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5 Things Rahul Dravid Must Do To Help India Win An ICC Tournament

The first and foremost thing Dravid needs to try and bring in is having multi-format captains. The era of having one captain for all formats is over and India needs to understand this...

5 Changes India Should Make To Their T20 Squad After World Cup

Also, instead of Rohit Sharma, who is already 34, they should groom someone like Shreyas Iyer as a captain...

THE MIXED LEGACY OF RAVI SHASTRI

India did not lose a Test series at home during Shastri’s time as a coach. And while that is an impressive stat, the fact is that most other teams have also been dominant in the last decade at home...

ICC T20 WC 2021, TEAM OF THE SECOND WEEK– WARNER TO LEAD, TWO INDIANS INCLUDED

England opener Jos Buttler has been in terrific form. He smashed a brilliant hundred against Sri Lanka to bail the team out of trouble after a poor start. His century all but assured the team of a place in the semis. He followed it up with a swift 26 against South Africa...

5 Reasons Why Kohli And Shastri Should Be Held Accountable For India's T20 World Cup Disaster

Apart from the poor decision-making, India’s body language left a lot to be desired. Agreed they got tough conditions to bat and bowl in both games but their lack of intent was rather shocking. Neither against Pakistan nor New Zealand, they ever got into a position to attack...

5 Reasons Why Pakistan Is The Most Feared Team In The ICC T20 World Cup

If it has been Afridi and Rauf with the ball, openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan have done an equivalent job with the bat...

HAS IPL REALLY BENEFITED INDIAN CRICKET?

Ironically, India have struggled in the T20 World Cup rather miserably although it is often said that they posses the best T20 league in the world - the Indian Premier League (IPL)...

ICC T20 WORLD CUP 2021: TEAM OF THE FIRST WEEK

Pakistan have been brilliant and so has been their captain Babar Azam. The right-hander batter notched up half-centuries in two of Pakistan’s three matches during the first week...

HOW INDIA CAN STILL QUALIFY FOR THE SEMI-FINALS OF THE T20 WORLD CUP

In case Afghanistan lose to New Zealand, it will be all but curtains for India. Their Kiwis’ other two games would be against Scotland and Namibia...

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Pak Vs Ind: The Major Records Scripted

Indian skipper Virat Kohli finally was in great touch and was the main force for the side with the bat...

T20 World Cup: 3 Changes India Can Make For The Second Match Against New Zealand

If Pandya is going to bat at No. 7, India might as well play Shardul Thakur. He is in fine form, his confidence is at an all-time high. Significantly, he can offer India a bowling option while batting at the position...

India And Pakistan, Can We Keep Religion Out Of Cricket, Please?

Another shocker came from none other than Pakistan legend Waqar Younis. During a discussion, he stated that Mohammad Rizwan offering Namaz on the ground surrounded by Muslims was really something very special for him...

5 Players Who Could Lead The Lucknow Franchise

Being a UP boy, Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) ‘Chinna Thala’ Suresh Raina is among the front runners to be named captain of the Lucknow franchise...

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5 PLAYERS WHO COULD LEAD THE AHMEDABAD FRANCHISE

Being a Gujarat boy, Team India allrounder Ravindra Jadeja is one of the front-runners to captain the Ahmedabad franchise...

WHY VARUN CHAKRAVARTHY AND AXAR PATEL COULD BE INDIA'S TRUMP CARDS AT T20 WORLD CUP

They have made the ball spin and talk. There has been enough on offer for the slow bowlers and both the KKR leggie and the DC left-arm spinner have exploited the conditions to the hilt...

ICC T20 World Cup: From Irfan To Samuels, Analysing Man Of The Match Winners In Finals

The 2009 World T20 saw Pakistan reach the final once again as they went on to win this time around...

T20 World Cup 2021: Leading T20I Wicket-Taker Of Each Team That Has Qualified Directly For The Super12

Pace bowler Tim Southee is the leading New Zealand wicket-taker among players from the country who are taking part in this year’s T20 World Cup. Southee is one short of 100 T20I scalps...

LARGEST VICTORIES RECORDED IN THE ICC T20 WORLD CUP

The largest victory in terms of runs has been scripted by Sri Lanka in the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup in 2007. They overcame Kenya by a staggering 172 runs in Johannesburg.

T20 WORLD CUP 2021: LEADING T20I RUN-SCORER OF EACH TEAM THAT HAS QUALIFIED DIRECTLY FOR THE SUPER 12

Indian captain Virat Kohli is the leading runscorer for the team in T20Is. He has played 90 matches in which he has smashed 3159 runs at a strike rate of 139.04 with 28 fifties...

ICC T20 WORLD CUP: PRESENTING THE MAN OF THE TOURNAMENT AWARDEES FROM 2007-2016

The 2007 edition of the ICC T20 World Cup was won by MS Dhoni-led India, beating Pakistan in a thrilling contest in the finale. Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi won the Man of the Tournament award, claiming 12 wickets in total at 15.66...

MS Dhoni The King Of Tough Times

The biggest quality of Dhoni the skipper over the years has been his ability to remain extremely calm and composed under pressure. Although he may be feeling it inside, Dhoni is very good at hiding it...

5 Reasons Which Led To CSK's Win In IPL 2021

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Faf du Plessis were one of the chief factors why CSK lifted the IPL 2021 crown...

ICC T20 World Cup: Records You May Not Know About

The highest match aggregate in a T20 World Cup clash is 459 runs in a match between England and South Africa in Mumbai during the 2016 edition. South Africa batted first and posted a mammoth 229 for 4...

ICC T20 WORLD CUP: ENGLAND TO INDIA, TOP 4 CONTENDERS FOR THE TITLE

2010 champions England will be among the top contenders to win the T20 World Cup crown. The defending champions in the 50-over edition, England will be missing some of their key players like Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer...

T20 WORLD CUP 2021: PAKISTAN TO SOUTH AFRICA, ANALYSING CHANCES OF THE FOUR DARK HORSES

In captain Babar Azam, they have one of the finest batters of the current era. If he gets going, Azam can single-handedly win games for Pakistan. Mohammad Rizwan has been highly impressive in recent times...

10 BEST KNOCKS WITNESSED IN THE IPL 2021 LEAGUE STAGE

IPL's most consistent batter over the last few seasons - KL Rahul's name just needed to belong to this list...

4 Changes India Can Make To Their T20 World Cup

His obvious talent notwithstanding, Ishan Kishan’s selection over Shikhar Dhawan after a couple of good performances is a clear case of jumping the gun. Kishan played a memorable innings on his international debut but his shortcomings have been evident after that...

Umran Malik: 5 Facts About India's Latest Pace Sensation

The 21-year-old tearaway pacer is only the fourth player from J&K to feature in the IPL. Before him, Parvez Rasool, Rasikh Salam and Abdul Samad featured from Jammu and Kashmir in the IPL...