Author: Virat Verma

The Indian Premier League inaugurated in 2008 with Brendon McCullum’s 158 and turned into the biggest cricket league all over the world with the passage of time. Some of the most iconic moments in cricket history have been witnessed in IPL. From Chris Gayle lighting up the tournament with his bulldozed 175 to Virat Kohli smashing four centuries in a single season of the league, the IPL has given us moments that will always be etched into the memories of cricket lovers. Here we have covered the best IPL XI of all time, backed by the stats and cricketing sense.…

Ishan Kishan failed to contribute with his batting in the 2nd T20, but he gave valuable insights to Hardik Pandya in the match, which resulted in Umran Malik taking a big wicket. Ishan Kishan’s suggestion from behind the wicket in the 2nd T20 against Sri Lanka was completely on point, and he helped India pick wickets at crucial moments. Indian cricket fans were mesmerised when Ishan Kishan pulled off a Dhoni move by advising Hardik Pandya to bring on Umran Malik on the attack against Bhanuka Rajapaksa. His suggestion was completely on point, as Hardik Pandya brought on Umran Malik…

Umran Malik took three wickets in the second T20 against Sri Lanka but went for almost 50 runs in the game. India lost the match by 17 runs and the series is now levelled. Shaun Tait, the Pakistani Bowling Coach has come up with a series of Tweets in which he has mocked the Indian cricket team, its fans and Umran Malik. Shaun Tait also made remarks on how Umran Malik is yet to break his record when it comes to fast bowling, and people are already making his comparisons with the Pakistani legend Sohaib Akhtar. According to him, Umran…

Imran Khan, the former Pakistani cricketer who is the only captain in Pakistan’s history to lift the ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy in the 50 over format has made a striking statement that has caused an uproar on social media platforms. The erstwhile Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan said, “He [Raja] is an educated man, he understands cricket, what does Najam Sethi know?” This statement has come after Pakistan Cricket Board has elected the administrator Najam Sethi as the Chairman. Since, the regime change in government the Pakistani Cricket Board has undergone many changes. The former PCB chairman Ramiz Raja…

Arshdeep Singh bowled a record 5 no balls in the 2nd T20 against Sri Lanka. He was taken for massive sixes on the free hits which ultimately resulted in the loss for India by 17 runs. In his short career Arshdeep has already became the Indian bowler with most no balls in T20 internationals. Hardik Pandya in the post match presentation said, “Both bowling and batting – powerplay hurt us. We made basic errors which we shouldn’t do at this level. Learning should be the basics we can control. You can have a bad day but shouldn’t be going away…

Umran Malik recently bowler a delivery with the speed of 155 km/ph in the first T20 against Sri Lanka. That ball is now called the fastest ever ball bowled by an Indian pacer in international cricket. However, Umran Malik has also bowled with the speed of 157 km/ph in IPL 2022. So, this was not a new thing for him. The Times of India has reported that the Indian cricket players including Axar Patel believe that Umran Malik is actually much faster in the nets. The young gun from Jammu is doing the wonders for India in the shortest format…

ACC President Jay Shah confirmed that the Asia Cup 2023 (ODI) would take place in September, and India-Pakistan will be in the same group. The tournament will have two groups, which will be played in the 50-over format this year. Currently, Sri Lanka is the Asia Cup title holder. Asia Cup 2023 Groups- India-Pakistan in Group A Asian Cricket Council Chief Jay Shah, on 5th January 2023, announced that India and Pakistan are in the same group in Asia Cup 2023, which will be played in September 2023. The hosting rights for this year are with Pakistan, but due to…

Gautam Gambhir is making comments after comments on India’s World Cup plans in 2023. He is one of the first ones to suggest that BCCI manage the workload of Indian players in IPL 2023 so that they can be fit for the upcoming ODI World Cup. Gambhir has also said that the Board of Cricket Council of India (BCCI) needs to find a replacement for Hardik Pandya, who is highly prone to injury. The former World Cup-winning player has said that the Indian cricket team needs someone like Hardik Pandya in their team as the backup. This time Gautam Gambhir…

The interim Pakistan Cricket Board Chief Selector, Shahid Afridi, held a press conference on 5th January 2023 in which he announced the Pakistani cricket team squad for the ODI series against New Zealand. Shahid Afridi announced the names of the 16 men for the ODI series against New Zealand. These 16 Pakistani players were chosen from the pool of 24 players, which were identified by the Pakistani Selection Committee before the official squad was announced. Here is Pakistan’s Squad for the ODI Series against New Zealand 🚨 Pakistan squad for the three-match ODI series against New Zealand 🚨#PAKvNZ | #TayyariKiwiHai…

Riyan Parag recently batted with a strike rate of almost 300 in the Ranji Trophy for Assam and shocked everyone in the cricket fraternity. The able all-rounder is patiently waiting for his chance in the Indian cricket team. However, it seems that his patience is now getting on his nerves. Team India announced that Sanju Samson had been removed from the remainder of the T20 series against Sri Lanka as he suffered a knee injury in the first T20 match. Following this announcement, BCCI came up with the news that Jitesh Sharma, the wicketkeeper batter representing Punjab Kings in IPL…