Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Squad Analysis 2023

Author: Shreyas
14 Mar 2023 20:00:33
single

KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS (KKR) SQUAD ANALYSIS:

1) IPL PERFORMANCE OVER THE YEARS

(i) Results

2008 - 6th
2009 - 8th
2010 - 6th
2011 - 4th
2012 - Champions
2013 - 7th
2014 - Champions
2015 - 5th
2016 - 4th
2017 - 3rd
2018 - 3rd
2019 - 5th
2020 - 5th
2021 - Runner-Up
2022 - 7th

(ii) Overall Win Percentage
223 - 114w/109l (51.56%)

(iii) Head To Head Win Percentage

CSK - 26 - 8w/18l (32%)
DC - 28 - 16w/12l (57.14%)
GT - 1 - 0w/1l (0%)
LSG - 2 - 0w/2l (0%)
MI - 29 - 7w/22l (24.13%)
PBKS - 29 - 19w/10l (65.52%)
RR - 24 - 13w/11l (54.17%)
RCB - 29 - 16w/13l (55.17%)
SRH - 21 - 14w/7l (66.67%)

(iv) Number of games to be played on the various venues this season, and their overall record in those venues

-> Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad - 1 (4 - 1w/3l)
-> Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali - 1 (7 - 4w/3l)
-> Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow - 0
-> Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad - 1 (17 - 11w/6l)
-> M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore - 1 (16 - 10w/6l)
-> M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai - 1 (12 - 3w/9l)
-> Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi - 1 (10 - 5w/5l)
-> Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati - 0
-> Eden Gardens, Kolkata - 7 (74 - 45w/29l)
-> Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai - 1 (15 - 4w/11l)
-> Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur - 0
-> Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala - 0

(v) Home Ground for IPL 2023

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

2) PLAYERS IN-CHARGE FOR 2023

(i) Captain - Shreyas Iyer
(ii) Vice Captain - Tim Southee
(iii) Head Coach - Chandrakant Pandit
(iv) Batting Coach - David Hussey
(v) Bowling Coach - Bharat Arun
(vi) Assistant Coach - Abhishek Nayar

3) OVERSEAS PLAYERS

(i) Sunil Narine
(ii) Tim Southee
(iii) Andre Russell
(iv) David Wiese
(v) Shakib Al Hasan
(vi) Rahmanullah Gurbaz
(vii) Lockie Ferguson
(viii) Litton Das

4) SQUAD INFO WITH RECENT PERFORMANCES

Injury - Shreyas Iyer (Likely to miss initial set of games atleast)

Probable XI

1) Narayan Jagadeesan - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 6, 0, 125, 77, 23, 27, 34, 18, 35, 14, 116, 59*, 8, 23*, 277

2) Venkatesh Iyer - LHB, RM
Last 10 - 7, 19, 28r 0w, 42r 0w, 57r 0w, 62r 6w, 14, 20r 1w, 1w, 0, 7

3) Shreyas Iyer - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 0, 26, 4, 12, 38, 28, 28, 87, 29*, 86, 3, 82, 24
/
Mandeep Singh

4) Nitish Rana - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 11, 6*, 0r 1w, 14r 0w, 40r 0w, 34r 3w, 51r 0w, 3w, 30, 6r 2w, 1r 0w, 10r 0w

5) Sunil Narine - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 10r 1w, 39r 1w, 8r 2w, 0w, 1w, 11r 1w, 23r 0w, 0w, 28r 1w, 5r 0w

6) Andre Russell - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 1w, 15r 2w, 1w, 30r 1w, 1r 0w, 42r 0w, 12r 1w, 33r 0w, 13r 1w, 57r 1w

7) David Wiese - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 15r 0w, 2r 1w, 12r 3w, 8r 0w, 1r 3w, 9r 0w, 5r 0w, 0w, 15r 2w, 0r 1w

8) Shardul Thakur - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 25r 3w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 3w, 3w, 7r 0w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 1w

9) Tim Southee - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 73r 1w, 3w, 10r 2w, 0w, 3w, 2w, 15r 1w, 10r 1w, 2w, 3w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 0w

10) Umesh Yadav - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 17r 3w, 0w, 14r 4w, 1w, 15r 1w, 1w, 18r 2w, 2w, 2w, 5r 1w, 2w, 18r 0w, 1w

11) Varun Chakravarthy - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 3w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 2w

IMPACT PLAYERS (Each team can announce upto 4 Indians in this list. They can announce an overseas player in the Impact Players' list ONLY IF they don't play their quota of 4 overseas players in the XI)

12) Vaibhav Arora - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 5w, 2w, 10r 3w, 1w, 4w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 4w, 1w, 0w, 9r 1w, 11r 1w

13) Harshit Rana - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 58r 3w, 7w, 8r 2w, 0w, 33r 1w, 26r 3w, 3r 1w, 24r 4w, 0w, 0w, 1w

14) Mandeep Singh - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 91, 45, 4, 69, 45*, 9, 20, 41, 11, 128*, 6

15) Rinku Singh - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 108r 0w, 8, 8, 2r 0w, 21, 127*, 79r 1w, 89, 11, 3

BENCH

16) Rahmanullah Gurbaz - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 0, 23, 8, 62, 20, 15, 10, 29, 46, 7

17) Litton Das - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 0, 0, 7, 55, 7, 47, 36, 4*, 50, 20

18) Lockie Ferguson - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 2w, 7r 0w, 0wz 1w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 2w

19) Shakib Al Hasan - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 75r 4w, 58r 1w, 8r 1w, 1r 0w, 2w, 22r 0w, 6r 1w, 36r 1w, 5r 2w, 2r 0w

20) Kulwant Khejroliya - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 0w, 0w, 1w, 13r 2w, 2w, 11r 1w, 0w, 1w, 1w, 2w

21) Anukul Roy - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 4r 1w, 40, 6r 3w, 36r 0w, 21r 3w, 3w, 13r 0w, 0r 5w, 16r 0w, 125r 0w, 57r 6w, 4w, 30r 1w, 9r 0w, 57r 1w, 39r 0w, 10r 0w

22) Suyash Sharma - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 -

5) STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

A) STRENGTHS

(i) A set of quality all rounders - Russell, Narine, Wiese, Southee, Shakib, Venkatesh, Nitish and Shardul comrpise of a really qualitative set of all rounders in their unit, all players capable of batting or bowling in different phases of the game depending on the situations, and end up contributing with either bat or ball in every game. A good set of 5 overseas all rounders, all experienced by playing various T20 leagues across the world, revolving around the youngster Venkatesh and the new addition of Shardul into the side, definitely gives a lot of bowling options and a good batting depth to the KKR unit this season.

(ii) A well balanced batting unit - Not only do they have enough left-right combination players in their Top 7, who can all bat well at any given position, they also have a good balance between attack and defense with Shreyas and Jagadeesan handling the defensive aspect, while the others can go berserk around the park. Not only in their probable XI, but even their bench strength has moderately defensive players in Mandeep and Shakib, alongside attacking batsmen in Das, Rinku and Gurbaz. This is a good batting unit, which would look to score above par totals in every game.

B) WEAKNESSES

(iii) Lack of spin options - In their ideal XI, they only have 2 spin options, both offbreak bowlers, not giving them a different variation, i.e., bowlers who could turn the ball away from the right handed batsmen. Their part timer Nitish is also the same. They only have two other spinners in their entire squad, one in Shakib, who could come in only if they remove Wiese or Southee, which could be necessary to be done on spin friendly wickets. Anukul, on the other hand, has been part of the IPL set-up since 2019, but has only played 3 games in the last 3 years, so unlikely for him to feature. Not having a quality leg spinner in the entire squad or a left arm orthodox in their ideal XI could cause trouble.

6) NEW ADDITIONS TO THE SQUAD FROM IPL 2022

(i) Narayan Jagadeesan - A technically sound batsman from Tamil Nadu. A consistent batsman in the longer formats of the game. Recently played a knock of 277 in a Vijay Hazare One Day Trophy. He has been one of top run scorers in the previous couple of Tamil Nadu Premier League seasons, the Vijay Hazare Trophy, as well as the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, and he's a really good underrated wicket keeping batsman in the domestic set-up. He has played 51 T20 games wherein he's scored 1064 runs, at an average of 32.24. With the absence of Indian keepers in the side, expect Jagadeesan to feature in their ideal XI. He has also played 7 matches in the IPL, where he's scored 73 runs, at an average of 24.33.

(ii) Vaibhav Arora - This fast bowler from Himachal Pradesh made his debut in the IPL last season having played 5 games, where he managed to pick up only 3 wickets, and was removed from the side due to his economy rate of 9, and strike rate of 36. However, in the domestic circuit, he's played 19 matches, where he's picked up 22 wickets, and has been a match winner with the ball for Himachal Pradesh in the various formats.

(iii) Suyash Sharma - A young 19 year old leg spinner from Delhi, who is considered to be a mystery spinner and his bowling videos while playing practice matches for KKR in the camp have been up on the YouTube and his mystery spin has got the batsmen thinking. A perfect combo to the two existing mystery spinners of Narine and Varun in the side to make it a quality trio. He hasn't played any competitive cricket yet, but could be a trump card when he plays and his mystery abilities could surely cause havoc.

(iv) David Wiese - Although he's originally a South African cricketer and has played in the IPL in the past, but he becomes the first Namibian player to be a part of an IPL squad. He has played a huge role in every franchise tournament across the globe, whether it's the CPL, the BBL, the T10 Leagues, or the ongoing PSL, and has been a match winner and a quality all rounder in all the leagues. He played all 14 IPL matches way back in the 2014 season, and not only did he score 122 runs, at an average of 30.50, and a strike rate of 142, but also picked up 16 wickets, at a strike rate of only 16. He is a quality all rounder and a perfect middle order batsman to support Russell from one end.

(v) Kulwant Khejroliya - This left arm seamer from Delhi has been playing in the domestic side since 2017. He's been part of the Mumbai Indians, the Royal Challengers Bangalore and now with the Kolkata Knight Riders after a 4 year gap. He last played in the IPL in 2019, and has now been bought in the auction after a huge gap. He played 5 games for RCB back in 2018-19, and only took 3 wickets, at an economy rate of 9.7, but a strike rate of 19. He has also only played 8 T20 games for Delhi, where he's picked up only 6 wickets, at a strike rate of 28, but an economy rate of 7. He's the only Left Arm seam option in the KKR squad, so if they look for a variation in their seam attack, he could get a chance to play and try to make a comeback.

(vi) Litton Das - A debutant when it comes to the IPL. He has always given good starts in the powerplay against India and has a strike rate of 148 against India, though he only has an average of 14.67 in the 6 games he's played in India, at a strike rate of 126. He is a good striker of the ball and a good top order batsman. He's experienced in playing on the sub-continent wickets as well, but could be interesting to see if he makes his debut this season in the IPL.

(vii) Mandeep Singh - Another IPL veteran, and a highly experienced IPL player. Been playing in the IPL since 2010 and has played for various franchises. He has played for Kolkata Knight Riders as well in his initial season in 2010, and is now back with the franchise after 13 years. He has played 108 matches, in which he has scored 1692 runs, at an average of 21.42, though has scored only 33 runs in the 4 games he's played in the last two seasons, but his experience always comes in handy.

(viii) Shakib Al Hasan - The all rounder from Bangladesh needs no introduction. He is coming off a great form in the series against England, and he's a legend of this game undoubtedly. He has played 71 IPL games over the years since 2011, and has scored 793 runs, at an average of 19.83 and a strike rate of 124.49. He has also picked up 63 wickets, at a strike rate of 24, and an economy rate of 7.44. He has played with the KKR earlier and is back with the franchise.

(ix) Lockie Ferguson - A bowler from the New Zealand who consistently bowls at a speed above 140kmph and at good hard lengths. He tries to rattle the batsmen with his sheer pace, and he's one of those bowlers who'd either go wicketless or get wickets in a bunch. He has played in the IPL since 2017, and has played 35 games here, and has picked up 36 wickets, at economy of less than 9, and a strike rate of 21.

(x) Shardul Thakur - Another person who needs no introduction. He's been traded in from the Delhi Capitals for this season, and has been an experienced campaigner, having started his career under MSD. He is known to be a wicket taking bowler, but tends to be expensive at most occasions and ends up having a high economy rate, though would give you wickets especially at the death. He's picked up 82 wickets in the 75 IPL games he's played till date.

(xi) Rahmanullah Gurbaz - This explosive opener from Afghanistan has been traded in from the Gujarat Titans. He replaced Jason Roy in the Titans' squad in the last season, but didn't feature in a single game. He is yet to make his IPL debut, and if the KKR plan to take an overseas batsman at the top order, Gurbaz would be the front-runner for the same. He has played 38 T20Is, and has scored 941 runs at an average of 24.76, and a strike rate of 138. He isn't a consistent performer but when he scores, he goes big, and does give decent powerplay starts in almost every game.

7) STATS FROM OVER THE YEARS (as part of any team before this)

(i) Top Run Scorers

-> Shreyas Iyer - Runs (2776), Avg (31.55) - 101M/101I
-> Nitish Rana - Runs (2181), Avg (28.32) - 91M/85I
-> Andre Russell - Runs (2035), Avg (30.37) - 98M/82I
-> Mandeep Singh - Runs (1692), Avg (21.42) - 108M/95I
-> Sunil Narine - Runs (1025), Avg (14.86) - 148M/86I

(ii) Top Wicket Takers

-> Sunil Narine - Wickets (152), Avg (25.13), SR (22.75) - 148M/147I
-> Umesh Yadav - Wickets (135), Avg (28.87), SR (20.81) - 133M/132I
-> Andre Russell - Wickets (89), Avg (24.48), SR (16.07) - 98M/89I
-> Shardul Thakur - Wickets (82), Avg (28.54), SR (18.90) - 75M/74I

8) UNKNOWN PLAYERS TO WATCH OUT FOR IF THEY PLAY

(i) Harshit Rana - KKR roped him in the last season as a replacement player to the injured Rasikh Dar, and was known to bowl at a sheer pace of 145kmph. Although he hadn't played any competitive cricket before that, he came in as a replacement and fearured in the playing XI straight off. He played 2 games to make use of his pace but only managed to pick 1 wicket, and bowled at an economy of just above 10, and was removed from the XI. He's been retained this season and he could feature in the XI in some game this season to use his pace again.

9) PREDICTIONS FOR THIS SEASON

(i) Top Run Scorer
Narayan Jagadeesan/Andre Russell

(ii) Top Wicket Taker
Sunil Narine

(iii) Most Valuable Player
Andre Russell

(iv) Points Table Position
4th

10) C/VC Choices

Safe - Andre Russell, Sunil Narine
GL - Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer, David Wiese/Shakib Al Hasan
Differential Pick - Umesh Yadav, Narayan Jagadeesan

WATCH MATCH ANALYSIS BEFORE FINALIZING YOUR TEAM - #GLTFAMILY
Keep revising all the Squad Analysis

DIVERSIFY YOUR INVESTMENTS

Play on Gamezy, Fantasy Akhada and Fan2Play - Lot of exciting things lined up for #GLTFAMILY
Refer Code - GLTFAMILY for Free Bonus

Final Teams On

Telegram - Search @FantasyArenaIndia

Twitter - @mayankglt
Instagram - @mayankglt
Facebook - www.facebook.com/mayankglt

Thanks for Watching!

ALL THE BEST

*Important*

*Disclaimer- This article is only for Educational Purpose, This game involves element of financial risk and can be addictive, Please play responsibly and at your own risk*

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 02:05:08 GMT
With Hardik Pandya losing the India vice-captaincy, and set to lead T20I captain Suryakumar Kumar at the IPL, could it make for a strained relationship? Not at all, says Suryakumar
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 17:51:00 GMT
The two teams are in transition, but there's plenty of firepower in both sides for what should be a high-scoring series
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 18:15:41 GMT
It will be Kohli's first appearance in the Ranji Trophy in 12 years
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:19:30 GMT
India's newly appointed T20I vice-captain has suggested that only the openers' roles will be fixed
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 14:36:43 GMT
England take on T20 World Cup champions in five-match series to start new coach's tenure
Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:05:01 GMT
The quick was spotted with some protection on his knee but nearly hit full tilt towards the end of his training session
Sun, 19 Jan 2025 16:08:15 GMT
The ten-point policy document was sent out to associations that will be hosting India-England games, PTI reported; the first T20I is in Kolkata, where India began training on Sunday
Sun, 19 Jan 2025 09:21:09 GMT
Sri Lanka began with a huge win against Malaysia before India brushed West Indies aside in the evening game
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 17:22:55 GMT
He has been picked in India's Champions Trophy squad, subject to fitness
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 17:22:06 GMT
Mohammed Siraj has lost his place to Arshdeep Singh in India's 15-man squad
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 17:20:52 GMT
Rohit heard telling chief selector Agarkar that his team-mates had expressed concerns over some of the guidelines, including the travel restrictions on families
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 16:51:35 GMT
Dhruv Shorey's run-a-ball hundred in vain for Vidarbha
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 11:41:20 GMT
The next round is from January 23, and will also see Pant, Jadeja and Gill in action
Sat, 18 Jan 2025 04:08:20 GMT
India are going to announce their 15-man squad for the Champions Trophy on Saturday
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:21:32 GMT
The BCCI announced he will sit in as captain on the press conference scheduled for January 18, when the two squads will be named
Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:22:22 GMT
The guidelines come with a warning that "non-compliance" could result not just in disciplinary action, but heavier sanctions including exclusion from domestic cricket and IPL
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 15:59:46 GMT
Bengaluru and Lucknow are the other two venues for the five-team tournament
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 12:04:01 GMT
Kotak has been head coach of several India A tours, and served as assistant coach to Laxman during the Ireland T20Is, and has been a batting coach at the NCA since 2019
Thu, 16 Jan 2025 11:03:57 GMT
This is a chance for Test regulars to find form or hopefuls to stake claim for selection
Wed, 15 Jan 2025 15:10:39 GMT
"She can accelerate as well as play the defensive role, which is great as a batter to have"
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 18:21:05 GMT
The new protocols will also mandate that all players travel in the team bus to and from practice and matches
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:03:25 GMT
Rohit, who might not be in the mix for the Ranji Trophy, has had a poor run of form over the last many months in Test cricket
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 07:43:48 GMT
After being dropped from the national side last November, she has been piling on the runs in the domestic circuit
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 07:27:05 GMT
Shubman Gill has come in for sharp scrutiny following poor returns at the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia
Mon, 13 Jan 2025 03:47:51 GMT
Eden Gardens will host the IPL opener as well as the final, on May 25
Sun, 12 Jan 2025 16:18:32 GMT
India batter says she is glad to end long wait for maiden international hundred
Sun, 12 Jan 2025 12:15:24 GMT
Jadhav, who had also registered for the WPL auction but went unsold, is one of the standbys for the upcoming Under-19 World Cup
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 15:39:03 GMT
Four players from the Test squad in Australia have rejoined the T20I squad
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 13:37:26 GMT
Maharashtra's 19-year-old allrounder scored a match-winning hundred on his List A debut
Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:52:08 GMT
Rookie left-arm seamer Abhilash Shetty defended 13 in the final over for Karnataka
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 12:58:27 GMT
The pair added 116 for the fourth wicket after a brief wobble to secure a comfortable win for India in Rajkot
Fri, 10 Jan 2025 09:50:07 GMT
"Fast bowling has been my first love, and though I step off the field, it will always be a part of who I am"
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:29:34 GMT
They will play their quarterfinal against Gujarat on January 12
Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:06:39 GMT
Rajasthan beat Tamil Nadu by 19 runs in the pre-quarterfinal in Vadodara
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 16:18:33 GMT
Ponting, meanwhile, suggests Kohli needs time away from the game
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:02:42 GMT
The Tests in Sydney and Cape Town brought with them some record highs
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 06:43:02 GMT
Cricket Australia calls the rating a "step in the right direction" for surfaces at the venue
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 05:38:47 GMT
The former Australia captain believes that with a handful more runs and a fit Bumrah could have taken India to victory at the SCG
Wed, 08 Jan 2025 05:08:11 GMT
KL Rahul has been given time off, while Washington Sundar could play the semi-finals if Tamil Nadu get there
Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:23:41 GMT
Australia opener hails "the toughest bowler I have ever faced"
Mon, 06 Jan 2025 07:36:49 GMT
Raghvi Bist and Sayali Satghare have been called up for the series
Sun, 05 Jan 2025 15:44:38 GMT
The allrounder, who played three ODIs and one T20I in 2016, led Himachal to their maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy title in 2021-22
Sun, 05 Jan 2025 12:04:53 GMT
Gambhir makes it clear that he wants Test hopefuls to take domestic cricket seriously, and play the Ranji Trophy if they are not committed elsewhere
Sun, 05 Jan 2025 10:22:56 GMT
Without Bumrah, India's hopes faded away as Australia wrapped up the win within three days
Sun, 05 Jan 2025 10:03:40 GMT
"I've been really impressed with how he's gone about it," Pat Cummins says of newcomer Sam Konstas, who was involved in a couple of scraps in the last two Tests
Sun, 05 Jan 2025 07:34:41 GMT
"They've gained a lot of experience; they'll only go from strength to strength from here," Bumrah says of the newcomers to the Test team
Sun, 05 Jan 2025 10:05:16 GMT
"I sat out of this match because runs are not coming off my bat"
Sat, 04 Jan 2025 18:15:36 GMT
Despite the absence of Bumrah, India snatched a four-run first-innings lead, turning the Test into a second-innings shootout
Sat, 04 Jan 2025 09:40:45 GMT
"There's been no charges laid, but to have an opposition swarm the non-striker like that, we've got a duty of care to our player to make sure he's okay"
Sat, 04 Jan 2025 08:17:11 GMT
"The medical team is monitoring him. So we will know whenever the medical team gets back to us," says Prasidh Krishna when asked if Bumrah will bowl in the final innings
Sat, 04 Jan 2025 14:25:31 GMT
Jasprit Bumrah struck with the last ball of the day after India were bowled out for 185
Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:38:00 GMT
Nair, who smashed 112, set a new record of 542 runs without being dismissed, going past former New Zealand allrounder James Franklin
Fri, 03 Jan 2025 11:27:53 GMT
After a fighting 98-ball 40, Rishabh Pant looks back at his innings and shares his thoughts on the Rohit Sharma situation
Fri, 03 Jan 2025 11:14:18 GMT
The decision was referred to the TV umpire, who judged that the ball appeared to have touched the ground
Fri, 03 Jan 2025 10:45:38 GMT
An exchange of words late on day one has added more spark to one of the series' most compelling duels
Fri, 03 Jan 2025 08:30:03 GMT
"I didn't find it right to be blocking someone's spot," says the 38-year-old Saurashtra stalwart
Fri, 03 Jan 2025 05:12:19 GMT
India's captain was averaging only 6.2 after five innings on this tour of Australia
Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:32:57 GMT
India coach says he had "honest words" with the team after the defeat in Melbourne
Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:05:12 GMT
"We're going to have a look at the wicket and finalise it [the XI] tomorrow," says the coach when asked if India's out-of-form captain will play
Thu, 02 Jan 2025 10:07:27 GMT
Australia will have another debutant in their XI, while India will make at least one change in their bid to draw the series
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:48:29 GMT
Australia will finish in the top two with a win in the New Year's Test, but a loss will keep India interested while Sri Lanka will be hoping for a draw
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:12:02 GMT
The leading wicket-taker of the Test series has also bowled the most overs among seamers across both teams
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 12:13:36 GMT
The part-time offspinner claimed the wicket of Pant early in the final session and the home side then surged
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 11:34:47 GMT
There was no murmur on Snicko, but third umpire Sharfuddoula saw a big deflection on normal replays and made up his mind
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 10:15:22 GMT
India's wicketkeeper-batter was out playing high-risk shots at crucial moments in both innings at the MCG
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 07:46:11 GMT
India went to tea with strong hopes of drawing the Boxing Day Test, but Cummins and Co kept pegging away to seal a fantastic win at the MCG
Mon, 30 Dec 2024 06:05:06 GMT
The total attendance over five days surpassed the previous record of 350,534 set at the MCG in 1937
Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:04:09 GMT
If not the remaining two Border-Gavaskar Trophy Tests, then Australia's visit to Sri Lanka will decide who meets South Africa at Lord's in June 2025
Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:22:56 GMT
Australia's lower order extended the lead to 333 after they had slipped to 91 for 6 at one stage
Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:08:52 GMT
India will need to pull off the highest successful chase at the MCG to win the Boxing Day Test
Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:16:37 GMT
Nitish Kumar Reddy happy to have already proven his doubters wrong with the bat, but he wants to fill the allrounder's role better for India
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 11:22:30 GMT
He says Pant should be batting lower than No. 5 if he only plays "these shots"
Sat, 28 Dec 2024 09:16:58 GMT
Reddy shared a 127-run stand with Washington Sundar as India fought back after being 221 for 7
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:57:14 GMT
After a six-for with the ball, Deepti scored 39* with the bat with India in choppy waters at that stage
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 09:56:55 GMT
After Australia finished on 474, India fought back with a century stand between Jaiswal and Kohli before they lost three wickets late on the second day
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:28:24 GMT
Bumrah had a significant say with three wickets although it was Australia who edged the honours with their top four all passing fifty
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:10:01 GMT
Konstas later brushed the incident aside, but Ricky Ponting said on commentary that Kohli "instigated that confrontation"
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 13:08:56 GMT
Pandey is fresh off her maiden stint at WBBL; she also turned for TKR in the WCPL earlier this year
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 12:01:10 GMT
The India batter had made scores of 31, 28 and 1 in his three innings in Adelaide and Brisbane
Wed, 25 Dec 2024 09:20:38 GMT
He equals Ashwin's record of 904 rating points as he consolidates the top spot on the bowler's table
Sun, 12 Jan 2025 10:18:37 GMT
The final has been allocated to Lahore, but will be played in Dubai if India make the title round
Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:15:17 GMT
It's almost the same squad that won the Asia Cup in Malaysia recently
Thu, 26 Dec 2024 05:26:45 GMT
Australia will have all eyes on their new opener Konstas, and India would want more support for their star bowler Bumrah
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:08:40 GMT
Matthews' knock wasn't enough as West Indies were eventually bowled out for 238 in big chase
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 08:02:52 GMT
The India captain emphasised that the team management doesn't want to tamper with the batters' mindsets
Tue, 24 Dec 2024 06:17:21 GMT
Mumbai allrounder was part of the India A tour to Australia before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy began
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:52:26 GMT
Tanusree Sarkar led the way for Bengal with 113 off 83 balls, while Priyanka Bala, Dhara Gujjar and Sasthi Mondal scored half-centuries
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:29:05 GMT
His left knee has minor swelling due to increased joint loading from his bowling workload
Mon, 23 Dec 2024 07:57:07 GMT
The hosts dominated from start to finish despite not batting to full potential, winning by 211 runs
Sun, 22 Dec 2024 20:24:25 GMT
Pakistan will kick off the tournament against New Zealand in Karachi on February 19
Sun, 22 Dec 2024 08:32:56 GMT
Rohit was struck on the knee while attempting to play a pull shot and had to be attended by the physio
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 14:05:01 GMT
It was the second-biggest successful chase in Vijay Hazare Trophy history
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 11:18:22 GMT
Only Jake Fraser-McGurk and AB de Villiers have scored faster List A centuries
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 03:48:31 GMT
Pakistan will not travel to India for the remaining ICC tournaments in the ongoing events cycle
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:23:18 GMT
India posted 217 for 3, their highest-ever T20I total, in their first bilateral T20I series win at home since 2019
Thu, 19 Dec 2024 09:59:29 GMT
"I don't think Ashwin the cricketer is done, I think only Ashwin the Indian cricketer called time."
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:24:24 GMT
Ashwin played only one of the first three Tests of the ongoing series in Australia, taking 1 for 53 in the day-night fixture in Adelaide
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:14:55 GMT
India captain takes heart from India having put the pressure back on Australia late in the Gabba Test, despite having fallen behind earlier
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 08:13:18 GMT
India captain says "it's high time somebody from NCA talks about him, where he is rehabbing"
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 06:33:17 GMT
Australia and India conjured up the most intriguing of what-ifs in the 22 overs that were possible on the fifth day
Top