relatively lighter bats, Tendulkar continued to use a heavier bats throughout his illustrious cricket career. But do you know the […]
Rohit, Dhawan and Rahul all scored Half-Ton on day one
Indian batsmen Shikhar Dhawan (51), KL Rahul (50) and Rohit Sharma (54 not out) had a good outing with their respective half-centuries, while Cheteshwar Pujara came up with solid knock on day one of their first practice match against West Indies Cricket Board President’s XI at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts on Saturday. After both […]
Indian Umpires Get Paid in the Range of Rs 40 Lakh for IPL
Indian umpires Anil Chaudhary, CK Nandan, C Shamshuddin went home richer by approximately INR 4 million (Rs 40 lakh) for officiating in the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League. Delhi’s Chaudhary earned Rs 39,63, 762.00 (Rs 39.63 lakh) while Nandan and Shamshuddin who are also in ICC’s Emirates Panel got Rs 40,83,876 (Rs 40.83 […]
Shoaib Akhtar anguish over BBC’s ‘Spot-Fixer’ jibe at Mohammad Amir
After 3 for 36 in 11 overs in a warm-up match against Somerset in Taunton, BBC ran a headline in their mobile service: ‘Spot-fixer Amir Takes Three Wickets on Return’. Many Cricketers and Cricket pundits have found BBC’s ‘spot-fixer’ jibe at Mohammad Amir in poor taste. The young Pakistani pacer, who was banned from international cricket for […]
Ravichandran Ashwin will be the key for India in West Indies says Sourav Ganguly
India’s former captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday, said off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will play a key role to India’s chances during the Test series against the West Indies, the upcoming series in the Caribbean will be India’s first under the new head coach Anil Kumble. On his 44th birthday, while interacting to media Ganguly said, “I think Ashwin […]
Team India reach West Indies for the Four-match Test series
Virat Kohli led Indian Cricket team reached St Kitts to lock horns with the West Indies in a four-Test bilateral series, starting with the opening Test at Antigua on July 21. West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) official Twitter account (@westindies) shared a picture of the Indian team after they reached St.Kitts. India led by @imVkohli arrived in […]
M S Dhoni’s 10 astonishing achievements
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s 10 astonishing achievements:- India’s captain marvel M S Dhoni holds a lot of records as a captain, as a wicket-keeper and also as a wicket-keeper batsman and finisher in limited overs Cricket. He took over the captaincy reign from Rahul Dravid in 2007 in ODIs and led the team to its first-ever bilateral ODI series […]
North America or UAE may host the first ever mini-IPL
The mini-IPL which was announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India few weeks earlier. The league is expected to be held in September. Fresh reports have suggested that it can either be held in North America or UAE. BCCI is expected to take the final call on either of the two venues soon. […]
Amir will get a good reception in England: Shane Warne
Australian spin legend Shane Warne believes it will be a “who has a better bowling attack” competition in the Pakistan-England series which will commence from July 14 at Lord’s. The spin king believes the top-order of both the teams will have to face a hard time trying to cope with the seam on English pitches. “I […]