Author: Virat Verma

Rishabh Pant scored his maiden ODI hundred in the decider match against England. Pant remained unbeaten on 125* off 133 to help India chase 260 comfortably with more than 7 overs left. Pant and Pandya were the heroes for India as they saved the team from a collapse and then built a partnership that took the game away from England.  India had won the toss and opted to field first. Mohammed Sirji dealt the early blows to the English line-up. He sent back Johnny Bairstow and Joe Root for a duck in the match. Jason Roy finally looked in touch…

Reece Topley registered his best figures in OneDay International to make England win by a massive margin of 100 runs in the second ODI. With this win, the series is levelled at 1-1, and the third and final ODI of the series will serve as the tie-breaker. India had won the toss and opted to field first. The Indian bowlers were fabulous again as they bundled out the English batting line-up for just a measly total of 246 runs. Yuzvendra Chahal was the pick of the bowlers for India. He picked four wickets and gave away only 47 runs in…

IND vs WI Squad News: BCCI has announced an 18-member squad for the T20i series that India is going to play against West Indies starting from 29th July 2022. Rohit Sharma will lead the 18-member squad, and Rishabh Pant is expected to fulfil the role of vice-captain for the team. BCCI also stated that Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah had been rested. Kohli is rested due to a mild groin injury he picked up in the last T20i against England, while Bumrah has been granted rest due to the constant cricketing action he has been part of in the last…

Following Suryakumar Yadav’s exploit in the 3rd T20i against England, the ICC T20i ranking for batters has changed drastically. He has risen 44 places to acquire the 5th position in the ranking for T20 batters. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli’s ranking is continuing to tumble down due to his worsening form. On the other hand, Jasprit Bumrah destroyed the English batters in the 1st ODI against England and made a jump in ICC ODI bowler ranking. List of all Indian players in the top ten of ICC ranking: 1- Rohit Sharma The Indian skipper features in the top 10 in both Test…

Cheteshwar Pujara scored a vital half-century for India in the 5th Test against England, but it was not enough for the Indians to come out victorious. However, one thing which could have been useful for India, which was not tried, was using Pujara as the spinner. Shocked? So were we when we first saw him swing his hand for bowling instead of batting. We all know how Pujara was sidelined from the Indian Test set-up alongside Ajinkya Rahane after his runs dried up in the last couple of years. Pujara went back to the basics to make his comeback to…

Team India destroyed the English batting line-up with the help of the bowling duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami. Bumrah was lethal with his deliveries and picked up 6 wickets for just 19 runs in 7.2 overs. He bowled three maiden overs while Shami dismissed 3 batters for 31 runs in 7 overs. Prasidh Krishna also took one wicket in the match that was over in just four hours. Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to field. He announced that Virat Kohli had missed out on the game due to a groin injury, and Shreyas Iyer was going…

Team India skipper Rohit Sharma has shown his faith in the batting ability of Virat Kohli. In the recently concluded T20 series against England, Virat Kohli failed to perform, and since then, the rumours about him getting expelled from the Indian side have been catching fire. Notably, Kohli is not available for the T20i and ODI series against West Indies in August. This led people to believe that the Kohli era may be coming to an end. However, Rohit Sharma has cleared all the myths surrounding the selection of Virat Kohli in the Indian team. After the third T20i between…

Michael Bracewell made headlines with his blazing fast knock against Ireland in a recent OneDay International for New Zealand. The left-handed batter remained unbeaten on 127* while smoking 7 massive sixes and 10 fours to guide his team to the victory single-handedly. However, the 31-year-old batter had struggled for over 10 years in the domestic cricketing circuit of New Zealand before he got his chance to represent the national team in international matches. Michael Bracewell was born on 14th February 1991 in a family of cricketers. His uncles John and Brandon Bracewell had represented the New Zealand cricket team in…

Michael Bracewell, the left-handed batter, Single-handedly took New Zealand to a victory against Ireland in the 1st ODI of the series. New Zealand was 153/6 at the end of the 30 overs mark while chasing 301 runs against Ireland. However, Bracewell did not let the pressure guide proceedings as he took his time to get to his half-century and then unleashed the destructive approach that helped New Zealand secure a victory.  In the last over, Kiwis required 20 runs with Bracewell on the crease. The batter nonchalantly smoked three fours and two sixes in the first five balls to the…

England Cricket Team defeated India in the 3rd T20i of the three-match series. However, India had already won the series by winning the first two matches. The 3rd match was a run-fest in which England scored a massive total of 215/7 in 20 overs.  England had won the toss and opted to bat first. Both teams have made a few changes to their playing eleven from the previous match. Jason Roy and Jos Buttler opened for England and constructed a partnership of 34 runs in 3.1 overs. Dawid Malan came to bat at three and played a blazing knock.  Also…