Cricket-Root still the right man to lead England, says Gough
By Amlan Chakraborty
Cricket Sport News
Root still the right man to lead England, says Gough
NEW DELHI : England's record of one win in their last 17 tests is clearly not good enough but Joe Root is still the right man to skipper the side, former bowler Darren Gough told Reuters.
"Development Is Slow": Ex-Pakistan Captain Slams Players After T20I Loss To Australia
Former Pakistan skipper Salman Butt was not impressed with the team's batting following their defeat to Australia in the one-off T20I at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Tuesday. After skipper Babar Azam gave Pakistan a bright start, the middle-order batters failed to take the team to a big total. Butt feels that Pakistan do not have players who can provide stability in the middle-order, saying that the players don't know how to craft their innings according to the need of the team.
Watch: Cameron Green Uproots Mohammad Rizwan's Off Stump
The Australian team ended its historic tour of Pakistan on a high by winning the one-off T20 encounter three wickets as Aaron Finch's side chased down the target of 163 runs with 5 balls to spare. Pakistan were put into bat by the Australians and it was the familiar pair of Mohammad Rizwan and captain Babar Azam that gave the hosts a rollicking start as they hit a flurry of boundaries in the powerplay.
"Loved His Temperament": Ravi Shastri's High Praise For Young Lucknow Super Giants Batter
The Indian Premier League is a platform where talent meets opportunity and in the ongoing season, the youngsters have grabbed their opportunities with both hands and have impressed whenever they have got a chance. Lucknow Super Giants' young batter Ayush Badoni has left a mark on both fans and pundits and he continues to impress with each passing game for the franchise. Former Team India coach Ravi Shastri is also bowled over by the 22-year-old's showing in the cash-rich league.
"The Commentator DK Can Walk The Talk": Wasim Jaffer's Tweet For Dinesh Karthik
Ever since the beginning of their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 campaign, Dinesh Karthik has been in stunning form for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). In their third match of the campaign against Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday, he played a match-winning knock of 44* off just 23 deliveries to help RCB chase down their target of 170 runs. He came in to bat with the score at 87/5 after 12.3 overs, but put on a 67-run stand with Shahbaz Ahmed (45 off 26) to take his team over the finish line.
This deaf and mute boy from Gujarat has an ear for cricket
"I can't explain how thrilled I am to play competitive cricket with normal boys. I try to give my best and only focus on the game," Krrish, the only deaf and mute cricketer to play in Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) cricket matches, told TOI in sign language. "When I joined the association last year, it was a bit tough to communicate with the other players and understand their instructions.
IPL 2022: Ishan Kishan says he marvels MS Dhoni's cricketing acumen
Mumbai Indians wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan has said that he sometimes marvels the cricketing acumen of former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, adding that he "often tries to read" the veteran player's mind to improve his own skills. The 23-year-old Ishan was bought back by Mumbai Indians for a whopping INR 15.25 crore during the Mega Auction, making him the most expensive player of IPL 2022. "More than keeping, I keep trying to figure out how his mind works. You won't believe... in one of the IPL games, it really stressed me out the most. I was playing well and hitting the bowlers. But then Dhoni bhai walked up to the bowler and said something. I couldn't hear what but he said something to Imran (Tahir) bhai," Ishan, narrating an incident, said.