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September 10, 2021 Ritesh Pathak

Twitter users come up with mixed reactions after cancellation of the fifth Test between India and England

Most of the fans were not happy with the cancellation of the fifth Test as India was in a good position to win the series.

September 10, 2021 Sudharshan Sridharan

9 days to go for IPL 2021: Interesting stats related to the number in the Indian Premier League

KKR won 9 consecutive games during IPL 2014, which is the most for any team in a single IPL season.

September 10, 2021 SportsTiger Staff

Sri Lanka announce 15-member squad for 2021 T20 World Cup; Dasun Shanaka to lead the side

The inclusion of mystery spinner Maheesh Theekshana is the one that has caught everyone’s attention in Sri Lanka’s squad.

September 10, 2021 Abhinav Goel

“At least let us know if Rahane would’ve played or not” – Twitterati troll Ajinkya Rahane after cancellation of fifth Test

Ajinkya Rahane was unarguably the most out-of-form Indian batsman on the England tour.

September 10, 2021 SportsTiger Staff

BREAKING NEWS: India vs England 5th Test cancelled due to COVID-19 cases in Indian camp

The cancellation of the final game was on the cards since the emergence of the news of one of the members from the visitor’s camp testing positive for COVID-19 on Thursday evening.

September 10, 2021 Abhinav Goel

Day one of fifth and final Test in Manchester postponed by two days

The fifth and final Test was scheduled to start at Emirates Old Trafford on Friday.

September 10, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

Ravindra Jadeja ruled out of Manchester Test due to ankle strain, Ashwin set to replace

Ashwin hasn’t played a single Test match in the series which India are leading 2-1.

September 10, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

Mohammad Nabi set to lead Afghanistan in T20 World Cup after Rashid Khan steps down

Afghanistan have been drawn in Group B along with India, Pakistan, New Zealand and two more teams who will secure qualification after Round 1 of the T20 World Cup.

September 9, 2021 Dev Tyagi

Mathew Wade – The wild card entry which became first in list

The soon-to-34 Mathew Wade operates in silent, low-key zone in his career at the back of powerful performances.

West Indies announce 15-member squad for T20 World Cup; Gayle, Russell included

Ravi Rampaul makes a comeback to the national side for the mega event while Sunil Narine misses out.

September 9, 2021 Swati Bhatia

Fortress talk outdated, momentum is overrated

Here’s why all the talk about momentum is overrated.

September 9, 2021 Yakshpat Bhargava

Caribbean T20 League: Jamaica Tallawahs vs Saint Lucia Kings Fantasy Tips – Probably XI, Key Players and more

Saint Lucia Kings will be expecting all-rounder Roston Chase to lead the side on a tough batting wicket.

WATCH: USA’s Jaskaran Malhotra equals Herschelle Gibbs’ record of 6 sixes in an over in ODI

The 31-year-old also entered an illustrious list of cricketers featuring Yuvraj Singh and Kieron Pollard.

September 9, 2021 Sudharshan Sridharan

Rahul Chahar vs Yuzvendra Chahal Analysis: Why Chahal lost the race against Rahul Chahar for a spot in the Indian T20 World Cup squad

Rahul Chahar’s performances for MI in IPL 2021 and his good showing against Sri Lanka has helped him earn a spot in Indian T20 World Cup squad.

September 9, 2021 Abhinav Goel

ECB wants India to forfeit 5th Test; BCCI says no after consultation with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma

The situation arose when another Indian support staff tested positive for Covid-19 after head coach Ravi Shastri and bowling coach Bharath Arun.

Sri Lanka vs South Africa 1st T20I Fantasy Tips – Key Players, Probable XI and More

Talking about batsmen, Charith Asalanka and Aiden Markram will be the players to watch out for as they were quite impressive for their respective sides in ODI series.

September 9, 2021 Ritesh Pathak

New Zealand vs Bangladesh 5th T20I Fantasy Tips- Key Players, Probable XI, Pitch Report and Much More

The 5th T20I between New Zealand and Bangladesh is expected to be another low scoring game with bowlers earning loads of points.

“There’s no logic behind the conflict of interest complaint” – BCCI official slams Sanjeev Gupta for questioning MS Dhoni’s appointment as mentor of Team India for T20 World Cup

The BCCI official explained that a mentor has no say in team’s selection and Dhoni is only going to be guiding the players in the squad.

September 9, 2021 aditya sportstiger

Suresh Raina reacts as MS Dhoni named Team India’s mentor for 2021 T20 World Cup

Raina also sent his best wishes to Team India before being happy on the selection of Ravichandran Ashwin in the final 15-member squad.

“One city, two GOATs” – Manchester United react as Cristiano Ronaldo and Virat Kohli prepare for their respective matches in Manchester

It is no secret that Virat Kohli is a big fan of Cristiano Ronaldo, something which the cricketer has revealed on several occasions.

September 9, 2021 aditya sportstiger

“The need of the hour was that we look at other players” – BCCI chief selector Chetan Sharma on Shikhar Dhawan’s exclusion from T20 World Cup squad

Chetan, however, admitted that Dhawan is an important player for the team.

September 9, 2021 aditya sportstiger

ENG vs IND: One more member of India’s support staff tests positive for COVID-19

The entire Team India squad has undergone another round of testing on Thursday morning.

September 9, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

South Africa announce 15-member squad for 2021 T20 World Cup; Faf Du Plessis misses out

In overall six appearances, South Africa’s best performances in T20 World Cup came in 2009 and 2014 when they reached the semifinals.

September 9, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

England announce 15-member squad for 2021 T20 World Cup; Ben Stokes misses out

Having won the 50 Overs World Cup in 2019, the Eoin Morgan-led team would now look to replicate their 2010 performance in the world event in the Middle East.

September 9, 2021 Ritesh Pathak

Yuzvendra Chahal’s wife Dhanashree reacts after his exclusion from T20 World Cup squad

There were some notable exclusions in the Indian T20 WC squad, including that of leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal.

September 9, 2021 Abhinav Goel

What is the weather forecast for the fifth Test between India and England?

The 5th Test between India and England will be played at the Old Trafford, Manchester, starting 10th September.

September 9, 2021 Yakshpat Bhargava

Caribbean T20 League 2021: Trinbago Knight Riders vs Barbados Royals Fantasy Tips – Key Players, Probable XI and More

After a slow start in Caribbean T20 league, Trinbago Knight Riders are slowly finding their form to chase the numero uno spot in the league table.

September 9, 2021 Sudharshan Sridharan

10 days to go for IPL 2021: Interesting stats related to the number in the league

Let us have a look at some of the interesting stats related to number 10 from the Indian Premier League.

September 9, 2021 SportsTiger Staff

Bangladesh announce 15-member squad for 2021 T20 World Cup; Mahmudullah to lead the side

The mega event will be played from October 17 to November 14. Notably, all the teams had been given a deadline of September 10 to submit their final squads.

September 9, 2021 Vaidehi Singh

Wasim Jaffer shares hilarious meme after MS Dhoni’s surprise entry in Team India’s T20 World Cup list as a mentor

Notably, India will kick off their T20 World Cup campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on October 24.

September 9, 2021 SportsTiger Staff

WATCH: Celebrations begin in MI camp after Rahul Chahar & Ishan Kishan’s inclusion in India’s T20 World Cup squad

The much-awaited ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will be played in Oman & UAE from October 17 onwards.

BCCI to facilitate 30,000 RT-PCR tests during IPL phase 2, medical staff to stay in same bubble

Phase two of IPL 2021 will have RT-PCR tests every third day instead of every fifth which was the norm in IPL 2020.

September 8, 2021 Rohan Gulaty

Kyu hila dala na: Fans go berserk on Twitter as BCCI appoints MS Dhoni as Team India’s mentor for T20 World Cup

Dinesh Karthik and Suresh Raina praised BCCI for their decision to appoint MSD as the mentor for Indian side.

September 8, 2021 Rohan Gulaty

England vs India 5th Test Fantasy Tips – Key Players, Pitch Report, Probable XI and More

Joe Root and Rohit Sharma will be the players to watch out for in Manchester, being the top two run-getters in the series so far.

September 8, 2021 Sudharshan Sridharan

Ban vs NZ 4th T20I Stats Review: Bangladesh win T20I series against New Zealand for first time and much more

Bangladesh have won 9 T20I matches in the year 2021, which is joint-most with Pakistan & Romania so far.

England vs India 5th Test Preview: Players to watch out for, Team News, Probable Playing XI and More

England will have to focus on the positives from the match but at the same time work on what is going wrong for them.

September 8, 2021 Ritesh Pathak

Caribbean T20 League: Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Saint Lucia Kings Fantasy Tips – Probable XI, Key Players and More

Talking about the points table, Saint Lucia Kings are placed third in the points table with 8 points, however Guyana Amazon Warriors are placed right below them at fourth position.

September 8, 2021 Ritesh Pathak

WATCH: Hardik Pandya plays MS Dhoni’s trademark helicopter shot during Mumbai Indians’ training session

Pandya stood deep inside the batting crease, took a step backwards to create room for himself and then whipped his arms to hit the ball with brute force.

Yuvraj Singh trolls Shubman Gill on latter’s birthday, mocks the opener’s hair colour

Shubman is on his way to recovery and is likely to be match-fit for KKR’s first match of the second leg of IPL 2021 against the Royal Challengers Bangalore on September 20.

Neeraj Chopra’s brand value second only to Virat Kohli, Olympic gold triggers 1000% hike in his endorsement fees

Neeraj was said to be making only 15-25 lakhs per endorsement on an annual basis prior to his throw of 87.58 metres at the Men’s Javelin throw final at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

September 8, 2021 Rohan Gulaty

England announce home season for 2022; set to host India for 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is in July

Apart from playing white-ball series against India, England will host New Zealand for a Test series and South Africa for an all-format series in summer of 2022.

September 8, 2021 Press Release

“Rajasthan Royals helped me when I was at my worst,” states leg-spinner KC Cariappa

The 27-year-old thanked the franchise in an emotional tribute ahead of resumption of IPL 2021, while fellow Karnataka player Shreyas Gopal threw light on how he has prepared for the season and the prospect of playing in the UAE again.

MCQ-based question paper asks what have Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma named their new born girl, picture goes viral

In February, the couple had revealed the name of their first child to be Vamika.

Maine pehle hi bola tha saale aane wala hai: Raina reveals how MS Dhoni scolds him on cricket field

Dhoni and Raina, both free from international commitments, have already reached the UAE and have started their preparations for the IPL 2021 season resumption.

September 8, 2021 Sudharshan Sridharan

11 days to go for IPL 2021 : Interesting stats related to the number in the league

Let us have a look at some of the interesting stats related to number 11 from the Indian Premier League.

Sunil Gavaskar names India’s squad for T20 World Cup 2021; no place for Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer

Dhawan has been a regular performer for India, especially in ICC events.

Wasim Jaffer reframes headline calling Virat Kohli “classless” for trumpet gesture to “Captain Courageous”

Several fans backed the skipper’s gesture and now he also has the support of former opener Wasim Jaffer.

Virat Kohli trolls England fans with ‘trumpet’ gesture, fans divided over his antics

Kohli’s gesture seemed to suggest that it’s time to stop cheering for England but blow the trumpet for India’s win.

September 7, 2021 Yakshpat Bhargava

IPL 2021: Dinesh Karthik confident of Kolkata Knight Riders’ qualification for Play-offs

Kolkata Knight Riders will resume their IPL 2021 campaign against Royal Challengers Bangalore on September 20.

September 7, 2021 Rohan Gulaty

WATCH: Fielder drops catch before throwing the ball waywardly; Pollard and Seifert complete 4 runs between the wickets

From what should have been the end of his innings, it turned into 4 runs for Pollard in a matter of few seconds.

September 7, 2021 Abhinav Goel

Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan divorces wife Aesha Mukerji

Aesha Mukerji broke the news about her separation with the star India batsman on Instagram.

September 7, 2021 Yakshpat Bhargava

Feels like 2007-2011: Twitter reacts as Sri Lanka bowlers deliver a bowling masterclass against South Africa in the final ODI

While some fans trolled South African batsmen, others were in awe of debutant Maheesh Theekshana’s bowling.

India’s squad for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup announced; Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw miss out

To date, India have just one T20 World Cup win to their credit which came under the leadership of MS Dhoni in the inaugural edition in 2007.

England to take a call on Ben Stokes’ involvement in T20 World Cup at the last minute

The 30-year-old Stokes had said in July that he was taking “an indefinite break from all cricket” to take care of his mental well-being and rest his left index finger.

September 7, 2021 Rohan Gulaty

England announce 16-member squad for 5th Test against India; Jack Leach and Jos Buttler included

The final Test will be played at Old Trafford, Manchester from September 10 onwards.

WATCH: Fans dance to iconic Bollywood tune “Dholi Taro Dhol Baaje” after India’s historic win at Oval

While the fans continued to back India throughout the five days at The Oval, when India completed a Test match win at the venue for the first time in 50 years, their joy knew no bounds.

September 7, 2021 Ketaki Pole

Bangladesh vs New Zealand 4th T20I Fantasy Tips- Key Players, Probable XI and More

Although the Black Caps have not looked in their best form in this series, they managed to bounce back after losing the first 2 games.

September 7, 2021 Ketaki Pole

Caribbean Premier League Fantasy Tips: Jamaica Tallawahs vs St Kitts & Nevis Patriots– Probable XI, Key Players and More

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots have had a remarkable start this season while Jamaica Tallawahs are having a moderate season this time around.

September 7, 2021 Ketaki Pole

WATCH: Michael Atherton predicts Ollie Pope’s mode of dismissal a ball before he gets out

India’s key pacer Jasprit Bumrah added another feather to his cap by becoming the fastest Indian pacer to reach 100 Test wickets.

September 7, 2021 Sudharshan Sridharan

Eng vs Ind 4th Test Stats Review: Virat Kohli sets another captaincy record, Bumrah’s magic and more

Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur and Umesh Yadav played a key role in India’s victory, while Jadeja was impressive with his spin bowling as well.

September 7, 2021 Press Release

“Session with Sachin sir has really helped me in my game”, expresses Rajasthan Royals’ Yashasvi Jaiswal

The left-handed opening batter says he was fortunate to have had a chat with the Indian legend before departing to represent Mumbai against Oman.

WATCH: Indian team celebrates historic Oval Test win in the dressing room

Following the win, the entire team and support staff broke into a celebration.

September 7, 2021 Ritesh Pathak

BCCI shortlists six cities for new franchises in IPL 2022: Reports

As per the report, the BCCI is looking to pick the two new teams from Hindi-speaking regions as a majority of the viewers are from these regions.

BCCI to probe Virat Kohli, Ravi Shastri for attending book launch event in London after head coach’s positive COVID-19 test

Earlier, in an official letter by BCCI Secretary Jay Shah, he had asked all the members of the squad not to visit crowded places in the United Kingdom amid the pandemic.

Thank you Bumrah: Hilarious post from “Jarvo 69” Facebook account goes viral

England captain Joe Root also admitted that Bumrah’s spell, in which he picked up the wickets of Ollie Pope and Johnny Bairstow, completely took the match away from them.

September 6, 2021 Abhinav Goel

Indian team play for Virat Kohli: Shane Warne

Warne further termed Kohli as ‘the biggest superstar of the game on the planet’.

September 6, 2021 Yakshpat Bhargava

WATCH: Indian players celebrate after winning 4th Test against England

As soon as Umesh Yadav took the last wicket to clinch the victory in the favor of India, all the players could be seen in immense joy.

September 6, 2021 Ritesh Pathak

CPL 2021: Barbados Royals vs Guyana Amazon Warriors Fantasy Tips – Probable XI, Key Players, Pitch Report, and Much More

Barbados Royals need to address their bowling woes as they have been decent with the bat.

WATCH: Ravindra Jadeja cleans up Haseeb Hameed with a beauty at The Oval

Ravindra Jadeja dismissed a well-set Haseeb Hameed with a ripper, which breached Hameed’s defence and went on to hit the top of off-stump.

What a disgrace: Twitter reacts as veteran spinner Ashwin helplessly looks on with India conceding 100-run opening stand at Oval

In Ashwin’s absence, Jadeja had just two wickets in the entire series before the Oval Test.

September 6, 2021 Ketaki Pole

Sri Lanka vs South Africa 3rd ODI Fantasy Tips- Key Players, Probable XI and More

Avishka Fernando and Charith Asalanka’s contribution will be crucial for the Sri Lankan side, given their current form.

Ravi Shastri’s RT-PCR test returns positive, to be in isolation for 10 days

The mandatory 10-day quarantine implies Shastri will play no further role in the ongoing series against England.

Jasprit Bumrah, Joe Root and Eimear Richardson nominated for ICC Player of the Month Award for August

Joe Root has pretty much been the lone saviour for England with the bat in the ongoing Test series against India.

Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis step down ahead of T20 World Cup

Former cricketers Saqlain Mushtaq and Abdul Razzaq have been named as the team’s interim coaches for the New Zealand series.

September 6, 2021 Sudharshan Sridharan

13 days to go for IPL 2021: Interesting stats related to the number in the league

Let us have a look at some of the stats related to number 13 in IPL.

WATCH: RCB players “hit the ground running” after completing quarantine in UAE ahead of IPL 2021 Phase 2

RCB looked pretty good in the first half of IPL 2021 as they registered wins in 5 of the 7 matches they played. Consequently, they find themselves placed third on the points tally.

Jos Buttler set to rejoin England squad for Manchester Test

After Buttler left the team for personal reasons, it was Johnny Bairstow who took the wicketkeeping gloves with Ollie Pope being drafted into the team as a middle-order batter.

September 6, 2021 Rohan Gulaty

India squad for T20 World Cup 2021 LIVE UPDATES: Ravichandran Ashwin included ahead of Yuzvendra Chahal in final squad

Find the latest updates with regards to India’s T20 World Cup 2021 squad announcement here.

Hum bowling pe itni koshish karte hai jitna Jaffar apne tweets par: Sheldon Cottrell trolls Wasim Jaffer in Hindi

When an Indian fan tagged Wasim Jaffer, the former India opener who is the batting coach of Punjab Kings, and asked him if he had taught Cottrell how to troll, Cottrell responded with an epic tweet.

September 6, 2021 Dev Tyagi

Shardul Thakur – Lordly Thakur and the misgivings of painting a simpleton with heavyduty nicknames

Shardul Thakur smashed a 57-off 36 balls in the first innings at the Oval, while he scored another half-century for his side in the second innings of the ongoing Test against England.

We thought of each other as arrogant: Jasprit Bumrah speaks on relationship with wife Sanjana

Things changed between the two when they started interacting during the ICC 2019 World Cup in England.

September 5, 2021 Ritesh Pathak

CPL 2021: Jamaica Tallawahs vs Trinbago Knight Riders Fantasy Tips – Pitch Report, Probable XI, Key Players, and Much More

Trinbago Knight Riders have lost three of the five games they have played while Tallawahs have won two out of four games.

Cheteshwar Pujara credits Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul for his improved strike rate in 4th Test

After Rohit reflected on his hundred and said how he felt good having put the team in a good position with his knock, he also asked Pujara about his improved strike rate in the video.

WATCH: Jasprit Bumrah bowls with a different action in a match; video goes viral

Bumrah highlighted that the video was from his first year of U-19 cricket and he was just trying to copy an action which he liked.

September 5, 2021 aditya sportstiger

4 members of Team India support staff in isolation after Ravi Shastri’s lateral flow test returned positive

“The remaining members of the Team India contingent underwent two Lateral Flow Tests,” stated BCCI.

September 5, 2021 Ritesh Pathak

Jos Buttler and his wife blessed with baby girl, Rajasthan Royals share post

As the English cricketer is on his paternity leave, he will not take part in the second phase of IPL 2021 that is scheduled to take place in the UAE from September 19 to October 15.

KL Rahul fined 15% of match fees for showing dissent towards umpires after getting out at The Oval

Rahul wasn’t pleased with what he saw on the big screen when he was given out on a DRS referral by England.

September 5, 2021 Ritesh Pathak

WATCH: Mumbai Indians players gather in Team room after finishing quarantine

The team shared glimpses of players enjoying video games and a few other indoor games.

Motape ka treatment abhi bhi hota hai: Mohammed Shami hits back at Rishabh Pant’s cheeky birthday wish

While there were many wishes for Shami from his teammates, one cheeky wish that stood out was from wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant.

September 5, 2021 Sudharshan Sridharan

14 days to go for IPL 2021: Interesting stats related to the number in the league

Let us have a look at some of the stats related to number 14 in IPL.

September 5, 2021 Sudharshan Sridharan

Rohit Sharma creates flurry of records on Day 3 of England vs India 4th Test match

India lead by 171 runs with seven wickets in hand at the start of Day 4 of the Oval Test.

September 4, 2021 Rohan Gulaty

WATCH: Faf du Plessis celebrates after scoring his maiden T20 hundred in franchise cricket; netizens hail batsman’s return to form

The right-handed batsman smashed 13 boundaries and 5 sixes during his blistering unbeaten knock of 120* off 60 balls.

September 4, 2021 Abhinav Goel

Caribbean Premier League: St Kitts & Nevis Patriots vs Saint Lucia Kings Fantasy Tips – Probable XI, Key Players, and Much More

Dwayne Bravo, Roston Chase, Evin Lewis and Sherfane Rutherford have been the top performers for both the teams so far in the tournament.

September 4, 2021 Rohan Gulaty

WATCH: Yuvraj Singh posts hilarious birthday video for youngster Abhishek Sharma; David Warner comes up with a cheeky reply

While the footage was undoubtedly funny, Yuvraj also added an extremely funny caption.

September 4, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

WATCH: Rajasthan Royals’ Riyan Parag pays a surprise visit to 13-year-old fan, joins in on Bihu dance

The video shows how Riyan surprises Aman and goes to spend some time at the “Junior Super Royal’s” house.

September 4, 2021 Ritesh Pathak

Ravi Shastri heaps praise on MS Dhoni, calls him the best in the world

Ravi Shashtri has voiced his opinion on MS Dhoni’s unorthodox wicket-keeping skills and praised the Indian for possessing a sharp cricketing mind in his new book- Stargazing: The Players in My Life.

September 4, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

Don’t challenge Virat Kohli, he can go to Oxford Street shirtless: Sourav Ganguly hilariously tells Amitabh Bachchan on KBC

While Bachchan said that only a bold captain like Ganguly could have pulled off such a gesture, the former India skipper quickly warned Amitabh not to “challenge” current India captain Kohli.

September 4, 2021 Saurabh Ganguly

Pitch invader Jarvo arrested following his collision with Jonny Bairstow on field

The man who is going viral by the name of Jarvo 69 is understood to be named Daniel Jarvis, a youtuber.