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Since the biggest cricket league, CPL 2025, is scheduled to begin on 30 August with its first match between St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and Antigua and Barbuda Falcons, cricket fans have been waiting with bated breath. On the other hand, the Women’s Caribbean Premier League has already begun. Its first match, which was breathtaking, occurred between the Ghanaian Association For Women’s Welfare and Barbados Royal Women. BRW won by 1 Wicket, achieving a challenge of 119 scores in the last over. Following these memorable first matches, two other WCPL matches have been played till today and other high-energy matches…
Former England Skipper Nasser Hussain while speaking to a Sky Sports Cricket Podcast, said that he is positive about the appointment of Ollie Pope for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka. He thinks it will give him much-needed exposure to a few games before the Ashes series next year. “I think it’s good for Pope to be captain for three Tests, just in case, Ben Stokes does get injured in the future,” Hussain said. “They need other options. Just like when they go to Australia, and they don’t want a bowling attack that’s inexperienced. Pope is the stand-in captain for…
Pakistan National Cricket Team’s first Test match against Bangladesh will start on August 21 in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The home team is trying its best, to take advantage and is strategizing ways to become the winner in the series. However, the planning of the home country to defeat the opponents has been revealed in terms of the playing XI. Results are very important for both the team The national stadium of Karachi will be the host to the second test match from August 30. These two matches hold further importance considering the security of berth in the summit clash of…
Jasprit Bumrah is lucky to play under the captaincy of the three best captains that India has produced. If MS Dhoni polished him by instilling intricacies of the game, it is Virat Kohli who motivated him to further love his profession while Rohit Sharma gave him the freedom to play responsibly. He said this while speaking in an interview with The Indian Express. Jasprit Bumrah is 30 and has to his credit 36 Tests where he has given some noteworthy performances. He has a great appetite for learning new skills and he admitted to gaining a lot from different captains.…
Rishabh Pant won’t be the captain in the upcoming Duleep Trophy 2024. The wicketkeeper-batsman will be free from carrying any additional role while playing for Team B, led by Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran, who is the only uncapped player. Aakash Chopra said : “Rishabh Pant is not a captain. He has been selected in Abhimanyu Easwaran’s team. He is playing under Abhimanyu Easwaran’s captaincy, which is absolutely okay. However, is Rishabh Pant not even a candidate for Test captaincy? I am a little surprised,” Aakash Chopra said on his YouTube channel. “I am not aligned with this personally because the…
Legendary former English fast bowler Stuart Broad said it is a shame for England that a cricketer can’t play due to injury. Broad admitted that the absence of the skipper is a blow beyond doubt, but he supported his decision to play in “The Hundred”. He further said that Stokes is a player who likes to bat and bowl and for a highly intense player, he should continue to play to minimize the risk of injury. He was speaking to the PA news agency in the concluding ceremony of the Sage Small Business XI competition (which he launched in June).…
Mysore Warriors took to the field on Thursday with a ‘known’ surname in the Maharaja Trophy match against Namma Sivamogga. He was none other than the legendary cricketer and former coach Rahul Dravid’s son namely Samit Dravid. The day was special for the “Dravid Family” as it was the debut match for Samit, where fans eagerly wished to follow his father’s stature. There were exciting reactions on social media by fans who were very enthusiastic to welcome him to the cricketing arena Shivammoga after winning the toss, decided to field first. Samit came to bat at number 4, from Mysore Warriors.…
Shivamogga Lions will clash against Mysore Warriors on August 15. It will be the second Match of the Maharaja Trophy 2024. The iconic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru will be the host. Details of the Match Second T20ISL vs. MWDate15th August, 2024 Time7:00 PM (IST)VenueM.Chinnaswamy Stadium, BengaluruLive StreamingFancode Predicted playing XIs for Mysore Warriors Mysore Warrior’s Predicted Playing XI: Karun Nair, S U Karthik, Jasper EJ, Harshil Dharmani, Sumit Kumar, Codanda Ajit Karthik, Gautam Mishra, Kishan Bedare, Smayan Srivastava, Prasidh Krishna, Krishnappa Gowtham, Manoj Bhandage, Sagar Gowtham, Jagadeesha Suchith, M Venkatesh, Samit Dravid Predicted Playing XIs for Shivamogga Lions Nihal Umesh Ullal,…
BCCI announced the squads for the much-awaited Duleep Trophy It is set to start on September 5 in Bengaluru. BCCI secretary Jay Shah said that the board expected a few senior players namely Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and R Ashwin to be exempted. He said that it was not necessary to include them. He further said that after deep thought, the selectors wanted to create a ‘balance’ of ‘experience’ with ‘emerging players’. This will pay the way for the young talent to show their skills, indirectly forcing the selectors to include them for the big events, based on…
Putting an end to the speculation about whether Pakistan will host the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 or not, Basit Ali, (former Pakistan cricketer) has confirmed the same. He strongly cited how soldiers are being killed in the whole country and there is no response from the government. He also conditionally remarked about the fate of the Champions Trophy where there is a big “IF” due to the current deplorable situation. Pakistan will be hosting a few international teams on its soil such as England, Bangladesh, and West Indies shortly. Pakistan will host Bangladesh in a two-match Test series that will…
