Cricket

Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar has said that Virat Kohli being made captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 was the "easiest solution" for the franchise. Previously after the IPL 2021, Kohli resigned as the captain of the team. He was retained ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction by the franchise.

Former Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer Michael Starc has explained the reasoning behind his IPL 2022 mega auction exit, saying that he did not want to waste his time quarantining.

Former team India captain Kapil Dev has commented on Virat Kohli's resignation from Team India Test captaincy on Saturday following a 2-1 loss against South Africa in their Test series.

Former South African pace bowler Eric Simons has said that what he liked best from Indian bowlers was the manner in which they supported each other, adding that Indian bowlers always seemed to be consistent and persistent, always seemed to have a plan for every situation.

It has been reported that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has requested the two newest franchises to join the Indian Premier League (IPL), Ahmedabad and Lucknow to submit the list of their draft picks by January 22 at the latest.

Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council announced Tuesday that the Indian native Tata Group will replace Chinese smartphone makers VIVO as the new sponsors of the T20 league as the latter had pulled out of the position ahead of the league's 15th season this year.

Sources have reported that the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 mega auction will be held in Bengaluru between February 11-13. The IPL 2022 is the 15th rendition of the cash-rich league with the mega auction being set to take welcome the addition of two new teams, namely Lucknow and Ahmedabad, making the IPL a 10-team tournament.

Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir has given his two cents on KL Rahul's captaincy in the second Test against South Africa at the Wanderers in Johannesburg earlier this week. Regular captain Virat Kohli suffered an upper back spasm on the morning of the second Test. Thus, Rahul was appointed leader amid their bid to claim India's maiden Test series win in the Rainbow Nation. The visitors, however, lost by seven wickets as the hosts levelled the series 1-1.

Shardul Thakur, the 30-year-old bowler who replaced the wounded Mohammed Siraj on Day 2 of the Johannesburg Test between India and South Africa on Tuesday, wasted no time in doing what he does best: breaking a promising-looking combination.