Author: Virat Verma

The former Indian skipper Virat Kohli is going through a rough phase in his cricketing career. Under the reign of MS Dhoni, the career of Virat Kohli flourished and reached the heights that are achievable only by the greatest of the game. Kohli never leaves a chance to showcase his love for Mahi, who he respects with his whole heart and calls his captain for eternity. Virat Kohli posted a beautiful message for MS Dhoni on his Twitter handle that gave us major bromance vibes. We all know Kohli and Dhoni were unstoppable together at the crease due to their…

Cricket has tons of rules and regulations which the players are supposed to follow. There are some rules which even the umpires are not aware of at times. Who knew about the rule of boundary count that made New Zealand concede a loss in the final of 2019 World Cup before it actually came in the news after that match? There are many such rules like this that you might not be aware of. Today, we have listed 8 cricket rules that you most probably didn’t know existed.  1- The Shadow Law The shadow law is a bizarre and interesting…

Recently, it was announced by Pakistan Cricket Board that Shaheen Shah Afridi would not be part of the Pakistani team that will face India and others in the upcoming Asia Cup 2022 in UAE. Earlier in the month, the Board of Cricket Council of India had revealed that Jasprit Bumrah would also not feature in the Asia Cup 2022. The Indian pacer is ruled out of the tournament due to a back injury. Both India and Pakistan will be without their premium fast bowler, which will make it hard for them to find the right balance. In their last meeting…

India Women Squad for the tour of England in which both ODI and T20I series will be played have finally been announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. There will be a three-match T20I series which will begin on 10th September, while the three-match ODI series will kick off on September 18th. One of the most veteran Indian bowlers, Jhulan Goswami, has earned a call-back in the Indian ODI squad for the tour to England. Kiran Navgire, a young Indian batter who recently scored an unbeaten 162 for Nagaland against Arunachal Pradesh in 2022 in the Women’s…

India registered a dominant victory against Zimbabwe in the first ODI by 10 wickets. The duo of Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill made a mockery of the small total of 189 set by Zimbabwe for the Indian team. Shikhar Dhawan remained unbeaten on 81* while his partner in crime Shubman Gill played a solid unbeaten knock of 82* off 72. The openers were never in trouble while chasing the target and easily cruised to the total with fine shot-making.  However, one opener became a topic of discussion among the netizens due to a bizarre incident. Ishan Kishan, who is also…

Asia Cup 2022 is all set to begin on Saturday 27th August 2022. The tournament returning after four years of a break due to coronavirus will be played in T20 format. A total of 6 teams, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and one more team from Singapore, Kuwait, UAE and Hongkong, will take part in Asia Cup 2022. The tournament, which will be played in a round-robin format, will be special because India and Pakistan are going to face each other for the first time after T20I World Cup 2021 on 28th August 2022 at Dubai International Cricket…

India Women played the final of CWG 2022 against Australia Women at Edgbaston on 7th August 2022. The match was controlled by the India women for the most part of the game. However, Australia Women kept their nerves to pull off a massive victory at the end.  The Indian team had won the toss and opted to field first. Australia scored 161/8 in 20 overs. Beth Mooney was the top scorer for the Australian side with 61 runs off 41 balls. The Australian skipper Meg Lanning also played a crucial knock. She added 36 runs to the team’s total.  Ashleigh…

India Women defeated England Women by 4 runs in the semi-final at CWG 2022 to qualify for the finals at Commonwealth Games 2022. The match was a pretty close encounter in which both the teams showed grit to hang on until the final over of the game.  England required 14 runs off the last over to win the game. However, they could only muster up 9 runs and found themselves being thrown out of the race for the gold medal at CWG 2022. Earlier in the day, India Women had won the toss and opted to bat first.  Smriti Mandhana…

Cricket is a gentlemen’s game, but not all cricketers are quite gentlemen in the modern generation of cricketers. The playing style is becoming more aggressive, and players are willing to go to any length to bring down their opponents. These cricketers often find themselves in embarrassing situations due to their either on-field or social media antics. Here is a list of those cricketers who were embarrassed on social media 1- Imam-Ul-Haq In 2019 the Pakistani opener Imam-ul-Haq generated attention for all the wrong reasons. His sex chat with a few women on the messaging platform WhatsApp was revealed. He was…

Suryakumar Yadav was the star for India in the 3rd T20I of the five-match series. India has taken the lead by 2-1 in the ongoing tour to West Indies. In the 3rd T20I, Rohit Sharma had won the toss and invited the Caribbean side to bat first. West Indies had put 164/5 on the scoreboard in 20 overs. Kyle Mayers played a blazing knock of 73 off just 50. His inning included 8 glorious fours and 4 towering sixes. Shimron Hetmyer and Rovman Powell provided the finishing touch to West Indian batting by scoring quick 23 and 20 runs, respectively.…