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BCCI selection committee chief, Chetan Sharma has reportedly found himself at the receiving end of a massive sting operation conducted by ZEE NEWS. As per ZEE NEWS, the chairman of the selection committee has made numerous startling revelations. Here are some of the SHOCKING revelations made by Chetan Sharma: Chetan Sharma on Kohli vs Rohit There are two camps, according to Sharma. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are the leaders of each team, respectively. “There is no battle between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma but there is ego. Both are like big film stars you can say, Amitabh Bachchan and…

Star Australian batsman Steve Smith struggled with the bat in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. However, he has been seen struggling in the world of social media as well. Smith took to Twitter to wish his wife, Dani Willis, a happy Valentine’s Day but made the blunder of tagging the wrong person who also has the same name. “Happy Valentine’s Day to my beautiful wife @dani_willis. Can’t wait to see you in a couple of days,” he tweeted while tagging the wrong person. The correct username of Steve Smith’s wife’s Twitter handle is @DaniWillis91 and not what Steve Smith tagged above.…

Since the start of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, a lot of discussion is taking place on three topics – the pitch, the dangerous spin duo of Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin, and Virat Kohli. But former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri feels that despite the talk around Kohli and Ashwin, an India star, who is “much like Sehwag at his best”, will set the tone for India against Australia. There were three cricketers who played a pivotal role in India’s massive win by an innings and 123 runs in the 1st Test. Two of them are Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin.…

There is no T20I batsman better than Suryakumar Yadav at this moment. However, the 360° batsman has failed to keep up the same form in the 50-over as well as in the longest format of the game. In his debut innings in the 1st Test against Australia in Nagpur, Suryakumar Yadav failed to score big and gave his wicket to Nathan Lyon at a score of just 8 runs. Here are 3 batsmen who have had an impressive run in domestic cricket and deserve a chance in place of Suryakumar Yadav in the longest format of the game against Australia.…

Star Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who is set to miss the entire Border-Gavaskar Trophy, is likely to miss the ODI series against Australia too. Bumrah has been struggling with a recurring back problem and was ruled out for the first two matches of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. He, therefore, will not be risked with the 2023 Cricket World Cup not very far. This means the speedster will be back directly for the IPL as the Indian team management is unlikely to risk playing him in the three ODIs against Australia just after the end of the four-match Test series. Also…

Star Indian batter Shreyas Iyer, who was ruled out of the 1st Test due to a lower back injury, is unlikely to play the 2nd Test too. As per reports, Shreyas Iyer is still doing rehabilitation at the NCA and it is unlikely that BCCI will rush him directly in a Test match. Also read: IND vs AUS 2nd Test: Shreyas Iyer likely to undergo fitness test on 14 February; Next 48 hours very important India and Australia will play the second Test at the Arun Jaitley stadium from 17 February and it is to be seen if Iyer is…

The Auction for the inaugural edition of Women’s Premier League has finally come to an end. Smriti Mandhana was the first player to go on the floor and she remains the most expensive buy of the auction, having been acquired by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for ₹3.4 crore. While all the 5 teams have finalized their squad, here are the contenders for captaincy from each team: Captaincy Contenders For Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Mandhana is the vice-captain of Team India and is the frontrunner to lead the side. However, given Perry’s experience, she too could have been a strong…

Lahore Qalandars the defending champions of Pakistan Super League beat Multan Sultans by just 1 run in the opening match of PSL 2023. Rizwan’s 75 of 50 balls went in vain as Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf bowled wonderfully in the death overs. Shaheen Afridi after winning the toss decided to bat first in Multan Cricket Stadium. Fakhar Zaman magnificent 66 of 42 balls helped Lahore Qalandar to reach 175 in 20 overs. Multan Sultan’s openers Mohammad Rizwan and Shan Masood stitched 100 runs partnership before the latter was dismissed while playing a scoop shot. However, the game went to…

19-year-old Richa Ghosh said that she wants to buy a flat in Kolkata for her parents and make sure they don’t have to work as hard as before after securing a Women’s Premier League contract. Richa Ghosh has been bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for a whopping amount of 1.90 Cr. Richa, who was a part of the victorious U19 India World Cup team, smashed a match-winning 30* against Pakistan in India’s T20 World Cup 2023 opener against Pakistan. “All my parents wanted me to achieve was to play for India. I want to captain my team and win…

Auction for the inaugural edition of Women’s Premier League (WPL) has successfully ended. A total of 409 players went under the hammer, out of which 246 were Indians. Each team was allowed to buy a minimum of 15 players and a maximum of 18. So, 90 slots potentially could be filled. Teams were allowed to buy a maximum of 6 overseas players, including an associate member player. A total of 24 players, including 10 Indians listed themselves at the maximum base price of ₹50 lakh. Each team had a maximum purse of ₹12 crore. Also read: WATCH: Celebration by Smriti…