Kaif Disses KL Rahul Indirectly While Lauding Suryakumar Yadav Kaif Disses KL Rahul Indirectly While Lauding Suryakumar Yadav: In the first game of the three-match T20I series, which took place on Wednesday (September 28) in Thiruvananthapuram, India beat South Africa. In a tricky chase of 107 runs on a pitch that helped the bowlers a lot, Indian captain Rohit Sharma and star batter Virat Kohli couldn’t get going. Finally, KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav each scored a half-century to get India to the finish line. Credit: sports.ndtv.com Fans were very critical of KL Rahul’s slow hitting, but Suryakumar was praised…
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A fan’s poster of Virat Kohli has gone viral during the Twenty20 International in Lahore. A fan’s poster of Virat Kohli has gone viral during the Twenty20 International in Lahore. India and Pakistan both like cricket, so it’s no surprise that cricket players from both countries are famous on both sides of the border. Indian fans have a lot of respect for Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam right now, while Virat Kohli, the Men in Blue’s star batter, is very popular in Pakistan. Source:zeenews.india.com At the 6th T20I of the series between Pakistan and England, which took place at the Gaddafi…
Ground crew remove a snake from the field during the second Twenty20 International between India and South Africa. Ground crew remove a snake from the field during the second Twenty20 International between India and South Africa. On Sunday, a snake was found at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati, where India was playing South Africa in the second Twenty20 International of a three-match series. The problem happened after the seventh over, and the ground staff took the snake off the field. Credit: hindustantimes.com This is also one of the strangest things that have ever stopped a game. There have been other…
Pakistan’s former captain spills the beans on some explosive conversations he had with Misbah and Inzamam. Pakistan’s former captain spills the beans on some explosive conversations he had with Misbah and Inzamam. When his ban for match-fixing was lifted in 2015, Pakistan’s former captain Salman Butt tried several times to get back into international cricket. All of these plans failed, though. Butt did well in domestic cricket in Pakistan. In 2016, he played in the National One-Day Cup and scored 536 runs in seven games. In the T20 Cup a year later, he and Kamran Akmal put together an opening…
KL Rahul feels he has got nothing to lose: Shane Watson KL Rahul feels he has got nothing to lose: Shane Watson. Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson wants opener KL Rahul to approach the T20 World Cup with a “nothing to lose” mentality, which is when the Indian batsman is at his most effective. Credit – https://indianexpress.com/ Rahul’s batting average has been scrutinized in recent matches, including the Asia Cup and the current home series against South Africa. Questions were raised about Rahul’s motivation as he finished with 51 not out off 56 balls in India’s first T20 against the…
Sergio Pérez wins the wet Singapore Formula One Grand Prix, while Max Verstappen has to wait. Sergio Pérez wins the wet Singapore Formula One Grand Prix, while Max Verstappen has to wait.. Singapore’s Grand Prix was supposed to be a clinching race for Max Verstappen’s championship, but there was confusion and regret instead of a coronation. Credit – https://www.theguardian.com/ His wasn’t the only case of a world champion being arrested in Marina Bay. Lewis Hamilton was among a swathe of drivers caught out as these gladiators at the top of motor racing lumbered in ungainly style into the barriers under…
Malan leads England to a dominant win over Pakistan to secure the T20 series Malan leads England to a dominant win over Pakistan to secure the T20 series. After seven games, 12 days, and innumerable twists and turns, this helter-skelter T20 tour of Pakistan finished in a 4-3 triumph for England. The deciding match, which had been one of the most keenly anticipated games in the recent decade, did not leave much for the local supporters to rejoice about. By 67 runs, their squad was defeated. Credit – https://www.theguardian.com/ The game was effectively over within the first few overs of…
ROI is in command of the Irani Cup thanks to the all-around performance of Saurabh Kumar. ROI is in command of the Irani Cup thanks to the all-around performance of Saurabh Kumar. Saurabh Kumar hit a beautiful fifty and then came back to take two wickets as the Rest of India team tightened their grip on Saurashtra on day 2 of their Irani Cup match on Sunday. After Sarfaraz Khan dominated the first day with a hundred, Saurabh added 71 runs with Jayant Yadav (37 runs) for the seventh wicket. This brought ROI nearer to the 350 mark. Credit: timesofindia.indiatimes.com…
Ben Stokes and Harsha Bhogle got into a heated exchange. Ben Stokes and Harsha Bhogle got into a heated exchange. Ben Stokes has called out veteran Indian cricketer and commentator Harsha Bhogle. Bhogle had slammed the English media. He did this because they criticized Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma after her controversial run-out. Credit: hindustantimes.com Deepti’s legal run-out of Dean caused a huge “spirit of the game” debate in cricket. Some big names in cricket talked about the run-out controversy. Further, popular commentator Bhogle wrote a long note in which he rebuked the English media for criticizing Deepti’s brilliant dismissal after…
Reluctant pistol shooter Yuvika tops big guns for National Games gold Reluctant pistol shooter Yuvika tops big guns for National Games gold: Yuvika Tomar, a competitive pistol shooter, does not feel any shame in admitting that she did not have lofty goals or a deep love for the sport when she first started. Credit – https://indianexpress.com/ All the 15-year-old cared about was winning a national medal and getting a career in the government. From her hometown of Johri in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, a mecca for shooters like Yuvika, the decision to pursue shooting was easy. She could walk to the…
Suryakumar Yadav: Mr 360 is Mr. Invincible too Suryakumar Yadav: Mr 360 is Mr. Invincible too: In the third delivery of the 11th over, KL Rahul creamed Aiden Markram for a six to bring up his half-century in 24 balls. Credit – https://indianexpress.com/ This was the quickest fifty scored by an Indian hitter against South Africa by a wide margin. With his upper body tilting back slightly and the torso standing on tiptoes, Suryakumar Yadav smashed a six over point to complete his fifty and break the record for 34 balls. His 61 off 22 balls propelled India to 237-3;…
India vs South Africa 2nd T20I India vs South Africa 2nd T20I: David Miller and Quinton de Kock are both widely acknowledged Indophiles. They have played for 7 different IPL franchises between them: Sunrisers Hyderabad, RCB, MI, Lucknow Super Giants, Gujarat Titans, Rajasthan Royals, and Kings XI. Credit – https://indianexpress.com/ They have gotten to know most of the Indian team well and are friends with several of the players. Due to their senior status on their respective IPL teams, they have been involved in plots against every single regular player for the Indian national team. The two needed to score…
How Sathiyan changed his game to beat World No. 9 Dang Qiu at TT Worlds How Sathiyan changed his game to beat World No. 9 Dang Qiu at TT Worlds: The trajectory of the situation was undoubtedly downward. After losing the first two games 10-12, 7-11, to World No. 9 Germany’s Dang Qiu, it appeared like the European champions and World No. 2 side would even the tie 2-2 and push it to a final at the World Table Tennis Team Championships in Chengdu, China. Credit – https://indianexpress.com/ But the Indians were feeling well. Although National Games champion Harmeet Desai…
Indonesia stampede death of 125 Indonesia stampede death of 125: Football isn’t worth a life. Persebaya’s official Twitter account observed sombrely that tear gas deployment by police led to 125 deaths and 180 injuries at Arema FC’s Kanjuruhan stadium. Credit – https://indianexpress.com/ Persebaya players were evacuated after the Super East Java Derby concluded 3-2. The two teams’ fans have battled at football games and music events. Surabaya’s fans are called ‘Bonek’ (Bondho – resource Nekat – irresponsible). The ‘Aremania’ of Arema is as aggressive as it is cultural. Green Force of Persebaya Surabaya won 12 games, Mad Lions of Malang…
Phil Salt powers England to emphatic victory and levels the series with Pakistan. Phil Salt powers England to emphatic victory and levels the series with Pakistan. In what is now the longest T20 series ever played between two international sides, the balance has once again tipped. England swept India in the sixth match, winning eight wickets with 33 balls to spare. Credit – https://www.theguardian.com/ This means the score is tied after three games. The outcome of Sunday’s game is critical. The top English order clicked like a roulette pill landing on the winning number. T20 Phil Salt, who had scored…