The young Afghan spinner Mujeeb Rahman is all praise for his Indian counterpart Ravichandran Ashwin who captained him during the recently concluded 11th edition of the Indian Premier League. Both Mujeeb and Ashwin spearheaded Kings XI Punjab’s attack in IPL 11 and played key role in many of their victories together.
Showering praises on his most impressive young gun Hardik Pandya, Virat Kohli says that the batting of the Baroda right hander in the first innings at Kandy pushed the hosts on the back foot.
But, the spanking that they received from Hardik just ahead of the lunch on Day 2, their thought process would have suddenly gone negative and that negative mind-set took them further down from there.
Some of the former Indian players before the series were not sure about Hardik’s credentials as a test player and had questioned if he had different gears in his batting. Continue reading Hardik Pandya Impresses Viart Kohli
Australia international Shaun Tait has retired from the game.
Injuries are amongst the reasons he is retiring from the game, having suffered a spate of different injuries in his career. A chronic elbow problem has finally forced him out of the game.
“I wanted to play a couple of more years. The elbow has pretty much gone off a cliff now, it’s done and dusted.
“I’m 34 years old and I suppose when you’re not contributing on the field as much as you’d like to, it’s time to finish up. The game’s getting quicker and better and I’m getting slower and a bit older,” the player explained. Continue reading TAIT RETIRES FROM CRICKET
The India-Australia test series is getting ugly by the day as the two teams are not leaving any opportunity to make fun of each other, sometimes even forgetting the moral values while doing so.
The reason behind those gestures was that Virat had been off the field for a good one and a half days citing a shoulder injury when the going was tough for India with the ball on a flat deck.
But, when it came to batting, he walked in second down. So, the Aussies probably suspected that he was not as severely injured as he gave the impression and he just used the injury as an excuse to remain in the comfort of the change room.
Mitchell Johnson, who was a part of the Australian camp till 2015 and still remains close to many of the Kangaroo players, even wrote on social media yesterday that he had suspicion about the extent of Virat’s injury. Continue reading India-Australia test series is getting ugly
Two seasons so far, has seen the Adelaide Strikers finish in the semi-finalist position. However, it seems they can achieve the feat of lifting the Big Bash Trophy this time around.
The last season had seen them with a rare poor performance in a game that mattered the most, as they went on to lose the match to the final winners, Sydney Thunder in the semifinal of the BBL05.
So far, from the last summer, the Strikers have made no less than five changes to their squad. Chris Jordan, England’s Paceman and Ben Dunk, former Hurricanes batsman are the big additions made by the club for this season.
However, the loss of Adil Rashid, England’s wicket taker, who is currently on active duty for his country, could prove costly for the team. Continue reading ADELAIDE STRIKERS CAN CART HOME THEIR FIRST BIG BASH TITLE