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The new Indian Premier League (IPL) season beckons and one of the most intriguing aspects of it will be the change of guard in Mumbai Indians. The five-time champions will have a new skipper at the helm in Hardik Pandya, with previous captain Rohit Sharma featuring just as a batter. The move to change captaincy…
England cricket team skipper Ben Stokes© AFP Legendary Australia cricketer Ian Chappell launched a scathing attack on Ben Stokes‘ captaincy after England were beaten 4-1 in the recently concluded five-match Test series against India. England won the first Test match in Hyderabad but ended up losing the next four matches. Chappell cited the example of…
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Shreyas Iyer celebrates after scoring his half-century© X (formerly Twitter) It has been a tough couple of months for Shreyas Iyer. The batter was not included in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) central contracts list and his form for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy was extremely disappointing. However, Shreyas was in fine…
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India captain Rohit Sharma lived up to his words, as he came to the Wankhede Stadium for the Ranji Trophy final against Vidarbha on Tuesday. Rohit was spotted speaking to Mumbai players in the dressing room, with the pictures of the India captain’s incredible gesture winning hearts of fans on social media. Rohit had recently…
File photo of Hardik Pandya and Rohit Sharma© BCCI/Sportzpics Only a few weeks to go before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season gets underway, but the Mumbai Indians’ decision to replace captain Rohit Sharma with Hardik Pandya remains arguably the most talked-about topic. There still remains a sense of disappointment in MI fans over…
The India vs England Test series was entertaining on all aspects. While the five-match contest offered some gritty knocks and promising spells, it also saw a world record being registered in terms of sixes. India and England together hit a total of 102 sixes, which is the most in any Test series. Rohit Sharma and…
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Rohit Sharma with Rahul Dravid© BCCI/Sportzpics Team India’s 4-1 series win against England in the Test series saw several heroes emerge. The likes of Sarfaraz Khan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Kuldeep Yadav, etc. performed really well as rookies while Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja were at their usual best. One name, however, that…
England’s comprehensive 4-1 Test series loss in India, culminating with an innings and 64-run defeat inside three days in Dharamsala last week, has left coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes with several difficult decisions. They will, however, have plenty of time to conduct a thorough review, with their side not in red-ball action again…
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Former England spinner Graeme Swann doesn’t believe Rohit Sharma’s captaincy was better than Ben Stokes’ in the five-match Test series. Rather, it was a lethal set of bowlers that “did the trick” for the India skipper. While Stokes’ leadership style has attracted all the attention prior to and during the series, Rohit’s team emerged 4-1…
Team India continued their fielding award tradition© X (formerly Twitter) The Indian cricket team continued their tradition of giving out ‘fielding awards’ to top performers after the series win over England with Shreyas Iyer finding a special mention from fielding coach T Dilip. Iyer played the first two Tests of the five-match series but was…
