Author: Virat Verma

Afghanistan once again showed sparks of brilliance in a tense game against the hosts Australia, losing by a mere 4 runs in what could have been the biggest upset of the tournament. Their players failed to step up in crucial moments of the game and suffered with inconsistency of the batting order but certainly entertained and sent some jitters down the Australian camp. Commentators too were in awe of what they witnessed and what could have been! Mohammad Nabi the veteran T20 player shortly after the game, announced that he would be resigning from the captaincy but will be available…

In a nail-biting finish of Australia vs Afghanistan where hosts defeated Afghanistan by the shortest of margins of four runs in a Super 12 match where Rashid put up a strong fight and fought till the end against the Aussies which really put a dent in their run rate and now they are relied on Sri Lanka to beat England for their chances of semis. Match Short Summary Earlier Australia put a target of 169 with a brilliant inning of Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis at the end. Afghanistan was off to a flying start given by Gurbaz and by following…

ICC T20 World Cup is currently on the verge of approaching the semi-final. However, we still don’t know all the teams that will ultimately qualify for the semi-finals. However, New Zealand is certainly one team that has already secured its place in the semi-finals. They have been able to do so because of some fine performances from their unit. Most other teams have not seen the performances they were expecting from their star players. David Warner, the player of the tournament from the last ICC T20 World Cup 2022, has badly failed in this ongoing tournament. Rohit Sharma, the Indian…

In the ongoing World Cup, New Zealand becomes the first team to qualify for the semis in the Group of Death. Now, one of the teams from Sri Lanka, Australia, and England will join New Zealand for the semi’s spot. In a group game between New Zealand and Ireland, the former team won by 35 runs at Adelaide Oval which leads them to the top of the table with a healthy run rate of +2.113. New Zealand started their campaign extremely well when they defeated defending champions Australia by 89 runs which put them in the driver’s seat and they never…

Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat in just their third game of the tournament, after rain spoiled their party on two occasions. Aaron Finch missed out due to a hamstring injury in what could possibly be his last T20I for Australia and Tim David sat out as well. In a surprising call, Mitchell Starc was dropped for Kane Richardson and Steve Smith replaced David in the line-up. Australia opened with Green and Warner, who raced to 23 in two overs before Farooqi picked up the wicket of Green with a wonderful delivery, extracting good bounce. Warner too…

T20 World Cup 2022 is at its peak, but in recent times, one player has continued his phenomenal form. Yes, we are talking about the No. 1 T20 player in the ICC rankings Suryakumar Yadav when he passed Mohd.Rizwan. So in a recent interview, Gambhir stated “He doesn’t have Virat Kohli’s cover drive but is more valuable than any other Indian batter”. Suryakumar and Gambhir have a history when Gambhir takes him in his IPL team KKR where he proved himself as a finisher. Later on, Suryakumar played for Mumbai Indians and Team India proving his worth. Surya catches the…

Marcus Stoinis is in the form of his life. He played a crucial knock of 25 runs hitting 2 big sixes. He hit one of the monstrous six in this T20 World cup 2022, that too against Rashid Khan. It’s probably the biggest six of the tournament so far Watch this huge six by Marcus Stoinis of Rashid Khan View this post on Instagram A post shared by ICC (@icc) Australia face off Afghanistan in a must win game to qualify for Semi-finals of T20 World Cup 2022. Afghanistan won the toss in their last group match and opted to…

Every cricketing fan is enjoying the World Cup these days, but on the other hand the Indian selector Chetan Sharma makes a big bold statement for Karthik. Why is Dinesh Karthik retiring? Dinesh Karthik was not picked for the New Zealand T20 series as the selectors went with Rishabh Pant and Sanju as their wicketkeeper options. So does that mean Karthik’s career is on the verge of ending after the World Cup? Chief selector Chetan Sharma said that Dinesh Karthik was not picked to manage his workload issue although for the next edition of the world cup they are looking…

The 2022 edition of the T20 World Cup will be celebrated and etched in the minds of the cricketing world. It has shown why this format is so beloved and the opportunity it provides to nations across the world to showcase their skills and compete against the absolute best in the business. England’s defeat to Ireland, Zimbabwe’s triumph against Pakistan and Namibia’s spirited display of skills were all magical moments. Also Read- Watch- Maxwell wished Virat Kohli Advance Happy Birthday on Live TV New Zealand certainly could not afford to discount the Irishmen and needed to be charged on from…

Joshua Little, the Irish bowler took the second hat-trick of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2022 and the first one in the Super 12 stage of the tournament. He achieved the feat against the mighty New Zealand team. Joshua Little was relentless in his spell and sent back three important batters of the Kiwi team to help his team limit the run-scoring ability of the opponents. Joshua Little took this hat-trick in the 19th over of the game when Kane Williamson was looking like an ominous threat to the bowlers. He dismissed Kane Williamson, Jimmy Neesham and Mitchell Santer…