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  • T20 World Cup- Watch Matthew Hayden Fiery Dressing Room Speech in Pakistan Dug Out

    Pakistan defied all expectations to defeat Bangladesh by five wickets and go to the T20 World Cup semifinals. The Netherlands’ stunning victory over South Africa gave Pakistan new life.

    Matthew Hayden with his never die attitude gave a fiery dressing room speech to boost the Pakistan team players.

    “If not for Dutch, perhaps, well not perhaps, we’re not here. Now we’re here and it’s powerful because no one wants to see us here and that’s the element of surprise that we have got the advantage of,” batting coach Matthew Hayden can be heard saying to Pakistan players.

    “There was that kind of thinking that potentially it was going to be a different result but the moment that Pakistan cricket fires off with intent and starts to reveal its teeth, they become a real threat. There will be no one in this world, in this competition that would want to face us right now, not one. They thought that they got rid of us. Now, they’re not going to get rid of us,” Hayden said.

    Earlier Babar Azam captain of Pakistan Cricket also helped his teammates with a motivational speech

    “We had belief. We got some light and we played to ensure we got into semis today. We were excited and nervous but it did not affect our performance. Whatever happens, we have to give 100% effort. The type of performance we have put in the last 2 games, we have to continue that form only. Whatever is the task in hand of a particular person, he should finish it,” Babar said in a video shared by Pakistan Cricket’s Twitter handle.

  • Cricket King Virat Kohli Birthday: Here’s The World Reaction of star Cricketers, actors

    The right handed batsman of the Indian cricket team Virat Kohli turned 34 today. And it is an occasion of great celebration for everybody starting from his family, friends and all his fans in the country. While King Kohli is in Australia with the team for the ongoing T20 World Cup, the fans are wishing him a happy birthday across the internet. Many Indian cricketers starting from Dinesh Karthik to Cheteshwar Pujara took to Twitter to write birthday wishes for the legendary cricketer.

    During the start of the year, 2022 Kohli was not at his best, although fans stood by him and supported him through thick and thin. With the Asia Cup, we saw King Kohli making a return and at the ongoing T20 World Cup he shocked everybody with his phenomenal performance.
    We will be seeing him in action tomorrow during India’s match against Zimbabwe.
    We wish King Kohli a very happy birthday and hope that the year brings him immense success.
    For further updates stay tuned!

  • Hat-Trick for Joshua Little in ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in IRE VS NZ- Watch Video

    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 in three consecutive deliveries to complete his hat-trick. Williamson was well-set with the score of 61 off just 34 before Little put a stop to his classy batting with his fine bowling.

    Also Read: Karthik Gets Angry on Kohli in IND vs BAN Match- Watch Video

    Joshua Little is arguably among the best fast bowlers in this T20 World Cup. He has remained calm in tense situations and proved his worth with his wicket-taking ability and his economical spells. He is one of the finds of the tournament so far.

    Here is Joshua Little’s Hat-trick Against New Zealand in ICC T20 World Cup 2022

  • Here’s the correct reason why India was not penalised five runs for Virat Kohli “Fake Fielding” Accent

    In the 35th super 12 Match between India and Bangladesh, Virat Kohli was found accused of fake fielding incident when Arshdeep Singh threw the ball to the keeper. Bangladesh wicket-keeper and vice captain Nurul Hasan accused Virat during the crucial match. Here’s the exact image of that incident

    Nurul Hasan expressed his disappointment after Bangladesh loss to India by mere 5 runs.

    Bangladeshi fans launched a campaign against Kohli and the ICC after viewing the footage. They claimed that Bangladesh should have received 5 runs in accordance with the rules.

    Many claimed that the outcome would have been different if Bangladesh had been given the five runs given that The Tigers lost by five runs.

    It is under 41.5.6 that, if applicable and if the umpire feels that a player has committed the offence, they can award five penalty runs.

    “41.5.6  – The bowler’s end umpire shall Signal No ball or Wide to the scorers, if applicable, award 5 Penalty runs to the batting side, inform the captain of the fielding side of the reason for this action and as soon as practicable, inform the captain of the batting side.”

    Because they did not view Kohli’s actions as illegal, one of the reasons the on-field umpires did not punish him is possible that:

    Section 41.2 talks about unfair actions. It lays down the set of rules for all the sub-sections. Law 41.2.1.1 under the fair and unfair play section states, ” If this is the first offence by that side, the bowler’s end umpire shall then summon the offending player’s captain and issue a first and final warning which shall apply to all team members for the remainder of the match.”

    But mainly its upto the umpires to declare it as fake fielding or not and the match officials were happy with what Kohli did and deemed as legal one.

  • Did Virat Kohli Cheat in IND vs BAN? Nurul Hasan Accuses Him of Fake Fielding- Watch Video

    Nurul Hassan, the wicket-keeper batter for Bangladesh, accused Virat Kohli of fake fielding in the IND vs BAN thriller that went to the last ball. The incident that Nurul mentioned actually happened in the seventh over of the game when it seemed like Virat Kohli had done a fake gesture of throwing a ball towards the wickets.

    The ball had gone to Arsdeep Singh in the deep, and Virat Kohli acted as if he had received a relay throw from Arshdeep, which he ultimately sent to the bowler’s end. However, whether he was really trying to deceive the Bangladeshi batter is a question that we can’t give answers to until Kohli clarifies what really happened at that point in time in the game.

    Nurul Hasan, however, made a statement in which he said, ” Certainly the field was wet, and it had an impact, and everyone saw that and eventually what I felt is that when we were talking there was a fake throw and it could have been a five-run penalty, and that could have gone our way, but unfortunately even that didn’t come.”

    Also Read: Watch: Shakib Al Hasan Gets In A Fight With Umpire in IND vs BAN Match

    The ICC rule for a penalty on fake fielding states that “deliberate distraction, deception or obstruction of [the] batter”, and if an incident is deemed to be a breach, the umpire can declare that particular delivery as dead ball and award the batting side five runs.” However, the umpires did not take notice of this particular incident in the game. Ultimately Bangladesh lost by 5 runs in the match.

    Here’s the video according to which Nurul Hasan has accused Virat Kohli fake fielding

  • Watch: Shakib Al Hasan Gets In A Fight With Umpire in IND vs BAN Match

    The Bangladeshi skipper Shakib Al Hasan known for on-field antics, came again into the limelight when he had a heated argument with the umpire, Marais Erasmus, over the revised target as per DLS in the IND vs BAN match in ICC T20 World Cup 2022.

    Bangladesh was chasing 185, but the rain interrupted after the seventh over, and the revised target for Bangladesh was 151 in 16 overs. Liton Das was striking the ball unbelievably well, and Bangladesh was on top of the game before the rain interrupted the match.

    Also Read: Karthik Gets Angry on Kohli in IND vs BAN Match- Watch Video

    When the rain finally went away, the Bangladeshi team was unhappy with the revised target and Shakib Al Hasan took out his frustration by arguing with Marias Erasmus.

    Video of Shakib Al Hasan Arguing with Umpire in IND vs BAN Match:

  • Karthik Gets Angry on Kohli in IND vs BAN Match- Watch Video

    Dinesh Karthik was very upset and apparently left the field with a miffed reaction after being involved in a mix-up with Virat Kohli that led to his runout. We have never seen this avatar of Karthik on the cricket pitch. He was batting beautifully and had just hit a six in his inning before he was ultimately forced to go out due to the run-out.

    The incident happened on the last ball of the 17th over in the IND vs BAN clash in ICC T20 World Cup 2022. Kohli hit a full toss to the covers, and the fielder dived to save the single. Kohli thought the ball would pass the fielder, and he called Dinesh Karthik for a run. However, when Kohli saw that the fielder had dived to save the run, he left Dinesh Karthik hanging in the middle of the crease. This left Karthik fuming with anger at Kohli.

    Here’s the video of Dinesh Karthik getting angry at Virat Kohli:

  • KL Rahul hit this monstrous 95m six against Bangladesh, Check Video

    KL Rahul proved coach Rahul Dravid right by blasting a quick-fire fifty against Bangladesh in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2022. Before the match, Rahul Dravid had given a statement that despite KL Rahul’s failure in the first two games, the Indian team will continue to believe in his abilities. Rahul, in his brilliant half-century, hit two monstrous sixes that stunned everyone in the stadium.

    Here are the two monstrous sixes by KL Rahul against Bangladesh

    Rahul played his favourite flick shot on the leg side to deposit this ball in the stands.

    Rahul hit this monstrous 95m six over the long on to continue his carnage against Bangladesh.

  • Former Pakistani players react as India fail to pass the pace test at Perth.

    Former Pakistani players react as India fail to pass the pace test at Perth.

    After witnessing a match for the ages in an age-old rivalry, India had the blessings of their neighbors across the border, cheering and hoping that they remove the sting of the Proteas pace battery in order to keep their qualification hopes alive.

    After a series win at home against them, India would have certainly walked into the game a confident side but fell prey to dodgy selection calls and data driven tactics, which was visible even in the on-field calls during the Proteas chase that left them a little clueless. The Indian batters were left reeling and had no answers to the relentless and fiery South African attack, that extracted steep bounce and pace from a fiery Perth wicket to break the backbone of India’s batting. If it weren’t for Suryakumar Yadav’s pyrotechnics, India was staring at a defeat that would’ve dented their NRR, instead they have two more games remaining against opponents that would certainly be an easier challenge than the Proteas but Pakistan’s journey in this world cup seems to reaching a disappointing end.

    Former Pakistani player and captain, Salim Malik in an interview with 24 News HD said that “India kabhi nahi chahega Pakistan aage jaaye“ (India will never want Pakistan to progress), He further went on to say that the Indian players’ intensity and desire seemed lacking as the game progressed and alleged that there was some part of them that lost the game intentionally. Malik also had a few words for the shoddy fielding display from the team and mentions that the drop in fielding standards is alarming and worrisome.

    Pakistanis fast bowling stalwart Shoaib Akhtar also expressed his disappointment in a video on his YouTube channel, where he said that “ India ne marwa diya humein (India has killed us here)”. Pakistan’s chances now are subject to complex mathematical equations of NRR and the performance and wins of other teams.

    The two neighbors have been in a similar situation before, during the 2019 World Cup where Pakistan’s hopes of staying alive in the competition depended on an Indian victory against the hosts England, which they eventually lost and that led to stern reactions from former cricketers across the border.

    Also read- Gautam Gambhir Says Virat Kohli’s 82 vs Pakistan was Not the Best Innings Ever by an Indian in T20s

    Pakistan is currently 5th in the table and have two games remaining against the buoyant Bangladesh and T20 World Cup contenders South Africa. They will need to be at their best in order to make a claim for the semis.

    The Indian contingent moves to Adelaide for their encounter against the Bangladesh Tigers, where the rain threat looms large and with it India’s headaches for qualifying.

  • Jemimah Rodrigues Sings Channa Mereya With Her BBL Mates: The Heartwarming Video Goes Viral on the Internet

    Jemimah Rodrigues, the Indian women’s cricketer currently playing Big Bash League (BBL) as a player for Melbourne Stars, is going viral through a video of her singing Channa Mereya with her teammates from Melbourne Stars on the bus.

    The heartwarming video of Jemimah Rodrigues singing in sync with her Melbourne Stars teammate is just pure joy that everyone loves on the internet. Many Indian cricketers and Bollywood celebs reacted to the video posted by Jemimah on her official Instagram handle.

    The video surprised us with how good the Australian women cricketers were with their handling of Hindi lyrics. They seemed at ease with the song beautifully led by Jemimah Rodrigues is a blessing to the ears.

    Also Read: Virat Kohli Wrote a Beautiful Message for MS Dhoni: Checkout

    Anushka Sharma, who was part of the original video of the Channa Mereya song, reacted to the Instagram post shared by Jemimah by posting a red heart emoji in the comments section. Ayushmann Khurrana also posted a green heart emoji in the comments.

    Many Indian women cricketers also shared their pleasant surprise by commenting that the video was too cute to handle. This video of Jemimah singing with her Melbourne Stars teammates proves that cricket unites everyone and sports and music are among the best ways to connect with people.

    Here is the video of Jemimah Rodrigues and her Melbourne Stars teammates singing the Bollywood melody Channa Mereya