Author: Cricreads Staff

Cricket World Cup 2023 will be hosted solely by India. Last time, in 2011, it was jointly hosted with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Before that, India and Pakistan had hosted in 1987 while the two countries and Sri Lanka had hosted in 1996. Former Pakistani Captain Wasim Akram has said that while India are among the favorites to win the World Cup, Pakistan cannot be discounted. Also read: ‘My wife was unconscious and I was crying”: Wasim Akram Shares a chilling story from 2009 “Of course I will,” said Wasim on Sports Tak when asked if he can say…

Virender Sehwag has been one of the most destructive batsmen the world has ever seen. During his time, Sehwag played some of the most insane knocks of that era. Which is why it is somehow baffling when some of the modern-day youngsters are compared to Sehwag. Sehwag, himself, now has cleared all doubts and has said that there is no one from the current Indian set-up whose style of batting resembles his. However, he also named two batsmen who came close to his style of batting. Also read: IPL 2023: Aakash Chopra predicts huge blows for KKR and DC in…

Since the inception of IPL, it has seen many players hit the spotlight with their performances. Meanwhile, many players haven’t received the praise they deserve. So when former Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble was asked to choose the most underrated players in IPL history, his answer included two international stars. Speaking on JioCinema, the former cricketer said, “That’s a tough one. Underrated player. In the recent past, I would say Mayank Agarwal as an underrated player. From a bowling perspective, I don’t think he gets as much credit, but what he has done, Yuzvendra Chahal has changed the fortunes of whichever…

As many as 10 teams will be participating in the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League and all teams seem to have a near to same playing 11 when it comes to their composition in different categories. However, each team has its own strengths and weaknesses. Based on the strengths and weaknesses of the most probable playing 11 of each team, we have identified the team which has the best playing 11 for IPL 2023. The team is none other than the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Also read: IPL 2023: Virat Kohli to Miss Matches for RCB- Reports RCB…

Sunil Narine, one of the most successful bowlers in the history of the Indian Premier League, will be eyeing this season as well. Just before the start of IPL 2023, Sunil Narine has done surprising bowling in a match. He bowled 7 overs in the match, in which all were maidens and during this he also took 7 wickets. Sunil Narine did this feat in a local tournament being played in the West Indies. Playing for Queen’s Park Cricket Club, Sunil Narine wreaked havoc against Clarke Road United. Due to his amazing feat, the opposing team got all out for…

Suryakumar Yadav has failed to impress in ODI Cricket till now. In both the ODI matches against Australia, Suryakumar was dismissed by Mitchell Starc, reducing his career average to 25.47. Former Indian opener Wasim Jaffer has urged Team India to fast-track Sanju Samson in the limited-overs format after Suryakumar Yadav slumped against the Mitchell Starc-inspired Australian side in the 2nd ODI. Also read: IND vs AUS 2nd ODI: Aakash Chopra pinpoints Suryakumar Yadav as the player to watch in India vs Australia ODI series “We might sympathize with Suryakumar Yadav as the first ball that he faced was of 145…

Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir has hit back at KL Rahul’s critics for questioning his batting credentials amid the ongoing ODI series between India and Australia. Talking about KL Rahul’s performance, Gautam Gambhir took an indirect dig at Venkatesh Prasad who recently criticized KL Rahul for his poor batting performance. Also read: Chris Gayle picks KL Rahul as the batsman who could break his world record of 175 runs in T20 format “What kind of pressure? Last time we (Lucknow Super Giants) finished at No. 3 and it was a tough fight between RR and LSG. Obviously, only one team…

No batsman in the world is better than Suryakumar Yadav in T20Is at this moment. However, the batsman has failed to replicate the same performance in ODI Cricket till now. In both the ODI matches against Australia, Suryakumar was dismissed by Mitchell Starc, reducing his career average to 25.47. Speaking to Cricbuzz after the second ODI, where India lost by 10 wickets, Karthik said that it is necessary to back Suryakumar amid the absence of Iyer while suggesting a rejig in the middle-order line-up. “He would have gotten out on those two deliveries even in T20s. It is not that…

A video is currently going viral on social media in which an Indian Cricket Team fan could be seen recording a selfie at an airport with Rohit Sharma walking in the background. This is when Rohit softly gave him a rose he was carrying and said, “Ye lo, aapke lie (Take this, this is for you).” By the time the fan could thank him, Rohit asked, “Will you marry me?” Also read: IPL 2023: Rohit Sharma’s car-buying plans after being sold for $750,000 in IPL 2008 auction This happened after Rohit arrived with his Indian teammates in Vizag ahead of…

IPL 2023 will start from 31 March. There is a lot of enthusiasm among the fans regarding the 16th season of the tournament. Commentary on IPL matches adds to the game. In every season we get to see great commentary, and this time too it will be the same. The complete list of Hindi and English commentators for IPL 2023 has come to the fore. However, veteran Hindi commentator Akash Chopra will not appear in this list. At the same time, some different and new commentators will also be seen this time. This time along with Irfan Pathan, his elder…