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Indian cricket stalwart Mithali Raj’s letter to the BCCI, where she has expressed how Coach Ramesh Powar humiliated her and discriminated against her in the recent World T20 campaign in the West Indies, has really put a dent on women’s cricket in the country. Just about a month ago, the Indian women’s team was riding high after having won all their league games in the tournament and had garnered immense support from the public. But ever since Mithali was dropped without reason in

T10 League CEO Arvinder Singh is confident that the action-packed league will be a huge success, thanks to the top quality entertainment on the field. “I did not see the first tournament live. I had heard about this but, to be frank, I did not take it seriously. I don’t blame anybody for what happened last year. It started off as four days of cricket, carnival and entertainment.” Arvinder was quoted saying to ESPNcricinfo. Arvinder Singh who was earlier the CEO of IPL

Delhi Daredevils started their preparations for the 2019 IPL by trading in Shikhar Dhawan from Sunrisers Hyderabad at the cost of Vijay Shankar, Shahbaz Nadeem and Abhishek Sharma going the other way. With a solid top-order, they will look to win their maiden IPL title, but their squad is far from being complete. Let us take a look at four players Delhi should buy in the 2019 IPL auction to complete their team and challenge for the title. Retained players Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi

Team India led by Virat Kohli will embark on one of its biggest challenges in recent times when they take on Australia for a 4-Test series. While Australia are without some of their big names, they are still a force to reckon with at home. India, meanwhile, have an abysmal record in Australia and have never won a Test series here. In recent times, India has been overly reliant on their star batsman and captain Virat Kohli, especially in Test cricket. In the

In the third and final T20I between India and Australia at Sydney on Sunday, it was left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya’s spell of 4-36 – the best figures by a spinner in T20Is in Australia – that turned things around for India. Showing great maturity and skills, Krunal kept the Australia batsmen strangled in the middle overs and helped India restrict the home team to a modest total and eventually win the game. While he is just six games new in the international arena,

The second round of the T10 league opened with a pulsating encounter between Pakhtoons and Bengal Tigers at the Sharjah Stadium. Andre Fletcher extended his belligerent form in the 10-over format. The West Indian batsman struck 47 from 18 balls and helped Pakhtoons chase the target of 94 runs. After the completion of the first group round, the teams now faced opponents which they had not met before. Pakhtoons won the toss and inserted Bengal Tigers to bat first. Jason Roy and Sunil

The Indian women’s team crashed out of the T20I World Cup being played in the West Indies with their loss against England in the semi-final. Batting first, India was all out for only 112 runs and the opposition coasted to the total with two overs remaining. Amongst the numerous factors held accountable for the loss, the most prominent was dropping Mithali Raj. The batswoman is back in the news with a shocking revelation. The reports suggest that the 35-year old is contemplating retirement from the shortest format of the game. Mithali Raj holds the experience of playing in 85 T20I matches for India. Her tally of 2283 runs is the highest for India in T20Is, and it surpasses both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. The batswoman from Rajasthan has scored 17 fifties while accumulating these runs.  It is evident that the recent team management

The three-match T20I series between Australia and India ended yesterday at Sydney with India winning the game by six wickets and leveling the series 1-1. In the course of three matches, there were quite a few interesting highlights. Here is a look at some important takeaways from the T20I series. Rahul and Pant’s lack of form a big concern for India Together, Lokesh Rahul and Rishabh Pant had a total of 47 runs in this T20 series. While Rahul looked horribly out of

The first Test between Australia and India commences on 6th December at the Adelaide Oval. The home team this time around is considerably weaker with their ace batsmen Steve Smith and David Warner not available. While the duo will not be pulverizing the Indian bowlers on the Test pitch, they will be utilized to prepare the Australian bowlers. In the aftermath of the ball-tampering scandal, both Warner and Smith were handed a year-long ban by Cricket Australia. The sanction ruled them out of

The 1st Test between Bangladesh and West Indies at Chittagong ended yesterday as the home side clinched victory by 64 runs in dramatic fashion. The West Indies have once again failed to prove their worth in Test cricket and Bangladesh have yet again displayed how much they have improved. Here is a look at some significant takeaways from the 1st Test between the two sides. Nayeem Hasan’s record-breaking debut performance On a pitch that greatly assisted spin and bounce, young Bangladeshi off-spinner Nayeem

Mumbai Indians, who narrowly missed out on reaching the playoffs in 2018 IPL, will look to get back to winning ways and win their fourth IPL title next year. Going into the IPL auction, which is scheduled for December 18, Mumbai have released a handful of players and have traded Quinton de Kock from Royal Challengers Bangalore. They will have to bring in some reinforcements in the auction to become a complete squad. Released players: Saurabh Tiwary, Pradeep Sangwan, Mohsin Khan, MD Nidheesh, Sharad

Even before India could recover from their demoralizing loss to England in the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s World T20 2018, the Indian cricket fans have been forced to deal with another sour news. Mithali Raj's Manager lashes out at Harmanpreet The decision to drop India’s most experienced batswoman, Mithali Raj, in India’s all-important semi-final against did not go down well with several Indian cricket fans and experts alike. But it is Annisha Gupta, Mithali Raj’s manager, who has really lost her cool

Among the eight teams that will be a part of the IPL, Chennai Super Kings have retained the most number of players as they released just three players ahead of the auction. With this, they can even afford to return from the auction without a single buy. Even if they want to by players, they will have 10.4 crore INR for just two signings and one can expect them to go all out in the auction which is likely to take place on

The second season of the T10 League has seen some mind-blowing performances at Sharjah. The Northern Warriors, posted the highest total in the short history of the league after they scored a whopping 183-2 in their 10 overs against Punjabi Legends. A half century from Nicholas Pooran saw the Warriors post this total with ease as boundaries and sixes rained at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The Warriors scored at a run rate of 18.3 thus shattering the previous highest score of 132-1 in

If you are traveling anywhere near the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, beware! A spherical white object could be coming at you with an incredible pace. The second edition of the T10 League began on 21st November, and it has set the cricket world buzzing. In the eight matches played so far, we have already witnessed some unimaginable feats. Here is a round-up of all the action. Shahzad’s Slaughter Afghanistan’s portly batting giant, Mohammad Shahzad, struck an unbelievable 74 not out from just 16 balls as Rajputs chased 95 runs in just four overs. Shazad reached his fifty in just 12 balls, and he was truly unstoppable on the opening night of T10 League. Nepal’s magic boy  The national diversities were at display in the T10 League

The international cricket season in full bloom right now. England and Sri Lanka, India and Australia, Bangladesh and the West Indies and Pakistan and New Zealand are all engaged in battles in different formats of the game. By the end of the year, more important tours and matches would have commenced. As so many teams battle it out, there will be a lot of records and landmarks achieved. Here is a look at five interesting approaching milestones in international cricket. Shikhar Dhawan approaching

Pakistan speedster Aamer Yamin has claimed the first hat-trick of the second edition of the ongoing T10 League. The pacer achieved the rare feat after bagging four wickets off four deliveries on Thursday at Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. https://twitter.com/T10League/status/1065616558322524161 Aamer Yamin who plays for the Bengal Tigers helped his side beat Northern Warriors by 36 runs after the Tigers had set a target of 130 runs in 10 overs. The drama was left until very later in the game when Amir Yamin

The former South African champion batsman AB De Villiers may not be seen again in the national uniform but the demand for his presence is ever-increasing. The Proteas star at the time of his retirement promised to turn up in franchise cricket and he will be seen at the upcoming Pakistan Super League. AB De Villiers will be playing for Lahore Qalanders in the PSL 2019. After the completion of the IPL 2018, AB De Villiers shocked the cricket world by announcing his retirement from International cricket. The news sent tremors through the cricketing fraternity as everyone had expected the ending to be a sweeter one. AB De Villiers, however, declined to continue till the 2019 World Cup and abruptly ended his international journey. Nevertheless, ABD declared his intention of pursuing domestic and franchise cricket. He was retained by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the IPL 2019 auction and will continue to remain the part of the red-and-black unit that

Australia pipped India in the first T20 International by four runs to take the lead and start the home series on a positive note. Both sides had their highs and lows throughout the flow of proceedings, but a total of 174 in 17 overs proved to be too much for the Men in Blue to chase down. As a result, the visitors fell just short in a game that went right down to the wire. Virat Kohli had won the toss and put

The captain of India cricket team Virat Kohli has issued a warning to Australia that he and his teammates will not hold back and counter if their opponent decides to cross the line with their on-field behavior. Kohli and his men have traveled down under for the tour of Australia and the Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper did not hold back while talking about on-field aggression during the press conference. "Aggression depends on the situation on the field. If the opposition is aggressive towards