Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly feels the Indian team’s top order batter needs to bat aggressively at the top with Hardik Pandya–and Ravindra Jadeja providing batting strength down the order for the Indian team. India’s team was often criticised for being more defensive at the start of their innings in white-ball cricket. Sourav Ganguly, who will be part of Delhi Capitals as Director of Cricket, spoke exclusively to the Times of India, about the Indian national team, the injury to Rishabh Pant, India’s batting approach, and many more things. Sourav Ganguly remarked that the Ind ..read more

Emerging Indian leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi revealed that he missed the Class 12th board exam to take up the opportunity of being Rajasthan Royals’ net bowler during IPL 2018. The youngster has come a long way from being a net bowler to playing for India at a very young age. Ravi Bishnoi, who will be part of Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2023, spoke on the LSG’s podcast, where he opened up about his childhood, his aspiration to be a cricketer, his Under-19 days, and much more. The 22-year-old was keen to make a progress in the world of cricket. Though his father, was unhappy with skipping the exam ..read more

Commentator-turned-cricketer Aakash Chopra believes Kolkata Knight Riders have very less chance of making it into the playoffs of the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Ahead of the IPL 2023, KKR suffered a huge blow by losing out their skipper Shreyas Iyer due to a back injury. Speaking on his YouTube Channel, about the chances of the two-time champions making it to the final four of the league. Chopra feels the Kolkata-based side has only a 50 per cent chance to make it to the playoff–and added according to him, the team looks mid-table team in IPL 2023. “Where can this team f ..read more

Rohit Sharma might be one of the richest and most popular cricketers in the world right now but things were not always as rose as present times for the India batting superstar. The current India skipper had to face a tough time financially before making it big in the game. Rohit Sharma’s former India and IPL teammate Pragyan Ojha recently revealed how his friend came from a humble background and made it big at the international level. Ojha and Rohit Sharma’s friendship dates a long way back. The journey began when they played age-group cricket before sharing the dressing room for Deccan ..read more

Former Indian opener Aakash Chopra feels the impact player rule will open up the opportunity for the Indian players, as BCCI has introduced many rules ahead of the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League. With the IPL 2023, scheduled to begin in a week, cricket experts have started to share opinions on IPL teams and players. Speaking on his youtube channel, Aakash Chopra shared his views about the impact player rule stating that it will benefit the Indian team players. “It is a platinum jubilee for the Indians because Indians will get more opportunities now. Overseas players will remain fou ..read more

Former RCB skipper Virat Kohli will be celebrating 15 years with Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of IPL 2023, Kohli has been an integral part of the Bangalore based-franchise since 2008 and remains the only player to play for a single franchise for this many years. The right-handed batter has been a vital cog for the Royal Challengers Bangalore with Virat Kohli completing 15 years and entering the 16th edition of IPL with Bangalore, Star Sports the broadcast partner of IPL 2023, celebrated a show where former cricketers spoke about his long career in RCB colours. Speaking about his commitme ..read more

Former BCCI President Sourav Ganguly believes it is very difficult to get a player of Rishabh Pant’s calibre and lauded  KL Rahul for doing very well in the ODI format for India. The hard-hitting left-hander suffered major injuries during a car accident in December 2022 ruling him out of cricketing action for an indefinite period. Speaking exclusively to the Times of India, the Director of Delhi Capitals Sourav Ganguly ruined the absence of Rishabh Pant, hailing him as a  special player and it was very tough to replace him in the Indian team, praised Ishan Kishan and KS Bharat for d ..read more

Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly believes Indian Premier League is a good breeding ground for developing the next Indian captain citing the emergence of Hardik Pandya’s brilliant captaincy for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2022. Hardik Pandya has shown the potential to lead India in the limited opportunities as a captain. Sourav Ganguly, who will be part of Delhi Capitals as Director of cricket, spoke exclusively to Times of India, about the Indian national team, the Injury to Rishabh Pant, the potential Indian captaincy option post-Rohit Sharma, and many more things. Speaking on India’s captainc ..read more

Pakistan Team is not expected to make many changes in their side despite their loss against Afghanistan in the three-match ODI series in Sharjah. According to reports, Babar Azam is set to return for the Men in green to lead them against the young New Zealand side. The New Zealand team will tour Pakistan for a five-match T20 series starting on April 14, followed 5-match ODI series which acts as important preparation for ODI World Cup, scheduled later this year in India. The ODI series will be held from  April 26 to May 7. Earlier during the Afghanistan T20 series Pakistan team had four d ..read more

Former Australian all-rounder Damien Fleming funnily said even Siri (a famous AI tool) doesn’t know how to bowl against legendary Sachin Tendulkar. Fleming had a healthy rivalry with the Indian maestro during his playing days dismissed him 5 times in ODI’s and 2 times in test cricket. Speaking in the documentary ‘Bradman and Tendulkar’, the two legends of the game, Damien Fleming said Tendulkar was very quick to get in the position and often plays very well on the back foot. “He was quick to get into position but he was often late to play his shots so it was really hard to fool him,” Fleming ..read more