Category: Cricket

Indian captain Virat Kolhi was on Wednesday named Wisden’s Leading Cricketer in the World for 2016, adding another feather to his already crowded cap. Kohli amassed 1215 Test runs at a stupendous average of 75.93 last year. Ten ODI appearances fetched him 739 runs at 92.37, while he scored 641 T20 International runs at 106.83. Only six batsmen have ever […]

Delhi Daredevils received a severe blow ahead of the tenth edition of the Indian Premier League with Shreyas Iyer getting ruled out of the initial few matches with chicken pox. With two big names Quinton de Kock and JP Duminy already not available, Daredevils’ top order has been weakened now with this latest setback. Iyer was bought by the franchise […]

Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson will stand in as captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the initial stages of Indian Premier League 2017. Watson will skipper RCB until Virat Kohli, the regular captain, makes a full recovery from a shoulder injury sustained during the recently-concluded Test series against Australia. Watson, a two-time recipient of the player of the tournament […]

The upcoming Indian Premier League is not only about entertainment but it also carries a bundle of hopes for out-of-favour all-rounder Yusuf Pathan, who is eying a comeback into the national team through the T20 event. The 34-year-old Pathan is out of Indian team for more than five years now. “The brand of cricket I’ve played so far, my only […]

Derbyshire appointed West Indies legend Michael Holding as their new president at the club’s annual general meeting on Thursday (March 30). The fearsome former pacer took 249 Test wickets for West Indies and another 224 for Derbyshire during his six-year stint with the club in the 1980s. “It is a great honour to be asked to be president of Derbyshire […]

A B de Villiers is likely to lead Royal Challengers Bangalore in the initial phase of Indian Premier League 10 in case Virat Kohli fails to recover from a shoulder injury. Another bad news for RCB could be KL Rahul’s unavailability, also due to a shoulder injury. Team sources said the India opener will soon be travelling to London to […]