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Virat Kohli made a blistering return to form in 2022 after an extended period of struggles. Kohli’s innings against Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2022 is regarded as one of the best T20I knocks in the tournament. Former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar, who has always been a staunch supporter of Virat Kohli, revealed why he always spoke highly of Kohli and also mentioned Sachin Tendulkar as he drew a reference of India’s batting legend. Also read: ‘Century Loading’: Twitter reacts as Virat Kohli visits Mahakal temple in Ujjain ahead of IND vs AUS 4th Test “See, I believe Sachin Tendulkar…

The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League will be starting from March 31 and the last league match will be played on May 21. Defending Champions Gujarat Titans will be facing Chennai Super Kings in the opening encounter. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be playing their first match of IPL 2023 against Punjab Kings. The match will take place on April 1 (Saturday) at IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. Shreyas Iyer is the skipper of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2023. Here Are 3 Indian Players From Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Who Can Win The Man Of The Tournament…

ICC rated the Indore pitch, on which the 3rd Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy was played, as ‘POOR’ under the committee’s Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process. Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar called ICC’s verdict ‘harsh’, and gave a brutal reminder of the Gabba pitch which had hosted a Test match between Australia and South Africa last November. Speaking on the pitch, that received three demerit points, ICC Match Referee Chris Broad said: “The pitch, which was very dry, did not provide a balance between bat and ball, favouring spinners from the start. The fifth ball of the match broke through…

After India’s 9-wicket defeat against Australia in the Indore Test match, the way to reach the final of the World Test Championship (WTC) has once again become extremely difficult. The Australian team has secured its place in the final of the second edition of the World Test Championship with 68.52 percentage points. Where Australia has confirmed its place in the final of the World Test Championship 2023, the Indian team will now have to resort to these equations to make a place. At present, Team India is at the second position on the points table with 60.29 percentage points. If…

Ahead of the 4th Border-Gavaskar Test, Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma visited the renowned Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. A video circulating rapidly on social media depicted the couple seated within the temple alongside other worshippers and performing the Aarti. Also read: WATCH: Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma visit Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain Just a few weeks back the couple paid a visit to the Neem Karoli Baba Ashram. Indian cricket fans took note of their beloved Virat Kohli’s spiritual trips and shared their reactions on Twitter. Some of these reactions are quite funny. On Friday, March 3, Australia…

After the Indore Test, Virat Kohli along with his wife Anushka Sharma reached the world famous Baba Mahakal Darbab in Ujjain this morning. Where he took part in the Bhasma Aarti. Both worshipped Baba Mahakal. Let us tell you that Virat Kohli’s bat has not been able to do much in all the three Test matches against Australia. Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma participated in Bhasmarti after visiting Mahakal Jyotirlinga located in Ujjain. After this, both of them went to the sanctum sanctorum of the temple and also performed Panchamrit Pujan Abhishek, the video of which is becoming increasingly viral…

India has a very long history of Test Cricket. Many fast bowlers got the opportunity to represent India in the longest format of the game over the years. However, there is one record of the legendary Kapil Dev that no Indian fast bowler, from the present generation, can even come closer to. Kapil Dev was one of the fittest cricketers of his time. This is evident from the fact that Kapil Dev missed only one Test in his 16-year career. He played 66 consecutive Tests before missing the only Test match of his career that started on December 31, 1984…

Nathan Lyon has made his name as one of best Aussie spinners of all-time. However, do you know Lyon had never dreamt of playing cricket professionally. In fact, he had a well settled job as a Ground staff at the Adelaide Cricket Ground. One day when he found a bowl near him, he casually went onto the pitch and started bowling. Impressed with his bowling, Darren Berry, coach of the Big Bash Franchise Redbacks, persuaded him to start training.  Also read: IND vs AUS 3rd Test: Lyon’s 8-wicket haul puts Australia in sight of victory as India struggle in Indore…

Umesh Yadav played an entertaining knock in the 1st innings of the 3rd Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. However, the fast bowler failed to showcase his batting in the 2nd innings as he was handed a duck by Nathan Lyon. Prior to the end of the 3rd session, Rohit Sharma was seen having a chat with Ishan Kishan.Speaking to reporters after the end of the day’s play, Umesh revealed whether he received a message from skipper Rohit about attacking the Australian bowlers. Also read: Watch: Umesh Yadav Cleaning Up Mitchell Starch With Ultimate Reverse Swinging Delivery “Usually humey to koi…

Earlier BCCI made it clear that NCA will work closely with the IPL franchises for managing the workload of its players for Cricket World Cup 2023. However, a special set of instructions will now go for the WTC Final. Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Shami and Mohammed Siraj will get special attention while playing in IPL 2023. Also read: IPL 2023: 3 Fast bowlers who can be a surprise package in the tournament “All players in World Cup plan will be monitored by the NCA throughout IPL. It will be a busy time. But before that we have to consider…