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…
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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…
Former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar has fired a fresh salvo at Babar Azam and has explained why he has failed to become the biggest brand in Pakistan. Shoaib Akhtar feels that public speaking in English has become a daunting task for the Pakistani cricket team and has urged Babar and Co. to improve their oratory skills. Also read: IND vs AUS: Huge blow for Australia as half of the Australian team returned home ahead of the 3rd Test “Abhi aap dekh le, koi character nahi team mein. Naa koi baat karne ka tarika. (You can see there’s no character in…
Australia faced embarrassing defeats in the first two matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. They lost the first match by an innings and 123 runs in Nagpur and the second by 6 wickets in New Delhi. Both these Test matches ended well inside three days. Following these defeats, former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh brutally roasted the Pat Cummins-led side calling it a “duplicate” Australian team. Also read: IND vs AUS: Huge blow for Australia as half of the Australian team returned home ahead of the 3rd Test “Australia practiced against Ravichandran Ashwin’s duplicate, but I feel the Australian team itself…
KL Rahul is going through the worst phase of his international career. Dinesh Karthik, who has played a lot of cricket with Rahul, said he felt bad for the opener and also revealed that he has gone through similar phases in his career where he went to the washroom and shed a tear or two. Karthik said if Rahul loses his place for the Indore Test starting March 1, it won’t be because of that one unlucky dismissal, it will be because of his poor form since the South Africa series last year. “He also knows for a fact that…
The 16th edition of IPL 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. The new “Impact Player Rule” will be implemented in the upcoming IPL season. The rule was approved for implementation in the IPL after initially being tested in the Syed Mushtaq Ali competition. RCB, being one of the most popular and strongest teams in the IPL, will need to find and enlist a few impact…
Adidas is very close to getting apparel sponsorship rights for the Indian cricket team. The deal is expected to begin from June this year and will last till March 2028. The rights currently are with Kewal Kiran Clothing Limited (KKCL), the parent brand of the company of Killer Jeans. The previous sponsor, Mobile Premier League (MPL), signed a three-year agreement from November 2020 to December 2023 but didn’t complete the tenure. Prior to MPL coming on board, Nike had a five-year deal with BCCI from 2016 to 2020. Also read: IND vs AUS: Huge blow for Australia as half of…