Author: Staff Reporter

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has spoken about the growing speculation that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma might retire from ODIs after the upcoming series in Australia this October. A report from Dainik Jagran claimed that the three-match series, starting on October 19, could be their final ODI appearance. This series will also mark the start of India’s preparations for the 2027 ODI World Cup in South Africa. The report added that if Kohli and Rohit want to continue until the 2027 World Cup, they would need to play in the Vijay Hazare Trophy to stay match-ready, as per the…

Former India bowling coach Bharat Arun has backed Jasprit Bumrah amid criticism for missing the fifth and final Test against England at The Oval. Bumrah was rested as part of India’s workload management plan. The team management had confirmed before the series that he would play only three of the five Tests. Despite his absence, India won the match to level the series 2-2. “It’s so sad to hear about this stuff against Bumrah. He has had a serious surgery, and people should understand it is not as if the surgery is done and he is all good forever. No,…

Karun Nair, who returned to the Indian side after eight years, played in the recent five-match Test series in England. He expressed disappointment with his performance at The Oval, where he scored a half-century in the first innings but failed to convert it into a century. “I was disappointed at not being able to convert the start at The Oval into a century,” he said in a chat with ESPNcricinfo. “But looking back, it was quite important to grind my way on that first day with the team in a tricky position. I’d done well there previously; I’d gotten a…

Akash Deep has finally spoken about the send-off he gave Ben Duckett after dismissing him in the final Test at The Oval in the recently concluded Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. In an exclusive interview with Boria Majumdar on RevSportz, Akash Deep was asked about the incident. He said: “Yes, I had already got him out a few times by then, but the way he was batting, I was also a bit confused which areas to bowl to him. He told me: ‘You cannot take my wicket in this innings’, and then got out to my bowling. That was what I was telling…

In an exclusive interview with Boria Majumdar on RevSportz, Akash Deep spoke about team India’s mindset on the dramatic final day at the Oval, when India staged a remarkable comeback to win the fifth Test by just six runs. “We were bowling on the second day when there was not much help from the wicket and no movement,” he recalled. “Our belief was that England is such a team where if you can break partnerships and take 1-2 wickets, then they give you wickets in bunches and come under pressure. The way they were playing, I felt it would have…

Former Australian World Cup-winning captain Michael Clarke believes that if he had been in Ben Stokes’ position as England captain, he would have felt disappointed with their result against India on home soil in the recently concluded Test series. “This England team… I think, 2-2 draw in your own backyard, if I’m captain of that team, I’m disappointed with that result. I want to win, especially in my own conditions. I think they would’ve come into the series expecting to win,” Clarke said on his own YouTube channel. Before the series, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli retired from Test cricket,…

Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan has admitted that he made a mistake by returning to cricket too soon after the back surgery he underwent shortly after the 2023 ODI World Cup. Rashid is currently playing in the ongoing Men’s Hundred tournament, but he joined the competition after taking a two-month break following a disappointing IPL 2025 season. Speaking to ESPNCricinfo, Rashid confessed that he had not fully recovered from his injury before playing in IPL 2025 and that rushing his return is something he regrets. “After IPL, I needed the kind of break where my body gets back to normal. I…

Australia’s former World Cup-winning captain Michael Clarke believes Team India have found their new “Virender Sehwag” in young batter Yashasvi Jaiswal. In the recently concluded England Test series, Jaiswal scored 411 runs, including two centuries and two fifties. While speaking on the Beyond23 Cricket Podcast, Clarke called Jaiswal a superstar and said a batter like him could become a successful opener for the team if he continues playing the way he is now. “The way he [Jaiswal] plays, with someone like him opening the batting, if all goes to plan and he has the career that we think he is…

Zakary Foulkes took nine wickets on debut as New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by an innings and 359 runs in Bulawayo. With this win, the visitors clean swept the home side 2-0 in the two-match Test series. It was Brendan Taylor’s comeback match, but Zimbabwe’s batters could not do much in the first innings. Taylor was the highest scorer with 44 runs, which included six boundaries as they got bundled out for just 125. Matt Henry ran through the top order of Zimbabwe, while the middle order was dismantled by Foulkes. Henry took a five-for, while Foulkes claimed four wickets. New…

Ben Duckett’s coach, James Knott, believes that Akash Deep should have been sanctioned by the ICC for his gesture of putting his arm around Duckett’s shoulder after dismissing the batter, so that youngsters could learn a lesson. “It was part of a competitive series but certainly needs a sanction to discourage youngsters. At the same time, it doesn’t bother me personally,” Knott told the TimesofIndia.com. Duckett was a big challenge for the Indian bowlers throughout the series. He scored 462 runs at an average of 51.33 in five matches in the Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy, with a highest score of 149. Knott…