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When ace cricketer Virat Kohli switches to football for the Indian team’s customary pre-match drill, he plays it as if it’s the FIFA World Cup final or the FA Cup final, according to former England skipper Nasser Hussain. Citing football, Hussain, an astute reader of the game that he’d played for more than a decade internationally, expressed his amazement at Kohli’s intensity and his hunger to succeed. “I think it’s his hunger for runs and his wanting to win. I watched him play

Hitman Rohit Sharma on Sunday urged Indians to not replicate the World Cup victory celebrations and stay indoors while celebrating #9Minutes9PM. At 9 pm on Sunday, April 5, desis took to their windows, balconies, and streets for the second time amid the "total" 21-day lockdown to fight coronavirus. Responding to PM Narendra Modi's call to light diyas and candles for 9 minutes at 9 pm, Indians came out with all flames blazing to mark their solidarity. "Stay indoors India, don’t go out on the streets celebrating. World

From Virat Kohli having his hair cut by his wife Anushka Sharma, to Ravindra Jadeja on a stallion, India's superstar cricketers are making the most of their enforced break during the national coronavirus lockdown. At a time when the Indian Premier League (IPL) would normally be in full swing, Kohli has sent out a number of video messages telling people to stay indoors to stop the spread of the coronavirus. But the tweet that got the most media coverage and "likes", more than

World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan says he is open to England fielding two teams on the same day at separate venues if the coronavirus outbreak leads to a compressed home international season. The England Test team, skippered by Joe Root, could face either West Indies or Pakistan, who are both due to arrive for three-match series, while Morgan’s white-ball side take on Australia in 50-over and Twenty20 matches scheduled in July. “I see every option being viable during this extraordinary time,” said England

India cricketers association president Ashok Malhotra feels players could face pay cut in the coming days as a result of coronavirus pandemic that has gripped the entire globe. The entire sporting calendar of the world has been shredded due to the outbreak and cricket has also suffered the brunt of it. The financial might of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has taken hit in recent times after India’s ODI series against South Africa was called off. Also, the start

Meg Lanning, captain of the Australian team that won the ICC Women's T20 World Cup earlier this month, is using the break in all cricket activity to brush up on skills for life after she hangs up her boots. Lanning, who admits she will go "stir-crazy" with no outdoors activity to keep her busy, wants to use the unexpected time off to complete her Level 3 coaching course. She is also looking to pursue a course in business or sports management.  "I struggle

West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo hailed teammate Andre Russell as the 'best in the world' in the T20I format and stated the side's mission to regain their dominance in the shortest format. Two-time ICC Men's T20 World Cup champions West Indies have been slightly off-colour in the shortest format. Prior to the series in Sri Lanka, they'd lost series against Afghanistan, India and were only able to draw one against Ireland. Bravo, returning to the national T20I set-up for the first time since

Sachin Tendulkar was resplendent. His colourful innings came appropriately on the day of the festival of colours. His talent for free flowing aggression, somewhat underemployed in the world of one-day cricket till today when his promotion as opener was a tactical move thrust upon the side, found a perfect medium on a warm afternoon at the Eden Park. The Sunday was as close to an Indian summer's day New Zealand is likely to see in this part of the year and the home side's

 Many Premiere Leagues and other International and National level cricket matches got cancelled or delayed due to novel Coronavirus pandemic. Few cricketers took Twitter and Instagram as a platform to update their fans about what they are doing to keep themselves during Quarantine time. Chris Gayle Azhar Ali Suresh Raina Ben Stokes David Warner

If school cricket stats is anything to go by in the game of cricket, the U-16 team of the Children's Welfare School would surely like to forget the match they played against the Swami Vivekanand International School (SVIS) Borivali. In a bizarre scenario, the Welfare school players were bowled out for just seven runs handing Swami Vivekanand International School a massive victory by a margin of 754 runs at the New Era Cricket Club plot, Azad Maidan on Wednesday, November 20. Chasing 761

The Hundred (Cricket)- Squads, Icon players and more The Hundred is a pioneering 100-ball cricket tournament that will be played between 8 English counties. There will be 100 balls bowled per innings and ends will change after every 10 balls. Bowlers can deliver either 5/10 balls at a stretch, going up to a maximum of 20 balls for each game. Every bowling side will have a 2 ½ minute time-out and every team will have a 25 ball powerplay start. Two fielders will

Ever since T20 grew famous, numerous 20 overs league has formed across the world. From the international cricket to club cricket, the 20 over cricket has managed to find its way everywhere. There are people nowadays who prefer the T20 leagues over the other forms of cricket. Moreover, you will also find people who prefer clubs of other countries rather than the national team when it comes to the T20 format. Most of the T20 format is held privately where businessmen and other

Indian batsman Rohit Sharma is reportedly set to miss the fourth and final Test match against Australia due to personal reasons. The explosive batsman has reportedly flown down to India, to be with his wife. Rohit and his wife are expecting their first child.  “It would’ve been great to have him (Rohit) around. Tactically, he brings so much to the side and then his batting provides the right kind of balance to the side. But what awaits him is far bigger and more

Former England captain and the Three Lion’s greatest Test cricketer Alastair Cook is all set to be granted with knighthood in the new year honors according to a report in  The Times. Cook who will turn 34 on Christmas will be recognized for his years of service to England cricket and his record-breaking international cricket career. Cook called time on his Test career in September earlier this year with the perfect farewell as he signed off with a brilliant hundred against India at

The Big Bash League, Australia’s premier T20 festival, has decided to replace the traditional coin toss with the ‘bat flip. In place of ‘heads or tails’, captains will now call ‘flats and hills’ during toss time. The top-tier T20 event has introduced a couple of unique yet mind-blowing concepts to the world of cricket, including the zing bails (which light up whenever the stumps are dislodged) and umpire cams. They are now set to take the practice of flipping a bat from the

India paceman Ishant Sharma could have got two more wickets to his name if had he not bowled those two no-balls against Australia in the first Test in Adelaide. The visitors managed to beat the team from Down Under by 31 runs in the final day of the first Test match. After the match, Team India captain Virat Kohli said Ishant Sharma was disappointed with his own performance. Ishant Sharma could have got out Aaron Finch in the first over of Australia’s second

Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir, who announced his retirement a few days ago, has slammed former teammate and captain MS Dhoni for his captaincy during the 2012 Commonwealth Bank series against Australia. The southpaw lifted the lid on Dhoni’s questionable decision of not playing Gambhir, Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar in the same XI, as he had a keen eye on the 2015 World Cup. The veteran had always been a vital cog for India’s top order exploits, but horrendous form, questions over technique,

While the Indian batsmen are making things tough for themselves in Adelaide, they might have some good news on the horizon as their injured opener Prithvi Shaw has already started walking and if things go well, we could see him in action in the series. Ahead of day one of the first Test, Indian coach Ravi Shastri admitted that it was heartbreaking to see him get injured and also pointed out that he has started to walk and if he manages to start

Pakistan batsman Mohammad Hafeez is set to retire from test cricket after the ongoing third and final game against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi. He confirmed the same on Tuesday, owing to a poor run with the bat. After being dropped in 2016, the right-handed batsman was recalled to the squad after almost two years away. He scored a remarkable 126 against Australia last month but has struggled since. As a consequence, the 38-year-old has piled up just 66 runs in his last

The Border-Gavaskar trophy has assumed a lot of significance over the last couple of decades as India and Australia have been involved in some truly epic encounters in the recent past. The 4-match Test series between the two teams hence is being eagerly awaited. Before the highly anticipated series begins, here is a look at some interesting numbers from the India-Australia Test history. Highest team total India’s mammoth 705-7 declared at Sydney in the 4th Test of their 2003-04 is the highest team