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Rohit Sharma. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) 19 centuries in the last three years, a batting average of 50+ in each of the previous 7 calendar years and three double centuries. Such numbers are more than enough for a player to be called the greatest batsman of his time but not in the case of Rohit Sharma. Playing in the era of Virat Kohli, who has impeccable numbers, has let the Indian opener remain at No.2 despite his efforts. Having Kohli on his very own side has made Rohit go under the radar on most of the occasions. Currently, Rohit is decimals away from achieving 50+ batting average in ODI cricket for the first time and has got as many as 41 innings to score 885 runs and better Sachin in the list of quickest players to 10000 ODI runs. His career numbers genuinely make a case of putting him among the all-time greatest batsmen in the format. However, the Indian batsman has not received acclaim even in India as much as he deserves for his records and achievements. One of t...

Chiranjeevi and Sachin Tendulkar. (Photo Source: Idlebrain.com) Cricketers and Film Stars occupy a special place in the hearts of Indians as they receive godly treatment for their contributions in respective fields. The celebrities came forward together on many occasions for a cause. One of the rarest of instances was recorded in September 2003 when the actors of the Telugu film industry (Tollywood) joined hands with the Indian cricket team for being part of a Celebrity Charity Cricket match. Big names from the Indian team at that time played alongside top Telugu stars to raise funds to cricket in Andhra Pradesh. Indian didn’t have any International commitments after being part of the Bangladesh Tri-series in April. India played the tournament straight after they finished as the runners-up during the World Cup hosted by Africa. Earlier in February, a one-day tournament was held featuring Telugu actors which turned out to be a successful venture for broadcaster ‘MAA’ TV. They decid...

AB de Villiers. (Photo by ARUN SANKAR/AFP/Getty Images) AB de Villiers, the former batsman from South Africa has been the talk of the town since long now. There are rife speculations that he will soon come out of his retirement and play for the Proteas once again. Moreover, it was expected that he will be available for the upcoming T20 World Cup. But the tournament itself is in doubt now due to the Coronavirus pandemic and De Villiers is no mood to commit to anything. The 36-year-old announced his retirement from all forms of cricket back in 2018. It was a shock for the cricket fans, who thought he would play in the 2019 World Cup that was to be held in England but that was not the case. However, he continued to play different T20 cricket leagues across the globe like BBL, MSL, IPL and others. AB de Villiers recalls a conversation with Mark Boucher  In the latest interview, AB de Villiers said that the things might suddenly change if the T20 World Cup gets postponed to 2021....

Chuni Goswami. (Photo Source: Twitter) Chuni Goswami, the legendary Indian footballer, passed away on Thursday, April 30 at the age of 82 after a prolonged illness. The Kolkata-born was the captain of the Indian team which won the gold medal in the 1962 Asian Games. Under his leadership, the national side also got home the silver medal in the 1964 Asia Cup. He retired after making 50 appearances for India. The enigmatic character also used to ply his trade for Mohun Bagan in club football. Over the last months, the veteran was suffering from ailments with prostate, sugar and nerve problems as per reports in Sportstar. His family confirmed that Goswami was admitted to the hospital earlier in the day after which he breathed his last at 5 PM following a cardiac arrest. Chuni Goswami- an effective cricketer as well Apart from football, Goswami weaved his magic even on the cricket field. He started his cricket career late and concentrated on it after hanging his boots from football in...

Cricket Stadium. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Match Details: The 9th match of the Taipei T10 League 2020 will be played between PCCT United and FCC Formosans at the Yingfeng Cricket Ground in Songshan District. The match starts at 3:30 PM local time (1:00 PM IST) (7:30 AM GMT) This game can be viewed on the Sports Tiger app. Preview: The Taipei T10 League 2020 moves on to 9th match when PCCT United team takes on FCC Formosans in the evening match. Both the teams won their respective first matches while chasing during the opening weekend. Formosans defeated Chiayi Swingers on the opening day of the tournament by chasing down the target of 67 with 8 balls and six wickets to spare. Later on Sunday, the PCCT United edged past ICCT Smashers where they chased a target of 71 in the final over for the loss of five wickets. Weather Condition/Report: Saturday is expected to be cloudy around the Yingfeng Cricket Ground but no rain is expected during the match. Pitch Condition/Report: ...

Cricket stadium. (Photo Source: Twitter) Match Details The 8th match of the Taipei T10 League 2020 will be played between Taiwan Daredevils and Taiwan Dragons at the Yingfeng Cricket Ground in Songshan District. The match starts at 1:30 PM local time (11:00 PM IST) (5:30 AM GMT) on May 2. This game can be viewed on the Sports Tiger app. Preview for Dream11 Fantasy Match 8 of the ongoing Taipei T10 League will see the Taiwan Daredevils and Taiwan Dragons locking horns on Saturday. With matches being played only on weekends, the players must have got enough rest before their second set of matches in the group stage. The Dragons played only a solitary game last week and lost to the TCA Indians who defended 74. The Daredevils, on the other hand, lost to the Hsinchu Titans before defeating the Indians later. This will also be the second consecutive match for the Dragons and they will be looking to gain momentum from the first game of the day itself. Weather Condition/Report There ...

Akbar Ali. (Photo by James Chance/Getty Images) Akbar Ali, the Bangladesh Under-19 World Cup -winning captain has decided to put his jersey and gloves that he used in the mega-event out in the auction. He has taken such initiative to raise funds in the fight against Coronavirus outbreak and support the government in the global crises Earlier, there was news that a total of 27 Bangladesh cricketers had decided to donate half of their monthly salary for such a generous cause. This information was shared by BCB operation and the national team manager Shabbir Khan with media. Now, the 18-year-old player has joined the bandwagon in his quest to raise the funds for the same. Akbar Ali takes a great initiative in the fight against COVID-19 Akbar Ali took to his official Facebook page and said that winning the Under-19 World Cup is one of the biggest achievements of his life. The 18-year-old added that in these alarming situations, he is going to put the jersey and gloves in the auction...

Rohit Sharma. (Photo Source: Twitter) Cricket is a sport in which it is quite difficult for a player to establish his name as one of the finest players at the international level while playing for their country. In the past, some players managed to do so and some failed in it. In the long history of the gentlemen’s game, many big players came, played and retired. Many of them still hold a special place in the hearts of the fans like Sir Vivian Richards, Sachin Tendulkar , and Kapil Dev. It is well known that cricket is played in three respective formats in international cricket with the likes of ODIs, T20Is and Tests. So, it is not compulsory that a player who is perfect in the limited-overs format should perform well in the longer format as well and vice-versa. Also, it is a proven fact and we are here to tell everyone about the top five limited-overs regulars who found it tough to gain a spot on in Test team. Here’s the list: 1. Andre Russell Andre Russell. (Photo Source: Tw...

MS Dhoni taking the ball from umpires. (Photo Source: Twitter) Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the only captain to have won all ICC events. Other than being an aggressive batsman, who is known for taking calculated risks, his captaincy has made him into the cricketing legend. Well, there is no doubting the fact that the captain in cricket needs to have a quick presence of mind in order to keep helping his side win. Having led the Indian team and Chennai Super Kings to so many glories over the years, there is no doubt that the man has a brain designed for taking correct cricketing decisions. As we have watched him since 2005, even we have started to believe that the Jharkhand superstar can pull off any cricketing miracle. Without further to do, let us check 5 Instances when MS Dhoni proved he has ‘the smartest cricketing brain’: 1. Have players practise bowl out before the match MS Dhoni bowl out. (Photo Source: YouTube) This incident is related to what goes behind the scenes. In the...

Virat Kohli & Rohit Sharma. (Photo Source: Twitter) Regarded one of the modern-day greats, Rohit Sharma is celebrating his 33rd birthday on 30 April, Thursday. On the occasion, Twitter was flooded with birthday wishes for the swashbuckling opener. Many eminent members of the cricket fraternity along with fans joined the bandwagon and extended birthday wishes to the Mumbai Indians skipper. Since the inception of the Indian Premier League ( IPL ), Rohit Sharma has been celebrating his birthday in the IPL window. However, due to the postponement of the much-awaited IPL 2020, Rohit is celebrating his 33rd birthday with his family amid the lockdown. With no cricket action in the scene, the right-hander has been gifted with the opportunity to celebrate his birthday with his wife Ritika and daughter Samaira. Amid lakhs of birthday wishes on Twitter for Rohit Sharma, current Indian skipper Virat Kohli also joined the list and extended wishes to Rohit. “Happy B’day Rohit @ImRo45. God b...

David Warner and Allu Arjun. (Photo Source: Twitter) David Warner has been spending the lockdown times with his family. Last year, he became father to a baby daughter and his life has been full of joy of late. For him, it was, maybe, needed after what he faced following the ball-tampering scandal at the Newlands at Cape Town back in March 2018. He broke down in guilt during a press conference, but has come out firing on all cylinders. In the lockdown period, he has been making a number of videos on tik-tok along with wife Candice and their daughters. Recently, he took the ‘ Flick The Switch ’ Challenge. In the video, Warner was seen, exchanging his Aussie jersey with Candice for a swimming suit. Recently, the southpaw made another video with his better-half, this time showing their dance moves. David Warner nails the dance with grace The couple danced on the superhit Telugu number Butta Bomma from the popular movie Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo. In the clip, Warner pulled Candice close...

Chris Gayle and Ramnaresh Sarwan. (Photo Source: Getty Images) The West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle recently had made some serious allegations on his former teammates Ramnaresh Sarwan in a Youtube video. He had termed the latter as worse than Coronavirus and had also claimed that Sarwan was the reason that the Jamaica Tallawahs released him ahead of the 2020 season of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). However, the franchise has come up with a statement now clarifying that Sarwan, who is also the assistant coach of the Jamaica based team, had nothing to do with the decision. It also further stated the Universe Boss was not retained for the CPL 2020 only due to the business and cricketing reasons. Gayle had signed a three-year contract with the franchise last year but will play for St Lucia now this season alongside Darren Sammy. “Gayle gave several reasons for the decision that was made not retain him in the Tallawahs. However, the truth is that this decision was made collecti...

Dwayne Bravo and Sunny Leone. (Photo Source: Instagram) Dwayne Bravo is one of the best all-rounders the world has ever seen. He is the all-time leading wicket-taker in T20 cricket and is going strong even at the second half of his career. He is still a sought-after player in various T20 leagues around the globe. Recently, he came out of retirement and played the series against Ireland. There’s no doubt that he is a class act. However, apart from his prowess on the field, Bravo is also a talented musician. In the 2016 edition of the World T20, Bravo came up with the same ‘Champion’ and it became an instant hit. Even the Afghanistan cricketers danced with him after West Indies’ were beaten in one of the matches. Mohammad Shahzad, the wicketkeeper, performed it as well after inflicting a dismissal. Bravo, then, came up with a song, named ‘Asia’ where he paid tribute to some of the greatest cricketers from the sub-continent. Last year in December, he came up a song named ‘Chamiya’ wh...

Virat Kohli. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) There is a great possibility of mistaken identity cases in cricket given the wide range of players whose names are likely to match. There are quite a few occasions in team selections where the officials mistakenly picked a player instead of the other due to their similarities. In this article, we try to list out ten of the most bizarre mistaken identity cases recorded in cricket. It involves team selection bloopers, unconfirmed news by media outlets, social media outrage and many more. Here are few of the top mistaken identity instances in cricket that could be remembered for the ages to come: 10. When Twitter mistook Rishi Dhawan for Rush Kalaria due to scoring error Rishi Dhawan – Rush Kalaria. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Rush Kalaria was talking point on Twitter during the unofficial ODI between India A and Bangladesh A in Bangalore. The reason was the BCCI ‘s scorecard of the match which showed the all-rounder from Gujarat...