Author: Parasan
Play each game as if it were your last, and be glad about it rather than unhappy. Virat Kohli discovered it during his lean period with the bat. Kohli failed to strike a single international hundred between November 2019 and September 2022. After breaking the dry spell with his maiden T20I century at the Asia Cup in 2017, he has since scored two hundreds in his previous two ODI innings, the most recent of which came against Sri Lanka in the opening ODI in Guwahati. Desperation doesn’t work, Kohli remarked after winning Player-of-the-Match, “that’s the one thing I’ve learned.” The…
A penny for Dawid Malan’s thoughts as he watched from the sidelines at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in November as a veteran England hitter guided a successful run chase against Pakistan with an unflappable 52 not out of 49 balls. Ben Stokes, the Red Adair of England run-chasers, was, of course, the guy in question. He had been airlifted back into the T20I team after an 18-month exile, and he had once again demonstrated that he has the best temperament for big games. However, Malan’s name should have been all over that match scenario. With a modest target of…
Chris Silverwood, the head coach of Sri Lanka, lamented his team’s bowlers’ lack of composure following their 67-run defeat to India in the opening ODI in Guwahati. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill took the initiative for the hosts with a 143-run partnership in only 19.4 overs after Sri Lanka had put India in after winning the toss. Then, Virat Kohli produced his 45th ODI century to lead India to a formidable 373 for 7. Silverwood said after the game that “clearly, we didn’t get off to the best start.” If I must be brutally honest, I must admit that we…
The second-highest Ranji Trophy score ever was scored by Prithvi Shaw. The opener started the second day of Mumbai’s Group B encounter against Assam in an alarming style, blasting 139 runs off 99 balls before being out for 379. He had an overnight total of 240. But Shaw has now climbed to No. 2 on both of those lists. Shaw passed Swapnil Gugale (351*), Cheteshwar Pujara (352), VVS Laxman (353), Samit Gohel (359*), Vijay Merchant (359*), MV Sridhar (366), and Sanjay Manjrekar on Wednesday to become the eighth hitter to reach 350 in a Ranji inning (377). He was sent…
Abrar Ahmed, a promising Pakistani legspinner, has given up 942 runs in his first four Test matches, more than any other bowler, including six innings in which he scored over 100 runs (in one, he had 5 for 205). He has surpassed the previous Pakistani spinner Abdur Rehman, a left-armer, who in his first four Tests gave up 774 runs and had six lots of 100 or more. Abrar will likely be the first to give up 1000 runs after his fifth match, unless Abrar has a very quiet season. Australian legspinner Arthur Mailey gave up 946 runs after his…
Given Suryakumar Yadav’s success in T20I cricket, supporters have to wonder if he can also succeed in other formats. Gautam Gambhir even tweeted that it was “time to put him in Test cricket” after his scorching century against Sri Lanka in the third Twenty20 International. The two extremes of the sport are tests and T20Is. So let’s meet in the middle, at least for now, in the ODIs. Despite the fact that Suryakumar’s T20I performance warrants a lengthy run in 50-over cricket, this year is World Cup year and India already has more middle-order candidates than there are spaces available.…
Although David Warner agrees that the coach lost several significant parts of the team, he still thinks Cricket Australia made the wrong choice by just giving Justin Langer a six-month contract. The circumstances leading up to and following Langer’s departure as coach last year are a key focus of the second season of The Test documentary, which will be made accessible on Prime Video on Friday. After Cricket Australia voiced worries about Langer’s ferocity at the conclusion of his original four-year contract, Langer left at the end of last summer. A fresh, six-month contract with no possibility of an extension…
Usman Khawaja thinks that Australia will be well-positioned to challenge India next month as they attempt to win a series there for the first time since 2004 because to the steadiness of their Test team. Australia will reveal its lineup on Wednesday, and Khawaja’s opinion is supported by the reality that just a small number of spots, particularly in the batting, are actually in doubt. That change was an unavoidable one brought on by Cameron Green’s broken finger, which forced Matt Renshaw to be recalled in Sydney. With Mitchell Swepson playing in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, a few injuries and…
Lance Klusener has withdrew his candidature to be the next white-ball coach in South Africa. Klusener was one of the six applicants questioned by Cricket South Africa three weeks ago, according to ESPNcricinfo, but he decided to withdraw from the process and focus on T20 franchise duties instead. The SA20 tournament, which begins on Tuesday, is presently being run by Klusener as the head coach of the Durban Super Giants. That leaves Malibongwe Maketa, the current temporary coach, Adrian Birrell, a former national assistant coach, Shukri Conrad, a veteran franchise and under-19 coach, Rob Walter, a former Titans coach, and…
South Africa has successfully launched a franchise T20 tournament after three failed attempts. The SA20, which begins on Tuesday, is not the Global League T20 or the Mzansi Super League. The newest league on the circuit is covered in the following guide. Is it still a T20 tournament if it doesn’t have a T in it? So you’ve noticed this abnormality, ah ha. Well, not only is there no T in this T20 event, but there is also no Premier or League in it. It is thereby starting a whole new name phenomena. In fact, SA20 commissioner Graeme Smith claimed…
Corbin Bosch, a South African all-around player, frequently celebrates victories with an imagined hammer because he is such a great admirer of Thor from the Marvel Universe. In the last year, he has increased the strength of his hitting and now knocks bowlers away like the Marvel superhero does bad guys with Mjolnir. Therefore, it is only natural that Bosch would get the moniker, Thor. During the CPL, Bosch stated, “I adore all their [Marvel] movies and I’m a big fan of their Avengers series and growing up, Thor has been my favorite character. So, when I first arrived at…
Dwaine Pretorius, an all-around player for South Africa, has announced his immediate retirement from international cricket. For the remainder of his career, he declared, “I am changing my concentration to T20 and other shorter forms.” Pretorius participated in 30 T20Is, 27 ODIs, and 3 Test matches while claiming 77 wickets overall. He also participated in two World Cups and held the record for South Africa’s greatest bowling statistics in Twenty20 international matches (5 for 17 against Pakistan). He is one of 16 players with a national CSA contract for 2022–23 that goes until March, and he finishes with a T20I-hitting…
With a seven-wicket victory over Sydney Thunder, Sydney Sixers mainstays Sean Abbott, Moises Henriques, and Jordan Silk helped their team climb to the top of the BBL standings. At Sydney Showground Stadium, the Sixers’ potent bowling attack was led by paceman Abbott, who held Thunder to 133 for eight in their Sydney Smash derby. After four overs, the Sixers were down to 25 for three, but Silk and Henriques, the middle-order pillars, took over the game with an unbroken fourth-wicket partnership of 109 off 75 balls. Silk (59 off 42) and Henriques (53 off 38) showed off their skill by…
On the last day at the SCG, a pair of spinners—but not the two that Australia had hoped for—played the crucial hand. Despite not preserving the follow-on, Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer’s obstinacy prolonged the game for long enough that Australia could not force a conclusion with just 47 overs left to bowl. When play finally started on Saturday, it was always going to be a tough order for the home side to capture 20 wickets in a day and a half, but six wickets at the end of yesterday had boosted optimism. On the last day, they missed four…
Some of the greatest names in international cricket have attended the SA20, including England’s Sam Curran and West Indies’ Alzarri Joseph. On one of the greatest stages of their lives, they will compete against South African domestic cricketers. The league has already received praise from Tabraiz Shamsi for providing players with exposure and opportunities, and as the competition progresses, there will no doubt be many more. Having trouble remembering some of the names? A player to watch from each of the six clubs is included on the following cheat sheet, along with one additional player for good measure. Tristan Stubbs…