Gautam Gambhir, who led the Kolkata Knight Riders with distinction to two title wins, returns to the franchise as he has been signed as mentor, joining head coach Chandrakant Pandit as part of the support staff. As a player, Gambhir was one of KKR's most fruitful signings between 2011 and 2017, as the Knight Riders won two IPL titles (2012 and 2014), and regularly qualified for the playoffs, and even made the final of the Champions league in 2014. "I am not...
Two countries that competed for cricket's greatest trophy four days ago will be back on the field to play some more. Agreed, it's in a different cricket format in an entirely different setting on the East Coast of India. Agreed, it's a largely different set of players, with only nine here out of the 30 who were at the World Cup final. Agreed, it's a different broadcaster who will be bringing the pictures live. But, in the end, the same...
Not in that creepy Alanis Morrissette way, thank you India. For the warmth, the kindness, the humanity, the passion, the obsession, the colour, the chaos, the cricket and the food. In particular the dosa. Oh, the dosa. Invariably the men's World Cup is a jamboree. If it's in India, stand back and watch the party explode like a supernova in the sky. Except you cannot stand back if you collide with a World Cup in India. India will not allow that....
Gautam Gambhir, who led the Kolkata Knight Riders with distinction to two title wins, returns to the franchise as he has been signed as mentor, joining head coach Chandrakant Pandit as part of the support staff. As a player, Gambhir was one of KKR's most fruitful signings between 2011 and 2017, as the Knight Riders won two IPL titles (2012 and 2014), and regularly qualified for the playoffs, and even made the final of the Champions league in 2014. "I am not...
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has introduced a penalty system for overs bowled late. The bowling team will be given 60 seconds between overs and the batting side will have an addition of five runs to the total if such a delay happens thrice in an innings. The decision, taken at the ICC Board meeting in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, will come into effect on an experimental basis from December to April next year, and will be applicable to men's ODI and...
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has moved the Under-19 World Cup to South Africa from Sri Lanka. The decision has been taken by the ICC Board in view of the administrative uncertainty in Sri Lanka Cricket. The ICC held its Board meeting in Ahmedabad on Tuesday (November 21). After detailed deliberations, the Board has decided to uphold the November 10 decision to suspend the SLC. The Board said that while cricket involving the island team will continue uninterrupted, the suspension, however,...
Former cricketers Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal have been appointed as the fast bowling coach and spin bowling coach respectively for the Pakistan men's cricket team. The duo will join the dressing room for their first assignment - the Test series against Australia between December 14, 2023 and January 7, 2024, and the T20I series against New Zealand from January 12 to 21, 2024. Gul previously served as the bowling coach for the Pakistan Men's Team for the three-match T20I series...
As Australia finished their practice session on the eve of the World Cup final at around 4.30 pm on Saturday (November 18), there was one Indian occupying the think-tank's attention more than anyone else. No, it wasn't Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma. It wasn't even the deadly pace duo of Jasprit Bumrah or Mohammed Shami. The opposition player being discussed the most instead was Shreyas Iyer. The Mumbai right-hander was coming off back-to-back centuries against the Netherlands and then New Zealand...
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has moved the Under-19 World Cup to South Africa from Sri Lanka. The decision has been taken by the ICC Board in view of the administrative uncertainty in Sri Lanka Cricket. The ICC held its Board meeting in Ahmedabad on Tuesday (November 21). After detailed deliberations, the Board has decided to uphold the November 10 decision to suspend the SLC. The Board said that while cricket involving the island team will continue uninterrupted, the suspension, however,...
After India dominated on all fronts in their run to the final with 10 straight wins, it was Australia who eventually halted their run, registering a clinical six-wicket win in Ahmedabad on Sunday, November 19, to bag their record sixth title, with Travis Head headlining the record books. Here are all the major records from the run-filled Cricket World Cup 2023: 1 - This was the first time in World Cup history that every team won at least two matches in a single edition. Bangladesh, Sri...
