James Anderson’s, an expert pacer who went wicketless on Day 1, gave England an amazing start on Day 2 of the fourth Ashes Test on Thursday (July 20) at Old Trafford in Manchester. After the visitors started their innings at 299-8, the 40-year-old dismissed Australian captain Pat Cummins off the first delivery. The dismissal came in the 84th over of Australia’s first innings when Anderson bowled a pitched-up delivery around off. While trying to drive, Cummins instead handed the ball to Ben Stokes at cover point for his English opponent. The visitors lost their first wicket of the day without…
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Former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara witnessed Muttiah Muralitharan brilliance as a spinner up close while they were both members of the national squad. Underlining the importance of practice and consistency, Sangakkara recalled when the coach stopped Muralitharan from bowling for long hours in the nets. The answer given by the former legendary spinner is something Sangakkara still remembers with great respect. Here is what Kumar Sangakkara had to say about that incident involving Muttiah Muralitharan on Sky Sports Cricket’s Ashes Podcast: When I first started, the coach would just go and grab the ball off Murali and inquire as…
In his batting on Day 1 of the fourth Ashes 2023 Test at Old Trafford, Manchester, Australian wicketkeeper Alex Carey may have been a little more aggressive, according to former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara. Only 20 runs were scored by Carey in 49 balls, and Sangakkara clarified that the former didn’t appear to be looking to score rapidly with the second new ball. Instead, he adopted an overly defensive stance and ultimately lost his wicket. The following is what Kumar Sangakkara had to say regarding Alex Carey’s strategy when speaking on the Ashes Podcast for Sky Sports Cricket: “Carey…
According to Rahul Dravid in the first Test of the two-match series, India crushed West Indies in Dominica by an innings and 141 runs. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took 12 wickets in a three-day contest as the hosts were easily dismissed in both innings. Dravid promised that despite their success in Dominica India won’t display any symptoms of complacency at a news conference prior to the second Test at Port of Spain in Trinidad. He stated: We won’t become complacent, in my opinion. Given that I’ve known them for the past 18 to 20 months, I have enough faith in this…
Rahul Dravid the head coach of Team India, has brushed down the speculation that the Men in Blue would play Pakistan three times during the next Asia’s Cup 2023. He said their initial goal would be to go to the Super 4s, and they would move on from there. The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced the itinerary for the 2023 Asia Cup on Wednesday, July 19. The tournament will take place in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. According to the same, on September 2 in Kandy, India will play Pakistan. If Pakistan also makes it to the Super 4, they might…
On Wednesday, July 19, at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka, India defeated Bangladesh ruthlessly by 108 runs thanks in large part to Jemimah Rodrigues’ Player-of-the-Match performance. With this victory, they leveled the three-match series at one match each. Nigar Sultana, the captain of Bangladesh, chose to bowl first after winning the toss. In the first 20 overs, Smriti Mandhana (36) batted carefully and held the innings together. In the top opening player, Priya Punia (7) and Yastika Bhatia (15) didn’t really help her out. In the middle order for her team, Harmanpreet Kaur (52 in 88 balls) delivered…
On September 2, Kandy will host the Asia Cup 2023 match between India and Pakistan. Which is arguably the most eagerly awaited match of the tournament. According to reports from ESPNCricinfo. This date has been selected in accordance with the most current draft, right before the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) makes it public soon. According to the draft Nepal will join India and Pakistan in Group A, and Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan will make up Group B of what looks to be a very tough Asia Cup. The top two teams from each group go to the Super Four…
Team India captain Rohit Sharma, star batsman Virat Kohli, and a few other players visited famed West Indies batter Brian Lara before the second Test of the current series against the West Indies. The Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad Port of Spain will host the second game. Ruturaj Gaikwad, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Ajinkya Rahane, and other cricketers were observed speaking briefly with Lara. Likely in an effort to gain some helpful insight from the legendary West Indian batsman. In a video shared by BCCI on Twitter: Head coach Rahul Dravid. Also observed having an open debate was who Brian…
Opening batsman Jason Roy of the SFU-LAKR MLC Clash has established his dominance in Major League Cricket (MLC). On Tuesday, July 18, in Match 8 of the competition at Grand Prairie Stadium, he hammered a devastating six against the San Francisco Unicorns (SFU). The England opener’s choice to forgo the national contract in order to compete in the MLC was the subject of much conjecture prior to the competition. After missing LAKR’s first two games Roy immediately found his groove when he made his tournament debut. In response to a short delivery from left-arm seamer Carmi le Roux, the brash…
On Wednesday, July 19, at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The 12th match of the ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 will feature Pakistan A vs. India A. The second Group B match of the day will be this one. In the earlier match, Nepal will compete against United Arab Emirates at the P Sara Oval in Colombo. India A and Pakistan A have each played two games in the tournament so far, winning both of them. However, the Indians hold the top spot in Group B thanks to a higher net run rate (+3.792). With a net…
The Texas Super Kings (TSK) defeated the MI New York (MINY) by 17 runs on Tuesday at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas thanks in large part to two important wickets taken by Mohammad Mohsin. Rusty Theron gave the Super Kings a strong start by dismissing Monank Patel in the second over while holding the opposition to 154 runs. To keep the group in the lead throughout the run chase, Steve Taylor and Nicholas Pooran formed two key partnerships with Shayan Jahangir. As soon as it seemed like Jahangir would win the match, Mohsin struck a superb googly to trick…
Carlos Brathwaite’s, a West Indies all-rounder, will be 35 on July 17, 2023. His heroics in the illustrious 2016 T20 World Cup final must rank as the pinnacle of his turbulent career. When Brathwaite hit England all-rounder Ben Stokes for four consecutive sixes to lead West Indies to their second championship in the shortest format. A full Eden Gardens witnessed nothing short of a miracle. He had one of the greatest cameos in history, finishing unbeaten on 34 runs off just 10 deliveries. At 11-3 in the third over, the Windies were having problems catching up to England’s 156-run mark.…
As a backup for Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra’s believes that keeper-batter Ishan Kishan might be the third opener in the Men in Blue’s 2023 World Cup team. The opening pair for Team India in the ODI World Cup 2023, which will be held in India from October 5 to November 19, seems to be skipper Rohit and Gill. Chopra was asked to choose his likely World Cup team in a Q&A session on his YouTube channel. He acknowledged that Kishan’s chances of making the team as a middle-order hitter are slim, but said that…
Ajit Agarkar, the newly appointed chairman of selectors, is allegedly planning a trip to the West Indies to meet with captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid to talk about the World Cup team’s overall fitness and other matters. In preparation for the second and final Test against the Men in Maroon, Team India has gathered in Trinidad. Only two months separate India from appearing in a World Cup on home soil, and there is some uncertainty over personnel and fitness difficulties along the route. Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, and Jasprit Bumrah, among others, are now fully recovering from…
After dislocating his shoulder during the second Test at Lord’s, England batter Injured Ollie Pope was forced to withdraw from the rest of the 2023 Ashes series. Pope, who was heartbroken that he couldn’t continue playing in the Ashes, has been one of the core hitters in the Bazball philosophy. Pope anticipated that his initial injury wouldn’t have a significant impact on his ability to participate in the remaining Test matches. He did, however, share how he had to come to terms with the idea that it was a serious injury over time. Pope spoke to the Telegraph about his…