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After securing a place in the Indian squad for the highly anticipated ICC World Test Championship final to be held at The Oval in June, Ajinkya Rahane shared a message where he revealed the steps taken on his journey back. Rahane had been dropped from the Test side following a lacklustre performance with the bat during the South Africa tour in 2022. However, he managed to earn a spot in the team for the WTC final against Australia, to be played in south London from June 7 to June 11. “In my career as a professional cricketer, I have realized…

This was Rajasthan Royals’ 200th Indian Premier League (IPL) game, and they made it an occasion to savour at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur. An emphatic 32-run thrashing of the Chennai Super Kings took them to the top of the table, while pushing the visitors down to third. It was Rajasthan’s second win of the season against Chennai, and their sixth in the last seven meetings between the two. Whisper it softly, but the league’s most consistent side may have a bogey team, one that wears pink. Jaiswal the pick of a talented bunch Prithvi Shaw,…

A recent report by The Times has revealed that franchise owners in the Indian Premier League (IPL) have offered full-time yearly contracts to six England players. These franchises, who have bought stakes in several other cricket leagues worldwide, have reportedly approached international stars playing in the ongoing 16th season of the IPL. The move is seen as an attempt by the IPL teams to secure the services of top foreign players for the entire year, including the lucrative IPL season and other domestic and international tournaments. It also shows the growing influence of the IPL in the global cricket market,…

Stuart Broad, the veteran England fast bowler, has shared his view that the 4-0 loss England suffered in the 2021-22 Ashes in Australia should not be considered a real series due to the lack of “high-level performance” and passion from the players caused by Covid-19 restrictions. Broad was quoted in the Daily Mail as saying, “Nothing about that series was high-level performance because of the Covid restrictions.” He played in three Tests on the tour and took 13 wickets. Broad expressed his excitement for the upcoming Ashes series starting on June 16, especially as England are currently revolutionising Test cricket…

 Sachin was in Yorkshire playing his first (and only) season of county cricket in 1992. He joined Yorkshire towards the end of April. It was a thoroughly enjoyable experience for him. It was a little weird as well, as most of the time, he had to drive alone without knowing the roads. He used to drive with the help of navigator. Most of the time, he used to follow teammate Richard Blakey. A couple of times, he missed him. He did not know England well at the time. Sachin was asked to play an exhibition game in Newcastle which…

 Sunil Gavaskar, Indian cricket legend, had suggested earlier this week that Rohit Sharma should take a break from the ongoing IPL season in order to remain fresh for the upcoming World Test Championship final. However, Dinesh Lad, Rohit’s childhood coach, has a different view. According to Lad, a break is not the right option for Rohit as he has been striking the ball well.

September 18, 2010. Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha), South Africa. Ravichandran Ashwin had turned 24 the previous day. It had been a great year. Having impressed as part of the Chennai Super Kings set-up in the first season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008, Ashwin had been hopeful of a big leap in 2009. But because of a clash of dates with the Indian general election, the IPL shifted to South Africa, and Ashwin ended up bowling just four overs all season. It was a different story in 2010, as his 13 wickets from 12 games, at a stunning…

Overview What a difference a fortnight can make. When Rajasthan Royals went to Chepauk and won there for the first time since 2008, they sat pretty at the top of the log, while Chennai were bunched in mid-table. Since then, MS Dhoni’s Chennai team have won three on the bounce to jump to the top of the standings, while Rajasthan have followed a terrific win over Gujarat Titans with two losses that have dropped them to third in the standings. Both those defeats were narrow ones, but they revealed chinks that other teams can look to exploit. The opening pair…