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Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has spoken highly if Indian captain Rohit Sharma's leadership abilities during an interaction with the International Cricket Council in the show ICC Review. Watson, who has played against Rohit in international cricket and in the Indian Premier League, spoke about Rohit's ability to remain unfazed in pressure situations.
Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has compared the leadership styles of Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni and he labelled the former as "superhuman". Watson played under Virat at Royal Challengers Bangalore and under Dhoni for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has compared the leadership styles of Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni, and he labelled the former as "superhuman". Watson played under Kohli at Royal Challengers Bangalore and under Dhoni for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. "Virat as a leader has done incredible things, the way he has been able to push players.
When it comes to franchise cricket, especially the Indian Premier League (IPL), some players have formed fantastic relationships with their respective teams by representing them over a long period of time. One player that comes to our mind when thinking on similar lines is definitely Suresh Raina and his long and emotional attachment to his ex-team Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Recently, in the IPL 2022 Mega Auction, CSK parted ways with him which did raise a few eyebrows considering his all-round contribution and his leadership role in the team over the years. However, with age and a fickle form catching up on Raina, the love story with CSK eventually came to an end.
NEW DELHI: Indian teenage chess grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa won praise Tuesday (Feb 22) for a stunning victory over world number one Magnus Carlsen in an online championship.
16-yr-old Indian outwits King Carlsen in 39 stepsSixteen-year-old R Praggnanandhaa isn't an unknown commodity in Indian chess circles. But what he did in the early hours of Monday made the world of 64 squares sit up and take note. The young GM from Chennai became only the third Indian to beat world champ Magnus Carlsen after the legendary Viswanathan Anand and top star P Harikrishna.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) cricketer Robin Uthappa made some strong statements about the Indian Premier League (IPL) auctions and the way it has been conducted over the years. Uthappa, who was bought by CSK for his base price of Rs 2 crore in the recently held mega auction in Bengaluru, said that going into an IPL auction made him feel like "cattle" and also compared it to awaiting the results after an "examination". Uthappa went on and even advocated for a draft system instead of the usual method of buying players.
All-rounder Dasun Shanaka was named the captain of the team that is largely similar to the one that played Australia in a five-match series. The visitors, though, will be without the services of batter Avishka Fernando, seamer Nuwan Thushara and spinner Ramesh Mendis as the trio returns home after suffering injuries during the just-concluded tour of Australia, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said in a release. Sri Lanka, who suffered a 1-4 loss to Australia, will begin their tour of India with the first T20I in Lucknow on February 24, with the other two matches scheduled in Dharamsala on February 26 and 27.