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‘If India get flogged 5-0 in England … ‘: Michael Clarke’s bold claim on Virat Kohli’s Test comeback | Cricket News
NEW DELHI: Former Australia captain Michael Clarke believes Virat Kohli, who has often called Test cricket the pinnacle of the sport, might come out of retirement if India endure a heavy defeat in the upcoming five-Test series in England and the team management and selectors request his return.Kohli had announced his retirement from the longest format last month after playing 123 Tests for India, amassing 9,230 runs at an average of 46.85, including 30 centuries.“I believe this. If India go to England and get flogged, if they lose the series 5-0 for example, I think the fans will want Virat Kohli to come out of retirement and play Test cricket again,” Clarke told the Beyond23 Cricket podcast on Friday.“And I honestly, I think if he was asked by the captain, selectors and supported by fans, if they get beaten big time in England, I think he’ll come. He still loves Test cricket.“I think his words, I think those words, like you could hear his passion for Test cricket is real.” Gautam Gambhir sends stern message after Bengaluru tragedy After fulfilling his long-standing dream of winning the IPL with Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Kohli had said the title still ranked “five levels under Test cricket.”Both Kohli and Rohit Sharma had announced their retirement from the Test format ahead of the England series, which begins with the opening match in Leeds on June 20.“Rohit Sharma retires from Test cricket. I think tactically any team will miss his captaincy. I think tactically he was a brilliant captain. Virat Kohli walks away from Test cricket. Devastating! What an absolute champion he’s been and Test cricket will miss him,” Clarke said. Source link
How to Use Cricket Exchange in India: A Beginner’s Guide
Cricket is more than just a sport in India — it’s a religion. But with the rise of digital gaming, cricket exchange betting has taken the thrill to an entirely new level. Whether it’s the IPL, international T20s, or local leagues, fans are not just watching but also participating through cricket exchange platforms. If you’re wondering how to use cricket exchange India, you’re in the right place.
The IPL 2025 Team of the Tournament
IPL 2025 was a tournament like no other. Apart from being disrupted by a war and having a new winner, it had a whole clutch of players making significant impacts across teams. That makes picking a Tournament XI (or XII with an impact player) doubly difficult. For example, who do you pick as an opener when all, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Mitchell Marsh, Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre make different but compelling cases? Let us solve just that dilemma through this selection. Also Read | IPL 2025: How much prize money champions RCB, Punjab Kings take home? The openers From among the worthy candidates listed above, I have gone for Phil Salt and Sai Sudharsan. It was a wrench leaving Kohli out, especially in a championship-winning season. But Sudharsan as opener was probably the best of the lot, and to complement his stability – and given the batting to follow – I have gone for the more explosive Salt. The middle-order These picks should meet with near-universal acclaim: Jos Buttler, Suryakumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer. Buttler was easily the best No. 3 in the competition and will be the ideal man to come in regardless of whether there is a set platform or a wicket has fallen early. He will be followed by the best batter in the tournament, Suryakumar Yadav. The run of scores that SKY racked up is still unbelievable. He achieved consistency without sacrificing scoring speed in the most volatile format. Batting one spot below the No. 4 as he had during the latter half of the IPL is Shreyas Iyer, who will also be the team captain. Shreyas had a pretty incredible season with the bat alone, unveiling his revamped white-ball game in its full glory. His leadership of the Punjab Kings (PBKS) was inspirational and astute, and he marshalled a team with several rookies expertly. Also Read | RCB’s IPL 2025: End of an 18-year wait — tracing RCB’s journey to glory The lower middle-order Krunal Pandya is a sure-shot entry. He has had an underrated superstar season, coming to the fore with the ball in almost every match, and doing the job with the bat too when he was required. Krunal had his best-ever wicket-taking season as a bowler, taking 17 wickets overall. While he is slotted into the lower middle-order, he is not someone who can hit out right off the bat. He will be more of a firefighter than a firestarter, so the two men alongside him need to be of the type who can get going fast. Both Jitesh Sharma and Naman Dhir have shown that ability amply this IPL. They are among the best at starting quickly, while also having the ability to finish explosively. Jitesh’s keeping has also been understatedly brilliant, so he will take the gloves ahead of Buttler or Salt (who was great in the outfield anyway). The bowlers Three pace bowlers had standout seasons: Josh Hazlewood, Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna. They are all automatic entrants in the Team of the Tournament. Hazlewood was Bangalore’s colossus, incisive whenever he came on, and hard to score off to boot. Prasidh showed impressive control of length, which allied with his natural strengths of pace, bounce, and movement to fetch him the most number of wickets for the season. Also Read | IPL 2025 recap: From Kohli and RCB conquering final frontier to decline of champions As for Bumrah, well, he was Bumrah. A cut above the rest, a genius nonpareil, and a bowler who can seemingly conjure magic on demand. Even when he gave up a 20-run over, he ensured his next three overs went for just 20. A champion if there ever was one. Two left-arm wrist spinners were in contention: Noor Ahmad and Kuldeep Yadav. Noor won because he had to perform for a team where most others were floundering consistently. He often did not have the cushion of runs to play with and inconsistent bowling support. Yet he shone brightly for CSK. Kuldeep was also excellent, but he had a better team around him. The XII: Sai Sudharsan, Phil Salt, Jos Buttler, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Naman Dhir, Krunal Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna, Josh Hazlewood, Noor Ahmad. There are four players from Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), one from Punjab Kings (PBKS), three from Mumbai Indians (MI), three from Gujarat Titans (GT) and one from Chennai Super Kings (CSK). This XII also satisfies the four overseas player criteria (Salt, Buttler, Halzewood and Noor). None of the bowlers can really bat, but given their own skills and the batting line-up they have, they won’t really need to. So one of them can sit out of the batting XI. Buttler might well be the one to sit out of the bowling XI, since he won’t have the gloves. Source link
Shivam steers Dragons to convincing victory
Shivam Singh starred in Dindigul Dragons’ win against Lyca Kovai Kings in the opening match of the Tamil Nadu Premier League in Coimbatore on Thursday. | Photo Credit: M. PERIASAMY Shivam Singh’s unbeaten half-century (82 n.o., 50b, 5×4, 5×6) powered Dindigul Dragons to a convincing seven-wicket win over Lyca Kovai Kings in the opening match of TNPL-9 at the Sri Ramakrishna College ground here on Thursday. Chasing a moderate target of 150, opener Shivam started cautiously before seamlessly switching gears and delivering some lusty blows. Shivam, who was dropped on one, found able support from R. Vimal Khumar as the duo added 64 runs for the second wicket. The opener cut, swept and pulled en route his half-century. Once he crossed 50, he cut loose and closed out the game in style by smashing pacer Govinth for consecutive sixes as the defending champion romped home with 16 balls to spare. Earlier, Dragons’ skipper R. Ashwin opted to field first, and his bowlers backed up the decision with a disciplined effort to restrict Kovai Kings to 149 for eight. Only B. Sachin put up a fight for the home team, scoring 51. The openers lacked intent and struggled to score boundaries against Ashwin and pacer Sandeep Warrier. Sachin and Andre Siddarth then came together for a 62-run alliance for the third wicket to set a platform for the Kings. Sachin was the aggressor in the partnership and was strong off the backfoot, targeting the square region behind the wicket on the off-side. However, a mix-up between the duo meant Andre was run out in the 13th over. From there, the Dragons struck at regular intervals to restrict the two-time champion to a below-par total and kickstart its title defence on the right note. The scores: Lyca Kovai Kings 149/8 in 20 overs (B. Sachin 51, Warrier 2/27, Ashwin 2/33, Periyasamy 2/30) lost to Dindigul Dragons 154/3 in 17.2 overs (Shivam Singh 82 n.o., Shahrukh Khan 2/26). Friday’s match: IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans vs Chepauk Super Gillies (7.15 p.m.). Published – June 05, 2025 11:21 pm IST Source link
Haven’t yet decided on No. 4, Bumrah’s workload in England Tests: Gautam Gambhir
Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir said on Thursday that no final decision has been made yet on who will fill the crucial No. 4 batting position for India, nor on which three Test matches pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah will feature in during the upcoming series against England. Gambhir and newly appointed captain Shubman Gill spoke at a press conference ahead of the team’s departure to England. “It’s always difficult to replace someone like Jasprit Bumrah. But we have enough quality. I have said this before, including during the Champions Trophy, that when he is not there, it’s an opportunity for someone else to step up,” Gambhir said. After announcing the Indian squad for the England Test series, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief selector Ajit Agarkar provided an update on Bumrah’s availability. He confirmed that Bumrah will not be available for all five Tests in the upcoming tour of England due to workload management concerns. Bumrah’s participation in all five Tests has been under question, especially after he stepped aside from the race for Test captaincy citing workload concerns. “We haven’t taken a call on which three games he will play. We will discuss with him and then decide depending on how the Test series goes. The result of the series is very important, and he knows that. We will take the call after we get there,” he added. Replacing Virat Kohli at No. 4 in India’s Test batting line-up is arguably the biggest challenge since Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement. Kohli leaves behind a formidable legacy-9230 Test runs, 30 Test hundreds, and over a decade of unmatched consistency. However, India’s new Test captain, Shubman Gill, did not reveal any hints about the batting order for the first Test in Leeds on June 20, explaining that the team will undergo a 10-day camp in London where final decisions on the lineup will be made. “We haven’t really decided on the combination. We still have a little bit of time. We are playing the intra-squad match and a 10-day camp in England. We will decide the squad when we go there,” Shubman Gill said when asked about India’s batting order in England. ENGLAND VS INDIA, TEST SERIES SCHEDULE IN 2025 1st Test: June 20-24 – Headingley, Leeds 2nd Test: July 2-6 – Edgbaston, Birmingham 3rd Test: July 10-14 – Lord’s, London 4thTest: July 23-27 – Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester 5th Test: July 31-August 4 – The Kia Oval, London Published By: Saurabh Kumar Published On: Jun 5, 2025 Source link
Ponting reacts to Virat Kohli breaking down in tears during last over: ‘CSK, MI have won IPL a few times. It’s not easy’
Jun 05, 2025 12:32 PM IST Virat Kohli ended a long wait for IPL title victory on Tuesday night, with RCB defeating Punjab Kings by 6 runs in the final. Ricky Ponting, head coach of Punjab Kings and one of the most respected voices in world cricket, offered a moving perspective on Virat Kohli’s emotional reaction following Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s long-awaited IPL title win. The legendary Australian said Kohli’s tears were a testament to the emotional and personal toll of chasing the elusive trophy for 18 seasons, and how much it means to players. Virat Kohli in tears after RCB won IPL 2025(PTI) Kohli, overwhelmed by emotion as RCB sealed a six-run win over Punjab Kings in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Tuesday, dropped to his knees in tears. The image captured the end of a wait that spanned the entire history of the IPL; Kohli is the only player to have represented only one franchise since the first season of the tournament in 2008. “You can see in his eyes in that last over, he was shedding a tear, that’s what it means to players, that’s what it means to everyone,” Ponting told reporters after the final. “Chennai (Super Kings) have won it a few times, Mumbai (Indians) have won it a few times, but it’s not an easy tournament to win — it is as simple as that — and you have to think long and hard about that. It’s not easy to win this thing.” Ponting on Kohli’s ‘Test’ remark Ponting, who has played and won ICC World Cups and led dominant Australian teams across formats, used his own career to back Kohli’s honest admission that IPL glory still doesn’t match up to the pride of representing one’s country in Test cricket. Kohli stated in his post-match reaction that despite the IPL victory being one of the top-most moments of his career, it stands “five marks below Test cricket.” Ponting echoed Kohli’s reverence for the red-ball game. “I’m probably one of the biggest purists of the game still involved. Whether I’m coaching or commentating, my first love is Test match cricket, always will be.” “But I totally understand what he means… this is as close as I can get to playing a Test match again.” News / Cricket News / Ponting reacts to Virat Kohli breaking down in tears during last over: ‘CSK, MI have won IPL a few times. It’s not easy’ See Less Source link
From tears to triumph: Virat Kohli’s emotional IPL coronation after 18-year wait | Cricket News
Virat Kohli holds the IPL trophy. (Pic credit: IPL) TimesofIndia.com in Ahmedabad: After Josh Hazlewood bowled the second dot of the final over, Virat Kohli’s face appeared on the big screen at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. He was seen wiping tears from his eyes. The moment the last ball was bowled, he fell to his knees, and the emotions flowed.He was mobbed by his current RCB teammates. Chris Gayle and AB de Villiers, his former RCB mates with whom he lost the final in 2016, were there to give him warm hugs. His biggest supporter, wife Anushka Sharma, was there to live the moment. In another emotional video, he jumps and hugs former India coach Ravi Shastri.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Right from the start of the day, it felt like it was written in the stars. There was a sea of Jersey No. 18 entering the stadium. The chants of “Virat, Virat” and “RCB, RCB” were easily heard from afar. The crowd was one-sided. They cheered for every RCB boundary, six, and wicket — but fell silent when Kohli was dismissed.Who’s that IPL player?When he collapsed onto the ground after the final ball, the first person to reach him was a cameraman — who probably had only one job: to capture his emotions.Virat generally wears his heart on his sleeve. The usual post-wicket roar was there, but after winning the IPL — the trophy he had chased for 18 years — something was missing. It was a subdued celebration from Kohli. Perhaps because he never truly believed this day would come. He even admitted as much. ‘A particularly special feeling’: Andy Flower hails Virat Kohli, RCB after historic title win “I never thought this day would come,” he told broadcasters after the match.“It has been 18 long years. I have given this team my youth, my prime, and my experience. I have tried to win this every season that I have played, and I have given everything I have. To finally have this moment come — it’s an unbelievable feeling.”The past few years hadn’t been kind to Virat. He was dogged by poor form, self-doubt, criticism, and mental health struggles. He relinquished captaincy in all three formats — including the IPL. And it seemed like Kohli was fading away, like so many sporting icons do.But he fought his demons. He produced one of the greatest T20I knocks against Pakistan at the MCG in the 2022 T20 World Cup. While T20s were never considered his forte, 50-over cricket has always been his domain — where he has reigned supreme. He was the leading run-scorer in the 2023 ODI World Cup, where, heartbreakingly, the dream was shattered at this very venue.Yet again, he picked himself up. He was asked to open alongside Rohit Sharma ahead of the 2024 T20 World Cup. He struggled through most of the tournament, only to score a stunning 76 in the final against South Africa in Barbados. He then added another feather to his cap by winning the 2025 Champions Trophy.Kohli shocked the cricketing world by announcing his retirement from Test cricket — the format he loved the most.Even after winning the IPL after so many years, he didn’t consider it anywhere near his achievements in Test cricket.“This moment is right up there with the best moments I’ve had in my career, but it still ranks five levels below Test cricket. That’s how much I love and value the format,” he told Matthew Hayden after the match.“I would just urge youngsters coming through to treat that format with respect. If you perform in Test cricket, you can walk around anywhere in the world, and people will look you in the eye, shake your hand, and say, ‘Well done, you played the game really well.’ If you want to earn respect globally, take up Test cricket, give it your heart and soul — and when you walk out the other side, you’ll have earned the respect of the cricketing world and legends like yourself.” ‘Daring, Dynamic, Different’: Ponting hails PBKS young guns despite final loss Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting echoed Kohli’s sentiments.“I’m probably one of the biggest purists still involved in the game, whether I’m coaching or commentating. My first love is Test cricket — always has been,” he told reporters.“I totally understand what Virat means. He’s had a magnificent Test career, and an even better white-ball career that’s still ongoing. I’m not sure how much of a celebrator he is, but I reckon he’ll be celebrating long and hard tonight — and over the next few days,” said Ponting.Now, with the 18-year wait finally over and the monkey off RCB’s back, the question is: Will we now see a dominant RCB in years to come? And with Virat Kohli still scoring runs for fun, it’s a dangerous sign for all other teams.So, fasten your seatbelts — because as Virat said, his heart and soul are with Bangalore. That clearly means he’s not done yet, and the all-time great is coming for more. Source link
Krunal Pandya spills beans about conversation with brother Hardik after RCBs maiden IPL triumph
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], May 4 (ANI): Krunal Pandya, who was named Player of the Match in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 18th edition final against Punjab Kings, revealed that he called his brother Hardik after the game and cited that the Pandya household has nine IPL trophies in 11 years. Krunal, who Bengaluru acquired for ₹5.75 crore, unleashed every weapon from his fully-loaded arsenal in the high-stakes final and left the spectators spellbound and returning with figures of 2/17 in his four-over spell. He single-handedly broke the backbone of Punjab’s attempt to hunt down the 191-run target and steered Bengaluru to a six-run triumph and RCB’s first IPL trophy victory. While receiving the Player of the Match award, Krunal spilt the beans about the conversations he had with his brother Hardik and reminded him about the number of IPL titles they have had in the last decade. “When I joined RCB, I said that I loved winning trophies. After three and a half months, glad I was able to fulfil what I said on Day 1. Been pretty good – 10 years, 4 IPL trophies. I also told Hardik on the phone that there will be 9 IPL trophies in the Pandya household in 11 years,” Krunal said in the post-match presentation. In his memorable outing, Krunal returned with the priceless scalps of Prabhsimran Singh (26) and Josh Inglis (39) to derail Punjab’s attempts to chase the target. The trick behind Krunal’s success was deceiving the batters by varying his pace and having the “guts” to execute it because it leaves the bowler with no margin of error. “When we batted in the first innings, I was sitting outside and chatting with the batters. I realised the slower you bowl, the better. But in this format, as a bowler, you need guts to do that because the margin of error is small,” he said. “I just backed myself and thought that if I’m able to vary my pace and keep it more on the slower side, I’ll create chances rather than just coming and firing it in. What has been my biggest strength is learning what the situation requires. I’ve always backed my gut and instinct,” he awith 25 scalps in 15 matches at an average of 19.52, best figures of 4/41. dded. (ANI) Source link