Cheteshwar Pujara and his wife Puja Cheteshwar Pujara‘s wife, Puja Pujara, has revealed in her book ‘The Diary of a Cricketer’s Wife’ that her husband overheard discussions about dropping him from the Melbourne Test during India’s 2018-19 tour of Australia, despite his strong performance in the series opener and dealing with both a hamstring injury…
Ajinkya Rahane and Axar Patel at the toss. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: In a surprising move, defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) dropped one of their standout performers, Vaibhav Arora, for their must-win IPL 2025 clash against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday. Arora, who has been KKR’s joint highest wicket-taker…
Wriddhiman Saha reflected on being dropped from the Indian team in 2021 and said he was hoping to be a part of the side for 2–3 years more. Saha, who played 40 Tests and 9 ODIs for India in his international career, decided to retire from cricket following the Bengal vs Punjab Ranji trophy match…
Shaheen Afridi (Getty Images) Pakistan head coach Aaqib Javed addressed the absence of pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi from the Test lineup, citing a lack of domestic four-day cricket as the reason behind the decision. Afridi, a key figure in Pakistan’s all-format setup, last played a Test during the heavy defeat to England in Multan,…
File photo: Yuzvendra Chahal (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra has raised concerns about the prolonged exclusion of leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal from India’s ODI squad. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Chopra highlighted that Chahal last represented India in an ODI in January 2023, marking two years without a national call-up despite his…
Rohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin. (Photo by Randy Brooks/AFP via Getty Images) Washington Sundar received an opportunity to play under Jasprit Bumrah‘s captaincy in the Perth Test, while veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja were not selected.Rohit Sharma, who missed the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy due to the birth of his…