Author: Virat Verma

Shubman Gill blasted a double century in the 1st ODI against New Zealand. He scored 208 off 149 with the help of 19 fours and 9 huge sixes. No other Indian batter even crossed the mark of 35 runs. The second-best batter for India was Rohit Sharma with 34 off 38. The difference between the highest scorer and the second-highest scorer in India’s inning was 174 runs which is a record in ODI cricket history. Shubman Gill blasted a hattrick of sixes on the first three balls of the 49th over bowled by Lockie Ferguson to reach the epic milestone.…

Hardik Pandya was the subject of a very controversial third umpire decision in the ongoing 1st ODI against New Zealand. Twitter has erupted with Tweets that are labelling the standards of umpiring in India as third class. Hardik Pandya was batting well in partnership with Shubman Gill before he was judged out by the third umpire. Hardik Pandya was on 28 when he missed a ball by Daryl Mitchell, which apparently did not touch anything, and somehow the bails were dislodged. An over later, the wicketkeeper Tom Latham again dislodged the bails when Shubmam Gill was batting, but this time…

Virat Kohli was stunned by a delivery bowled by Mitchell Santner. He was clean bowled by the left-arm spinner at the score of just 8 off 10. Coming fresh off a century against Sri Lanka, Kohli was high on confidence, but his glaring weakness against spin in the last three years came back to haunt him in the 1st ODI against New Zealand. “He’s played inside the line, therefore allowing the ball to turn just that little bit to go past the outside edge. He has played back to a ball that he should have played forward to. It wasn’t…

Rohit Sharma, the Indian cricket team captain, failed again after settling down. He was looking well set on the score of 34 off 37 before being dismissed by Blair Tickner. Sharma went for a straight lofted shot, but the ball only got the height and lacked the distance. Rohit Sharma’s departure has fuelled the argument that he has lost his touch in international cricket. Recently, Gautam Gambhir made a statement that Rohit Sharma should be treated as harshly as Virat Kohli by the fans and cricketing experts. It has been more than 50 innings for Rohit Sharma without a century.…

IPL 2023 is all set to begin in April 2023, and the star Indian wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant is going to miss out on the action this year due to a car crash, which is going to keep him out of cricket for about 4-6 months at least. However, IPL is not short of flamboyant wicketkeeper batters, and many young talents are preparing to showcase their class in the upcoming edition of the world’s biggest cricket league. Here we have listed the 7 best wicketkeeper batters that can be the star of IPL 2023. 1- Sarfaraz Khan Sarfaraz Khan is…

Sarfaraz Khan, a legend in the making in domestic cricket, was ignored by the BCCI while selecting the squad for the Test series against Australia. The wicketkeeper batter is notching up centuries after centuries in first-class cricket and yet failed to find a place in the Test squad of India for the Border Gavaskar Trophy. He has an average of over 85 in first-class cricket, which is second only to the greatest of all time, Don Bradman. In his latest knock, Sarfaraz Khan scored a hard-fought century at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground in Delhi, where the other batters struggled…

Rishabh Pant was injured in a car crash on 30th December 2022. He suffered several minor injuries, which are easily treatable within a few weeks, but the injury that made people wary about his return to cricket was the right knee ligament injury. Recently, Rishabh Pant shared a Tweet in which he thanked the people who have prayed for him and supported him in this tough time. “I may not have been able to thank everyone individually, but I must acknowledge these two heroes who helped me during my accident and ensured I got to the hospital safely. Rajat Kumar…

James Anderson, the highest wicket-taking fast bowler in Test cricket who has been England’s backbone in the longest format of the game for over 20 years, is not going to retire anytime soon. Recently, James Anderson told the Daily Mail that he is confident about playing at the age of 42 and is eagerly waiting for the Ashes down under in 2025. Anderson is considered one of the legends of all time in cricket due to his longevity and ability to swing the ball both ways, even at this age. He is showing no signs of slowing down, and you…

Mankading came into the limelight when Ravi Ashwin used the practice in IPL against Jos Buttler in 2019. Since then, there has been a lot of talk about the ethical reasoning behind mankading and ICC has recognised it as a form of dismissal. Yet many cricketers compare it with a cheap practice and don’t like to be associated with it. In the recently concluded, India vs Sri Lanka ODI series Rohit Sharma took back the appeal when Mohammed Shami mankaded Dasun Shanaka on 98. This resulted in both praise and criticism for the Indian cricket team captain. Now, a young…

Pakistan Cricket Board is currently looking for a head coach and bowling coach for a Pakistani cricket team. It is reported that the board headed by Najam Sethi approached Mickey Arthur, Tom Moody, and Andy Flower for the role of head coach, and they have all turned down the offer. Even Justin Langer was offered the role of the head coach by PCB, but he has also decided to stay away from the Pakistani team due to his previous coaching stint that did not go well. Now, the PCB, headed by Najam Sethi, is hell-bent on finding a new foreign…