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Cricket NSW Names 11 Athletes for 2025-26 Women’s Emerging Player Program
Cricket NSW has announced the 11 athletes selected for its 2025/26 Women’s Emerging Player Program (EPP), reaffirming its commitment to developing elite female cricketers across the state. The Emerging Player Program (EPP) continues to play a crucial role in the women’s high-performance cricket pathway, providing athletes with access to top-tier coaching, elite facilities, and the chance to train alongside some of the nation’s premier players.
3 Indian players for whom Australia ODI series is very important
India emerged victorious in the 2023 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, beating the Aussies 2-1. They have also booked their spot in the WTC final to be played at The Oval starting June 7, 2023 against the same opposition after New Zealand defeated Sri Lanka on March 13. The teams will now play a 3-match ODI series in Mumbai, Visakhapatnam and Chennai. It is going to be a very crucial series for the Indian team as the 2023 50-over World Cup approaches quickly.
3 Indian players for whom Australia ODI series is very important
'I Don't Think He Was Sick': Rohit Sharma's BIG Update On Virat Kohli's Health In 4th Test Virat Kohli did not come out to the field during Australia's second innings on Day 4. Suryakumar Yadav took his place for the remaining overs in the …
3 Indian grounds on which Virat Kohli has never scored a test hundred
Virat Kohli is undoubtedly among the all-time great batsmen that Indian cricket has ever produced. The numbers speak for themselves. In 106 tests, Kohli has aggregated 8195 runs at an average of 48.49, with 27 hundreds and 28 fifties. He is also the quickest batsman to reach 25,000 international runs in just 549 innings. In a career spanning more than a decade, he has played a lot of cricket at home.
Is there still a chance for Ajinkya Rahane to make a comeback?
Ajinkya Rahane was once regarded as the most bankable batter in the Indian middle order. The Mumbai batter rose to the spotlight after his hundreds at Lord's and the MCG on the 2014 tours to England and Australia. However, over the past few years, his form has gone completely off the boil and he was dropped from the Indian team. He last represented India in the Cape Town Test in January 2022.
Why India should move on from KL Rahul
KL Rahul is the perfect batsman to mesmerize the connoisseurs of textbook batting. Eye-catching strokeplay and sublime drives form a big part of his batting. It's all there, it's just not there consistently enough. The right-hander has remained an underachiever in Test cricket so far, despite all the attractive shots he possesses in his repertoire. A few gutsy knocks, then a string of failures in between, and each time the string keeps getting longer; this has been the story of Rahul's Test career.
Top 3 Border-Gavaskar Trophy knocks in India
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is among the fiercest rivalry in Test cricket. Indians and Australians have always produced memorable contests whenever they have locked horns against each other. It took India a long time to win their first Test series on Australian soil before Virat Kohli's men ended that drought in 2018. In recent years, however, India have held the edge over the Aussies.
5 Indian cricketers who could make their international debut in 2023
2022 witnessed a lot of new faces in the Indian team. The selectors continued to apply their rotational policy of resting the senior players against weaker opposition to keep them fresh for bigger matches. As a result, a lot of domestic players realized their dream of donning an Indian jersey. Despite stellar performances, there were a few players who couldn't make the cut.
5 star cricketers who could retire from longer format after World Test Championship 2023
The World Test Championship has changed the way test cricket is played. Finally, we have a multi-nation tournament in the longest format of the game. No longer is a bilateral test series considered inconsequential. The WTC has brought about a change in the thought process in terms of selection, as test cricket is now planned for a landscape of two years.
India's ideal T20 squad after the T20 World Cup 2022
The much-awaited ICC title has eluded the Men in Blue once again as they crashed out of the T20 World Cup 2022 after a pulverizing defeat against England. It is time for India to go back to the drawing board and bring about a radical change in their approach in the shortest format. For that, they may need to make some tough calls as they cannot afford to be myopic in their vision anymore. Rohit Sharma is no doubt among the greatest T20 batsmen India has produced.
World Cup 2019: 2 players who might not feature for India after this tournament
In the lead up to the World Cup 2019, a number of leagues and series played by India contributed to building the squad ahead of the mega tournament. Several players were tried and tested before the selectors decided to narrow down on the final 15. Throughout the World Cup preparations, many players got their fair share of opportunities. Some of the players from India's 2019 World Cup squad are veterans of the squad and are slowly walking into the latter stages of their careers.
7 batsmen who have scored 2 or more World Cup centuries against the same opposition
The World Cup is undoubtedly cricket's biggest stage. Every batsman dreams of scoring a hundred in the the tournament. And over the years, some players have been fortunate enough to replicate their success across multiple editions, and that too against the same opposition. Here, we take a look at 7 players who have scored two or more World Cup hundreds against the same opposition. #7 Brian Lara vs South Africa Brian Lara's love affair with the South African team was no secret.
Ranking all 7 India vs Pakistan World Cup encounters
India have had the wood over Pakistan every single time at World Cup events. India vs Pakistan is arguably the most exciting cricketing rivalry of all. It is savored not just by Indians and Pakistanis but by cricket fans all over the world. The arch-rivals have faced each other seven times in World Cup tournaments and India have proved to be the better side every single time.
7 well-known Indian cricketers who have never played a World Cup game
VVS Laxman was a legendary cricketer who never played a World Cup game. India is a country which has always done well at the World Cups. The men in blue have been crowned champions twice, in 1983 and 2011, and have reached semi-final in 6 out of the 12 World Cup tournaments that have taken place. Except the 2007 World Cup debacle, India have always been a potent for at the World Cups in the 2000s.
IPL 2019: 4 players that RCB could release after IPL 2019
IPL 2019 turned out to be a disastrous one for Royal Challengers Bangalore. The team totally lost its plot in the first half of the season losing 6 matches in a row and a fruitful second half was never going to be enough to turn the things around. The men in red have some serious thinking to do in terms of the balance of their squad. They have quite a few holes to plug in, especially in their bowling attack.
IPL 2019: 6 players Mumbai Indians should try in the next few games
Mumbai Indians, Photo Courtesy IPLT20/BCCI The Mumbai Indians slumped to their second defeat in IPL 2019 after a pounding by the Kings XI Punjab in Mohali. After getting off to a good start, Mumbai's middle order batting looked out woefully lackluster with only Hardik Pandya making a notable contribution. The fast bowling too has shown dearth in the quality. Except for Bumrah, no other MI bowler has been able to put his hand up and deliver.
IPL 2019: Ideal batting line-up for the Kolkata Knight Riders
The Kolkata Knight Riders walk into the 2019 edition of the IPL as strong contenders to win the title. The team finished third in the IPL 2018 and lost the Qualifier 2 to the Sunrisers Hyderabad thereby missing out on a final berth. The 'Men in Purple' have a strong team which is equally good in all departments of the game. The team has some power-hitters who are capable of destroying the opposition's bowling attack on any given day.
3 well-known international players who have never played an IPL match
Stuart Broad has never featured in the IPL The IPL has been the biggest T20 league in the world in contemporary times. The league that started in 2008 has been immensely popular right from the beginning and has kept on increasing in popularity. It has become the centre of attention, not just in India but in foreign countries as well. The mix of both international and domestic talent playing together is what drew a large crowd to IPL games as the world's best talent played the IPL.
IPL 2019: Ideal batting line-up for the Chennai Super Kings
The Chennai Super Kings are currently the defending champions of the Indian Premier League. Their comeback after a two-year suspension went perfectly according to the plan as the men in yellow got their hands on the glittering trophy. Going into the 2019 season, the CSK have not made a lot of chopping and changing in their squad. The CSK unit has got a lot of depth with as many as three players competing for a spot in the XI in various roles.
IPL 2019: Ideal batting line-up for Mumbai Indians
The Mumbai Indians have been the team to watch out for in the IPL for quite a few seasons now. The team has flourished under the able leadership of Rohit Sharma who has led them to 3 IPL titles, in 2013, 2015 and 2017. Batting has always been Mumbai's strength. Batting first on the flat Wankhede pitch and putting up a huge total has worked brilliantly for the Mumbai Indians in their years of IPL glory. This time around, they have a breathtaking batting line-up and Rohit Sharma and co.
IPL 2019: The best batsman from each team
The IPL is famous for its entertainment and razzmatazz. Fans come in huge numbers every game to see high-scoring affairs and a 140-150-run game is seldom appreciated by the cricket lovers. In order to reach a total of 200 every game, it is imperative for every team to have at least one match winner with the bat who can blaze his way to a quickfire fifty or even a hundred, irrespective of the situation.
Big Bash League 2018-19: One Indian player who could have fit well in each BBL team
Australian fans desperately want to see Virat Kohli playing the BBL India have an outstanding T20 team full of superstars, and have tasted success all across the globe. It's no surprise that Indian cricketers are in demand in every T20 league in the world. However, the BCCI has been reluctant to send its cricketers to foreign T20 leagues because of a number of factors. That is why, Indians remain notable absentees in T20 leagues apart from the IPL.
IPL 2019: Best foreign player from each team
Foreign players are an integral component of any IPL squad. The rules of the Indian Premier League allow the franchises to pick a maximum of eight foreign players in their squad and play a maximum of four in the playing XI at a time. Hence, the strategy of the franchises while picking foreign players is forming a core of four and picking backups for each of them. While selecting the foreign players, franchises look for the unique traits that they would not ordinarily find in the Indian players.
IPL 2019: The biggest hitter of each team
The IPL is all about runs and entertainment for cricket fans. Big hitters are an integral part of T20 cricket and IPL is no exception. The teams which have enjoyed success at the IPL for a long time have had several big hitters in their ranks. A team cannot hope to win T20 games without scoring a lot of runs. Hence, having clean strikers of the ball who are not afraid to take the attack to the opposition right from the word go irrespective of the nature of the wicket is extremely imperative.
Australia vs India 2019: One change that India should make for the 2nd ODI
Feature 558 // 13 Jan 2019, 12:26 IST India lost the first ODI at Sydney by 34 runs. Team India suffered a disappointing defeat in the first ODI of the 2019 series against Australia at Sydney by 34 runs. The match was within India's grasp till the first 40 overs of the Australian innings before the Indian death bowlers leaked runs allowing the Australian total to propel to 288.
Australia vs India 2019: One change that India should make for the 2nd ODI
India lost the first ODI at Sydney by 34 runs. Team India suffered a disappointing defeat in the first ODI of the 2019 series against Australia at Sydney by 34 runs. The match was within India's grasp till the first 40 overs of the Australian innings before the Indian death bowlers leaked runs allowing the Australian total to propel to 288. Chasing 289, India got off to the worst possible start losing three wickets with just 4 runs on the board including that of skipper Virat Kohli.
IPL 2019: The best spinner from each team
Spinners are of key importance to any IPL side. The T20 format of the game is becoming conducive for the spin bowlers every day. In the early days of the T20 cricket, cricket experts had labeled spinners as a weak link, fearing that they could get clobbered easily. They believed that leg-spinners do not belong to this format as they are traditionally known to leak runs even in test cricket, let alone the magnitude of the hammering they could take in the T20 format.
Virat Kohli reveals his post-retirement plans, says he won't pick up the bat again
Virat Kohli said that he will never pick up the bat after retirement Indian skipper Virat Kohli has revealed that he will never pick up his bat again after he hangs up his boots. He further went on to add that he won't be seen around the scene once he is done with his international career. Virat Kohli has been a regular fixture in the Indian team irrespective of the format for more than nine years now. He has been relentlessly churning runs all across the globe with phenomenal consistency.
IPL 2019: 3 weakest bowling attacks on the paper
Royal Challengers Bangalore T20 cricket is not only about runs as many cricket fans believe. At the end of the day, it is the bowling which ultimately decides the fate of a match. It has been seen so many times in the past that teams having gargantuan batting line-ups fail to win matches because of their inability to defend big scores. It has not been wrongly said that bowling is more valuable than the batting.
IPL 2019: Possible stand-in captains
Image result for virat kohli rcb The IPL is a very long tournament occupying over two months of the cricketing calendar. Also, since it is played in the month of April and May, a lot of players are coming into the league after finishing their cricket seasons back home which ends by March in most countries. It is quite understandable that the players who play so much cricket are bound to break down and suffer injuries as fatigue comes into play.
10 players who may never play for India again in any format
The Indian team is currently one of the best teams in the world cricket across all formats. Unlike many other teams who dominate just one format, India have been good in all the three for quite some time now. This has been achieved after a lot of unsuccessful tours and chopping and changing the team. Some players who were once the regulars in the Indian team have been completely discarded now as new talents are emerging from domestic cricket every year.
10 iconic grounds where Virat Kohli has not scored a Test hundred yet
Virat Kohli is the best batsman of the modern cricketing era scoring runs all across the world and being the backbone of India's batting line-up in every match irrespective of the format. He is creating records that no other modern-day batsman can even think of and churning runs in all conditions at will. To be remembered as an all-time great, a batsman needs to score match-winning hundreds in all conditions against all oppositions.
IPL 2019: 5 players who will be missed this season
Aaron Finch has taken a break from the IPL. More The Indian Premier League 2019 is reportedly going to kick off on 29 March next year. The cricketing calendar has thrown the league in a bit of disarray as the participation of many overseas cricketers is under the scanner with the 2019 World Cup looming close. The World Cup commences on 30 May, and the teams will need at least a couple of weeks to assemble their squads and chalk out their strategies.
IPL Auction 2019: 3 former CSK players who could be picked again by the team
The Chennai Super Kings will be looking to bring back some former stars this time around. More The Chennai Super Kings are the current title-holders of the Indian Premier League. The team served a two-year suspension because of the wrongdoings of the owners but made a strong comeback last year. As we head into the 2019 edition of the IPL, the men in yellow will again start as the favourites to lift the title.
Big Bash League 2018-19: The 3 strongest teams in the fray
Australia's premier T20 competition, the Big Bash League, is back with its eighth edition. The tournament which was earlier played under the name 'Big Bash' with six teams, underwent a radical change in 2011 which led to the birth of the BBL. There are eight teams which fight for the elusive title every year. This time around, the fixtures in the BBL are going to be two-fold i.e. each team will play one home and one away fixture against every other team.
4 batting greats who never scored an ODI century against India
ODI cricket, which made its entry in 1971, is considered a relatively traditional format of the game. ODIs were played sparingly in the late 70s and early 80s, but started to gain popularity in the next decade when cricket was played for the first time in colored clothing and with the white ball. The 1990s and 2000s saw a bunch of legends make their mark in the then shortest format, and piled up some records which were hitherto unthinkable.
Australia vs India 2018-19: 3 reasons why India could lose the Test series
India are all set to take on Australia again in what is being called by many cricket pundits as their best chance ever to win their maiden Test series Down Under. However, in recent times, the performances of the Indian team have been very questionable away from the home. Every overseas series is termed as India's best chance to conquer during the build-up. But India have flunked on all big overseas tours lately.
IPL 2019: 3 players who could make a return to their old franchise
The Indian Premier League has seen numerous transfers over the years. With auction taking place every year, the teams are asked to release the players which they do not want to keep. Further, a fresh auction takes place every three years where the maximum number of players a team is allowed to retain is five which also includes the players retained using the Right To Match (RTM) card. Hence, most of the players have played for more than 2-3 franchises already.
IPL 2019: 4 players whom the franchises might regret not retaining
Virat Kohli and Brendon McCullum © AFP More When the IPL franchises put forward their list of players released ahead of the next auction, eyes were rubbed by the fans since there were quite a few names which were not expected to be released. The franchises might have made blunders by letting go quite a few quality players just because of their shoddy performances in 2018.
IPL 2019: 3 weakest teams based on the players retained
Image result for virat kohli rcb More The month of November saw the IPL teams bring out the list of their players retained ahead of next edition. At the same time, those who weren't adding any value to the table were bid adieu by the franchises. Now, each franchise has a bunch of players in their hand and a plan regarding how to make the best out of the IPL Auction.
IPL 2019: 4 wrong choices of retentions made by the franchises
Chennai Super Kings retained Harbhajan Singh who is in the twilight of his career. More The month of November was an exciting one for the IPL fans as the franchise brought out the list of players retained and released ahead of the next IPL. Among them were some very interesting choices as the players who were expected to be released found a way to stay and vice versa.
Australia vs India 2018-19: Was Rishabh Pant's poor shot the reason for India's defeat in the 1st T20I?
India started their 2018-19 Australian tour on a bad note, losing the first T20I at Brisbane. A rain-curtailed encounter was reduced to 17 overs a side, and India were left to chase 174 to win. Despite Shikhar Dhawan's brilliant 76, Team India fell short by 4 runs in a cliffhanger. One of the biggest turning points of the game was Rishabh Pant's wicket in the 16th over of the innings. When 18 runs were needed off 10 balls, the game was clearly in India's grasp.
Mistakes India need to correct to win the 2nd T20I against Australia
Australia beat India by 4 runs in the first T20I More Team India started their much-anticipated Australia tour with a narrow 4-run defeat in the Brisbane T20I. Shikhar Dhawan's scintillating 76 was not enough to see India through in a nervous run-chase. It clearly shows that a team like Australia, even though at their worst, are still competitive side in their own backyard. It is time for team India to go back to the drawing board with the series at stake.
IPL 2019: 3 teams where Axar Patel could best fit in
Axar Patel was surprisingly released by the KXIP ahead of the auction for IPL 2019 More The IPL's mid-season player-trade window saw some big names swapping sides. At the end of the eventful phase, the teams submitted the roster of players retained and released. On the list of the stars on whom the axe fell, Axar Patel was a surprising inclusion. The KXIP spinner had been a backbone of his side through their dismal years and was retained by the men in red and silver.
4 fast bowlers who might miss out on India's 2019 World Cup squad
Umesh Yadav's death bowling performances have been a cause of concern More Fast bowling has always been an Achilles heel for the men in blue. One could count the number of all-time great fast bowlers India has ever had in ODI cricket and still there would be few fingers left. In 2011, India were lucky to have the services of Zaheer Khan whose 21 wickets led the Men in Blue to the World Cup title.
The Journey of Veteran Indian Pacer Ashish Nehra
Veteran pacer Ashish Nehra says he is lucky to retire on his home ground Feroze Shah Kotla, the place where his cricketing journey started 20 years ago. Nehra has announced that the T20I against New Zealand on November 1 will be his last game in India colors. “Ashish has told both Ravi and Virat that he does not want to continue beyond November 1 when India plays New Zealand at the Feroz Shah Kotla. Obviously, there is some element of surprise.
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