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“Job Easier If Dhoni Wasn’t Around”: Ex India Star Slams CSK’s Captaincy Change | Cricket News

MS Dhoni and Ruturaj Gaikwad in CSK camp© PTIWith Ruturaj Gaikwad taking over the captaincy at Chennai Super Kings, MS Dhoni's reign as the franchise's leader comes to an end before the start of the IPL 2024 season. Dhoni decided to relinquish the responsibility while still being around as a player, hoping to remain available to Gaikwad on the field whenever the new captain feels the need for consultation. But, former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer feels the job would've been easier for Gaikwad had Dhoni left the team completely.Questioning the timing of Dhoni's decision to quit captaincy, Jaffer said that the move would've made more sense if Dhoni had quit the IPL entirely."No, I don't think so. I think it would have made more sense if MS Dhoni was not around. He had retired and he was n...
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“Virat Kohli Watching From Home”: Ex-India Star’s Hilarious Post After Rohit Sharma And Co. Crush England | Cricket News

India blew England away inside three days in the fifth and final Test, winning by an innings and 64 runs at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Saturday. The hosts were bowled out for 477 early on Day 3, but the damage had already been done. England had a 259-run deficit in front of them and the visitors crumbled to a crushing defeat moments before the scheduled time for Tea. Ravichandran Ashwin claimed his 36th five-wicket haul as England were bowled out for 195.India came out to field without captain Rohit Sharma on Day 3. He did not take to the field due to a stiff back, with pacer Jasprit Bumrah taking charge as skipper of the team.Despite Rohit's absence, there was no lack of aggression from the Indian players. One of the incidents that went viral was Jonny Bairstow's spat with Shubm...
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Demotion For Rohit Sharma? Ex-India Star Picks New Opening Combo For 2nd Test Against England | Cricket News

Former India batter Wasim Jaffer has come up with an interesting suggestion for the Rohit Sharma and Co. after a narrow defeat to England in the first Test in Hyderabad. With the second Test starting in Vizag on Friday, Jaffer feels captain Rohit should bat at no. 3, instead of youngster Shubman Gill, who is going through a lean patch after being demoted down the order. Gill struggled in both innings in Hyderabad and got dismissed by spinners. Jaffer feels Rohit should demote himself to no. 3 and allow to Gill to open with Yashasvi Jaiswal. He backed his claim by saying that Rohit is be...
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“As Successful As Pat Cummins’ 2023”: Ex India Opener’s New Year Wish Is Unique To The Core | Cricket News

Known for his hilarious out-of-the-box humor on social media, former India opening batter Wasim Jaffer on Monday wished fans a happy New Year 2024. Jaffer, who has now donned the hat of a cricket pundit, played 31 Tests for India during his career, scoring 1944 runs with the help of five hundreds and 11 half-centuries. As the world celebrated New Year 2024 on Monday, Jaffer came up with a hilarious wish for the fans. Taking to X (following Twitter), Jaffer hoped that people will have a 2024 similar to Australia captain Pat Cummins' 2023."Happy new year everyone! May your 2024 be as successful as Pat Cummins' 2023," Jaffer posted on X.Happy new year everyone! May your 2024 be as successful as Pat Cummins' 2023 #HappyNewYear2024— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) January 1, 2024Notably, Cummi...
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“Surprised That Mumbai Indians Has Moved From Rohit Sharma”: Ex-India Star’s Explosive Take | Cricket News

File photo of Rohit Sharma© BCCIFormer Indian cricket team opener Wasim Jaffer was surprised by Mumbai Indians' decision to appoint Hardik Pandya as the skipper ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season. Hardik's appointment meant that Rohit Sharma's ten-year tenure as MI captain came to an end. During the tenure, Rohit guided them to five IPL titles - the joint most by any captain. In a recent interaction, Jaffer said that it was surprising how quickly MI moved on from Rohit following Hardik's return to the franchise and also wondered whether Rohit was informed about this move beforehand."I'm surprised that MI has moved from Rohit Sharma so early. It happened so quickly, I'm also a little surprised. When they did the trade, it was probably communicated to Hardik that he was ...
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“Not Encouraging All-Rounders To Bowl”: Wasim Jaffer On IPL’s Impact Player Rule | Cricket News

File image of Wasim Jaffer© BCCIFormer India batter Wasim Jaffer said on Sunday that the Indian Premier League (IPL) needs to take away the 'Impact Player' rule since it is not encouraging all-rounders to bowl and their lack of bowling is a lack of concern for Indian cricket. Wasim took to 'X' to express his concerns about how 'impact player' rule has halted the bowling and overall development of all-rounders. "I think IPL needs to take away the impact player rule, as it's not encouraging the all-rounders to bowl much and lack of ARs and batters not bowling is a major area of concern for Indian cricket. Thoughts? #IPL2024 #iplauction2024," said Jaffer.As per the impact player rule, any franchise during the course of the match, can substitute a member of the playing eleven from anyone ou...
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Cricket World Cup – In Final “Hope Rohit Sharma Does…”: Ex-India Star Hits Back At ‘Baseless’ Coin Toss Theorists | Cricket News

Cricket World Cup: File image of Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma© TwitterThe Indian cricket team will get down to action in its most important match in the last few years in the Cricket World Cup final in Ahmedabad on Sunday. The Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team will face five-time champions with an eye on a third ODI World Cup title. It Rohit Sharma lead the Indian cricket team to a win in the title clash, he will be the third India skipper to win the ODI Cricket World Cup after Kapil Dev and MS Dhoni. India have been unbeaten at the Cricket World Cup so far with a 10-match winning steak.While the Indian cricket team's on-field display has been smooth, there have been a couple of conspiracy theories regarding their results. Ahead of the India vs New Zealand Cricket World C...
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Cricket World Cup 2023: Ex-India Star’s WWE-Inspired Tribute To Glenn Maxwell Sets Internet On Fire | Cricket News

It was a special knock from Australian cricket team all-rounder Glenn Maxwell as he scored an unbeaten 201 to guide his side to victory against Afghanistan on Tuesday. The victory guaranteed Australia's spot in the Cricket World Cup 2023 semifinals and both fans and experts were left in awe of the explosive batting on display by Maxwell. Former Indian cricket team opener Wasim Jaffer took to social media to pay a WWE-inspired tribute to the Australia batter with a meme featuring The Undertaker. The meme went viral quickly on social media with users coming up with their own hilarious replies to Jaffer's post.At 91-7, chasing 292, Australia were all set to join title-holders England, 1996 champions Pakistan and 1992 winners Sri Lanka as yet another notable Afghanistan scalp at this World ...
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Michael Vaughan, Wasim Jaffer’s Hilarious Social Media Banter Over “7.75 Average” At Wankhede Stadium | Cricket News

File photo of Wasim Jaffer and Michael Vaughan.© X (formerly Twitter)Former India opener Wasim Jaffer and ex-England captain Michael Vaughan are among the personalities who are highly active on social media. Since both of them are humorous, the former players are enjoying a really good post-retirement time on social media. The two cross paths with each other quite often on the platform and their hilarious banters are the ones to watch. On Friday, Vaughan tried to troll Jaffer by highlighting the India batter's poor average at Wankhede Stadium but in return, the Mumbaikar took a dig at him with a solid response."So good to be at the Wankhede yesterday .. The best batting surface in #India .. As a local boy @WasimJaffer14 averaged an astounding 7.75 in Test cricket at such a iconic cricke...
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“England Can Still Qualify”: Wasim Jaffer Pokes Michael Vaughan, Hilariously Mocks Defending Champions | Cricket News

File image of Wasim Jaffer© BCCIFormer India opener Wasim Jaffer took a hilarious jibe at former England skipper Michael Vaughan after the hosts defeated the defending champions in their ODI World Cup 2023 match on Sunday. Asked to bat first, the Rohit Sharma-led posted a total of 229/9 in 50 overs. Later, pacers Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah joined hands and helped India to bundle out England for 129, registering a win by 100 runs. With this win, Team India has got six victories in as many matches and taken the top spot on the points. England, on the other hand, are at the bottom of the table with only one win out of six matches.Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Jaffer tagged Vaughan is his post, where he wrote that England can still fight for a place in the Champions Trophy 2025.Che...