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Ace South African pacer Dale Steyn has released an official apology for the statements he made regarding the Indian Premier League. On Tuesday, 37-year-old Dale Steyn stated that leagues like PSL are more rewarding than IPL. Nevertheless, Dale Steyn came forward and cleared his intentions via a Tweet. He stated...

Gautam Gambhir believes that legendary Indian spinners Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh would have propelled exceptionally well in the pitches being used in modern cricket. “Yes, wickets are different today but DRS today plays a huge role. Had there been DRS when Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh was bowling, Kumble...

After getting picked up by RCB for his base price of 20 lakh rupees, The first thing Sachin Baby saw after the bid was the message from Virat Kohli. “He messaged me, ‘Welcome back to RCB.’ I cannot tell how blessed and grateful I feel to be part of...

Ace Indian all-rounder Yusuf Pathan has announced his retirement from all formats of cricket. 38-year-old Pathan announced the following news on his social media accounts. Pathan wrote  "I thank my family, friends, fans, teams, coaches and the whole country wholeheartedly for all the support and love," along with his...

Axar Patel revealed the reason behind his perfect arm ball deliveries. Axar Patel, in a post-match interview, said “I have learnt the arm ball myself. I worked with Venkat Sir (Venkatapathy Raju) at the NCA to master this delivery. I was a fast bowler in the early days of...

During the third Test between India and England, an Indian fan broke all the barriers to enter the ground during the play. He was rushing towards Virat Kohli in a hope of getting a close look at his hero. However, the 32-year-old Indian skipper spotted the spectator rushing towards...

India’s legendary southpaw Gautam Gambhir feels that it is very unfortunate that Ashwin can not find a place for himself in the limited-overs squad. The 39-year-old, in a conversation on Star Sports’ Cricket Connected chat show, said “Someone who is coming close to taking 400 wickets and the same time...

Shakib Al Hasan has seemingly upset the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board with his request to feature in the IPL instead of Bangladesh. BCB's president Nazmul Hassan is 'disappointed' with Shakib's lack of motivation to represent his country in the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka. "We will enter...

Speaking on Star Sports, two-time IPL winning skipper Gautam Gambhir explained that CSK them requiring a complete overhaul. The former Kolkata Knight Riders skipper was happy with CSK’s strategy as he said that it was the best auction the franchise has had till now. Gambhir also opined that this...

Former Australian skipper Michael Clarke feels that Steve Smith might not feature in this year's IPL. "I know his T20 performances haven't been as good as he would have liked – last year's IPL he wasn't great. I'm very surprised he has gone for the amount of money he...

Glenn Maxwell was undoubtedly going to be the toast of IPL 2021 auctions. Even though he didn’t have a great IPL 2020 franchisees were still interested in him. Maxwell had set his base price to INR 2 crores while his fees last year with Kings XI Punjab was INR...

Rajasthan Royals have broken their bank for 33-year-old South African international Chris Morris in the on-going IPL auction. The Rajasthan-based franchise purchased the all-rounder for a sum of 16.25 crore, making him the highest sold player in IPL 2021 auction so far. Chris Morris was released by the Royal...

Michael Vaughan stated that one Test is not enough to call Rishabh Pant a good wicketkeeper. “I will be honest. I think the biggest positive for the Indian team for Rishabh’s keeping. I think that had been a massive question mark over the Indian team,” Vaughan told Cricbuzz. “We know...

Ace Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh has found himself in the middle of a police complaint for a statement he passed on 8 months ago. In June 2020, while indulging in a conversation with Rohit Sharma on Instagram live, Yuvraj Singh facing arrest used the word ‘Bhangi’ while describing the...

England skipper Joe Root stated that his decision to opt the out of IPL 2021 auction was a tough call for him for the third consecutive year. He explained that he took the call keeping in mind the packed year of national cricket for England as he doesn’t wish...

Indian cricketing sensation Shreyas Iyer recently uploaded an Instagram post where he can be seen dancing with his Indian teammate’s Yuzvendra Chahal’s wife Dhanashree Chahal. Both Iyer and Dhanashree are complementing each other quite well in the video. Fans of Shreyas Iyer are seemingly going gaga over his dancing...

Former Indian pace bowler Ashish Nehra believes that Virat Kohli is going to make a strong comeback in the second Test against England. Virat Kohli has, now, lost four consecutive Test games as India’s captain. “You are talking about one or two centuries, I would say when India wins...

Indian skipper Virat Kohli backed Ajinkya Rahane, who was seen struggling against England in the first Test match. Virat Kohli, while talking about Rahane, said “I’ve said this many times in the past as well – along with Pujara, he is our most important Test batsman and he is...

England ended up giving India a total of 420 runs to win which the Indians failed miserably to chase. Root, in his post-match interview, stated that he didn’t want to leave any loose ends for the Indian batsmen to thrive on. Root was seemingly scared to lose the game...

Indian ace pace bowler Ishant Sharma on Monday became the sixth Indian and the third pacer from the country to take 300 wickets in Test cricket, joining legendary former India captains Kapil Dev and Anil Kumble after a "roller-coaster" ride. The 32-year-old Indian veteran reached the feat during the...

Indian southpaw Rishabh Pant is winning hearts on and off the pitch. The 23-year-old Indian wicketkeeper has decided to donate his match fees towards the on-going rescue operation in Uttarakhand. Recently, a glacier broke off at Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday. This led to an outburst of...

India's legendary spinning mastermind Harbhajan Singh has finally disclosed the reason behind his decision to opt-out of the CSK’s squad in IPL 2020. Harbhajan Singh stated that he wanted to stay with his family following the COVID-19 outbreak all over the world. He prioritised his family first and decided...

Indian star all-rounder Hardik Pandya was last seen in the ‘Men in Blue’ squad for their white-ball games against Australia in 2020. Hardik Pandya made it to India’s playing XI as a pure batter because of his lower-back injuries. Fans were thrilled after Virat Kohli tossed the ball to the...

Former Indian Test specialist VVS Laxman was in all praise for Shubman Gill after his stunning debut for India against Australia Down Under. The veteran cricketer reckons that the current Indian opening batsman has a bright future in all formats of the game. India were in a search of...

Indian skipper Virat Kohli does not regret missing the last three Test games against Australia in the recently conducted 'Border Gavaskar' trophy. Virat Kohli was not the part of the Indian side who came victorious against the mighty Australians in the four-match Test series. The 32-year-old did feature in...

On Tuesday, veteran pacer Ashok Dinda announced his retirement from all formats of the game. In a career spanning over 15 years, Dinda picked a total of 420 wickets in 116 first-class matches. Recently, Dinda played three games for his new team Goa in the T20 Syed Mushtaq Ali...