Author: Virat Verma

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25 is heating up with the series level at 1-1 after the first two Tests. India dominated Australia by 295 runs in the first Test in Perth, while the hosts bounced back to win by 10 wickets in Adelaide. Mitchell Starc and Travis Head delivered exceptional performances in the day-night Test at Adelaide, with Marnus Labuschagne returning to form. Captain Pat Cummins was relentless, taking a five-wicket haul in India’s second innings, including a stunning ball to dismiss Rohit Sharma. The third Test of the series will take place at the Gabba in Brisbane, where India…

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has shared his views on the Champions Trophy controversy. He advised the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to avoid sending the national team to India for any ICC tournament or cricket competition until India agrees to send its team to Pakistan. Speaking at a conference, Afridi advocated for a tough stance on cricketing relations with India, stating that Pakistan must become self-reliant to make strong decisions. He said, “Pakistan cricket should make principled decisions while becoming strong and self-reliant. If India cannot come to Pakistan to play, there is no reason for us to go to…

India and Australia are facing off in the second Test of their ongoing five-match series at the Adelaide Oval. This highly anticipated match is a day/night fixture, which adds to the excitement as the game is played with a pink ball instead of the usual red one. The pink ball is known to provide more assistance to bowlers, particularly during the night session under floodlights. This makes it a significant challenge for batters to survive the onslaught, adding extra tension to their time at the crease. Former Australian fast bowler Brett Lee recently discussed the unique behavior of the pink…

Rohit Sharma, returning to lead India in the day/night Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval, appeared confident and relaxed during his press conference on Thursday. India leads the five-Test series 1-0, following a commanding 295-run victory in Perth under Jasprit Bumrah’s captaincy, a match Rohit missed due to the birth of his son. As India prepares for the second Test, the main question was about KL Rahul’s batting position, especially after his impressive 201-run opening stand with Yashasvi Jaiswal in the second innings of the Perth Test. When asked about his own batting role, Rohit confirmed Rahul would remain…

Baroda broke the record for the highest total in men’s T20 cricket, posting 349/5 against Sikkim in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in Indore on Thursday. They surpassed Zimbabwe’s previous record of 344/4, set against Gambia in Nairobi in October. Baroda’s innings included a record 37 sixes, smashing the previous record of 27 set by Zimbabwe in the same match against Gambia. Shashwat Rawat, recently part of India A in the Duleep Trophy, and Abhimanyusingh Rajput, who hit a 19-ball half-century, laid the foundation with a 92-run opening partnership in the powerplay. Bhanu Pania took charge after that, scoring a…

Star Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in the IPL 2025 mega auction. He broke the record for the highest price ever paid for a player, with Lucknow Super Giants acquiring him for ₹27 crore. After this auction, it was speculated that Pant would be the next captain of Lucknow. The franchise had released their former captain KL Rahul before the auction and retained Nicholas Pooran for ₹21 crore. Initially, there were rumors that Pooran might be given the captaincy, but after Pant’s arrival, the equation changed. IPL 2025: Sanjiv Goenka Responds to Captaincy Question Lucknow Super…

The concept of day-night Test matches was introduced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in an effort to make the format more popular. The first-ever day-night Test was played in 2015. Initially, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was hesitant to adopt this format due to concerns about the quality of the pink ball. However, as other countries began to play more day-night Tests, the BCCI started experimenting with the pink ball in domestic tournaments like the Duleep Trophy. India’s first day-night Test took place in November 2019 against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, where they…

The IPL 2025 auction took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 24 and 25. Over the two-day event, 182 players were successfully sold, with 10 teams collectively spending ₹639.15 crore. The auction gave the 10 IPL teams the opportunity to rebuild their squads for the next three seasons. This year’s mega auction saw Indian players dominating the market, with all of the top-5 most expensive players being from India. The Impact of 15 Players An interesting statistic emerged after this auction. Under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, the Indian cricket team had won the ICC T20 World Cup earlier…

Vaibhav Suryavanshi is an emerging star from India who gained attention after the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. He is also playing for India in the Under-19 Asia Cup 2024, with the team’s first match being against Pakistan. However, Vaibhav didn’t have a standout performance in this match. Despite his age, Vaibhav has already achieved significant feats in his career. He was bought by Rajasthan Royals for ₹1.10 crore in the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. But did you know that he won’t receive the full amount? Vaibhav Suryavanshi is the youngest cricketer to become a crorepati in the IPL. He was…

The question of who will captain Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the IPL 2025 has been on everyone’s mind since the news that the franchise released Faf du Plessis. RCB didn’t pick a new captain in the mega auction, leaving the role open. However, former RCB star AB de Villiers recently suggested that Virat Kohli would return as captain, and now, India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin shares the same view. In a video on his YouTube channel, Ashwin confidently said that Kohli is likely to captain RCB, as the team didn’t sign anyone else who could take on the leadership role.…