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Ex-Pakistan Star Slams Jos Buttler For IPL Remark, Gets Stunning Reply From Michael Vaughan

admin — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 08:52:59 +0000

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Former Pakistan cricket team captain Mohammad Hafeez slammed Jos Buttler for saying that the ICC calendar should be decided in such a way that no international matches take place during the Indian Premier League (IPL). During an episode of the Club Praire Fire podcast with Adam Gilchrist and Michael Vaughan, Hafeez said that he was shocked after hearing the statement and went on to insist that the pride of playing for one’s national team cannot be kept aside for a tournament like the IPL.

“It shocked me. The statement was given by Jos Buttler after coming out of the IPL season and representing his own country as a captain. He said that there should not be any international cricket clashing with IPL,” said Hafeez on the Club Praire Fire podcast.

What’s more important, the IPL or representing your country?

Mohammad Hafeez couldn’t believe some comments from Jos Buttler on the debate so asked Gilly and Vaughany their thoughts#ClubPrairieFire pic.twitter.com/faLd0KxEDp

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Hafeez asked Vaughan for his feelings on the matter but the former England captain stunned him with his reply. Vaughan said that IPL is the ‘biggest juggernaut’ at the moment and it is the safest route for any cricket board to allow their players to compete in such a mammoth competition.

“Well, it’s it’s just the nature of the beast in 2024, I’m afraid. It’s the modern way. It’s the modern thinking. Whether it’s morally right is a very good question. But I just think the IPL is such a big juggernaut now that it’s very, very hard for these international boards to compete with it. So the safest way is to allow your players to go and play in it,” Vaughan replied.

“And I know the Pakistan Super League’s going to compete with it next year, which will be interesting. It’ll affect the English summer more than any other country because there’ll be so many players from England playing in the IPL and the PSL. But the county is scheduled for April and May next year. There’ll be a lot of players missing, which will be a great shame for the county game,” he added.

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“Why Didn’t You…”: Mohammad Hafeez Slammed For Rant About Pakistan Team Director Stint

admin — Sat, 22 Jun 2024 08:09:13 +0000

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Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez recently opened up about his stint with the national side as team director and revealed that there were no fitness tests conducted in the team ahead of the Cricket World Cup 2023. During his appearance on the Club Praire Fire podcast with Adam Gilchrist and Michael Vaughan, Hafeez also said that the fat percentage had gone up in the players and they were not able to complete some of the fitness exercises. While the allegations did cause quite a stir among fans, former Pakistan cricketer Salman Butt was not impressed. Butt said that Hafeez should not have said all this on an international standard and he should have taken steps to rectify the situation during his tenure.

“Maybe, he is saying as it is. But whose job was it to ensure that? You are complaining about your team’s matters on international platforms. You were team director. It was your job to pick the right people,” Butt said on a YouTube show, Cricket Baithak.

“You picked those people who, on their own, may never be there. You didn’t take fitness tests. Who stopped you? Or should I call it incompetence or lack of control? They were your juniors. You couldn’t take the tests?”

“You’re ranting to Adam (Gilchrist), ‘I wanted to do this and do that, but they didn’t listen to me. I was the team director’. For god’s sake, what were you trying to do? No one leaves their job until they’re sacked. Now, you go to an international platform and start complaining there. Why didn’t you say that when you were here?”

“Why didn’t you ask for more power and backing? I don’t know what to agree with or what not to. When someone else played Amir, he was a criminal. But it’s fine when you call him yourself,” he added.

Pakistan crashed out of the T20 World Cup 2024 in the group stage after losing to United States and India.

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Australia Great Gives Brutal Verdict On Hardik Pandya As MI Skipper, Says “Don’t Think…”

admin — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 15:19:41 +0000

The decision taken by Mumbai Indians to appoint Hardik Pandya as the captain in place of Rohit Sharma ahead of IPL 2024 was not accepted by a section of their fanbase. Hardik, who completed a sensational trade from Gujarat Titans, ended Rohit’s ten-year tenure as skipper but the fans were not happy with the decision and he was booed at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Things did not improve as Mumbai Indians have won just three out of their eight matches and are fighting an uphill battle in the race for the IPL 2024 playoffs. During a discussion on Cricbuzz, former New Zealand international Simon Doull and legendary Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist were asked to rate Hardik’s captaincy this season and both of them were not quite convinced with how he has led the side till now.

“It is a tough thing to come and take over a franchise that is so storied and successful. He obviously had good captaincy skills at Gujarat, you don’t lose those. I think he is growing into it but he’s still got work to do,” said Doull.

“I am not seeing him strategically getting it right. I think some batting positional changes, some bowling changes at certain times, just overall strategy, I don’t think as captain he’s quite got it right,” Gilchrist added.

Earlier, six-time IPL winner Ambati Rayudu opened up about the chances of Hardik making his spot in the India squad for the T20 World Cup 2024.

“Both of them are not competing for the same spot. Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja are finishers in the Indian team, and Shivam Dube is the kind of batter who comes in at No. 4 or 5. When the spinners are operating and conditions are slow, he can hit boundaries and accelerate to change the game. But between overs 16 and 20, Dube’s strike rate isn’t that high, he fails to hit that many runs. So I feel Hardik and Jadeja have that role in the Indian team,” Rayudu said on Star Sports.

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Virender Sehwag Asked Sky Sports “GBP 10,000 A Day” For Commentary. This Was The Reply

admin — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 04:39:58 +0000

Virender Sehwag is among the few stars who never shies away from calling a spade, a spade. In a recent interaction, he revealed how an English broadcaster’s request to include him in its panel was turned down by him. He made the revelation while talking to Australian cricket great Adam Gilchrist. Famous broadcaster Sky Sports wanted to have Sehwag in its panel but the business deal rather turned into a hilarious chat after the ex-India opener disclosed it the amount he would charge.

“So once I got a call from Sky Sports that ‘We’ll love to have you in in our panel’. I said ‘But you can’t afford me’. But they said ‘No, give me your price’,” said Sehwag on Club Prairie Fire podcast.

“I said ‘You can’t afford me’ but they said ‘Please give us the price’. Then I said okay ‘GBP 10,000 a day’ and they said ‘Yes you’re right we can’t’,” Sehwag added.

During the same interaction, Sehwag also revealed he was offered $100,000 once by a BBL franchise but he turned down the offer.

The conversation started when Gilchrist asked Sehwag if Indian players would ever play in the Big Bash League. Sehwag, in a witty manner, said that there’s no need as Indian cricketers have a lot of money.

Adam Gilchrist: Do you see a time where Indian players will ever be able to go and play other T20 leagues?

Virender Sehwag: “No, Don’t need. We are rich people, we don’t go to poor countries (laughs)”.

Sehwag then shared his own story when he turned down a big BBL contract.

“No, Don’t need, we are rich people, we don’t go to poor countries for other leagues. I still remember when I was dropped from Indian team, I was playing IPL, then I got offer from BBL that I should participate in Big Bash, I said okay how much money, they said $100,000. I said I can spend that money in my holidays, even last night bill was more than $100,000,” he revealed.

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“It’s Not Good”: Rohit Sharma Criticises IPL’s Impact Player Rule, Gives Shivam Dube’s Example

admin — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 12:21:39 +0000

Mumbai Indians star opener Rohit Sharma recently opened about the ‘impact player’ rule in the IPL and stated that such rules are not beneficiary for Team India, especially ahead of the T20 World Cup. IPL 2024 will be concluded on May 26 and the marquee ICC event will kick-start from June 2, co-hosted by USA and the West Indies. Rohit stated that due to the ‘impact player’ rule, some renowned all-rounders are not getting a chance to bowl and this is going to hamper Team India in the long-run.

Rohit was a part of the podcast “Club Prairie Fire,” co-hosted by former Australia wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist and former England Michael Vaughan.

“I am not a big fan of Impact sub rule. It is going to hold all rounders back, eventually cricket is played by 11 players not 12 players. You are taking out so much from game to make it entertaining for people around. If you look just from the cricketing aspect of it I feel guys like Shivam Dube and Washington Sundar aren’t getting to bowl, which for us is not a good thing,” said Rohit.

“I don’t know what you can do about it. There are 12 players for you, it is entertaining, you can bring on the impact player after watching how the game is going, how the pitch is behaving. If you bat well and you don’t lose wickets, you can add another bowler, it gives you an option of six or seven bowlers. You don’t require that extra batter because a lot of teams are batting well up front and you hardly see a No 7 or No 8 coming to bat,” he added.

Replying to Rohit, Gilchrist said that “impact player” rule is a concern as the “integrity of cricket” is being compromised for the sake of entertainment.

“I think it has added something special. It’s all built for spectators and for their entertainment. You are compromising the fundamental of the cricket. Why T20 was so entertaining, because you were not compromising with the integrity of cricket,” said Gilchrist.

“It is 11 vs 11, same size field, the field restrictions are also the same. There was no gimmick needed. I think it is bit concerning. They showed the stats 250+ score in 2008-2023 IPL was only 2 times and this year IPL it’s already 4 250+ scores. It’s not bad bowling, it’s just people coming free mindset & smacking all over the part. That’s how T20 cricket played these days,” he added.

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‘Absolute Holy Grail’: Adam Gilchrist’s Sensational Verdict On MS Dhoni

admin — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 10:09:45 +0000

Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 clash between SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK), former cricketers Adam Gilchrist and Michael Vaughan lauded former India skipper MS Dhoni for his marvellous performance against Delhi Capitals (DC). CSK will lock horns with SRH in the 18th fixture of the IPL 2024 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday. Gilchrist asserted that Dhoni is the holy grail because he doesn’t do interviews. “Well, but the thing about MS. I think he is absolutely the holy grail because he just doesn’t do interviews. And never and haven’t done press. Didn’t do it when he was playing. No, just a blanket no,” Gilchrist said in Club Prairie Fire Podcast.

The wicketkeeper-batter further stated that no one really knows what’s left in Dhoni’s tank.

“And what about the other day, no one was really sure what he’s got left in the tank and didn’t bat in the first couple of games. All being in a losing cause pulled the trigger. Turned the clock back,” Gilchrist added.

The former England skipper also shared his views on the 42-year-old’s quickfire knock against DC. Dhoni scored 37 runs off just 16 balls which is laced with four boundaries and three maximums.

“37 off 16, there’s only I reckon maybe only one sportsperson in the globe that’s team could lose and on the opposition was a young fella called Rishabh Pant who has made a remarkable comeback and it’s great to see him playing. But to see him playing so well and see him play the way he did and his team was the winning side and he was the captain, yet all the talk was about MS’s 37 off 16 balls,” Vaughan said in the podcast.

The five-time champions are currently at third position in the IPL 2024 points table, with four points in three matches in the cash-rich league. After the three matches, the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side has a net run rate of 0.976.

CSK squad for IPL 2024:Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni (wk), Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, Mustafizur Rahman, Tushar Deshpande, Shardul Thakur, Shaik Rasheed, Moeen Ali, Nishant Sindhu, Mitchell Santner, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prashant Solanki, Mukesh Choudhary, Simarjeet Singh, RS Hangargekar, Aravelly Avanish.

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‘Shows You The Status Of Rohit Sharma’: Australia Great On IPL Crowd Booing Hardik Pandya

admin — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 14:13:09 +0000

Rohit Sharma (L) and Hardik Pandya© X (formerly Twitter)

Former Australian cricket team wicket-keeper batter Adam Gilchrist believes that the reaction of the crowd towards Hardik Pandya during IPL 2024 shows the popularity and support that Rohit Sharma commands among the supporters. Hardik ended Rohit’s ten-year tenure as Mumbai Indians skipper after completing a sensational trade from Gujarat Titans. However, under his leadership, MI have lost all three of their games in IPL 2024 and Hardik was even booed by the crowd during the matches. Gilchrist pointed out that Hardik’s move to MI took place in a ‘mysterious manner’ and the reaction of the fans towards the MI skipper actually shows their ‘tribalism and intensity’.

“It shows you the status that Rohit Sharma has in the game there. The mysterious manner with which it all played out initially, the pace with which it happened, everyone was stunned with Mumbai getting Hardik Pandya away from Gujarat and then Rohit relinquishing captaincy. It’s an odd one. But this is the nature of the beast in the IPL. The tribalism and intensity within fan bases. It’s hard to replicate anywhere else with that level of intensity,” Gilchrist said on Club Prairie Fire podcast.

Gilchrist also recalled an instance where he was booed by Australian fans at home. He succeeded the renowned wicket-keeper Ian Healy in the Australia Test squad back in 1999 and the reaction from the fans was not great when he made his ODI debut.

“I got hammered on to the field. And all the way off. So I know what (Hardik) feels like, I will just get on to Hardik, and I will get him through…I am the boo whisperer, I know how to get inside their minds and just get them through. I will get on to Hardik, I have sent that message to MS, I will keep you posted on that and I will get him on and we can get inside his mind and help him, dig out of the trouble they are in.”

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“Rohit Sharma Will Have The Best Strike Rate But Virat Kohli…”: Michael Vaughan’s Big Prediction For RCB Star

admin — Sat, 23 Mar 2024 17:09:18 +0000

Michael Vaughan has backed Virat Kohli to be the leading run-scorer in IPL 2024.© BCCI

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has backed Virat Kohli to be the leading run-scorer in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), starting March 22. IPL 2024 marks the return of Virat Kohli on the cricket field after the star batter decided to skip the England Test series, citing personal issues. Kohli’s wife and bollywood actress Anushka Sharma gave birth to the couple’s second child last month in London, and the former India captain decided to be with his wife during the period.

Speaking on Club Prairie Fire podcast, Vaughan said while Rohit Sharma, who will be playing under Hardik Pandya‘s captaincy in IPL 2024, will have the highest strike rate in the season, he tipped Kohli to bag the ‘Orange Cap’ which is awarded to the leading run-scorer of IPL.

“Rohit Sharma will have the best strike rate in IPL 2024 but Virat Kohli will be the leading run-scorer,” Vaughan said.

However, former Australia wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist didn’t agree with Vaughan, and backed Rajasthan Royals’ Yashasvi Jaiswal to bag the top honours among the batters.

Virat has not played any competitive cricket since the two T20I matches of the three-match series against Afghanistan in January. With the IPL just a few days away, the fans are no doubt excited to see Virat back on the cricketing field, wearing the Red and Gold colours of the franchise.

Virat is the highest run-getter in IPL of all time. In 237 matches and 229 innings, Virat has scored 7.263 runs at an average of 37.24, with a strike rate of 130.02. His best score is 113. He has scored seven centuries, most by a batter and 50 fifties in his IPL career.

Last season, Virat was the fourth-highest run-getter, piling up 639 runs at an average of 53.25 and at a strike rate of 139.82. His best score was 101*. The 35-year-old scored two centuries and six fifties but could not take his side to the playoffs.

RCB open their campaign on Friday against the Chennai Super Kings on the road.

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Rishabh Pant Sledges England Legend Over Focusing On Social Media – Video Is Viral

admin — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 02:26:40 +0000

Indian cricket team wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant is well known for his sharp retorts on the pitch and he provided an example of that during a recent interaction with Michael Vaughan and Adam Gilchrist. In an episode of the Club Prairie Fire podcast, co-hosted by Vaughan and Gilchrist, Pant was asked to sledge the former England skipper and he came up with a hilarious reply. “I would say (to Vaughan) your’e focussing too much on social media,” Pant said. When asked to sledge Gilchrist, Pant simply replied – “He’s in his own zone, you cannot disturb these kind of people. Nothing much I can say to him.”

Pant was also asked if he had any advice for the England team on how to defeat Australia. The India star replied that the batters need to play the cut shot more instead of punching every delivery.

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“They already know what they need to do. As a batsman, I would say a simple thing, instead of punching the ball, look to cut the ball. That’s what I would say (to England’s Bazballers). Because when you punch the ball there is more chances of you getting caught, or just getting out. Australia is the best place for cuts and pulls. The fuller ball will not disturb you much. Mostly it’s going to be back of length. These guys bowl the fuller ball littler wider off the off stump. In England, you can punch the ball in a better way.”

Meanwhile, Pant heaped praise on youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal and said that the 22-year-old is someone who stays in the present and doesn’t think about the future.

Jaiswal recently won the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for February 2024, beating competition from New Zealand superstar Kane Williamson and Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka.

The left-handed batter is currently leading the ICC World Test Championship in runs scored, and two brilliant double-hundreds in back-to-back Test matches against England in February have helped him along.

While speaking at the Club Prairie Fire podcast with Adam Gilchrist and former England skipper Michael Vaughan, Pant said that the youngsters have done an “amazing” job by stepping up for India.

He added that if Jaiswal continues to perform like that then he will go a long way.

“Really amazing. The way all the youngsters are stepping up. I think it’s been really amazing because, you know, over a period of time, some new people come to the team. Every time you won’t see them performing, but when they perform and keep their heads (down)… Like not thinking too much… And Jaiswal is someone who likes keeping his head down and just keeps doing what he is doing. And I think if he keeps on doing that, then there’s a long way to go,” Pant said at the Club Prairie Fire podcast.

(With PTI inputs)

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‘Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar’: For India To Handle World Cup Pressure, Australia Legend Advices To ‘Tap’ These Greats

admin — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:30:10 +0000

A Cricket World Cup in India – it’s a dream come true for a nation that loves to idolise its cricketers. The last time India hosted the ODI World Cup, MS Dhoni‘s men brought cheers to billions by winning the marquee event. This time, Rohit Sharma and Co. are carrying the hopes of the country. India have not won any ICC event since 2013 and the World Cup at home is a brilliant opportunity to end that drought. Playing at home brings with it great pressure. Former Australia wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist, himself a World Cup winner, had a piece of special advice for the Indian cricket team.

To a question by Sportstar, which read, “What will your advice be for the youngsters like Gill and Ishan Kishan, who will be playing their first ODI World Cup at home?” Gilchrist said:

“I can’t claim to know what it is like to be an Indian player, playing in India (laughs). It’s always intriguing. If I would be in the Indian hierarchy, I would be tapping into guys like Sachin (Tendulkar), MS (Dhoni) to come in and spend time with the group if they are available, and pass on all their experience,” he said.

“I would have tried to get guys like Yuvraj (Singh), who had so much going on his life during that 2011 tournament, and ask them to speak openly about it.

“Virat, obviously, was part of that team without being a feature member of the team at that time. I would be drawing on that experience of playing a home World Cup and try to find out how they did it. If you can keep that external noise quiet, it allows you to play your best cricket.”

India’s final assignment before the World Cup at home will be a three ODI series against Australia from September 22 onwards. After this, they will play WC warm-up games against England (September 30) and the Netherlands (October 3). India will then start its World Cup campaign on October 8 against the Aussies at Chennai.

In a conversation on JioCinema’s ‘Home of the Blues’, former India wicketkeeper Saba Karim weighed in on Ravichandran Ashwin‘s return to India’s ODI squad.

“I think Rohit Sharma looks at Ravichandran Ashwin as a match-winner and he is very clear in the kind of approach he wants to portray in white ball cricket. Now with the World Cup coming up, he understands the dynamics of one-day cricket quite well and knows that he has to pick players who have that kind of an attacking mindset.

“He also knows that in his bowling lineup, he needs to have out of six, at least five wicket-taking options and if he has Ashwin in the eleven, then that attacking option is available. If you look at all the other players who are in the reserve – they all have that attacking mindset. So, I think Rohit Sharma wants to continue with this aggressive approach that we saw the Indian team play in the Asian challenge.”

Ashwin had last played an ODI last year in January against South Africa. Even then, he had returned to ODIs after June 2017.

With ANI inputs

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