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India vs Sri Lanka – “I Have Not…”: Rohit Sharma Opens Up On T20I Future Amid Speculation | Cricket News
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India vs Sri Lanka – “I Have Not…”: Rohit Sharma Opens Up On T20I Future Amid Speculation | Cricket News

[ad_1] File photo of Rohit Sharma.© TwitterRohit Sharma missed the just-concluded T20I series against Sri Lanka with Hardik Pandya being named the captain. It led to the speculation that going forward Rohit might lead only in ODIs and Tests in what seemed to be a transitional phase for Indian cricket. However, the 35-year-old India captain has now cleared the air over his T20I future ahead of the ODI series against Sri Lanka, starting on Tuesday. He has said that he has "not decided to give up" in the format."Firstly, it is not possible to play back-to-back matches. You need to give them (all format players) enough break. I definitely fall in that as well. We have three T20Is against New Zealand. We will see what happens after IPL. I have not decided to give up the format," Rohit told me...
IPL Retention: Full List Of Players Retained And Released By Mumbai Indians | Cricket News
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IPL Retention: Full List Of Players Retained And Released By Mumbai Indians | Cricket News

[ad_1] Five-time champions Mumbai Indians have announced the list of players released and retained ahead of IPL 2023. The side, which finished at the bottom spot in the 10-team table last year, will look for a better performance this season. It is worth noting that November 15 was the deadline day for all the 10 IPL teams to submit the list of the players they are going ahead with, in the tournament. It is worth noting that a mini-auction ahead of the 16th edition of the tournament will be held on December 23 in Kochi.Days before, Mumbai Indians had also announced the trading of Jason Behrendorff from Royal Challengers Bangalore. On the other hand, Kieron Pollard announced his retirement from IPL and was appointed as the batting coach of the team on Tuesday.List of Retained Players by Mu...
Can Rishabh Pant Play In Place Of KL Rahul Against South Africa As Opener? Batting Coach Answers | Cricket News
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Can Rishabh Pant Play In Place Of KL Rahul Against South Africa As Opener? Batting Coach Answers | Cricket News

[ad_1] Right-handed batter and current Team India vice-captain KL Rahul has been out of form in the ongoing T20 World Cup as he has recorded scores of 4 and 9 against Pakistan and Netherlands. Rahul has found going tough at the top of the order and he has not been able to rotate strike freely as well. There have been calls for trying out Rishabh Pant at the top of the order, considering is currently warming the bench as Dinesh Karthik is being preferred ahead of him as the wicketkeeper.India batting coach Vikram Rathour addressed a press conference on Saturday ahead of the game against South Africa, and he was asked whether Rishabh Pant can be tried out as an opener instead of KL Rahul.Replying to the question, Rathour said: "No, we're not really thinking that. Two games, I don't think t...
Rohit Sharma Backs Bhuvneshwar Kumar As India Look To Fix T20 Bowling | Cricket News
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Rohit Sharma Backs Bhuvneshwar Kumar As India Look To Fix T20 Bowling | Cricket News

[ad_1] Improving India's bowling remains the team's focus ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup next month, skipper Rohit Sharma has said, adding that he backs seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar to come out of a recent slump. India went past Aaron Finch's Australia by six wickets to clinch the three-match T20 series 2-1, and now host South Africa for a white-ball series starting Wednesday. The team's batsmen, including Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav, have been in good form and shared a 104-run partnership to secure victory on Sunday, but the final-overs bowling has been a cause of worry.Kumar, once a champion of choking runs in the final overs of a T20 match, has been expensive lately. He leaked 21 runs in the 18th over in the series-decider, with Tim David hitting him for two sixes and a four."We kno...
IPL: Mumbai Indians Appoint Former South Africa Wicketkeeper Mark Boucher As New Head Coach | Cricket News
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IPL: Mumbai Indians Appoint Former South Africa Wicketkeeper Mark Boucher As New Head Coach | Cricket News

[ad_1] File photo of Mark Boucher© TwitterMumbai Indians on Friday confirmed the appointment of former South Africa wicketkeeper-batter Mark Boucher as their new head coach, starting with Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. Earlier this week, Cricket South Africa (CSA) had confirmed that Boucher would step down as the head coach of the men's senior team after the upcoming T20 World Cup slated to be played in October-November in Australia.Boucher has had a long and illustrious career as a wicket-keeper, batsman and holds the record for the most Test dismissals by a wicket-keeper. Post-retirement he took over as coach for Titans, a top-level cricket franchise in South Africa, and led them to five domestic titles.In 2019, Cricket South Africa appointed Mark Boucher as the head coach where he ...
Dinesh Karthik: The Ultimate Story Of Perseverance And Determination | Cricket News
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Dinesh Karthik: The Ultimate Story Of Perseverance And Determination | Cricket News

[ad_1] "Dreams do come true," tweeted wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik on Monday, shortly after he was named in India's T20 World Cup squad, and rightly so. Leave aside the T20 World Cup squad, if someone would have said in 2021 that Dinesh Karthik would be making a comeback to the national side, no one would have probably believed that. But it is a testament to Karthik's perseverance, determination, and grit that the 37-year-old veteran has managed to get his name in the India squad that will fly down to Australia to try and win the T20 World Cup for the second time.It is important to note that Karthik was doing commentary in the UK last year during the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton. Now, it is not common for a cricketer who...
Virat Kohli Trains Wearing High-Altitude Mask Ahead of Clash vs Pakistan. See Pics | Cricket News
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Virat Kohli Trains Wearing High-Altitude Mask Ahead of Clash vs Pakistan. See Pics | Cricket News

[ad_1] Virat Kohli training ahead of Super 4s clash vs Pakistan© TwitterAhead of the high-octane Super 4s clash against Pakistan at the ongoing Asia Cup 2022, star India batter Virat Kohli was seen sweating it out along with his teammates in Dubai, wearing a high-altitude mask during his training. Virat was captured running on the ground while wearing a high-altitude mask.@imVkohli Wearing A Mask During the Practice Session Before The Sunday's Match: @xtratimeindia #ViratKohli #AsiaCup pic.twitter.com/CfQZsr1E89— virat_kohli_18_club (@KohliSensation) September 2, 2022Virat Kohli has been under a lot of scrutiny for his batting form this year. Since his last international century over a thousand days back, Kohli has represented India in 70 matches and scored 2,648 runs across 84 innings a...