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'He's The Next R Ashwin': England Great's Big Praise For Young Spinner
England's young spinner Shoaib Bashir has garnered a lot of attention with his bowling skills on Indian pitches during England's ongoing tour to the Asian nation. 20-year-old Bashir, a right-arm off-break bowler, made his England debut in Visakhapatnam on February 2. In his first game, he picked four wickets before missing the Rajkot match. Bashir adapted to the Indian conditions futher better when he played his second Test match in Ranchi. He picked 8 wickets in the game, leading England's fightback.
U-19 World Cup-Winner Alleges Match Fixing In Bengal Club Cricket, Shares Videos
Shreevats Goswami, who was part of India's U-19 World Cup-winning team in 2008, has alleged that a match in Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) first division league looked like it was fixed. Taking to Facebook, the former crickter shared a couple of clips from the fixture between Mohammedan Sporting and Town Club. The video seemingly shows two Mohammedan Sporting batters, one right-handed and the other left, throwing away their wickets with purpose.
Shreyas Iyer In Focus As Mumbai Take On Tamil Nadu In Ranji Trophy Semifinal
Out-of-favour India batter Shreyas Iyer will be motivated to prove a point and serve a timely reminder of his skillset as he gets back to domestic action when the record 41-time champions Mumbai take on Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy semifinal in Mumbai on Saturday. Dropped from the Indian Test side and discarded from BCCI's list of contracted players after he did not make himself available for the Ranji Trophy quarterfinal due to groin and back trouble, Iyer has recovered completely to join Mumbai for the key clash.
R Praggnanandhaa Blunders Again, Goes Down To Rapport
Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa blundered for the second day running and lost to Richard Rapport of Romania in the third round of the Prague Masters Chess tournament underway in Prague. After briefly going ahead of Viswanthan Anand and attaining the top Indian status in the live rating list, this double blow cost the Indian dearly, and now a lot of hard-work remains in the last six rounds of the 10-player round-robin contest. It was drama all over, as Praggnanandhaa was not the only one to blow away his chances. Nodirbek Abdusattarov of Uzbekistan turned the tables on local star David Navara from a nearly hopeless position when the latter failed to keep his nerves under pressure after attaining a winning position.
"Taqleef Hogi, Hone Do": Kapil Dev Reveals Few Players Will Not Like BCCI's Domestic Cricket Mandate
"A few players will suffer, but let it be," said legendary former India captain Kapil Dev on Friday as he backed the BCCI's decision to terminate central contracts for lack of commitment to domestic cricket, calling it a much-needed step to protect marquee first-class events like the Ranji Trophy. Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer were on Wednesday excluded from the BCCI's central contracts after ignoring the board's diktat to play in the Ranji Trophy. The decision evoked mixed reactions with some former players like Kirti Azad and Irfan Pathan backing the out-of-favour duo.
"Doesn't Go To Waste": Sourav Ganguly's Clear Take On Which Format Suits Sarfaraz Khan Best
Impressed with his positive start to life in Test cricket, former India captain Sourav Ganguly has said Sarfaraz Khan's game is more suited to red-ball cricket. Sarfaraz, who made his debut in the third Test against England in Rajkot, scored half-centuries in both innings. He became only the fourth India batter to score twin half-centuries in his Test debut after Sunil Gavaskar, Dilawar Hussain and Shreyas Iyer. The batter scored a truck load of runs in the domestic cricket for Mumbai, especially the Ranji Trohpy.
R Praggnanandhaa Commits Blunder, Loses Second Round Match In Prague
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa committed a time-pressure blunder as he suffered defeat at the hands of Parham Maghsoodloo of Iran in the second round of Prague Masters Chess tournament in Prague. The defeat ended Praggnanandhaa's impressive 47-game unbeaten streak in Classical Chess. The 18-year-old Praggnanandhaa also lost the top ranking in live ratings among Indians -- a spot reclaimed by the legendary Viswanathan Anand who is also the brand ambassador of this event. D Gukesh, meanwhile, came up with an impressive performance with black pieces to beat Nguyen Thai Dai Van of Czech Republic while the other three games in the 10-player round-robin event ended in a draw.