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Virat Kohli has returned to form in the limited formats of the game. However, his form in red-ball cricket has not been very impressive since the last 3-4 years. With Kohli extending his century drought in Test Cricket, the official Twitter handle of Iceland Cricket shared a tweet about the batting stats of the ace cricketer. “This statistic won’t please many of our Indian fans, but it is now 23 Tests since Virat Kohli scored a century, which was back in 2019. How long is too long?,” Iceland Cricket tweeted. The tweet was not received well by many Indian fans…

The 16th edition of IPL is set to start on March 31 and for the first time in the tournament’s history, fans will get to see the ‘Impact Player’ rule. The rule will allow teams to play with 12 players and will benefit teams that lack all-rounders. Here are the three teams that could use the Impact Player rule regularly in IPL 2023. 1. Rajasthan Royals Rajasthan Royals, who were the runners-up of the last season, didn’t look very reliable in their all-rounders’ department. But this time in IPL 2023 Auction, RR roped in three all-rounders – Jason Holder, Akash…

Cricket Australia has announced Australia’s squad for the ODI series vs India which will be starting from March 17. Pat Cummins will lead Australia in this three match series, while experienced batters David Warner, Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne are also expected to feature.  Also read: IND vs AUS Test Series: 1983 World Cup winner Krishnamachari Srikkanth advises KL Rahul to take a break Glenn Maxwell (broken leg) and Mitch Marsh (ankle) set to be joined by pacer Jhye Richardson (hamstring) are expected to make their international return during the series. Experienced seamer Josh Hazlewood will miss the tour due…

For the last few months, the news of making a film on Sourav Ganguly, the former captain of the Indian team, was continuously making headlines. Now if some media reports are to be believed, Sourav Ganguly has approved the script of his biopic and now the shooting of this film may start soon. Ranbir Kapoor is going to play the character of Sourav Ganguly in the film. Apart from him, no information has been revealed about who will play the character of other cricketers. It is being said that the character of MS Dhoni will also be seen in the…

Bhuvneshwar Kumar was one of India’s leading bowlers in T20 World Cup 2022. However, after the World Cup, he has not been given many chances in T20Is. It seems the BCCI, who earlier claimed that they are planning to build a young team for T20 World Cup 2024, is not considering him in their future T20I plans. Also, Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been out of India’s Test and ODI circuit for quite a long time. It seems the BCCI is not looking to give him any more chances in future.  Also read: IPL 2023: MS Dhoni to Retire After This Season…

Ravichandran Ashwin and Nathan Lyon are the main spinners of their respective sides. Ashwin has 463 wickets, whereas Lyon has 468 wickets in Test Cricket. Former Australia captain Ian Chappell believes Lyon should not try to bowl like Ashwin as he won’t be able to. Nathan Lyon should instead, try to find success in his own way. “Too often they (opposition spinners) do try and replicate the skillset (of Aswin and Jadeja). Talking about Ashwin and Jadeja… They know exactly what to do in India. Ashwin is a damn fine bowler, doesn’t matter where he bowls. I’ve seen him bowl…

The 16th edition of this cash-rich tournament is set to start on March 31 with an opening match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad. The season will see a total of 70 league-stage matches that will be played across 12 venues for over 52 days. Several players have over the years grabbed the opportunity of playing in the IPL with both hands and then eventually gone on to represent India. Hardik Pandya, Rahul Tripathi, Jasprit Bumrah and Surya Kumar Yadav are some of the examples we can give in this regard. Also read: World Cup 2023: Jonty…

Jasprit Bumrah is out of cricketing action for quite a long period of time due to his recurring back injuries. There are two mega ICC events coming up this year – the World Test Championship and the Cricket World Cup 2023, and Team India would be wanting Bumrah to be in good shape to be able to play both these important tournaments. Talking on this matter, former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has expressed his thoughts on Mumbai Indians wanting a comeback of Jasprit Bumrah. Also read: IPL 2023: 3 Players Who Can Replace Injured Jasprit Bumrah “You’re an Indian player…

Aakash recently questioned Prasad’s motive over his tweets on Rahul in one of his YouTube videos. In response to this, Prasad posted a thread of six tweets accusing him of making a “vile video”, calling him “agenda peddler” and for “cleverly” misquoting him. Aakash then responded to this by inviting Prasad on a video chat to settle the debate once and for all. “Venky bhai, msgs are getting lost in translation. You here. Me on YT. I invite you to come on a Video Chat…we can do it Live. Difference on opinions is nice…lets do it properly. I’ll not have…

Former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar has a huge fan base in India. Though he was one of the best cricketers of his time, the pacer also had acting ambitions. Shoaib Akhtar recently revealed that he was approached by Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt for his crime-drama movie, “Gangster” (2005), with the offer to play the lead role. Last year Akhtar revealed the title of his biopic, “Rawalpindi Express: Racing Against the Odds.” However, last month Akhtar announced his disassociation from it, alleging “disagreements and contractual infractions.” Shoaib Akhtar represented Pakistan in 163 ODIs, 14 T20s, and 46 Tests. He has 178…