Last Updated: 23rd December, 2019 15:33 ISTInd Vs WI: Irfan Pathan Left In Awe Of Kings XI Punjab's Rising Batting SuperstarIrfan Pathan took to Twitter and appreciated Nicholas Pooran's efforts in the ODI series against India. In his tweet, he described Pooran as a ‘special talent’. Written By Aakash Saini India defeated West Indies by 4 wickets at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Sundayto pocket the 3-match series 2-1. Even though the visitors lost both theirlimited-overs seriesin India by identical margins (1-2), West Indiesbatsman Nicholas Pooran managed to impress one and all by delivering consistent performances throughout the tour. For that matter, Indian cricketer-turned-commentator Irfan Pathanwas left in awe upon witnessing Pooran’s multiple blitzkriegsin India.【阅读全文】
In fact, what made it more interesting was that the ball hit the middle of the middle stump as the Pakistani pacer got yet another breakthrough for his side. The ball was bowled at 142 kmph and watching the stump cam footage was more than pleasing to the eyes. The video was posted by Cricket Australia on their official Twitter handle.【阅读全文】
"Even in the red ball format, against South Africa, it was going to be challenging. Once we start travelling, we want to win games and stay on top of the table. "On the match which turned out to be much closer than people would have reckoned, Rohit praised his new opening partner KL Rahul and also Shardul Thakur for getting a pulled six off Sheldon Cottrell while under pressure. "It was a decider, we wanted to win this game. We have always seen it in Cuttack, especially, it's a good batting track. We wanted to make runs upfront. I quite enjoyed Shardul's pull shot, even if it was a top edge."【阅读全文】
''That doesn't look like a very friendly conversation, does it? I am not too sure what started it but hopefully, it will end soon. When Pretorious was on his way out to bat, there was a little bit of a conversation between the captain, the vice-captain and Stuart Broad,''【阅读全文】
Kane Williamson's painful words after World Cup final lossKane Williamson was adjudged Player of the Tournament for having scored 578 runs. However, he would have been much happier had he also got the privilege of holding the World Cup trophy as well. Even though he was seen smiling after a heart-breaking experience, here's what the New Zealand skipper had to say about the infamous overthrow as well as the boundary count rule.【阅读全文】
Mark Waugh calls for a radical changeThe match was being commentated upon by Australian legend Mark Waugh, former England captain Michael Vaughan and cricket commentator Mark Howard. The debate began when the Sydney Thunder were batting in the first innings and batsman Alex Ross took two runs off a ball that clipped his pads. As a reaction to this incident, Waugh proposed the idea that leg-byes should be scrapped from the gentleman's game. Waugh insisted that although the rule has been a part of the game for a very long time, scrapping it makes complete sense. He even jokingly implied that a leg-bye is something that an "ordinary batsman" needed to score runs, back in the 1900s.【阅读全文】
"From the beginning, I got a tag and people started calling me "workhorse", "workhorse". So seniors at that time would tell me that you need to bowl 20 overs and if you even give 60 runs, you will still end up getting three wickets.【阅读全文】
'NADA officials came for random testing'"NADA officials came for random testing. As per our knowledge, they will be randomly selecting one player each from either side. Today, Hyderabad opener Tanmay Agarwal and Delhi opener Kunal Chandela gave their urine samples," a senior DDCA official told PTI today.【阅读全文】
STR vs THU SquadsHere are the squads for the two teams:Adelaide Strikers: Alex Carey (captain/wicketkeeper), Philip Salt, Jake Weatherald, Jonathan Wells, Rashid Khan, Cameron White, Matthew Short, Cameron Valente, Peter Siddle, Wes Agar, Billy Stanlake, Harry Conway, and Harry Nielsen.【阅读全文】
Post the successful Sri Lankan tour, the country's top cricketers Dimuth Karunaratne and Angelo Mathews endorsed the security provided by Pakistan. As the Bangladesh cricket team is scheduled to face Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) isadamant about hosting the series on home soil itself. Will Bangladesh agree?【阅读全文】
He added that he hadn't met any Australian cricketer yet who would like to be rested. Lyonconcludedthat although it washard to play Test cricket but it was pretty rewarding as well andany opportunityto play for Australia meantthe world to its players, even if the match is inconsequential to a series. Australia are ranked secondin the World Test Championship table with 256 points behind table-toppers India, who are at 360 points.【阅读全文】