Ahead of the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), BCCI has roped in a female auctioneer for the auction which is scheduled to take place on February 13, from 2.30 PM IST. BCCI has appointed Malika Advani as the auctioneer for the WPL Auction. Malika is a Mumbai-based art collector consultant for Modern and Contemporary Indian art. The board has also confirmed that there will be strategy breaks every hour during the course of the auction. “Following the conclusion of each set, there may (at the Auctioneer’s discretion) be a short break to allow franchises time to re-evaluate…
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Team India extended their lead on Day 3 of the 1st Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy and finally ended their innings on 400/10 in 139.3 overs. Batting first, Australia scored 177 runs in 63.5 overs and Team India now has a lead of 223 runs. Thanks to Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, and Axar Patel, Team India has been able to score 400 runs on a pitch which was considered to be a ‘DEMON’ before the start of the match. Here are the highest scores for India in the 2nd innings: Rohit Sharma: 120(212) Axar Patel: 84(174) Ravindra Jadeja: 70(185)…
Mohammad Shami is not known for his batting. However, his impactful innings of 37 runs off just 47 balls helped India get a valuable lead of 200+ runs in the 2nd innings. Mohammad Shami hit a few massive sixes in this innings, and has left behind batting greats in terms of total Test sixes. Mohammad Shami now has more Test sixes than Virat Kohli, Rahul Dravid, Cheteshwar Pujara, and few more great batsmen. Sixes for India in Test Cricket: 25 – Mohd Shami* 24 – Virat Kohli 21 – Rahul Dravid 19 – M Azharuddin 17 – KL Rahul 15…
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy will prove to be a true challenge for several high-profile cricketers like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, and many more. While star Indian batsman Virat Kohli failed to live up to the expectations in the 1st innings of the 1st Test, it is expected that he will score big against his favorite rival Australia in the upcoming innings. Former Indian captain and legendary cricketer Kapil Dev feels that Virat Kohli will score ‘2-3 centuries’ by the time the series is over. “I think he will make an impact, because he still has a lot…
The WPL will surely set a benchmark in Indian women’s cricket history. The tournament will feature some of the best female cricketers from India and around the world, and it will surely become one of the most popular women’s T20 cricket leagues in the world. The inaugural edition of Women’s Premier League is set to be played from 4th to 26th March 2023. A total of 22 matches will be played in this League, all at Brabourne Stadium & D.Y. Patil Stadium. Here is everything you need to know about the 5 franchises which will participate in the WPL: 1.…
Murphy became the 4th Australian bowler to pick a fifer on debut and also the youngest Australian to take a 5-wicket haul. He was the pick of the bowlers on Day 2. Talking about this performance, Murphy said, “Coming into the game, I was sort of hoping to get one wicket at least. To finish the day with five on debut is a special day. It’s been a pretty surreal week, it’s all happened quite fast. From the moment I found out I’ll be playing until now, just tried to embrace it and enjoy everything that comes with it. I…
Team India looked solid on Day 2 of the 1st Test between India and Australia. A brilliant century from the skipper, and 66* and 52* runs knock from the two left-arm allrounders, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel respectively, helped India take a valuable lead of 144 runs at the end of the day. Also read: Watch: Virat Kohli puts arm around Steve Smith after Axar Patel bowls maiden However, during the entire day, senior Australian player Steve Smith didn’t look 100% on the field as he dropped some very important catches. Steve Smith first dropped the catch of Rohit Sharma…
Right at the end of the first session on second day at Nagpur Test, Sunil Gavaskar made a pithy comment about the roller. “The roller makes a big difference. The roller Indians used levelled up the pitch in the first hour. That’s why we saw couple of wickets in the second hour, bit more turn and variable bounce etc”. A light roller was used by the Indians on the morning before the start of play. The effect of the roller wears away after a while and the pitch starts to bake under the sun and cracks widen again in the…
Team India skipper Rohit Sharma has hit a brilliant century on Day 2 of the 1st Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. With this century, he has now become the 1st Indian skipper to score centuries in all three formats of the game. We all know Rohit Sharma is one of the greatest modern-era batsmen. However, there is one childhood story of Rohit Sharma which many of you may not have heard before. Also read: All You Need to Know About Ritika Sajdeh, the Wife of Rohit Sharma Rohit started off as an off spinner until coach his Dinesh Lad…
Axar Patel, India’s star all-rounder again helped India gained 144 runs lead at the end of Day 2. He along with Ravindra Jadeja stitched an unbeaten 81 runs partnership to finish the day in favor of India. Rohit Sharma once again proved why he is such an important batter in Indian conditions as he scored 120 before falling to Pat Cummins. Axar Patel is one of India’s star all-rounders from last year or so. He came to the crease when India was struggling with 240 for a loss of 7 wickets with KS Bharat back in the pavilion. His 52…