“India is incredible, Rishabh Pant is the star. India won the test, they won the series, and they won the hearts and minds of Cricket fans all around the world.” Being a Cricket fan, these lines still give me goosebumps even after 2 years of India making history. Australia has a chance to repeat the same by defeating India at their home in the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023. Both teams have changed a bit too since the last BGT in 2020/21. Virat stepped down as Test captain while Ajinkya Rahane (captain in the last three tests) is dropped from the Test side due to his poor form. Australia ..read more

India has strangled, deconstructed and bamboozled teams at home for nine years, redefining the meaning of home-ground advantage. As India and Australia prepare for the 2023 Border Gavaskar Trophy, it’s worth taking a look at how they were outbowled by England in 2012, their last home series defeat. England entered the Indian series with two of the best finger-spinners produced by their country, who offered different directions of turn – Monty Panesar (Slow Left Arm) and Graeme Swann (Off Break), while India mainly employed Pragyan Ojha (SLA) and R Ashwin (OB). This parallel makes for a fascina ..read more

Kumble’s Ten-wicket haul Harbhajan’s Eden Garden heroics Ashwin-Jadeja BGT dominance Since the late 90s till now, it’s the Indian spin department in a nutshell. Spinners have always had a major contribution to India’s victories in the longest format. India has been considered the paradise of spinners in the cricketing world. From Bishan Singh Bedi in the late 60s to Axar Patel in recent times, India has always been fortunate to produce top-notch spinners. Indian Spin bowling is a different art in itself like you won’t find any team having 2 world-class spinners at the same time as India had in ..read more

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The T20 series was sealed by the Indian team (2-1) with a comfortable win in the decider, thanks to a masterful 112* by Suryakumar Yadav.  Now, it’s time to move towards a particularly more relevant format for the year 2023, as the CWC is nearing. The three-match ODI series starts on the 10th of January. Sri Lanka would want to present a strong case yet again while India would like to dominate the series and win without much hassle, unlike the T20 series where the Lankan team had the better of the men in blue on several occasions.  For the Indian team, veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat ..read more

The first two T20s between the neighbouring countries were nail-biting encounters as the match went on till the final over on both occasions. India emerged victorious in the first game whereas Sri Lanka made a comeback in the second. Dasun Shanaka has been the man for Sri Lanka and the same will be expected from him in the decisive match. Axar Patel’s blistering knock with the bat and economical spell with the ball is a positive India can take forward. Both the teams would be eyeing a win in the final encounter to seal the series 2-1. When: 19:00 IST, 7th January 2023. Where: Rajkot, Gujarat S ..read more

January 3 marked the 1st match of Asian countries (India and Sri Lanka) for the cricketing year 2023. It was the first T20I of the Sri Lanka tour of India 2023 and India won it on the very last ball by 2 runs. Now it’s time for the 2nd T20I of the series which will be played at Pune. India will take an unbeatable lead if they win the match. On the other hand, the series result will be decided on the 7th of January (3rd T20I) if Sri Lanka emerges victorious.  Here we will cover this match in detail and a fantasy team will also provide the fantasy team for this match at the end Date and Tim ..read more

The battle between Australia and South Africa has been fierce, especially in the red ball format. Both teams have emerged victorious at the opposition’s backyard numerous times. A total of 11 test series have been played between the nations in this century, and the touring side has triumphed 7 times, a very rare feat in test cricket. Nothing short of a ruthless contest can be expected from the upcoming series, as the qualification for the World Test Championship final is on the line for both teams. Venue: Gabba Cricket Ground, Brisbane. Time: 10:20 Local /05:50 IST/ 00:20 GMT Australia Austral ..read more

The country of New Zealand has a population of a little over 5.2 million, but they always manage to punch above their weight consistently in ICC tournaments. They had a rough start to their international cricket Journey, with their first victory coming nearly 40 years after their first international match, however, their start to One-Day internationals was much more pleasant full. They made it to the Semis of the initial two Cricket World Cups (then known as the Prudential Cup) on the back of their first Cricketing Superstar, Glenn Turner. However, the 80s were rough with Richard Hadlee often ..read more

Rain has been an uninvited guest throughout this bilateral series between India and New Zealand. The three-match T20 series ended up with India winning 1-0 as the other two matches were affected by rain, one being no result and the other being a tie (DLS method). The ODI series also got hampered due to rain, and it currently stands at 1-0 in favour of New Zealand after the 2nd match got washed out. As we move into the final encounter of the series, New Zealand would look to pull out a whitewash whilst India would be eyeing a win to level the series. India This ODI series marked the beginning o ..read more