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File photo of Virat Kohli© AFP The modern era of cricket has been mainly dominated by four star batters – Virat Kohli, Joe Root, Steve Smith and Kane Williamson. The four batters, also called ‘The Fab Four’, have cemented their legacy with sensational performances but debates still continue over who is the best among them. Experts and fans remain split over who can be considered to be the best among the ‘Top Four’ and legendary Australian women’s cricket team star Alyssa Healy weighed in on the topic. In a recent interaction, Healy placed Virat at the bottom of…

Greater Noida: Disappointed that he did not get many opportunities to play Test cricket following his historic 10-wicket haul, Ajaz Patel believes that such setbacks only intensify the drive and ambition in New Zealand spinners to prove themselves in the subcontinent. Spinners from New Zealand frequently face a challenging environment at home to showcase their skills as pitches and conditions there offer more assistance to seamers. “If you ask all New Zealand spinners, it is difficult. Sometimes, obviously you don’t get as many opportunities at home because of our home conditions,” Patel told reporters here on Friday ahead of…

Scotland vs Australia 2nd T20I Live Score Updates© AFP Scotland vs Australia 2nd T20I Live Updates: With an aim to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, Australia face Scotland in the second T20I of the three-match series on Friday. The Mitchell Marsh-led side won the first game by a margin of 7 wickets and 62 balls to spare. Travis Head’s 80 off 25 balls led Australia home in a chase of 155 runs in Edinburgh on Wednesday. Opener Head smashed five sixes and 12 fours as Australia recorded the highest-ever T20I first powerplay score of…

The Duleep Trophy 2024 match between India C and India D at the Rural Development Trust Stadium in Anantapur saw a massive security breach as a fan entered the field and touched the feet of Ruturaj Gaikwad. Gaikwad is the captain of India C and the fan entered the field of play from the stands and the picture of the entire incident has gone viral on social media. Duleep Trophy generally happens among zonal teams but this time, the format is different as four teams have been made with a number of Indian cricket team stars taking part. It…

Former India captain Rahul Dravid was on Friday announced as the head coach of the Indian Premier League team Rajasthan Royals on a multi-year contract. Dravid’s tenure as India’s head coach ended in June with the team winning the T20 World Cup for the second time. PTI had reported a few days ago that Dravid was set for his next move to RR. “The former Royals’ captain and coach spent five seasons with the franchise from 2011 to 2015, and will commence with the team immediately, working with Royals’ director of cricket Kumar Sangakkara to implement the franchise’s…

Scotland vs Australia, Second T20I Live Streaming: Australia take on Scotland in the second T20I of the three-match series. The Mitchell Marsh-led side put a dominating performance in the first game and won it by a margin of 7 wickets and 62 balls to spare. Travis Head hit 80 off 25 balls as Australia chased down a 155-run target against Scotland in 9.4 overs in Edinburgh on Wednesday. Opener Head smashed five sixes and 12 fours as Australia recorded the highest-ever T20I first powerplay score of 113 for 1. “It was nice for me and the captain to…

Navdeep Saini reminded of his presence among the fringe pacers with a quality new ball spell that helped India B to keep India A in check at 134 for two in the first innings, after the second day of their Duleep Trophy match in Bengaluru on Friday. India B needed their bowlers to carry on the excellent effort of Musheer Khan (181, 373b, 16×4, 5×6) that powered ‘B’ to 321 in their first innings. KL Rahul (23, 80 balls) and Riyan Parag (27, 49 balls) were at the crease at stumps, with India A in arrears by 187…

India’s ‘prince’ Shubman Gill failed to make his Duleep Trophy outing count for the second successive innings. Gill, playing for India A against India B, couldn’t put a strong opening wicket stand with Mayank Agarwal, as he fell prey to Navdeep Saini’s brilliance. Gill, thinking that the widish delivery from Saini is safe to be left alone, decided to not engage with the ball, and ended up seeing the ball shatter his stumps. Gill had a stunned look on his face as he looked to comprehend the mistake made. Saini has been brilliant in the match, not just…

File image of Virat Kohli and Anuj Rawat.© Instagram Virat Kohli’s advice on being consistent with his preparations has helped Anuj Rawat hit a purple patch with the bat in the Delhi Premier League, the East Delhi Riders batter revealed on Friday. Rawat, who shares the dressing room with Kohli at Royal Challengers Bengaluru, has scored 328 runs in eight outings. “I asked him something about the game. He told me, ‘no matter whatever the situation is in the game, just keep your preparations consistent. It helps you mentally’. This advice has certainly helped me so far,” Rawat…

There’s a reason why former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi was given the nickname ‘Boom-Boom’. One of the finest attacking batters Pakistan has produced, Afridi held the record of scoring the fastest century in ODI cricket, having notched up a 37-ball ton against Sri Lanka in Nairobi, for a long time. In 2014, New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson broke Afridi’s record in 36 balls. Former South Africa skipper AB de Villiers then shattered Anderson’s record by registering a 31-ball ton against West Indies in 2015. While there have been a few quicker tons than Afridi’s, there’s special story behind…