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Lokesh Rahul, in full Kannur Lokesh Rahul (born on 18 April 1992 in Mangalore, Karnataka) is a right-hand Indian batter. Rahul has been a crucial member of the national side for a couple of years, especially in white-ball cricket. His ability to score fast and keep wickets in time...

Born 3 December 1982 in Jodhpur of Rajasthan, Mithali Raj is an Indian right-hand batter. Presently, she is the captain of Indian Women’s Cricket team in Tests and ODIs. She is often considered as one of the best women cricketers in the world who took Women cricket to the...

A 37-year-old South African professional cricketer, Francois du Plessis is considered to be one of the world’s best players in the International cricket fraternity. Fondly known with two nick names “Faf” and “The Marathon Man”, this right-handed batsman is known for his best fielding techniques.His services as a cricketer...

Shreyas Iyer, who belongs to Chembur, Mumbai, was born on 6 December 1994. He is a right-handed middle-order batter. Iyer has managed his position in the Indian squad for some time by giving some decent performances. He had captained Delhi’s team in the Indian Premier League and has been...

Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah (born on 6 December 1993 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat) is a right-arm fast bowler who can bowl consistently at 140-145 kmph. Jasprit is often considered as India’s best fast bowler in recent times. He was the first Asian bowler to take 5 wicket haul in Australia, England,...

Grace dominated the sport during his career during the 19th century as a right-handed batter and bowler. His technological breakthroughs and huge clout left an indelible mark. He was a superb all-rounder who excelled at all three fundamental abilities of batting, bowling, and fielding, but he is most known...

There is only one simple and straight forward answer to this million dollar question which James Anderson once revealed in an interview. Here in this article, we will closely look and understand why James Anderson never played in IPL. Popularly known as Jimmy, is considered to be as one of...

After a grand welcome to Cricket Connected, Star Sports initiates a new show ‘Cricket Connected: Chats that will help people to engage with their favorite stars. It will begin with Rohit Sharma’s interview on 13th May. In the interview, he said that since he injured his finger, he unable...

Rashid Khan was born on 20 September 1998 in Nangahar, Afghanistan. He is recognized with the name Rashid Arman Khan. Rashid Khan is an Afghan right-hand leg-break bowler. He is also an effective batter in the lower middle order for his team. Rashid Khan has been a constant and...

On 2nd March, Mahendra Singh Dhoni will start his training to perform in the Indian Premier League 13th edition. There has been never-ending discussion on his career since last year’s ODI World Cup. Dhoni has led India to two world titles. Now he will start his training at the MA...

Jhulan Nishit Goswami was born on November 25, 1982, in Chakdaha of West Bengal. She is a right-arm medium-fast bowler. Presently, she is serving as the lead pace bowler in the Indian team. Jhulan has been spearheading India’s women's bowling attack for more than 17 years and is still...

Mohammad Siraj, born on 13 March 1994 in Hyderabad, India, is a right-arm medium-fast Indian bowler. Siraj is known for being lethal with his yorkers in the slog overs in the past few years. For quite some time now he has been a part of the Indian squad in...

Kohli Is Aware Of What Went Wrong In the Test Series: On the fourth morning of the Wellington Test, New Zealand has defeated India by ten wickets to go 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series. This defeat is India’s first loss in the Test format since the World Test...

Abhishek Sharma was born on 4 September 2000 in Amritsar, Punjab, India. Abhishek is a young Indian allrounder who can bat in the middle overs as well as can open the innings. He is a left-hand batter and bowls left-arm orthodox spin. The young lad came into the limelight...

A good batter is generally considered great when they hit the 10000 runs mark in the format. Sunny Gavaskar was the first cricketer to reach 10000 runs in Test cricket. There have been many entrants to the club in the longest format since then. The number of players who...

Aiden Kyle Markram, famously known as Aiden Markram was born in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa on 4 October 1994. Aiden Markram is a right-hand South African batter who plays all formats of cricket for the national side. Markram has been an important member of the South-African squad for the...

Glenn Maxwell in full, Glenn James Maxwell (born on 14 October 1988 in Kew, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian allrounder who can bat in the middle order as well as can bowl some crucial overs with his spin bowling. Maxwell has played all the three formats of the game...

Harmanpreet Kaur, the T20 captain of the Indian team was ready to take part in her fourth Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) when BCCI declared the final dates of its T20 Women’s Challenge to be taken place in first week of November in the UAE. The two tournaments are...

A Tribute To Sachin's Achievements: Sachin Tendulkar, who retired from international cricket in 2013, continues to be one of the most beloved and admired batsmen in the world. Former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq posted a video on YouTube when India celebrated the anniversary of Sachin's splendid knock which made him the...

A Punjab-born Right-handed Batsman, Shubman Gill is one of the brightest young talents for India who is often seen as the future of Indian cricket. Gill was the vice-captain of the Indian team in the Under-19 World Cup in 2018 and emerged as the player of the tournament. Shubman...

Kusal Mendis Biography: Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis popularly known as Kusal Mendis was born in Moratuwa on 2 February 1995. Kusal Mendis is a Sri-Lankan right hand batter who has been a part of Sri Lankan team in all the formats of cricket from past 5-6 years. Kusal Mendis...

Alex Tyson Carey, popularly known as Alex Carey was born in Loxton, South Australia on 27 August 1991. Alex Carey is an Australia left-hand wicketkeeper batter who is the part of the Australian squad for the past couple of years in all three formats of cricket. Alex Carey has...

David Warner (born on 27 October 1986 in Paddington, Sydney, Australia) is an Australian left-hand opening batter. Warner has been a crucial member of the Australian squad in all three formats of the game for almost the past 10 years. He is often considered one of the best left-hand...

Suryakumar Yadav Biography Suryakumar Ashok Yadav, popularly known as SKI was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India on 14 September 1990. Suryakumar Yadav is an Indian right-hand batter who has been a part of the Indian ODI and T20I squad for the past 1 year. However, he has a lot of...

Jos Buttler in full, Jos Charles Buttler (born on 8 September 1990 in Taunton, Somerset, England) is an English right-hand wicketkeeper batter. Jos has been a crucial member of the England team in all three formats of Cricket for almost the past 10 years now. He is also the...

Wanindu Hasaranga Biography: Wanindu Hasaranga was born on 29 July 1997 in Galle, Sri Lanka. He is famously known as Pinnaduwage Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva. He is a Sri Lankan right-arm leg-break bowler. This southpaw also bats well in the lower middle order. Since his debut in T20Is in...