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"His Hands Are Just Butter": Adam Gilchrist Names Best Wicketkeeper To Spin Bowling

Australia great Adam Gilchrist heaped praises on England's Ben Foakes by terming him the "best wicketkeeper" to spin bowling. Foakes is part of the England team in their ongoing five-match series in India. Gilchrist is duly impressed with the glovework of the 31-year-old behind the stumps. Foakes failed to make noticeable contributions with the bat in the first two Test against India but his wicketkeeping definitely helped his side in the series. The player was involved in some crucial breakthroughs by the virtue of his stumping and catching skills.

Rishabh Pant Hasn't Been "Smiling, Laughing": Cricket Great Notices Worrying Trend

Rishabh Pant is not having the best of times at the IPL 2025. As the skipper of Lucknow Super Giants, Rishabh Pant - the costliest player in the history of the IPL with a price tag of Rs 27 crore - has been a big flop so far. In the IPL 2025, Pant has scored 128 in 11 matches at an average of 12.80. He has just one half-century as Pant endures the worst IPL season since he started playing the league in 2016. The star wicketkeeper-batter's recent outing for LSG against Punjab Kings ended in a 18-run knock. Former Australia star Adam Gilchrist, one of the most respected wicketkeeper-batter's in the history of the game, had some interesting observations about the players.

Rishabh Pant Haven't Been "Smiling, Laughing": Cricket Great Notices Worrying Trend

Rishabh Pant is not having the best of times at the IPL 2025. As the skipper of Lucknow Super Giants, Rishabh Pant - the costliest player in the history of the IPL with a price tag of Rs 27 crore - has been a big flop so far. In the IPL 2025, Pant has scored 128 in 11 matches at an average of 12.80. He has just one half-century as Pant endures the worst IPL season since he started playing the league in 2016. The star wicketkeeper-batter's recent outing for LSG against Punjab Kings ended in a 18-run knock. Former Australia star Adam Gilchrist, one of the most respected wicketkeeper-batter's in the history of the game, had some interesting observations about the players.

"Is Brain Still Ticking?": Captain MS Dhoni Faces Critical Questions After RCB Defeat

Former Australia wicketkeeper-batter Adam Gilchrist criticised Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain MS Dhoni's tactics following the defeat to the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Dhoni's captaincy and batting has come under scrutiny amid CSK's slump this season. The five-time champions are already out of the playoffs race in what has been touted as Dhoni's last season as a player in the IPL. As RCB beat CSK for the second time this season, Gilchrist questioned Dhoni's decision to bowl Khaleel Ahmed in the penultimate over.

Jasprit Bumrah Compared To Sir Don Bradman, Adam Gilchrist's Big 'Fear' Admission

Mumbai Indians and India pacer Jasprit Bumrah is in a league of his own. The speedster is quickly making gains in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 top wicket-takers' charts, while also turning the season around for MI since his return to the T20 league. Bumrah missed the first few matches of the franchise, but since his return, not much has gone wrong for the Hardik Pandya-led side. In fact, MI have won 6 of the last 7 matches that Bumrah has been a part of.

"Don't Need Him Next Year": South Africa Great's Huge Verdict On MS Dhoni's CSK Future

Legendary South Africa cricket team fast bowler Shaun Pollock said that he will be surprised to see MS Dhoni playing for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL next year and added that the team is ready to go forward under Ruturaj Gaikwad's leadership. Dhoni was given the captaincy once again after Ruturaj was ruled out due to injury but it did not change CSK's fortunes. The five-time champions crashed out of IPL 2025 playoffs race after losing eight out of their ten matches till now. Pollock said that Dhoni has nothing more to achieve and it will all come down to the legacy that he wants to leave behind.

MS Dhoni Asked To Retire From IPL With "I Love You Message" From Australia Great

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper MS Dhoni is past his best, and there's no denying that, yet the franchise has not been able to look beyond him. Dhoni has even had to don the captain's hat again this season after primary skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad was ruled out of the season due to an injury. Even at the age of 42, Dhoni seems to be pulling strings at CSK, with the franchise looking clueless about it's future wicket-keeper and deputy captain.

'Greatest-Ever IPL Performance': 14-Year-Old Vaibhav Suryavanshi Given Ultimate Praise After 38-Ball 101

Vaibhav Suryavanshi, at the age of 14 years and 32 days, produced one of the all-time great knocks in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL), smashing 101 off just 38 balls to help Rajasthan Royals (RR) pull off a chase of 210 against Gujarat Titans in just 15.5 overs in IPL 2025. Suryavanshi broke several world records, including becoming the youngest-ever centurion in T20 cricket and the fastest-ever Indian centurion in IPL history. South Africa great Shaun Pollock has labelled Suryavanshi's knock as the "greatest performance" in IPL history.

Mitchell Starc Grabs 5-Wicket Haul As Delhi Capitals Thrash Sunrisers Hyderabad

Faf Du Plessis' excellent fifty and Mitchell Starc's five-wicket haul were the lead acts in Delhi Capitals' comprehensive seven-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL match here on Sunday.. Du Plessis (50, 27b, 3x4, 3x6) added 81 runs with his opening partner Jake Fraser-McGurk (38, 32b) as the Capitals overhauled Hyderabad's inadequate 163 all out in 16 overs, for their second win on the trot. Once DC openers made a quick start off the block, the result was never in doubt, but their approach was vastly different..

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"His Hands Are Just Butter": Adam Gilchrist Names Best Wicketkeeper To Spin Bowling

Rishabh Pant Hasn't Been "Smiling, Laughing": Cricket Great Notices Worrying Trend

Rishabh Pant Haven't Been "Smiling, Laughing": Cricket Great Notices Worrying Trend

"Is Brain Still Ticking?": Captain MS Dhoni Faces Critical Questions After RCB Defeat

Jasprit Bumrah Compared To Sir Don Bradman, Adam Gilchrist's Big 'Fear' Admission

"Don't Need Him Next Year": South Africa Great's Huge Verdict On MS Dhoni's CSK Future

MS Dhoni Asked To Retire From IPL With "I Love You Message" From Australia Great

'Greatest-Ever IPL Performance': 14-Year-Old Vaibhav Suryavanshi Given Ultimate Praise After 38-Ball 101

Mitchell Starc Grabs 5-Wicket Haul As Delhi Capitals Thrash Sunrisers Hyderabad