Author: Staff Reporter

Veteran India batter Virat Kohli was named the Player of the Series as India sealed the three-match ODI series 2-1 against South Africa on December 6 in Visakhapatnam. After two back-to-back centuries in the first two games, Kohli smashed an unbeaten 65 off 45 as the Men in Blue chased down the 271-run target in 39.5 overs with nine wickets in hand. He finished the series with 302 runs in three innings, averaging 151.00, and deservedly bagged the Player of the Series award. Notably, it turned out to be his 11th Player of the Series award in ODIs. During the…

Yashasvi Jaiswal hit his maiden ODI hundred in the decider of the three-match series in Visakhapatnam to guide India to a nine-wicket win. The Men in Blue chased down the 271-run target in just 39.5 overs and clinched the series 2-1. Jaiswal remained not out on 116 and was awarded the Player of the Match. In the post-match presentation, the young left-hander shared insights about his batting: “I really enjoyed and I’m really grateful and blessed. We have been chatting a lot about we can play, set the tempo. Last two games I couldn’t convert and I was thinking how…

Irfan Pathan believes that young left-hander Rinku Singh is unfortunate to be left out of the T20I team against South Africa. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Irfan said that more or less the team selected for the South Africa series will play in the upcoming 2026 ICC T20 World Cup. “Hardik Pandya is back so Rinku Singh is out. Rinku Singh is unfortunate but this was obvious once Hardik was ready to return. This squad is 90-95% of what India will pick for the 2026 T20 World Cup.” Hardik is set to make a comeback after suffering an injury in…

Pakistan legend Wasim Akram praised Australia’s pacer Mitchell Starc for prioritising Test cricket more than any other format of the game. Akram told AFP that after ten years, when an all-time Test team is selected, Starc’s name will definitely be there. “Starc has shown a great amount of dedication and focus in these times of too much cricket, having T20 leagues with big money coming your way. He did play T20 leagues, but then decided to play more Tests and left the shorter format because he wanted to be remembered as one of the best in the world in the…

Kuldeep Yadav opened up about his light-hearted DRS banter with Rohit Sharma during the third and final ODI in Visakhapatnam, revealing how both his former captain Rohit and current captain KL Rahul continue to guide him during close review calls. South Africa, asked to bat first in the series decider, posted a modest 270. Quinton de Kock top-scored with a fluent 106 off 89 balls. Kuldeep was India’s best bowler, taking four crucial wickets for 41 runs at an economy of 4.10, while Prasidh Krishna also picked up four wickets for 66. However, the most entertaining moment came in Kuldeep’s…

KL Rahul finally ended India’s long and frustrating toss-losing streak as India won the toss in the 3rd ODI against South Africa in Visakhapatnam. After losing the toss 20 times in a row since the 2023 World Cup final, India won the toss and captain Rahul’s reaction quickly went viral. He was seen pumping his fist, and his teammates, including Harshit Rana, were seen celebrating it with Rishabh Pant and Arshdeep Singh. Many others, including support staff, also congratulated him. At the toss, Rahul shared they were planning to bowl in the second innings because of their toss record and…

Former Indian batter Mohammed Kaif slammed Prasidh Krishna’s performance in the second ODI in Raipur on December 3. South Africa chased down 359 runs and levelled the three-match series 1-1. On his YouTube channel, Kaif said, “Prasidh was expensive even in the Tests in England. He leaks runs. He is a bowler who does not know his strengths. He is not extremely skilled in any one area. His strength is to hit the deck, but he does not bowl slower ones. This is the only thing he knows.” Kaif pointed out that Prasidh tried some new variations in the IPL,…

India’s second-highest wicket-taker in Test matches, Ravichandran Ashwin, said that even if star batter Shreyas Iyer returns to the team, Ruturaj Gaikwad should still be given a place in the line-up. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Ashwin said: “Even if Shreyas Iyer comes back, you can still accommodate Ruturaj. Would you want to push Ruturaj up the order, or even Virat can do that, batting up the order. He has done it in T20s. A player with such a pedigree like Ruturaj must be given a long run.” Gaikwad is currently playing at No. 4 in the ongoing three-match…

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) CEO Venky Mysore has revealed that it was the team owner Shah Rukh Khan who suggested to offer a coaching role to West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell, after the franchise decided to release him before the IPL 2026 auction. “I could see he (Russell) was agonising over it, and, so when I shared this with SRK [Shah Rukh Khan, KKR lead owner], it was actually SRK’s suggestion of offering Russell a coaching role,” Mysore told ESPNCricinfo. Recently KKR released Russel before the IPL 2026 mini-auction. Following the decision, Russell’s name was linked with many franchises.…

Former South Africa pacer Dale Steyn praised India’s captain KL Rahul for his strong batting performance in the ongoing three-match ODI series against South Africa. Speaking on Star Sports, Steyn said: “A good, handy knock set by the skipper, KL, and he led his team well in the first one, managed to up the ante when he needed to. And again today, there was a period where he went semi-slow with Jadeja. South Africa bowled well in that little transitional period there, and the last over picked up the most expensive over of the innings.” Rahul scored 60 in…