There was nothing much to differentiate between India and Australia after the first innings, with Australia securing one run first innings lead. India struggles In response to Australia’s 263, India was struggling at 135/7 at one stage. A brilliant partnership between Axar and Ashwin helped them to narrow the lead to one run. Earlier in the day, Nathan Lyon picked up three wickets in quick time to put India in the back foot. Murphy and Kuhnemann pitched in with a wicket each in the first seven wickets before Ashwin and Axar rebuilt the innings. Cummins managed to break through dismissing Ashwi ..read more

England changed the way ODI cricket played with Eoin Morgan at the helm. Now Stokes with Brendon McCullum is changing the way Test Cricket is being played. England under Stokes and Baz In the 10 test matches under the duo, they have given world cricket the term Bazball and changed the perception of how to play Test Cricket. They did it in England and continued the same in Pakistan to win the series away from home. Stokes has lost only one match under his captaincy so far. The cricket world was waiting to see how long the pattern may continue. Whether they follow the same approach away from hom ..read more

The day belongs to India summarises the second day in Nagpur. Rohit led the way with a hundred. Jadeja and Axar Patel helped India take the lead past 100. The day also saw debutant Aussie spinner Todd Murphy picking up five wickets to help his team stay in the fight. India has 144 runs lead at the end of Day 2, which is already a match-deciding one. They have both Jadeja and Axar at the crease targeting a lead above 200 unless Aussie bowlers manage an early breakthrough. On a pitch that has good support for Spinners, India is in the driving seat. It would take some massive effort from Australi ..read more

The BGT lives up to the expectation, with India being on top at the stumps on Day one. Australia managed only 177 on their first innings, with Jadeja leading the bowling with five wickets. Australia won the toss and opted to bat first, only to see their two openers back in Pavillion in no time. The duo Marnus – Smith rebuilt the innings. However, Jadeja managed to get back-to-back wickets of Marnus and Renshaw to put Australia in trouble. Marnus played an excellent inning till then, misjudged the ball, and Srikar Bharath made no mistake in taking the bails off to get him out at 49.Smith manage ..read more

The second game in Lucknow didn’t go according to the expectations of a T20 match. The pitch was described as a shocker and drew criticism from many corners about matching the T20 standards. The game saw spinners bowling the majority of the overs game. Part-time spinners finished their quota of bowling from both sides. No batsmen managed to hit a six in the entire game. Some of the full-time bowlers couldn’t bowl their regular four overs. New Zealand couldn’t score 100 runs in their innings, and India struggled to chase it down. However, none of this makes the game less exciting from a spectat ..read more

The cricket world certainly didn’t expect the return of Test cricket in Pakistan between two strong teams in international cricket in such a manner. There was high expectation around the series when some of the best Test cricketers from Australia against the top-class Pakistan fast bowlers. Australia and Pakistan have the world’s best pace attack and test batters coming against each other. The series thus expected a greater balance between bat and ball. Two Draws However, the return of test cricket lost its charm with the first two test matches resulting in a draw. The pitch had offered nothin ..read more

The game of cricket needs South Africa at its best in all formats for the unmatchable passion and energy they bring to the field. A series win against India was one of the success stories that South Africa should look up to draw inspiration. Three test matches must have given them the belief that each member in the team can take this team to another level. However, it is still a long way for South Africa to build a core team like in the past who used to dominate the world. Their latest test match against New Zealand would have acted as a hard reality on that. New Zealand at their home in condi ..read more

It was another day where Indian bowlers dominated the game at Motera. Prasidh Krishna’s four wickets at 1.33 economy ensured India’s second win in the ODI series. West Indies won the toss and bowled first at Motera. Windies bowlers did their job with accuracy and discipline such that all the Indian batters had a difficult time scoring. Kohli and Pant managed to score at three runs per over after losing Rohit Sharma early to Roach in the third over. Odean Smith dismissed Pant, and Kohli in the 12th over to put India on the back foot. [irp posts=”485″ name=”Report: Prasidh Krisha takes 4; India ..read more

India won the match by 44 runs. West Indies collapse Washington Sundar ends the fighting innings of Odean Smith. Sundar dismissed Smith for 24. Prasidh Krishna has an outstanding match as he picked up his fourth wicket. He got Kemar Roach lbw to pick up the 4th wicket. An outstanding spell of 9-3-12-4 at an outstanding economy of 1.33 West Indies lost wickets in the middle over, irrespective of the fightback from Shamarh Brooks and Akeal Hosein. Captain Pooran and Jason Holder without adding much to the scoreboard leaving West Indies in more trouble. Prasidh Krishna was the pick of the bowlers ..read more

Team India is yet to register a win in 2022. They had lost a Test and an ODI series to South Africa. India is preparing for another ODI series against West Indies starting on February 6th. Selectors have announced an 18 member squad for the series. Strengths Rohit Sharma returning to the side as captain will boost the morale of the team which lost the series to South Africa 3-0. It remains to see who will partner Rohit Sharma at the top. Shikhar Dhawan has shown a glimpse of form in the South Africa series. Ruturaj has been consistent in the domestic season and would be eyeing an opportunity ..read more