(Cricket News) It was early last month, where there was no confirmation of Rishabh Pant playing the IPL 2024. A fortnight before the start of IPL 2024, BCCI’s medical team issued a statement clearing Rishabh Pant to resume playing as keeper-batter. Move forward one and a half months and Rishabh is now being considered to fill the spot of keeper-batter in India’s T20 World Cup squad. Despite of the clearance from the board, their were thoughts that the DC management will not rush Pant straightaway in a full-fledged role of a keeper-batter as well as the skipper of the side. But…
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(Cricket news) Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said on Tuesday, that the all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is unlikely to feature in the T20I series against Zimbabwe. The series is scheduled to be played from the 3rd of May until the 12th of May. Shakib and Mustafizur are not a part of the 17-member preparation squad announced by the BCB for the Zimbabwe series. Mustafizur is currently a part of the Chennai Super Kings in the ongoing Indian Premier League. Shakib is currently in USA and is expected to return home in the last week of April. He reportedly wanted to play…
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(Cricket News) Virat Kohli’s controversial dismissal against the Kolkata Knight Riders’ has left the social media burning. Virat was dismissed off a full toss from Harshit Rana which seemed to be above the waist but was given out, as ball tracking technology showed the ball dipping bellow his waist. Based on ball tracking techonology, which this season also takes into account player heights, the third umpire reckoned that the ball would’ve dipped below the waist had Kohli been batting from his crease. Virat has now been fined 50 percent of his match fees for showing his dissent and violating the…
(Cricket News) The Indian wicket-keeper batter Dinesh Karthik has an eye on being a part of India’s T20 World Cup squad. Karthik has thrown a hat in the ring to be considered for selection after having played some exceptional innings for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Karthik playing his last ever IPL has been superb in the first half of the league. He has been one of the most successful batters alongside Virat Kohli for an underperforming RCB side this year. His form with the bat has caught the eyeballs of many, including the Indian skipper Rohit Sharma. “At this stage…
(Cricket News) Chennai Super Kings suffered their third loss of the season, losing to the Lucknow Super Giants by 8 wickets. CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad agreed they were short on runs – by about 10-15, he said – and put it down to their middle-overs slowdown. CSK’s scoring rate was decent in the powerplay, scoring 51 of the first 6. The major setback for them was the middle phase of the game. The Lucknow wicket was on the slower side and the CSK batters fell in the trap. They managed to score just 62 runs in the next 10 overs post the…
(Cricket News) The head coach of Delhi Capitals, Ricky Ponting spoke about the new impact player rule, that has been introduced since the last IPL. Ponting said that the rule has given nightmares to him as a coach but also it a spectacle for all the cricket fans. Ponting said that if the rule is for making the tournament a ‘better spectacle’, then the IPL should retain it. “It’d be really interesting to hear what the public think about it. If the everyday viewer really likes it and thinks it’s good, then it can continue.” “If the average person gets…
(Cricket News) Rovman Powell, the West Indies T20I captain is desperate to get Sunil Narine back in the West Indies squad for the upcoming T20I World Cup. West Indies will be hosting the global event and would want to prove their merit in their strongest format. Sunil Narine, the West Indian all-rounder has been in red hot form in this years IPL. Their was never a doubt with his bowling ability, but what came into light this year was his batting. Narine was once again made to open the innings for KKR in the IPL and he did not disappoint.…
(Cricket News) Pakistan’s World Cup winning leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed has been appointed as the spin bowling coach of the Bangladesh Men’s national side. Mushtaq has taken over from the legendary Sri Lankan spinner Rangana Herath in the position. Herath worked with the Bangladeshi side as a spin bowling consultant for the past few years. He joined the side in July 2021 and was appointed as a full-time coach in November 2021. He parted ways with the BCB last year and has now been replaced by Mushtaq, who will work with the side until the end of the ICC T20 World…
(Cricket News) The maverick Australian all-rounder, Glenn Maxwell voluntarily asked the RCB management to be left out ahead of the SRH clash in order to give himself a mental and physical break. Maxwell has had a forgettable start to the season failing miserably with the bat. He has aggregated just 32 runs from six innings at an average of 5.33. “For me, personally, it was a pretty easy decision,” Maxwell said on Monday (April 15) addressing the press conference after RCB’s sixth defeat in seven games. “I went to Faf [du Plessis] and the coaches after the last game and…