Rohit Sharma’s instincts as a captain are mostly sound. When Arshdeep Singh Riley thought a ball on Rossouw’s back foot was coming down, Sharma hesitated before going for a check. It paid off. But Ravichandran Ashwin’s comeback proved costly when South Africa needed 25 off 18 balls. Ashwin can be amazing in slog-overs, but he … Read more
If you still can’t believe it, it happened. Virat Kohli caught a fish. Nanny. Nine times out of 10, he would have closed his eyes. It was a departure that India did not expect from him. Shaking his head and smiling, Kohli looked downcast. The bowler was stunned, as were Ravichandran Ashwin, Rohit Sharma and … Read more
India suffered their first defeat in the T20 World Cup 2022 with a five-wicket loss to South Africa. Lungi Ngidi’s four-wicket haul, along with the fast bowling of Henrich Northje, Wayne Parnell and Kagiso Rabada, helped South Africa restrict India to 133/9. India lost half of their batting line-up in the first 10 overs and … Read more
Rishabh pants As he wrapped up in all-wool and thought of ways to combat the Australian cold, he realized he would have to put on and keep the gloves on. Pant, who was not included in India’s Playing XI for the T20 World Cup Super-12 against South Africa in Perth on Sunday, ran into the … Read more
South Africa produced an impressive all-round display to beat India by 5 wickets in a Group 2 encounter at the T20 World Cup on Sunday. The Proteas suffered their first loss to India in the ongoing campaign as the Rohit Sharma-led side had beaten Pakistan and Zimbabwe in two matches. David Miller (59*) and Aiden … Read more
Rishabh pantslack of IndiaPlaying the 11th over in two T20 World Cup matches has been hotly debated. Against Pakistan and then South Africa, India went in with Dinesh Karthik as wicket-keeper, with Pant standing up. But ahead of Sunday’s game against South Africa in Perth, former India captain Kapil Dev believes Pant should be looked … Read more
There have been two scores above 200 so far, both in Sydney, which has the slowest pace and second-lowest bounce among the venues in this T20 World Cup. The fast bowling in this tournament has been excellent. Five of the six bowlers returning an economy below five in this Super 12 round are pacers. Sam … Read more
Matagarup is the name of the bridge that connects the WACA in East Perth to Perth Stadium in Burswood. But they are more like two worlds. On the one hand, the old, glorious but stubborn version of cricket refused to keep up with the times until it chose to move on. The Lilly-Marsh Stand still … Read more
India can put one foot in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2022 if they win their next game at the Perth Stadium on Sunday. However, their opponents are a strong South African team who, like India, are yet to lose in this tournament. While India have won both the matches they have played … Read more
Legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar was delighted to see Rohit Sharma return to scoring ways during India’s T20 World Cup 2022 match against the Netherlands on Thursday. India’s all-rounder Rohit has struggled for form ahead of the 2022 edition of the T20 World Cup. The veteran Indian all-rounder produced a rare batting failure in India’s blockbuster … Read more